context: To the extent that Dorman bases its defamation claim on statements made by Dayco that assert or imply only that Dorman's products are inferior, it has failed to state a cause of action. Allegations that another company's products are inferior are "par for the course" in business and are "the most innocuous kind of puffing," generally not capable of misleading the public.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 898 F.2d 925, 925
citation_a.parenthetical: statement by Blue Cross-Blue Shield asserting that personal choice insurance was "Better than HMO" not actionable as defamation claim by U.S. Healthcare, a leading provider of HMOs
citation_a.sentence: U.S. Healthcare, Inc., 898 F.2d at 925 (statement by Blue Cross-Blue Shield asserting that personal choice insurance was “Better than HMO” not actionable as defamation claim by U.S. Healthcare, a leading provider of HMOs); See also Polygram Records, Inc. v. Superior Court, 170 Cal.App.3d 543, 550, 216 Cal.Rptr. 252 (Cal.CtApp.1985) (“[F]alse statements simply indicating that plaintiffs business goods were of inferior quality ... do not accuse plaintiff of dishonesty, lack of integrity or incompetence nor even imply any reprehensible personal characteristic, and are therefore not defamatory.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "[F]alse statements simply indicating that plaintiffs business goods were of inferior quality ... do not accuse plaintiff of dishonesty, lack of integrity or incompetence nor even imply any reprehensible personal characteristic, and are therefore not defamatory."
citation_b.sentence: U.S. Healthcare, Inc., 898 F.2d at 925 (statement by Blue Cross-Blue Shield asserting that personal choice insurance was “Better than HMO” not actionable as defamation claim by U.S. Healthcare, a leading provider of HMOs); See also Polygram Records, Inc. v. Superior Court, 170 Cal.App.3d 543, 550, 216 Cal.Rptr. 252 (Cal.CtApp.1985) (“[F]alse statements simply indicating that plaintiffs business goods were of inferior quality ... do not accuse plaintiff of dishonesty, lack of integrity or incompetence nor even imply any reprehensible personal characteristic, and are therefore not defamatory.”).