ALPO PETFOODS, INC. v. RALSTON PURINA CO.

No. 91-7209.

997 F.2d 949 (1993)

ALPO PETFOODS, INC., Appellee, v. RALSTON PURINA COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Denger, with whom Larry L. Simms, Steuart H. Thomsen, Francis M. Gregory, Jr., and Emily J. Krudys, Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellant.

Richard J. Leighton, with whom Richard F. Mann, and Douglas J. Behr, Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellee.

Before BUCKLEY, D.H. GINSBURG, and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a dispute over the damages recoverable in an action for false advertising brought under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). ALPO Petfoods sued Ralston Purina and Ralston counter-claimed, each seeking damages for and injunctive relief against false advertising of the other's puppy food product. The district...

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