What’s Happening? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested comment on whether to retain, modify or rescind the Green Guides, which were originally issued in 1992 and last revised in 2012. Comments are due April...more
3/2/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Claims ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Green Guides ,
Green Marketing ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Section 5 ,
Sustainability ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a pair of cases that provide it with the opportunity to severely restrict the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) authority to obtain equitable money relief in...more
7/27/2020
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTCA Section 13(b) ,
Misleading Statements ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Amidst mounting pressure to pursue cybersecurity more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the federal government’s most active enforcer in the space, has recently imposed increasingly stringent cybersecurity...more
8/22/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
LabMD ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Settlement Agreements
In June 2018, medical laboratory LabMD obtained the first-ever court decision overturning a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cybersecurity enforcement action. (The team directing that effort – led by Doug Meal and Michelle...more
3/14/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Injunctive Relief ,
LabMD ,
Popular ,
Remediation