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Flight schools win dismissal of US lawsuit over covertly filmed demo footage

By Melissa Ritti ( April 21, 2025, 17:19 GMT | Insight) -- A Texas judge on Friday endorsed as “persuasive” the Third Circuit US Court of Appeals’ test for assessing likely confusion in the context of a claim for false association, rejecting an aviation expert’s position that incorporation of video footage of him in training materials by two US flight schools is actionable under the Lanham Act. Lou Nemeth was granted 28 days leave to amend his complaint against ATP Flight Academy LLC and ATP Jet Simulation, however, with a US judge signaling the claims could yet be viable.A veteran commercial airline pilot and current director of flight operations, chief pilot, and pilot instructor for CAE Inc. saw his Lanham Act claim against ATP Flight Academy LLC and ATP Jet Simulation dismissed Friday....

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