Law360 Mentions Kelley Drye Attorneys as Counsel to Riddell in Their Class Action Victory

In the article, ​“False Marketing Claims Over Helmet Concussion Risk Tossed,” Law360 mentioned partners Joseph A. Boyle, Michael C. Lynch, and John E. Villafranco as counsel to Riddell in a false advertising class action. The article discusses the victory Kelley Drye achieved for Riddell in which U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle dismissed claims in a proposed class action accusing the sporting goods manufacturer of fraudulently representing their football helmets as capable of reducing the likelihood of concussions. The judge rejected the plaintiff’s complaint saying, ​“is it the helmets’ inability to prevent concussions at all?” Judge Simandle added, ​“failing to articular a consistent basis for their assertions of false advertising, plaintiffs have rendered implausible what may be viable claims.”

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