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
Ad Group to FTC: Keep Right to Be Forgotten Out of U.S. -
Responding to a petition filed by Consumer Watchdog with the Federal Trade Commission seeking an expansion of the “Right to Be Forgotten” to the United States,...more
8/20/2015
/ Advertising ,
All Natural ,
Class Action ,
Credit ,
Credit Repair Services ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gift-Cards ,
Google ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Settlement ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
FTC And Florida AG Team up Against Medical Alert Systems -
Together with the Florida Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Lifewatch for allegedly using deceptive robocalls to urge older...more
7/24/2015
/ Attorney General ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Watchdog ,
Data Privacy ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Do Not Call List ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Google ,
Injunctive Relief ,
PayPal ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Text Messages ,
TracFone Wireless ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Try, Try Again: Lawmakers Reintroduce Do Not Track Kids Act -
A group of federal lawmakers reintroduced the Do Not Track Kids Act, a bill to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), with some changes...more
7/3/2015
/ Class Action ,
COPPA ,
Do Not Track ,
Email ,
Facebook ,
False Advertising ,
Google ,
Green Guides ,
Internet Privacy ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
LinkedIn ,
NAD ,
Netflix ,
Parental Consent ,
Product Pricing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retailers ,
Settlement ,
Social Networks ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unilever ,
Video Privacy Protection Act
FTC Consumer Protection Head Addresses Do’s, Don’ts for Privacy -
Calling the current advertising climate “a technological revolution at the intersection of marketing and consumer data,” Director of the Federal Trade...more
SPECIAL FOCUS: Adding You to My Professional Network Emails May End Up Being Costly for LinkedIn as Publicity Rights Suit Moves Forward:
A putative class action alleging that LinkedIn Corp. violated their right of...more
12/8/2014
/ Advertising ,
Anti-SLAPP ,
Communications Decency Act ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Google ,
LinkedIn ,
Mediation ,
NAD ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right of Publicity ,
Search Engines ,
SEO ,
Social Networks ,
Wyndham
Complimentary TCPA Update Webinar: The Year in Review and What Lies Ahead -
One year has passed since the implementation of the Federal Communication Commission’s revised Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules....more
9/22/2014
/ Advertising ,
Apple ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Minors ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Payments ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
TCPA ,
VPPA
FTC Sues “Yellow Pages” Scammers -
In three new complaints filed in Florida and Washington federal courts, the Federal Trade Commission requested a halt to the operations of Canada-based telemarketers that scammed...more