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Ballard Spahr LLP

Vehicle Services Company CarShield Settles Complaint with FTC

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CarShield, a company that sells vehicle service contracts (VSCs), will pay $10 million to settle FTC allegations that its advertisements and telemarketing pitches deceived consumers, the agency announced on July 31....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FCC Reaches New Heights With $300M Robocall Fine

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its largest fine to date, totaling $299,997,000, in an action against an auto warranty scam robocall operation run by an international network....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sellers of Extended Auto Warranties Agree to Lifetime Telemarketing Ban To Avoid Trial In Case Alleging Deceptive Sales Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to focus on the automotive and related industries, with the FTC announcing on March 24, 2023 that it had entered into an agreement settling claims against operators of a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FCC proposes $300 million fine against auto warranty scam robocaller

On December 21, the FCC announced a nearly $300 million fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign for TCPA and Truth in Caller ID Act violations, “which is the largest robocall operation the FCC has ever...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.8.2020 | Top Story: Uber Sheds Long-Struggling Self-Driving Unit in Deal With Aurora

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After an ill-fated multi-year effort to develop a self-driving car, Uber (which spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the project) is “handing the autonomous vehicle effort over to a Silicon Valley start-up”—Aurora—along...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Courts Continue to Apply TCPA to Ringless Voicemail Services

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Dealers and automotive sales finance companies must proceed with caution when considering using ringless voicemail services to reach leads and current customers. The few courts that have considered the application of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Personal Jurisdiction/Forum Non Conveniens - The World in US Courts: Spring 2018

Forum Non Conveniens Not Available Where Moving Defendant Failed to Establish It Was Amenable to Process in an Alternative Forum - Arcelik A.S. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, United States District Court for the...more

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CFPB and DOJ Take Action Against Fifth Third Bank

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On September 28, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced two separate actions against Fifth Third Bank. The first action—brought only by the CFPB—relates to Fifth Third Bank’s marketing of credit card...more

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