FCC, Class Action, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

AD-ttorneys@law - August 2023 #2

BakerHostetler on 8/25/2023

“Blessing Loom” Scheme Unravels in FTC Settlement - Esoteric trappings can’t save pyramid-scheme-by-another-name - Neolawgism - By certain ironclad laws of demography, we aren’t allowed to add terms to the...more

February Privacy Report: FTC Expands Its Use of “Unfairness” Authority in GoodRx Matter

ArentFox Schiff on 3/2/2023

GoodRx Faces Million Dollar Proposed Penalty from FTC in First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule - Settlement reveals views on application of unfairness authority to sharing of sensitive...more

AD-ttorneys@law - August 2022 #2

BakerHostetler on 8/16/2022

FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more

AD-ttorneys@law - April 2022

BakerHostetler on 4/15/2022

Trade Secret Case Unravels Unequal Fashion Partnership - Small designer Mrinalini accuses fashion giant Valentino of spying, stealing and worse. The Royal She - In high fashion, creative output is the whole game -...more

AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #2

BakerHostetler on 5/12/2021

BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more

Telemedicine and Texting: Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/8/2021

Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring companies often want to maintain open communication channels with patients, whether it be scheduling, medication reminders, engagement pings, or even new product and service updates....more

COVID-19 Client Primer | Consumer Protection Enforcement Challenges in the Age of COVID-19

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 4/25/2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in its mission to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair commercial practices, has been particularly vigilant during the COVID-19 pandemic because of an expected increase in outright...more

Point of Sale Newsletter - January 2020

Benesch on 1/15/2020

Enacted in 1991 to stem the tide of telemarketing calls, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restricts “the making of telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or...more

Cruise Line Sails into Sea of TCPA Liability from Vendor’s Use of Soundboard Tech

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/11/2019

New communications technologies are being adopted at a rapid pace by industry. This has led to the emergence of legal questions over whether this new technology is regulated by the TCPA. One such question, which has seen...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.06.2019 | Top Story: Walgreens Boots Working With PE Firms to Go Private

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/6/2019

Bloomberg is reporting that Walgreens Boots is weighing a potential deal “to take the company private in what could become the largest leveraged buyout in history.” PE firms like KKR are apparently in the mix to assist in the...more

AD-ttorneys@law

BakerHostetler on 3/8/2019

ERSP Asks Investing Daily to Tone It Down - Programs asks what a typical investor’s experience is likely to yield - Hard Sell? Investing Daily is a website that promotes a handful of splashily titled publications...more

AD-ttorneys@law

BakerHostetler on 2/11/2019

Adhesive Company Hopes Made-in-USA Ruling Won’t Stick - J-B Weld to seek appeal of NAD’s discontinuation recommendation - Guilt Trip - If you’ve ever used glue from your desk drawer to fix a broken bowl or Hummel...more

AD-ttorneys@law

BakerHostetler on 1/5/2018

A basic tactic of shady internet advertisers relies on blurring the lines between “real” content and advertisements. Enough users are duped in this fashion to make the practice commonplace (and lucrative). Ad producers blend...more

AD-ttorneys@law

BakerHostetler on 8/30/2017

SharkNinja, manufacturer of the Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away vacuum, made some strong claims regarding the popularity of its product. In television ads and online, the company boasted that “America preferred … Shark” and...more

AD-ttorneys@law

BakerHostetler on 7/18/2017

Welcome to AD-ttorneys@law, BakerHostetler’s new weekly publication focused on keeping you up to date on legal and regulatory developments in advertising, marketing and digital media. With AD-ttorneys@law, you’ll get the...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/3/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the revised Privacy Shield and what companies should be doing to prepare for the new program, the FTC's reinstatement of its LabMD case, the European...more

TCPA Connect - December 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/17/2015

SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Issues Revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule - On November 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule setting forth a number of key amendments and clarifications to its...more

Advertising Law - September 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/28/2015

FTC Reviews Kids’ Apps for Privacy Progress - Three years after conducting a survey on apps directed to children, the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology Research and Investigation decided to check back with...more

Advertising Law - August 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/28/2015

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

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/4/2015

Seventh Circuit Decision May Make It Easier for Class Action Plaintiffs to Establish Standing in Data Breach Cases - The Seventh Circuit has issued a decision that could make it much easier for class action plaintiffs to...more

Advertising Law - July 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/24/2015

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

Advertising Law - February 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/23/2015

FCC Chair Announces New Net Neutrality Regs - The battle over net neutrality took a new turn when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intention to reclassify broadband service as a...more

Advertising Law - December 2014 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/19/2014

FCC Proposes Online Disclosures for Broadcast Contests - The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule change that would allow broadcast stations to disclose on the Internet the material terms for contests...more

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