LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. v. Whirlpool Corporation

  1. October 21, 2011

    LG Ordered To Pay Costs To Whirlpool In False Ad Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has ordered LG Electronics USA Inc. to pay $411,000 in court costs to Whirlpool Corp. after it lost most of a case accusing Whirlpool of falsely advertising its dryers as "steam dryers," Whirlpool said Friday.

  2. August 10, 2011

    Judge Nixes LG False Marketing Verdict Against Whirlpool

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday overruled a jury verdict that Whirlpool Corp. violated a state false advertising law in marketing its steam dryers, a decision that destroys any claim to victory for plaintiff LG Electronics USA Inc. in the unfair competition suit.

  3. May 09, 2011

    Judge Ends LG's False Ad Case Against Whirlpool

    LG Electronics USA Inc. will get nothing from its three-year-long legal battle to stop rival Whirlpool Corp. from saying its dryers use steam, an Illinois federal judge said Monday, ending the false advertising case.

  4. October 20, 2010

    Jury Sides Largely With Whirlpool In Lanham Act Case

    A federal jury largely found for Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday in an $84.5 million false advertising case brought by rival LG Electronics USA Inc., saying Whirlpool did not infringe the Lanham Act and an Illinois consumer fraud statute in its advertising of clothes dryers.

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