Legal Opinion

Handsome Brook Farm, LLC v. Humane Farm Animal Care, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided June 15, 2016No. 1:16-cv-592 (JCC/MSN)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

James C. Cacheris, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

■ This matter is before the- Court on Plaintiff Handsome Brook Farm, LLC’s motion for a preliminary injunction regarding an- email sent by Defendant Humane Farm Animal Care, Inc. that allegedly- is a commercial advertisement or promotion containing false information in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(B) and Virginia common law. For the foregoing reasons, the Court will .grant in part the motion.

I. Background

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