Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 5, 2022
Eastwood gets $2M for ads, articles linking him to CBD
The actor’s lawyer, Jordan Susman, said the ruling “sends a message to such offenders that they cannot evade judgment simply by ignoring the legal system.”
A federal judge handed Clint Eastwood a fistful of dollars Thursday, ordering a company that advertises an extract made from hemp to pay him $2 million for stating falsely in articles, emails and web posts that he endorsed the product.
“We are pleased with the court’s decision as it recognizes the substantial harm that fake advertisements and false endorsements cause,” Jordan Susman, a partner at Nolan Heimann LLP in Encino and lead couns...
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