· 4/9/1999
Porous Media Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Pall Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Citations
- 173 F.3d 1109
- 27 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1641
- 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1419
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6653
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that statements most likely to constitute commercial speech refer to specific goods or services
- defining business goodwill to include how customers view the quality of the business’s products
- defining business goodwill to include how customers view the quality of the business’s products
- affirming a jury verdict for the plaintiff when the facts showed defendant sent misrepresentations to “only five recipients” but the relevant market had a “concentrated structure” and was dominated by a small number of companies.
- affirming denial of motion for a new trial challenging the $1.6 million goodwill damages verdict in part because of testimony that defendant caused plaintiff to lose “‘between $5 million and $10 million’ in going- concern value”
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Judges: McMillian, Gibson, Hansen
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