Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law

What’s That Charge on My Mobile Phone Bill? The FTC Wants to Know

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/26/2013

“Cramming” – while it sounds like the experience of being in the middle row of a cross-country flight – actually refers to unauthorized charges on phone bills. Residential and business telecommunications customers have...more

Advertising Law - Apr 25, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/26/2013

- Marc Roth Invited to Present on Privacy Issues in Marketing at NYC Bar CLE Program: On May 3, 2013, the New York City Bar Center for CLE and the Brand Activation Association (formerly the Promotion Marketing...more

A Q&A With Jeff Ifrah on the FTC’s Latest Draconian Tactics

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/23/2013

Some lawyers who deal regularly with the Federal Trade Commission in investigations of allegedly false and deceptive online advertising have noticed that the agency is beginning to take steps in these investigations that are...more

Supreme Court Raises The Bar For Class Actions

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/28/2013

Today the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a pivotal decision, holding that as a prerequisite for certification of a class action, a plaintiff must introduce admissible evidence to show that the case is susceptible to awarding...more

"Supreme Court Reverses Massive Antitrust Class Action Against Comcast"

by Brian Baggetta, John Beisner, Jessica Miller, Michael Scudder | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/28/2013

On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, reversed a sprawling class action encompassing more than 2 million current and former Comcast subscribers who alleged violations of federal antitrust laws. See...more

Consumer Products Settlements Containing Cy Pres Distributions Receiving Increased Scrutiny

by Nicole Skolout | BakerHostetler on 3/27/2013

In a recent decision, In re Baby Products Antitrust Litigation, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 3379 (3d Cir. Feb. 19, 2013), the Third Circuit vacated the district court’s order approving a $35.5 million class action settlement which...more

New FTC Advertising Guidelines Are Worth a Review

by Shep Davidson | Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/22/2013

In a recent post, I discussed how a company could be liable for referencing a third-party’s unbiased endorsement if, unbeknownst to that company, the basis for the endorsement turned out to be unjustified. In another...more

Advertising News & Analysis - March 14, 2013

by Ellen Traupman Berge, Thomas Gilbertsen, Maggie Grace, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Jonathan L. Pompan | Venable LLP on 3/18/2013

In this issue: - FTC’s .com Disclosures: New Media Still Subject to Old Rules - Paper, Plastic...or Mobile? FTC Issues Report on Mobile Payments - Why So Negative on Negative Option? - Cy Pres...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case

by Michael Rosensaft, Allison Wuertz | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/31/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment against three individual defendants finding that the district court correctly used net revenue to calculate damages. Defendant-appellants were...more

On-Line Privacy: The FTC Snuffs Out A “History Sniffer”

by Matthew Borick | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 1/10/2013

Most people seem to know that on-line browsing does not occur in a vacuum. As we browse the Web the sites we visit send “cookies” to our browsers that allow those sites to recognize us and keep track of our activity on them....more

“All Natural” False Advertising Class Certified in Arizona Iced Tea Case

by Alexis Amezcua, Rebekah Kaufman | Morrison & Foerster - Private Surgeon... on 12/4/2012

A federal judge in the Northern District of California has certified a California class of Arizona Iced Tea purchasers. What is striking is that the court only certified a class for declaratory and injunctive relief and...more

FTC and States Target “Cardholder Services” Robocalls

by BuckleySandler LLP on 11/14/2012

On November 1, the FTC announced that courts have granted temporary restraining orders in five cases in which the FTC alleged that the defendants placed automated calls to consumers to make allegedly deceptive “no-risk”...more

FTC Cracks Down on Illegal Telemarketing in Debt Relief Scheme and Issues Agenda for Robocall Summit

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 10/15/2012

In an action filed by the Federal Trade Commission, a California district court has issued a temporary restraining order against the operators of debt relief companies that the agency says not only made false representations...more

Ninth Circuit Find Defendant in Violation of FTC Consent Decree and Affirms District Court's Contempt Order

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/12/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding that defendant had violated a consent decree entered into with the Federal Trade Commission in which defendant had agreed to clearly and...more

Advertising Law -- August 24, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/27/2012

In This issue: Long-Running False Advertising Class Action Resolved with $3.3 Million Payment; FTC Issues Record Fine Against Google; Jiffy Lube Agrees to $47M Tune-Up in Spam Text Suit; Coppertone’s Claims Burned...more

Advertising Law -- August 16, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/16/2012

In This Issue: FTC Seeks Additional Comments on COPPA; Nestlé Gets False Ad Suit Dismissed, Despite FTC Settlement; Bag it: NAD Examines Claims About Bag Seal Strength; Running the Gamut: An Update on Toning Shoe...more

Advertising Law -- July 27, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/30/2012

In This Issue: Report: Google to Pay $22.5 Million Fine to FTC Over Privacy Violations; “Barefoot” Class Actions Run into Court; $9M Netflix Privacy Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval; NAD Cleans Up Vacuum Claims; and...more

Advertising News & Analysis - June 7, 2012

by Venable LLP on 6/11/2012

In this issue: - Make Your Voice Heard! - FTC Workshop Examines Online/Mobile Disclosures - Oreck Coughs Up $700K Over Virus, Bacteria, Mold, and Allergen Claims - NAD Tells Ocean Spray That Taste Test...more

Advertising Law -- May 31, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/4/2012

In This Issue: Chris Cole Invited to Speak at The NLJ’s 2012 Complex Litigation Breakfast Series; Federal Judge Prevents Class Counsel Feast on Domino’s Pizza Third-Party Robocalls; FTC Obtains Court Order Enjoining...more

Advertising Law -- May 25, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/30/2012

In This Issue: Manatt Partner Ivan Wasserman Invited to Speak at ABA’s Food & Supplements Workshop; FTC Brings Contempt Motion Against Largest Third-Party Billing Company; Stay Denied: Federal Court Gives Green Light to...more

POM Wonderful: Advertising Claims Regarding Health Benefits of Pomegranate Juice and Supplement Found Deceptive

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/25/2012

Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell has upheld a Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) complaint accusing POM Wonderful LLC (“POM Wonderful”), the maker of best-selling POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice (“POM...more

FTC Prevails In Case Against Pom Wonderful: Court Issues 20-Year Injunction Barring Unsubstantiated Health Claims

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 5/25/2012

Earlier this week an administrative law judge ruled in favor of the FTC in its closely watched trial against Pom Wonderful, finding that years of advertising by Pom Wonderful falsely exaggerated the health benefits of...more

Spring Cleaning: FTC Announces Settlement with Oreck Corporation Regarding Vacuum Cleaner and Air Purifier Claims

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 5/23/2012

The Federal Trade Commission has been busy. On the heels of its $40 million settlement with Skechers, one of the largest of its kind, the Commission yesterday announced that it has settled with Oreck Corporation regarding...more

Advertising Law -- May 17, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/21/2012

In This Issue: PMA To Be Represented by Manatt Partner Linda Goldstein on FTC Panel; Manatt Partner Jeff Edelstein to Lead CLE Privacy Law Webinar Session; Thanks to the FTC, Defendants Won’t “Get Rich Quick” on...more

FTC Warns Marketers to “Shape Up or Tone Down”

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/21/2012

Actually, the full quote was “shape up your substantiation or tone down your claims” and the FTC official who said it was speaking at the announcement of a settlement with Skechers, the leading maker of “toning” fitness...more

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