A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by Procter & Gamble Co. alleging that a distributor for competitor Amway Corp. made accusations of Satanism against the consumer products giant.
P&G, which has been plagued with false accusations of Satanism for decades, is seeking damages from Amway distributor Randy Haugen and two related Utah companies.
At some point in the late 1970s or early 1980s, P&G learned of a rumor that its president told a television talk show host that he worships Satan and that a substantial portion of P&G’s profits goes to the Church of Satan.
P&G has since spent considerable time and money trying to determine the origin of the rumor and eventually discovered evidence demonstrating that Amway distributors spread such rumors during the 1980s.
The trial judge had terminated the case after excluding testimony from P&G’s damages expert, but the 10th Circuit reversed. Details here from Andrews Publications via Findlaw.com. The Court’s opinion is Proctor & Gamble v. Haugen, No. 03-4234 (10th Cir. Oct. 19, 2005).
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by Procter & Gamble Co. alleging that a distributor for competitor Amway Corp. made accusations of Satanism against the consumer products giant.
P&G, which has been plagued with false accusations of Satanism for decades, is seeking damages from Amway distributor Randy Haugen and two related Utah companies.
At some point in the late 1970s or early 1980s, P&G learned of a rumor that its president told a television talk show host that he worships Satan and that a substantial portion of P&G’s profits goes to the Church of Satan.
P&G has since spent considerable time and money trying to determine the origin of the rumor and eventually discovered evidence demonstrating that Amway distributors spread such rumors during the 1980s.
The trial judge had terminated the case after excluding testimony from P&G’s damages expert, but the 10th Circuit reversed. Details here from Andrews Publications via Findlaw.com. The Court’s opinion is Proctor & Gamble v. Haugen, No. 03-4234 (10th Cir. Oct. 19, 2005).
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by Procter & Gamble Co. alleging that a distributor for competitor Amway Corp. made accusations of Satanism against the consumer products giant.
P&G, which has been plagued with false accusations of Satanism for decades, is seeking damages from Amway distributor Randy Haugen and two related Utah companies.
At some point in the late 1970s or early 1980s, P&G learned of a rumor that its president told a television talk show host that he worships Satan and that a substantial portion of P&G’s profits goes to the Church of Satan.
P&G has since spent considerable time and money trying to determine the origin of the rumor and eventually discovered evidence demonstrating that Amway distributors spread such rumors during the 1980s.
The trial judge had terminated the case after excluding testimony from P&G’s damages expert, but the 10th Circuit reversed. Details here from Andrews Publications via Findlaw.com. The Court’s opinion is Proctor & Gamble v. Haugen, No. 03-4234 (10th Cir. Oct. 19, 2005).
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