LegalZoom.com Inc v. Rocket Lawyer Incorporated
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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiff LegalZoom.com Inc. Motion set for hearing on 10/7/2013 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gary A. Feess. (Attachments: # 1 Separate Statement, # 2 Proposed Order)(Heather, Fred)
PATRICIA L. GLASER -State Bar No. 55668
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a FRED .HEATHER -State Bar No. 110650
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T. NGUYEN -State Bar No. 269099
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IL FINK JACOBS
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HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO LLP
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PLAINTIFF LEGALZOOM.COM,
INC.'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT; MEMORANDUM OF
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DECLARATION OF MARY A~TN T.
NGUYEN
October 7, 2013
Date:
Time:
9:30 a.m.
Courtroom: 740
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF
ISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS;
PROPOSED ORDER FILED
ONCURRE TLY HEREWITH]
Complaint Filed: November 20, 2012
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TO THE DEFENDANT AND ITS ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on October 7, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in
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Courtroom 740 ofthe above-referenced Court, located at 312 North Spring Street,
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Los Angeles, California 90012,Plaintiff LegalZoom.com,Inc.("LegalZoom") will
s and hereby does move for summary judgment on its claims. Specifically, LegalZoom
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moves this Court to enter summary judgment declaring that Defendant Rocket
Lawyer Incorporated ("Rocket Lawyer") is liable for False Advertising pursuant to
s the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), False Advertising pursuant to California
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Business a.nd Professions Code section 17500, and Unfair Competition pursuant to
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ii leaving only the amount of LegalZoom's damages to be determined at trial.
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This Motion is made pursuant to Rule 56 ofthe Federal Rules of Civil
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ofPoints and Authorities, the Declaration of Mary Ann T. Nguyen, the Separate
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and upon such oral argument as may be made at the hearing on this Motion. This
i~ Motion is made following the conference of counsel pursuant to L.R. 7-3, which took
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................1
STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE........................1
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The Parties And The Products ..............................................................1
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Rocket Lawyer's Online Advertisements .............................................2
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"Free" corporations and LLCs....................................................2
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"Free help from local attorneys" and "Free legal review".........3
"Free trial" ..................................................................................4
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LegalZoom's Prior Efforts To Resolve Matters Outside Of Court ......5
ARGUMENT ..................................................................................................6
Legal Standard For Summary Judgment ..............................................6
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Rocket Lawyer's Advertisements Constitute False Advertising
Under The Lanham Act.........................................................................7
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Rocket Lawyer's Advertisements are False Commercial
Advertisements ...........................................................................8
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Rocket Lawyers advertisements are literally false...........8
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Rocket Lawyers advertisements are commercial
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Commercial speech.
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iii) Purpose of influencing customers.
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iv) Dissemination sufficiently to the relevant
purchasing public.
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Rocket Lawyer's Advertisements Are Presumed to Have
Deceived and Have the Tendency to Deceive a Substantial
Segment of its Audience ...........................................................11
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Rocket Lawyer's Advertisements are Materially Deceptive
in that it They Are Likely to Influence Purchasing Decisions.12
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Rocket Lawyer Caused its False Advertisements to Enter
Interstate Commerce .................................................................12
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Rocket Lawyer's False Advertising Caused Actual Injury to
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Rocket La er's Advertising Constitutes False Advertising Under
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Cal. Bus. &~rof. Code § 17500 .........................................................14
D. Rocket Lawyer's False Advertising Constitutes Unfair
Competition Under Cal. Bus. &Prof. Code § 17200 .........................15
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................18
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FEDERAL CASES
Allsup,Inc. v. Advantage 2000 Consultants Inc.,
428 F.3d 1135 (8th Cir. 2005)................................................................................... 8
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.,
477 U.S. 242(1986)................................................................................................... 6
Castrollnc. v. Pennzoil Co.,
987 F.2d 939(3d Cir. 1993)
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Certain Teed Cor . v. Seattle RoofBrokers,
2010 WL 264083,*5(W.D. Wash. June 28,2010).............................................. 10
Cincinnati v. Discovery Network,
507 U.S. 410(1993)...................................................................................................9
Coastal Abstract Serv. Inc. v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.,
173 F.3d 725 (9th Cir. 1999)..................................................................................... 9
is Coca-Cola Co. v. Tro~ picana Products, Inc.,
690 F.2d 312(2d Cir. 1982)
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Celotex Corp. v. Catrett,
477 U.S. 317(1986)...................................................................................................6
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Del Webb Cmtys., Inc. v. Partin ton,
2009 WL 3653709, *11, *16 ~D. Nev. Sept. 18, 2009)........................................... 13
Fleener v. Trinity Broadcasting Network,
203 F. Sup. 2d 1142(C.D. Cal. 2001)....................................................................... 6
Gordon &Breach Science Publishers, Ltd. v. American Institute ofPhysics,
859 F. Supp. 1521 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)........................................................................ 12
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,~ G 383 F. Supp.l d 1224(CD. Cal. 2005)..................................................................... 6
Harper House, Inc. v. Thomas Nelson, Inc.,
889 F.2d 197(9th Cir. 1989)................................................................................... 13
Healthport Corp. v. Tanita Corp. ofAmerica,
563 F. Supp. 2d at 1179 ........................................................................................... 12
In re Samuel Stores,
27 F.T.C. 882(1938)
