In an important opinion regarding standing for false advertising suits in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 this year ruled that Static Control Components Inc. had standing to sue Lexmark International Inc. for false advertising. On April 9, 2014, Scott Slavick's article, "SCOTUS prints clear battle lines for false advertising claims: Ruling in Lexmark v. Static brings clarity to test for standing" was published on InsideCounsel.
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