Legal Opinion
Scotts Co. v. United Industries Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 23, 2002No. Nos. 02-1738, 02-1739 and 02-1775PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.
The Scotts Company sued Pursell Industries and United Industries (together, the “defendants”), claiming that the packaging of the defendants’ “Vigoro” brand crabgrass-control product conveyed certain false messages to consumers. The district court granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Scotts. This court granted the defendants’ motion for a stay of the injunction pending appeal and expedited the appeal. We now vacate the district court’s…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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