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J.K. Harris & Co., LLC v. Kassel,
253 F. Supp. 2d 1120(N.D. Cal. 2003)................................................................... 14
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Maier Brewin Co. v. Fleischmann Distilling Corp.,
390 F.2d 11~ (9th Cir. 1968)..................................................................................... 7
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Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp.,
475 U.S. 574(1986)................................................................................................... 6
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Monsanto Chemical Co. v. Perfect Fit Products Mfg. Co.,
....................................................................................... 7
349 F.2d 389(2d Cir. 1965)
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Oxycal Lab. v. Jeffers,
909 F. Supp. 719(S.D. Cal. 1995)............................................................................. 9
s Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Baccarat Clothing Co.,
692 F.2d 1272(9th Cir. 1982)................................................................................... 7
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Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca Cola Co.,
.727 F. Supp. 2d 849(C.D. Cal. 2010)..................................................................... 11
s Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.,
679 F.3d 1170(9th Cir. 2012)................................................................................. 11
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330 F.3d 1170(9th Cir. 2003)................................................................................. 10
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Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co.,
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108 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 1997)................................................................... 7, 8, 11, 13
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POM Wonderful LLC v. Purely Juice, Inc.,
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2008 WI., 4222045, *11 (C.D. Cal. July 17, 2008)
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Spiegel, Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm 'n,
494 F.2d 59(7th Cir. 1974) ....................................................................................... 9
Summit Tech. v. High-line Med. Instruments. Co.,
933 F. Supp. 918(C.D. Cal. 1996).......................................................................... 10
The William H. Morris Co. v. Group W, Inc.,
66 F.3d 255 (9th Cir.1995) ...................................................................................... 11
Thermal Desig~c,Inc. v. Guardian Bldg. Products, Inc.,
................................................... 10
2009 WL 1181327, *2(E.D. Wis. Apr. 29, 2009)
Triton Energy Corp. v. Square D. Co.,
68 F.3d 1216 (9th Cir. 1995)..................................................................................... 6
United Indus. Cor . v. Clorox Co.,
140 F.3d 1175 ~th Cir. 1998)................................................................................. 11
United States Sutcliffe,
505 F.3d 944(9th Cir. 2007)................................................................................... 12
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United States v. Trotter,
478 F.3d 918 (8th Cir. 2007)................................................................................... 12
Western States Wholesale, Inc. v. S nthetic Inds., Inc.,
206 F.R. D. 271 (C.D. Cal. 2002~............................................................................ 11
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Zs STATE CASES
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Brockey v. Moore,
107 Cal. App. 4th 86(2003)
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Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular, Tel. Co.,
20 Ca1.4th 163(1999)
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Colgan v. Leatherman Tool Group,Inc.,
135 Ca1.App.4th 663(2006)
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s Committee on Children's Television v. General Foods Corp.,
35 Ca1.3d 197(1983)
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Federal Trade Commission v. Willms,
2011 WL 4103542, *4(W.D. Wash. Sept. 13, 2011)
s Kasky v. Nike, Inc.,
27 Cal.4th 939(2002)
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People v. E. W.A.P., Inc.,
106 Ca1.App.3d 315 (1980)
ii People v. Servantes,
8b Ca1.App.4th 1081 (2001)
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STATE STATUTES
California Business &Professions Code § 17600
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California Business and Professions Code § 17200
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California Business and Professions Code § 17500
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure § 56(e)
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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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INTRODUCTION
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This is a straightforward case about false advertising by an online company that
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purports to provide "free" online legal products. Defendant Rocket Lawyer
s Incorporated ("Rocket Lawyer")tells consumers that"Zoom Charges $99. Rocket
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Lawyer is Fast, Easy, &Free. Incorporate Your Business Today," that consumers can
"incorporate for free... pay no fees ($0)," and that consumers can get "free... LLCs,"
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Lawyer's "Basic Legal Plan" and "Pro Legal Plan." However, as demonstrated
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advertisements, Rocket Lawyer has engaged in false advertising and unfair
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competition in violation ofthe Lanham Act and California Professions and Business
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Code, and an award ofsummary judgment on these claims for LegalZoom is
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STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE
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(LegalZoom's Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts "SS," ¶ 1, Rocket
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Lawyer's Answer and Amended Counterclaims"), ECF No. 17, 12:2-3 ("Rocket
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Lawyer and LegalZoom compete with one another... in the legal services
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industry....").) LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer compete with one another in the
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online legal products industry. (SS,¶ 2, id.) LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer both
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id. at 13:1-2.) On its website, Rocket Lawyer touts to provide affordable legal
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"Free" corporations and LLCs
At least in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Rocket Lawyer advertised "free"
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incorporation and "free" limited liability companies(EEGs). (SS,¶ 5, Nguyen Decl.,
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¶ 4, Exhibit B,true and correct copies of screen grabs of Rocket Lawyer's
advertisements.) For example, Rocket Lawyer has advertised "Zoom Charges $99.
s Rocket Lawyer is Fast, Easy, &Free. Incorporate Your Business Today,"
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"Incorporate for Free... Pay No Fees $0,""Incorporate Your Business at Rocket
io Lawyer Free,""Form Your LLC Free at Rocket Lawyer" and "Free... LLCs." (SS,¶
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or form an LLC for "free" through Rocket Lawyer's services. Indeed, customers
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i~ state filing options through Rocket Lawyer's services on Rocket Lawyer's website.)
