Ad industry groups and other organizations sent a letter to the state legislature with specific suggestions for revising the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
Federal lawmakers are considering the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017, a new bill that would regulate the storage online of certain types of personal consumer information....more
Apple scored a victory in a data security suit when a California federal court judge denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class of consumers asserting false advertising claims....more
New in False Advertising Lawsuits: Security Systems and Oatmeal -
Class action complaints alleging false advertising run the gamut of products and services, and recent lawsuits filed across the country bear this...more
3/25/2016
/ CLRA ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Internet Retailers ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Misrepresentation ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Personal Liability ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unfair Pricing
Tech Company Settles With FTC Over Installation of Apps Without Permission -
A technology company that allegedly replaced a Web browser game with a program that installed apps on mobile devices without permission has...more
3/10/2016
/ Advertising ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Mobile Apps ,
Network Security ,
Scams ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Ending Challenge to FTC's Data Security Authority, Wyndham Settles -
In a significant development, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts reached a deal with the Federal Trade Commission in the high-profile litigation that began...more
1/15/2016
/ Advertising ,
AFTRA ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Labeling ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Mail ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Organic ,
SAG ,
Wyndham
Copper-Infused Apparel Company Settles With FTC for $1.4M -
Tommie Copper, Inc. and company founder Thomas Kallish reached a deal with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that they misled consumers by claiming...more
12/22/2015
/ Advertising Substantiation ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DraftKings ,
Electronic Frontier Foundation ,
False Advertising ,
FanDuel ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Internet of Things ,
Student Privacy ,
Website Accessibility
New York AG Asks Court to Bench DFS -
In the continuing drama surrounding Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman responded to lawsuits by DraftKings and FanDuel by seeking a...more
12/4/2015
/ Advertising Substantiation ,
Attorney General ,
Data Security ,
Dietary Supplements ,
DraftKings ,
FanDuel ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Section 5 ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Sharing Is Caring? New Report Documents Apps Sharing User Data at High Rates -
A new report has revealed that Apple and Android apps share information with third parties at high rates.
Testing 55 of the most popular...more
11/30/2015
/ Android ,
Apple ,
Attorney General ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cox Communications ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
DraftKings ,
FanDuel ,
Fantasy Sports ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Parody ,
Personal Data
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Application of VPPA to Free App -
The latest decision interpreting the application of the Video Privacy Protection Act in the context of twenty-first century technology provides positive news for...more
10/30/2015
/ Analytics ,
App Developers ,
Business & Professions Code ,
Cartoon Network ,
Chilling Effect ,
Class Action ,
Consumers Legal Remedies Act ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Davis v. Electronic Arts ,
Electronic Arts ,
False Advertising ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Misrepresentation ,
Mobile Apps ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Name and Likeness ,
NFL ,
Nordstrom Inc. ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retailers ,
Right of Publicity ,
SCOTUS ,
Smartphones ,
Standing ,
Subscribers ,
The Copyright Act ,
Third-Party ,
Transformative Use ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unfair Pricing ,
Video Games ,
VPPA
With EU Safe Harbor Invalidated, Companies Ask: What Now? -
What happens now?:
That is the question that businesses across the country are asking after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) threw out the...more
10/23/2015
/ Attorney General ,
Bayer ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Class Action ,
Consent Order ,
Contempt ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Discount Retailers ,
Edward Snowden ,
ESPN ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
False Advertising ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insider Breach ,
Insider Trading ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Misrepresentation ,
Model Contracts ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Online Gaming ,
Order to Show Cause ,
Personal Data ,
Restitution ,
SCC ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair Competition ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
"Flying Rabbi" Suit Crash Lands in NY Appellate Court -
A New York man was unsuccessful in his lawsuit accusing Jimmy Kimmel of misappropriating his image during a skit on the late night TV show, Jimmy Kimmel...more
10/16/2015
/ Advertising ,
Comparative Advertising ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Claims ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misappropriation ,
Mobile Apps ,
NAD ,
Name and Likeness ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Online Endorsements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Public Interest ,
Puffery ,
Redress Payments ,
Right to Privacy ,
Section 5 ,
Social Media ,
Television Shows ,
Truth in Advertising ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Video Privacy ,
YouTube
Commercials Pulled After Endorser Admits 9/11 Lies -
The revelation that an endorser lied about his whereabouts on September 11 led a national sports-themed restaurant chain to stop airing commercials where the actor...more
10/9/2015
/ Advertising ,
Air Pollution ,
Celebrities ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Encryption ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Instagram ,
Parental Consent ,
Pinterest ,
Section 5 ,
Social Media ,
Startups ,
Television Commercials ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Volkswagen
Third Circuit Affirms FTC's Power to Regulate Data Security Practices -
Affirming the power of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate corporate cybersecurity, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the agency...more
9/17/2015
/ Celebrity Endorsements ,
Cost-Benefit Analysis ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
GMO ,
Governor Brown ,
Jared Fogle ,
Labeling ,
Made in the USA ,
Michael Jordan ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right of Publicity ,
Section 5 ,
Subway ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In Case You Missed It: Possible Jail Time for TCPA Violations, Microsoft Gets Slammed With Solicitation Scam Class Action, and 'Do Not Disturb' Technology Gets Pushed on FCC -
The world of the Telephone Consumer...more
8/28/2015
/ Alzheimer's ,
Amarin ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Do Not Disturb ,
FCC ,
FDA Approval ,
FDA Warning Letters ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
FTC Act ,
GRAS ,
Instagram ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Morgan Stanley ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Off-Label Use ,
Payday Loans ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Section 5 ,
TCPA ,
Third-Party
Internet Cafes Lose a Bet With the California Supreme Court -
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court upheld an injunction against the operators of Internet cafes that offered “sweepstakes” games the Court...more
8/7/2015
/ Advertising ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Attorney General ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCC ,
Hackers ,
Imminent Harm ,
Internet Cafes ,
Marijuana ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Online Gaming ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
TCPA
SPECIAL FOCUS: The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Octane Fitness Decision on Lanham Act Litigation -
For the second time in recent years, a Supreme Court decision in a patent case is having a major impact on Lanham Act...more
5/30/2015
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
eBay ,
Exceptional Case ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Lanham Act ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Retailers ,
SCOTUS ,
Song-Beverly Credit Card Act ,
ZIP Codes
Data Breach Notification, Cyber Sharing Bills Move Forward -
As multiple privacy and data security bills wend their way through the legislative process, three proposals have made significant steps forward. ...more