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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - May 2013

by Wendell Bartnick, Cedric Burton, Caitlin Courtney, Wendy Devine, Tonia Klausner, Anna Pateraki, Tracy Shapiro, Gerard Stegmaier | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/17/2013

In this issue: - FTC Issues New Guidance for Disclosures in Online Advertising - European Regulators Opine on "Purpose Limitation" Principle – What Constitutes "Compatible Use" in the Context of Big Data?...more

FCC Seeks Comment on Healthcare Connect Fund Clarification

by Rebecca Jacobs, Mark Palchick | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 5/2/2013

The Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on a petition filed by the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) for reconsideration and clarification of the FCC’s recent Rural Health Care Support Mechanism Order....more

Two California Privacy Bills Introduced

by Jill Westmoreland | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/14/2013

California Assemblyman Isadore Hall introduced Assembly Bill 257 which addresses mobile privacy. The bill would codify many of the best practices proposed by the California Attorney General in her report titled “Privacy on...more

Florida Court Rejects FTC’s Interpretation of Its Own Healthcare Advertising Requirements

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/22/2012

The FTC requires that healthcare advertisements be substantiated with “competent and reliable scientific evidence.” What constitutes such evidence, however, is hotly debated. Not surprisingly, the FTC’s position is that...more

FTC Steps Up Enforcement on Health-related Claims in Advertising

by Duane Morris LLP on 10/31/2011

In a recent settlement with Reebok, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) clarified that it will impose substantial penalties, including restitution to consumers, on companies that make health-related claims without an...more

Advertising Law Newsletter - August 4, 2011

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/9/2011

In this issue: Manatt's Linda Goldstein to Present at WOMMA Webinar on Latest Marketing Issues Relating to Social Media; Industry Fights Government’s Nutrition Guidelines; Tweet This: Mendenhall Sues Over Terminated...more

FTC “Pomels” POM Wonderful and Other Companies for Making Allegedly False and Misleading Health Claims

by Mintz Levin - Antitrust on 10/8/2010

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) recent enforcement initiatives on health claims may be heading for a showdown. On September 27, 2010, the FTC issued a particularly detailed 25-page administrative complaint charging POM...more

Advertising Law - May 18, 2010

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/19/2010

In This Issue: *FDA Seeks Comment on Front-of-Package Food Labeling *FCC: Radio Station Should Be Fined for Breaking Its Own Rule *FTC, Florida File Suit Against Company that Sold a Cure for Alcoholism *USDA Launches...more

Advertising Law - April 14, 2010

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/15/2010

In This Issue: *Manatt Partners Among California’s Top IP Lawyers *Walgreens Settles with FTC Over Cold and Flu Supplement *Health Care Reform Includes Changes to Menu Labeling *Federal Reserve Issues New Rules on Gift...more