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website, completed a "company setup" and filled out information relating to the
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"company details." (SS,¶ 8, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 6, Exhibit D,true and correct copies of
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screen grabs of Rocket Lawyer's "interview" for "company set up" and "company
Zs details" prior to "state filing option.") Rocket Lawyer subsequently changed the
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language ofthese advertisements after LegalZoom filed its original Complaint.l (SS,
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false statements from later advertising. Skydrive Arizona, Inc. v. Quattrocchi, 2009 WL 6597892,
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"Free help from local attorneys" and "Free legal review"
At least in 2012, Rocket Lawyer advertised "Free help from local attorneys"
and "Free legal review." (SS,¶ 10, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 7, Exhibit E,true and correct
s copies of screen grabs of Rocket Lawyer's advertisements.) However, Rocket
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Lawyer's customers could not access "help from local attorneys" or "legal review"
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Indeed, this requirement was only disclosed in Rocket Lawyer's "On Call Terms of
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http://www.rocketlawyer.com/on-call-terms-of -service.rL (SS,¶ 13, Nguyen Decl., ¶
a2 9,see http://www.rocketlawver.com/on-call-terms-of -service.rl.) Rocket Lawyer
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subsequently changed the language of its "On Call Terms of Service," to provide that
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"Customers who enter into a one week (seven (7)calendar days)free trial are eligible
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25(D. Ariz. Feb. 2, 2009). In Skydrive Arizona v. Quattrocchi, the defendants argued that they had
removed the claimed objectionable language from their websites, but the court nevertheless held that
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come across no authority providing that removal offalse statements from later advertising could
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i to receive one(1)free legal matter consultation..." after LegalZoom filed its original
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Complaint. (SS,¶ 14, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 10, Exhibit G,a true and correct copy of
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Rocket Lawyer's On Call Terms of Service, dated November 2012, as printed on
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November 27, 2012.) This access during a "free trial" was not available before
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Exhibits F and G.) In any event, even with Rocket Lawyer's recent change, access
to the advertised "free help from local attorneys" and the "free legal review" was still
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and negative option program and providing Rocket Lawyer with their credit card
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"Free trial"
At least in 2012 and 2013, Rocket Lawyer advertised on its website "free"
trials of its "Basic Legal Plan" and "Pro Legal Plan." (SS,¶ 17, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 12,
1~ Exhibit H,a true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer advertisement("Try it Free").)
is However, Rocket Lawyer's customers cannot "try" Rocket Lawyer's "Basic Legal
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Plan" or "Pro Legal Plan" for "free." Customers who sign up for aone-week free
Zo trial membership under the "Basic Legal Plan" or "Pro Legal Plan" must first provide
ai Rocket Lawyer with their credit card information and enroll in Rocket Lawyer's
as "negative option" program — i.e., a program in which customers are automatically
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enrolled and billed and must contact Rocket Lawyer to opt out of. (SS,¶ 18, Nguyen
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Decl., ¶ 13, Exhibit I, a true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's "free" trial
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enrollment page after the outset ofthe offer.) As stated above, a "free" offer subject
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to enrollment in a negative option program is not "free." See FTC v. Willms, 2011
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WL 4103542, *4. A disclosure of Rocket Lawyer's negative option is found in
as standard font only upon the customer being directed to enroll in the "free trial." (SS,
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In an attempt to resolve this matter amicably outside the courts, on October 13,
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2011, LegalZoom's Chairman, Brian Liu, contacted Rocket Lawyer's CEO,Dan Nye,
stating that there were "important issues that [LegalZoom's] legal department has
s brought up regarding [Rocket Lawyer's] advertising." (SS,¶ 21, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 14,
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Exhibit J, a true and correct copy ofthe email exchange between Brian Liu and Dan
io Nye, dated October 13, 2011.) Mr. Nye responded by stating that Mr. Liu should
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copied Mr. Moore on the email exchange. (SS,¶ 22, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 14, Exhibit J.)
On October 14, 2011, Mr. Liu had a telephone conversation with Mr. Moore,
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a Free LLC... Totally Free," and "100% Free," since state filing fees must always be
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is dated October 14, 2011.) Mr. Liu also implored Mr. Moore to read and follow the
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Federal Trade Commission's guidelines regarding the use of the word "free" in
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as be set forth clearly and conspicuously at the outset ofthe offer so as to leave no
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reasonable probability that the terms ofthe offer might be misunderstood." (SS,¶ 24,
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Nguyen Decl., ¶ 15, Exhibit K(emphasis added.) Mr. Liu requested that Rocket
Zs Lawyer immediately take down these and other misleading advertisements. (SS,¶ 25,
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One month later, the misleading Rocket Lawyer advertising still had not been
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i November 15, 2011, in a series of emails, Mr. Liu repeatedly requested that Rocket
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(SS,¶ 27, Nguyen Decl., ¶ 16, Exhibit L.)
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ARGUMENT
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Summary judgment shall be granted "if the movant shows that there is no
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i2 Supp. 2d 1224, 1226(C.D. Cal. 2005). A "genuine issue" exits if"a reasonable jury
i3 could return a verdict for the nonmoving party" and a fact is material if it "might
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Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). The Court shall determine, if practicable, what
i6 material facts exist without substantial controversy. Fleener v. Trinity Broadcasting
i~ Network, 203 F. Sup. 2d 1142, 1147(C.D. Cal. 2001).
