H&R Block court date may come a little late in Turbo Tax fight
H&R Block headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.
- Paul Koepp[1]
- Reporter- Kansas City Business Journal
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By the time H&R Block Inc. has its day in court on claims that the maker of Turbo Tax is running dishonest TV commercials, another entire month of the tax season will be gone.
U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan[6] set a hearing for March 4 on H&R Block’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block the ads. Last week, the judge declined to grant the Kansas City company (NYSE: HRB) a temporary restraining order.
H&R Block sued Intuit Inc. on Jan. 23, claiming the ads are misleading[7] by suggesting that H&R Block tax preparers are unskilled.
H&R Block also has taken out full-page ads in several newspapers defending its employees.
Paul writes about legal affairs and advertising and marketing.
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