Litigation
Apr. 22, 2015
9th Circuit upholds judge's ruling overturning $13 million verdict
Munchkin Inc. will have to retry its false advertising case against Playtex Products LLC after losing an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Monday.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Munchkin Inc. will have to retry its false advertising case against Playtex Products LLC after losing an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Monday. Munchkin won $13 million at trial, but U.S. District Court Judge Otis D. Wright II of the Central District of California ruled lawyers had given an improper instruction to the jury, overturning the verdict. In its appeal, Munchkin argued there was a fundamental flaw in Wrigh...
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