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The initial burden is on the moving party to establish the absence of any
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genuine issues of material fact and, thereby, establishing entitlement to judgment as a
ao matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); see also Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317,
ai 323(1986); Anderson,477 U.S. at 250. After the moving party has sustained its
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initial burden, the nonmoving party must come forth with enough evidence to
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demonstrate the existence of a "genuine issue" of material fact for trial. Anderson,
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477 U.S. at 256; Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). The nonmoving party's burden is such that it
as must do more than simply show there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material
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facts. Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574(1986);
a~ see also Triton Energy Corp. v. Square D. Co.,68 F.3d 1216, 1221 (9th Cir. 1995)
as (providing that "[t]he mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support ofthe
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Rocket Lawyer's Advertisements Constitute False Advertising
Under The Lanham Act
"The purpose ofthe [Lanham] Act is to insure truthfulness in advertising and to
s eliminate misrepresentations with reference to the inherent quality or characteristics
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of another's product." Coca-Cola Co. v. Tropicana Products, Inc., 690 F.2d 312, 318
(2d Cir. 1982). The Lanham Act is designed and should be enforced to protect the
s public from deception by deterring deceivers. Monsanto Chemical Co. v. Perfect Fit
9 Products Mfg. Co., 349 F.2d 389, 395-96(2d Cir. 1965), cert. denied, 383 U.S. 942
io (1966). The Ninth Circuit too has stressed that the trial court's primary function
ii should center on making violations ofthe Lanham Act unprofitable. Maier Brewing
is Co. v. Fleischmann Distilling Corp., 390 F.2d 117(9th Cir. 1968); Playboy
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Enterprises, Inc. v. Baccarat Clothing Co.,692 F.2d 1272, 1274(9th Cir. 1982).
To establish a false advertising claim under the Lanham Act2 a plaintiff must
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show:(1)false statement offact by the defendant in a commercial advertisement
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about its own or another's product;(2)the statement actually deceived or has the
i~ tendency to deceive a substantial segment of its audience;(3)the deception is
is material, in that it is likely to influence the purchasing decision;(4)the defendant
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caused its false statement to enter interstate commerce; and (5)the plaintiff has been
ao or is likely to be injured as a result ofthe false statement, either by direct diversion of
ai sales from itself to defendant or by a lessening ofthe goodwill associated with its
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Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods,
uses in commerce any... false or misleading representation offact, which—
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(B) in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities,
or geographic origin of his or her or another person's goods, services, or commercial activities,
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shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is or is likely to be
28 damaged by such act. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1988).
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i products. Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co., 108 F.3d 1134, 1139(9th Cir.
a ~ 1997).
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consumers. Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co., 108 F.3d at 1139. The test for
i6 literal falsity is simple: "if a defendant's claim is untrue, it must be deemed literally
i~ false." Castrollnc. v. Pennzoil Co.,987 F.2d 939,944(3d Cir. 1993); see also 16
is C.F.R. § 251.1 (2009)("FTC Guide Concerning The Use ofthe Word `Free' And
i9 Similar Representations")(false advertising occurs where the "free" offer is not
Zo accompanied by a sufficient disclaimer making clear that the offer is not actually
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free).
As stated above, Rocket Lawyer's advertisements — "Zoom Charges $99.
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Rocket Lawyer is Fast, Easy, &Free. Incorporate Your Business Today,"
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"incorporate for free... pay no fees ($0),""form your LLC free at Rocket Lawyer,"
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incorporation or formation, customers could access Rocket Lawyer's "free help from
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local attorneys" and the "free legal review" only if they were paid members of
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up for aone-week free trial membership under Rocket Lawyer's "Basic Legal Plan"
or "Pro Legal Plan" were required to enroll in Rocket Lawyer's "negative option"
s program. See Spiegel, Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n,494 F.2d 59(7th Cir. 1974)("free
.. trial" offers conditioned on customer's meeting retailer's credit criteria were not truly
free). Accordingly, Rocket Lawyer's advertisements are literally false as a matter of
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to constitute "advertising" or "promotion" within that industry. Coastal Abstract Sere.
Inc. v. FirstAm. Title Ins. Co., 173 F.3d 725, 735 (9th Cir. 1999), citing 15 U.S.C. §
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economic interests ofthe speaker and its audience" will be considered commercial
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speech. Oxycal Lab. v. Jeffers, 909 F. Supp. 719, 724(S.D. Cal. 1995)(citing
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Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, 507 U.S. 410,422(1993)). Rocket Lawyer's
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Commercial competitors, for purposes ofthe Lanham Act, are "persons
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endeavoring to do the same thing and each offering to perform the act, furnish the
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merchandise, or render the service better or cheaper than his rival." Summit Tech. v.
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High-line Med. Instruments. Co., 933 F. Supp. 918,939(C.D. Cal. 1996). Since both
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commercial competition with each other.
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To be considered a statement made "for the purpose of influencing consumers
io to buy the defendant's goods and services," the statement must propose a commercial
ii transaction. If it does not, it is not advertising and cannot be the subject of a Lanham
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purchasing public.
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Zo to the relevant purchasing public for purposes ofthe Lanham Act. See Healthport,
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563 F. Supp. 2d at 1179; see also Certain Teed Corp. v. Seattle RoofBrokers, 2010
Za WL 2640083, *5(W.D. Wash. June 28, 2010)(providing that statements on websites
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draw interstate audience and come within the ambit ofthe Lanham Act); Thermal
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Design, Inc. v. Guardian Bldg. Products, Inc., 2009 WL 1181327, *2(E.D. Wis. Apr.
