JB & Assocs. v. Nebraska Cancer Coalition

Appellants, JB & Associates, Inc., and several other tanning salons, filed an appeal of the district court's order dismissing their claims of defamation and product disparagement under Nebraska's Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). 1 Appellants challenge the court's determination that the UDTPA requires reference to a specific product of a claimant. Appellants further contend the court failed to consider the facts in the light most favorable to their claims and erred in finding there was no genuine dispute of material fact in determining appellees' statements were not disparaging…