Legal Opinion
Merisant Co. v. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 2, 2007No. Civil Action 04-5504PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
GENE E.K. PRATTER, District Judge.
Merisant Company, Inc. (“Merisant”) alleges that McNeil Nutritionals, LLC and McNeil-PPC, Inc. engaged in false and misleading advertising in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, and in violation of the Pennsylvania common law of unfair competition. The parties have engaged in extensive discovery activities, leading to their submission of various summary judgment motions as well as dueling Daubert motions. Specifically, the McNeil parties have filed a motion for summary judgment, and Merisant moves for partial…
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