Legal Opinion
Alpo Petfoods, Inc. v. Ralston Purina Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 7, 1990No. 89-7181 & 89-7264PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge THOMAS.
CLARENCE THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, Ralston Purina Co. and ALPO Petfoods, Inc., two of the leading dog food producers in the United States, have sued each other under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (1982) (amended 1988), 1 alleging false advertising. ALPO asserts that Ralston has violated section 43(a) by claiming that its Puppy Chow products can lessen the severity of canine hip dysplasia (CHD), a crippling joint condition. Ralston, for its part, attacks ALPO’s claims that ALPO Puppy Food contains “the formula…
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