Zs 29, 2009)(marketing materials, including those on the Internet, meet the commercial
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advertising requirement because they are "disseminated sufficiently to the relevant
a~ purchasing public.") Since Rocket Lawyer's advertisements were on the Internet, the
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Rocket Lawyer's advertisements are likely to deceive their intended audience,
s the users of online legal help, because they are likely to cause confusion or mistake as
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to the actual cost ofthe purportedly "free" Rocket Lawyer services. In any event, if
an advertisement is literally false, or if a defendant intentionally misleads customers,
s a presumption arises that customers were in fact deceived and the burden shifts to the
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defendant to prove otherwise. Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca Cola Co., 727 F. Supp.
io 2d 849, 869(C.D. Cal. 2010)(affd in part, vacated in part, remanded sub nom.Pom
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Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.,679 F.3d 1170(9th Cir. 2012))("if[the defendant
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William H. Morris Co. v. Group W, Inc., 66 F.3d 255, 258(9th Cir.1995); United
is whether the buying public was actually misled; actual consumer confusion need not
i9 be proved"); Western States Wholesale, Inc. v. Synthetic Inds., Inc., 206 F.R. D. 271,
Zo 275 (C.D. Cal. 2002)("When a plaintiff shows that the defendant's false advertising
ai was intentional, the plaintiff is entitled to a presumption that customers were
as deceived."). Since Rocket Lawyer's advertisements are literally false and Rocket
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Lawyer was made aware of the literal falsity of its advertisements, but nonetheless
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intentionally continued to use such false advertisements to confuse and deceive
Zs customers into believing that its products and services were somehow "free," it can be
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presumed that customers were in fact confused and deceived. Given such legal
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that it They Are Likely to Influence Purchasing Decisions
Whether for online legal products or other consumer products, use ofthe word
"free" is a highly effective tactic used by retailers to lure customers to their stores and
s websites. In re Samuel Stores, 27 F.T.C. 882(1938). Rocket Lawyer's use ofthe
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term "free" in its advertising is no different. Rocket Lawyer's advertisements are
likely to cause confusion or mistake as to the true costs of Rocket Lawyer products
s and services. Given that Rocket Lawyer's products and services are directed towards
9 economical individuals and small to medium sized businesses, cost is a key factor in
io such customers' purchasing decisions. In any event, where defendant's advertising
ii claims are literally false, such false statements are presumed to be material. See POM
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ao Supp. 1521, 1535-36(S.D.N.Y. 1994)("[w]hile the advertising need not be made in a
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`classic advertising campaign,' but may consist instead of more informal types of
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`promotion,' the representations... must be disseminated sufficiently to the relevant
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ing public....")(emphasis added).
"As both a means to engage in commerce and the method by which
Zs transactions occur, `the Internet is an instrumentality and channel of interstate
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commerce." United States Sutcliffe, 505 F.3d 944, 953 (9th Cir. 2007)(quoting
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United States v. Trotter, 478 F.3d 918,921 (8th Cir. 2007)); see also Healthport
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statements on the Internet constitute advertisements in interstate commerce for
purposes ofthe Lanham Act). Therefore, to prove that a defendant promoted false
statements in interstate commerce,the plaintiff can show that a defendant made false
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statements on the Internet. Del Webb Cmtys., Inc. v. Partington, 2009 WL 3053709,
s *11, *16(D. Nev. Sept. 18, 2009).
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Google, Yahoo and Bing as well as on its own and other websites), Rocket Lawyer
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Le~alZoom
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damages does not alone preclude recovery" and the district court may "award the
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plaintiff any just monetary award so long as it constitutes `compensation' for the
i~ plaintiffls losses or the defendant's unjust enrichment and is not simply a `penalty for
is the defendant's conduct."' Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co., 108 F.3d at
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2i legal products and Rocket Lawyer's advertisements are literally false, injury to
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the Lanham Act. Southland Sod, 108 F.3d at 1139. LegalZoom has lost business and continues to
lose business caused by Rocket Lawyer's false and misleading advertisements and unfair
26 competition practices as a result of at least one customer being diverted to the Rocket Lawyer
website and/or refusing to do business with LegalZoom due to the fact that the Rocket Lawyer
27 advertisements falsely state that Rocket Lawyer offers "free" incorporation," "free" LLCs,"free
help from local attorneys," "free legal review," and "free" trials of Rocket Lawyer's "Basic Legal
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Because the evidence shows that LegalZoom is entitled to summary judgment
on its false advertising claim under the Lanham Act, summary judgment should
s likewise be granted on LegalZoom's false advertising claim under California's false
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advertising law, Cal. Bus. &Prof. Code § 17500 et seq. See, e.g., J.K. Harris & Co.,
LLC v. Kassel, 253 F. Supp. 2d 1120, 1130, n.9(N.D. Cal. 2003). California's false
s' advertising law, Cal. Bus. &Prof. Code § 17500 et seq., makes advertising products
9 or services by "untrue or misleading" statements unlawful. See Brockey v. Moore, 107
io Cal. App. 4th 86,98(2003), citing Cal. Bus. &Prof. Code § 17500."Section 17500
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disseminated to the public in any state; and(3)the statement deceived and harmed the
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Rocket Lawyer, acting directly or indirectly with the intent to induce members
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ofthe public to engage Rocket Lawyer's services and purchase Rocket Lawyer's
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products, made or caused to be made,false and misleading statements in the state of
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California via the Internet that Rocket Lawyer offered "free" incorporation,"free"
as LLCs,"free help from local attorneys," "free legal review" and "free" trials of Rocket
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Lawyer's Basic Legal Plan" and "Pro Legal Plan." As stated above, these
a~ advertisements are false because customers seeking to "incorporate for free" for form
