Pennsylvania Court Calls Nursing Chain’s Ads ‘Puffery,’ Not False Advertising

(April 18, 2017, 7:46 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania court on March 22 threw out a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general’s office alleging that a nursing home chain misrepresented the level of care it provides, saying that statements the company made in its marketing materials were “puffery,” not false advertising under state law (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Golden Gate National Senior Care LLC, et al., No. 336 M.D. 2015, Pa. Cmwlth., 2017 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 84)....

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