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Utah AG Brings Consumer Protection Suit Against TikTok

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Utah AG Sean D. Reyes filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. alleging violations of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act and seeking civil penalties, restitution, damages, and a permanent injunction barring TikTok from future...more

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NJ AG Enters into Consent Order with Mortgage Servicer

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On July 1,​​​​​​​ 2023, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection (Division) entered into a consent order with a national mortgage servicer. According to the Division’s press release, the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Is Your Green Marketing Deceptive? Look To The FTC Green Guides To Limit The Risk Of An FTC Enforcement Action

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In the mid-2000s, businesses unleashed “a virtual tsunami of environmental marketing,” responding to increased consumer demand for products and services perceived to be environmentally friendly, or “green.”1 This consumer...more

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The Scope Of SEC Defendants' Jury Trial Right: Part 4

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This is the last of four articles examining the scope of the Seventh Amendment jury trial right as applied to the facts that set the maximum monetary penalty a judge may impose against a civil defendant in a U.S. Securities...more

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The 'Palmetto Put-Down' Endangers Drug Cos. Nationwide

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On Feb. 25, 2015, nearly two years after argument, the South Carolina Supreme Court directed entry of a $136 million judgment against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. These civil penalties stemmed from a suit brought by the...more

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Antitrust-Related Recent Developments: DOJ settles gun-jumping case, FTC issues fines for failure to submit HSR filing and FTC...

DOJ fines particleboard manufacturers $4.95 million for gun-jumping violations - On Friday, November 7, 2014, two companies agreed to pay $4.95 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) allegations that the...more

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