Zs an LLC for "free" through Rocket Lawyer's services are nonetheless required to pay
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the state fees associated with incorporation or formation, customers can access Rocket
Lawyer's "free help from local attorneys" and the "free legal review" only if they are
paid members of Rocket Lawyer's "Basic Legal Plan" or "Pro Legal Plan," and
customers who sign up for aone-week free trial membership under Rocket Lawyer's
"Basic Legal Plan" or "Pro Legal Plan" must nonetheless enroll in Rocket Lawyer's
negative option program. Rocket Lawyer was made fully aware that its
advertisements were false and misleading and so acted in violation of Section 17500
ofthe California Business &Professions Code. Rocket Lawyer's advertising further
violates Section 17509 and Section 17600 et seq.4 in that the advertisements require,
io as a condition ofthe "free" services, the payment of state fees, the purchase of paid
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California's unfair competition law prohibits "any unlawful, unfair or
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Prof. Code § 17600 et seq., an offer which includes an automatic renewal provision must include a
clear and conspicuous disclosure that:(1)the subscription will continue until the customer
terminates the contract;(2)the cancellation policy of the offer;(3)the amount of the recurring
charges that the customer's credit card will be charged, and if the amount will change, and if so, the
amount that the charge will be changed by, if known;(4)the duration ofthe automatic renewal term
or that the subscription is continuous; and (5)if there is any minimum purchase requirement. The
statute spells out the requirements of"clear and conspicuous" and provides that to qualify as "clear
and conspicuous, a disclosure must be in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting
type, font or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set offfrom the surrounding text of
the same size by symbols or other marks, in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language."
In addition, the statute requires that the customer be provided with an acknowledgement that
includes the automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms, cancellation policy and
information regarding how to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the customer.
As discussed above, Rocket Lawyer's negative option disclosure appears in standard font only upon
the customer being directed to enroll in the "free trial." Accordingly, the disclosure is not clearly
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[California's unfair competition law] is one that is forbidden by law, whether civil or
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criminal, federal, state, or municipal, statutory, regulatory, or court-made." People v.
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Servantes, 86 Ca1.App.4th 1081, 1087(2001). Rocket Lawyer's false and misleading
s advertising practices have violated numerous aspects of California's unfair
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competition law.
First, an "unlawful" business act or practice is an act or practice that is
s undertaken pursuant to business activity and also forbidden by law. See People v.
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E. W.A.P., Inc., 106 Ca1.App.3d 315, 319(1980). The "unlawful" act can be any act
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not only violates the Lanham Act, but also violates Section 251.1 ofthe Federal Trade
1~ Commission (the "FTC") GuideS concerning the use ofthe word "free," which
is requires, among other things, that "all terms, conditions and obligations upon which
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receipt and retention ofthe "free" item are contingent should be set forth clearly and
Zo conspicuously at the outset ofthe offer so as to leave no reasonable probability that
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the terms ofthe offer might be misunderstood." (Emphasis added. Consistent with
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the clear language ofthe "Free" Guide, the FTC has repeatedly taken enforcement
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actions against false "free" claims with automatic renewals that are not adequately
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disclosed at the outset of an advertisement, but are hidden in footnotes and fine print.
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a~ (providing that the wide is an advisory ~uide.suggesting a procedure that will prevent
the use ofthe term free" from being misleading when there are terms and conditions
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(Prodigy liable for advertising "free" Internet service but failing to disclose at the
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outset that customers would be charged if they did not cancel during the trial period);
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In the Matter ofAmerica Online, Inc., 125 F.T.C. 403,406(Mar. 16, 1998)(same re.
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AOL). Stated differently, all ofthe terms, conditions and obligations should appear in
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close proximity with the offer of"free" merchandise or service. 16 C.F.R. § 251.1
(1998). For example, disclosure ofthe terms ofthe offer set forth in a footnote of an
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to the offer, is not regarded as making disclosure at the outset. Id. As indicated
io above, the terms, conditions and obligations upon which receipt of Rocket Lawyer's
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is "threatens an incipient violation of an antitrust law, or violates the policy or spirit of
one ofthose laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of
i~ Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular, Tel. Co., 20 Ca1.4th 163, 187(1999).
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Third, a business act or practice is "fraudulent" if members ofthe public are
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likely to be deceived." See Committee on Children's Television v. General Foods
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Corp., 35 Cal.3d 197,211 (1983). Rocket Lawyer's advertisements deceive and/or
as attempt to deceive customers as to the cost of Rocket Lawyer's services and products.
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LegalZoom, as Rocket Lawyer's direct competitor, has suffered damages as a result
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that this Court grant LegalZoom summary judgment on the liability element of its
false advertising and unfair competition claims, leaving only computation of damages
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I, MARY ANN T. NGUYEN,declare and state as follows:
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I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts ofthe
State of California and am an Associate ofthe law firm of Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs
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LegalZoom's Motion for Summary Judgment. The facts set forth herein are true of
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The following is a list of corporation and limited liability company
ii (LLC)filing fees by state. As shown below, every state has a filing fee for
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regarding "free" incorporation or LLC formation are false since state filing fees must
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3.
