News & Analysis as of

False Advertising E-Commerce

Benesch

Google Faces Eight-Figure Settlements Following Data Privacy Claims

Benesch on

Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - September 2023

Suit Alleging Madison Reed Hair Color Claims Are Deceptive Will Live to "Dye" Another Day - Allegations that Madison Reed misrepresented the safety and quality of its at-home hair dying products survived a motion to...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC Acts to Stop Alleged Real Estate and Online Commerce Coaching Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Consumers

Hinch Newman LLP on

As previously blogged about here by FTC defense lawyer, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute those that advertise, market, distribute, promote and sell...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Don’t Miss Out! Competition Bureau Releases New Deceptive Marketing Guidance

Stikeman Elliott LLP on

The Competition Bureau published its sixth volume of the Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest on April 17. The latest edition looks at the use of fake scarcity cues in online marketplaces and provides an update on drip...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Reports Rise in “Dark Pattern” Tactics in Consumer Markets

On September 15, the FTC released a report, Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, that shows an increase in the use of sophisticated “dark pattern” design practices by retailers intended to manipulate consumers into making...more

K&L Gates LLP

Not-So-Free Shipping: Yeezy Brand to Pay US$950,000 Over Late Shipping Under California Consumer Protection Laws

K&L Gates LLP on

Supply chain disruptions, coupled with a surge in online shopping, have led to overstretched companies and impatient customers. The supply chain crisis continues to cause shipping delays across the nation as companies...more

K&L Gates LLP

Combatting the Rise in False Advertising by White-Label Manufacturers on the Internet

K&L Gates LLP on

Due to the rise and dominance of eCommerce and Internet marketplaces as a sales channel, many U.S. manufacturers face increasing competition from Chinese and other international companies flooding cheaper, white-label...more

Bracewell LLP

Consumer Protection Law in the UAE

Bracewell LLP on

On 10 November 2020, President of the United Arab Emirates His Highness Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No. (15) of 2020 on Consumer Protection (the “Consumer Protection Law”), which repealed Federal Law No....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.31.2020 | Top Story: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is Out After Eight Years at the Helm

Robins Kaplan LLP on

In a week that’s already seen plenty of C-suite shakeups, we’ve learned that Ginni Rometty is stepping down from her role as CEO at IBM. The company’s cloud computing chief, Arvind Krishna, will take over for her, though...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Be a Good Influencer: FTC Releases "Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers" Guide

Hudson Cook, LLP on

Remember when you were a teenager and rules seemed excessive and tiresome to follow? And remember getting grounded because you missed curfew ("nothing good happens after midnight") or skipped school ("Bueller? … Bueller?…")?...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.24.2019 | Top Story: Lawmakers Grill Zuckerberg on Libra and Political Ads

Robins Kaplan LLP on

We didn’t get flop sweat Zuck, but it was still a hot seat indeed for Facebook’s founder and CEO on the Hill yesterday, who fielded a wide range of questions from Libra to political freedom of expression on his platform....more

Hogan Lovells

China issues its second Draft E-Commerce Law

Hogan Lovells on

On 7 November 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC“) published the second draft of the E-commerce Law, “Draft“). The goal of the Draft is to regulate China’s burgeoning e-commerce sector, and...more

Benesch

Don’t Wish Too Hard: Ohio Federal Court Tosses Class Claims in Consumer Case for Failure to Allege Actual Damages

Benesch on

Wish.com is a website that sells, you guessed it, goods. Lots of them. Clothing, watches, smartphone cases, fishing lures, jewelry, handbags, Pokémon cards, electronics, shoes. Most are inexpensive and made in China, from...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide