Advertising Law Litigation Update: Duracell Claims Found To Be Puffery

In a decision last month by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, dismissing a putative class action alleging false advertising by Proctor & Gamble and Gillette, the Court dealt with an important recurring issue in advertising law: when does a boastful claim in ad copy rise to the level of an objective claim of product efficacy, and when is it merely puffery...