On Rocket Lawyer's "About Us" webpage, Rocket Lawyer touts to
ao provide affordable legal services to individuals, families and business owners. A true
ai and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's "About Us" webpage is attached thereto as
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Exhibit A.
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At least in 2011,2012 and 2013, Rocket Lawyer advertised"Zoom
Charges $99. Rocket Lawyer is Fast,Easy, &Free. Incorporate Your Business
as Today," "free" incorporation and "free" limited liability companies(EEGs). For
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example, Rocket Lawyer has advertised "Incorporate for Free... Pay No Fees $0,"
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"Incorporate Your Business at Rocket Lawyer Free,""Form Your LLC Free at
Zs Rocket Lawyer" and "Free... LLCs." A true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's
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Rocket Lawyer's customers are required to pay the state fees associated
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~ with incorporation and formation. A true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's state
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~ filing options showing the state fee requirement through Rocket Lawyer's services is
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attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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Rocket Lawyer customers who access the Rocket Lawyer link to the
"Incorporate for Free... Pay No Fees $0," "Incorporate Your Business at Rocket
s Lawyer Free,""Form Your LLC Free at Rocket Lawyer" or "Free... LLCs" do not
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discover that they must actually pay the state filing fees until after they have accessed
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is correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's "Interview" for "Company Set-Up" and "Company
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At least in 2012, Rocket Lawyer advertised "Free help from local
1~ attorneys" and "Free legal review." A true and correct copy of Rocker Lawyer's
is advertisements containing these claims is attached hereto as Exhibit E.
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8.
As provided by Rocket Lawyer's On Call Terms of Service, Rocket
Zo Lawyer's customers could access "help from local attorneys" or "legal review" for
ai 'free only if they were "Eligible Members" who had either(a) purchased three
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consecutive months of Rocket Lawyer's monthly Legal Plan, or(b)purchased a
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Rocket Lawyer annual Legal Plan. A true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's On
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Call Terms of Service, dated July 2012, as printed on November 27,2012, stating this
Zs requirement, is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
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The paid-membership requirement for access to Rocket Lawyer's
purported "free help from local attorneys" and "free legal review" was not disclosed
as in close proximity to the advertisements on Rocket Lawyer's website. Indeed, the
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paid-membership requirement was only disclosed in Rocket Lawyer's "On Call
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~ Terms of Service," which was accessible to customers on a separate link. See
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~ http://www.rocketlawver.com/on-call-terms-of -service.rl.
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Rocket Lawyer subsequently changed the language of its "On Call
s Terms of Service" to provide that "Customers who enter into a one week (seven (7)
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calendar days)free trial are eligible to receive one(1)free legal matter
consultation..." after LegalZoom filed its original Complaint. The access to "free
s help from local attorneys" and "free legal review" during a "free trial" was not
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available before LegalZoom's filing ofthe original Complaint. True and correct
io copies of Rocket Lawyer's On Call Terms of Service, dated July 2012, as printed on
ii November 27,2012 and Rocket Lawyer's On Call Terms of Service, dated November
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As shown in Rocket Lawyer's On Call Terms of Service, dated
i~ November 2012, as printed on November 29, 2012, access to the advertised "free help
is from local attorneys" and the "free legal review" was still conditioned upon
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customers actively enrolling in Rocket Lawyer's trial membership and providing
Zo Rocket Lawyer with their credit card information. See Exhibit G.
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12.
At least in 2012 and 2013, Rocket Lawyer advertised on its website
as "free" trials of its "Basic Legal Plan" and "Pro Legal Plan." A true and correct copy
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of Rocket Lawyer's advertisements containing these claims is attached hereto as
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Exhibit H.
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However, as shown in Rocket Lawyer's "Free" Trial Enrollment Page,
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customers who sign up for cone-week free trial membership under the "Basic Legal
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Plan" or "Pro Legal Plan" must first provide Rocket Lawyer with their credit card
2s information and enroll in Rocket Lawyer's "negative option" program — i.e., a
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a Rocket Lawyer to opt out of. No further acknowledgement regarding the negative
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option is provided. A true and correct copy of Rocket Lawyer's "Free" Trial
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Enrollment Page is attached hereto as Exhibit I.
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On October 13, 2011, LegalZoom's Chairman, Brian Liu, contacted
Rocket Lawyer's CEO,Dan Nye, stating that there were "important issues that
[LegalZoom's] legal department has brought up regarding [Rocket Lawyer's]
s advertising." Dan Nye responded by stating that Liu should discuss this issue with
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Charley Moore, Rocket Lawyer's founder and Chairman, and copied Moore on the
io email exchange. A true and correct copy of this email exchange is attached hereto as
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On October 14, Brian Liu had a telephone conversation with Charley
i3 Moore, stating that LegalZoom took issue with Rocket Lawyer's ads, which promised
is "Set up a Free LLC... Totally Free," and "100% Free," since state filing fees must
is always be paid when setting up an LLC through Rocket Lawyer. Brian Liu also
i6 asked Charley Moore to read and follow the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines
1~ regarding the use ofthe word "free" in advertising, which requires, among other
ig things, that "all terms, conditions and obligations upon which receipt and retention of
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the "Free" item are contingent should be set forth clearly and conspicuously at the
Zo outset ofthe offer so as to leave no reasonable probability that the terms ofthe offer
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might be.misunderstood." This conversation was memorialized in an email from
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Brian Liu to Charley Moore, dated October 14, 2011. A true and correct copy of this
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email is attached hereto as Exhibit K.
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In November 2011, Rocket Lawyer's advertising regarding "free" trials
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and services still had not been changed or removed; as a result, beginning November
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15, 2011, in a series of emails, Brian Liu repeatedly requested that Rocket Lawyer
a~ discontinue its false advertising and unfair competition practices. A true and correct
as copy of this email is attached hereto as Exhibit L.
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I declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws ofthe State of California
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Executed on September 4, 2013 at Los Angeles, California.
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The follov~ing services tn~►y' be available at no chazge from your Seivtc~ Pzc~vit~t':
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in len~t~ each:
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m~cimum requirement and such documents bavc the sanne font size and ~tyie as
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homestead, got involving gusts,specific beq~tcsts, real estate,talc mat eFs, guardianships, living
wills, health care dies or p~rtitioras,and,
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Provider's sote discretion, licks s cent merit to warrant puestut, or that has tx~en zaised an
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included on this message so ~ll leave t+~ the f~vvo of you to take it from here. In addition,this should t~ more
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f?r~ Thu,oct l 3,20ll a# 3:41 Pbt,Brian. Liu.. wrote:
Un ~Etry 17, 2011:, at 5:27 Pit, Brian Liu I can't bell whet~ex you`re misi~fo€irwd, stati ng, w sarttetfi rig Ise. Onae again, You 3ust dtan`t stern ~ tmow
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your'no p~oo~ss ~g fee" offier is oorrdiGiar~ d ups japing your legat plan, which you hide.
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dawn i~mrr~tiiat~ly.
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find thak anywh~ on our site.
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> ~'t~om: t~de~r Moan [mail~o:rnn@rocketlaveyer,c~um~
> Sent» Th~sday,i+Javernb~r i7, ~f311721 AM
To. Btiar~ Liu
> SuE~ec#~ Re: ~oog~ Ads
.
> Brian,
> My Yarn has c~nfifmied to me tfiat we are not running.ads.vwid~ tt~ coPY You;complained
> Why dr~`~ you.i~cieper
to ~s shout
tly mn5rm tf~at car' send rr~e ejcamp~?
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> Tm nc~t avai~ble on Friday, but this needs to be removes! quickly. Cari you make tame bar
available all clay.
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—Brian
> I~raNm: Char M1~aare
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~ Sent: Wedtt~sda}r, Novemt 16, ~Q113:15 PM
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> S+~bject: ate: ~oog~ /~#s
> Arian,
> I`m ah tf~e ~
i until Friday. Fianrs 11.15 Friday for yau?
Cria~iey
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> — ~ri~n
> From: Charley Moore
> [ma~It~:c~nCc~ro~ck~eaav+r~".c7om]
a S~nG Wedne9day,lVovember 16,2011 11:51 AM
> To: Brian Liu
Subject: Re; Coogte Ads
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> May I.suggest that we g~ back an tfiie plane and r~sohre a few i
tf~at LZ has been n~tning ads far rrwltiple sites it r~perat~ for t#
st~spped wft~ ~+re di~rered (end you aonfim~ed)
same keyvaancf~, why vw~at~s gdaJf~ S~fi7 rubs.
~ We're rat'int+ere~bed in getting ink a pissing ma6dt at~d continue to wish ~rou v+r~if,
> 77Mis ~5off is nab a good cue oftine fur eiffier of us I sus~t.
Charley
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> Os~ l~v 15, 2U11,at5:53 PM Brian Liu ~btiuC°~le~~lzoom.mm~mailtn:blie@legatz~oom.mm>> wrote:
Charley,
IYs tr~en ate a rnontfi since we I~st spaite, and I'm c~sappa~rted that no~tung has charx,~ed Qn~your end
~
regardingyraur Gs~ogle ads.
.
There's no d~wbt that your "I009~o Free" ad thaCs cu~tiy running on ~r brand kerms ~ 140% fad and
i to
miis{eading. The idea that your lLCs ar~~"tc~a~Cy free" is tally BS. Yow ELC lac~cting pate's mmpa
Arid your"Free" axis that I'r~: aocr~e a+ooss vn C~g~ are ~71~ga1 aaoor~ding fi~ the FfCs
LegalZoom is tdblfy off
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—rg~id~fit~e5.
a
ned tie val'~iity cad free ducvrn~tt~,and we did so imrr~eci ably, cver~
You asked us-in remove our acs that qu
th~h there's naft~itx,~ il{ I about it
> I don't l"fee 1z~ e5r.~late #dings if tJ~re's a bier vuay to g~ things res~lv~d, s+~'1~ me know you'd
ti~is issue.
bn tf~3 with
&ian Uu
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Exhibit L, Page 74
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California; I am over the
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age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is 10250
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On September 4, 2013,I electronically filed the following documents)using
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PLAINTIFF LEGALZOOM.COM,INC.'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND
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MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; MEMORANDUM OF
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POINTS AND AUTHORITIES; DECLARATION OF MARY ANN T.
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whose direction the service was made. I declare under penalty of perjury that the
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Executed on September 4, 2013 at Los Angeles, California.
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