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As part of a flurry of activity this week before the change in its leadership, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed rulemakings regarding deceptive earnings claims by multilevel marketers and money-making...more
In what it describes as a “First-of-its-Kind Healthcare Generative AI Investigation”, the Texas Attorney General (AGO) recently reached a settlement agreement with an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare technology...more
On September 18, the Texas Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement agreement with Pieces Technologies, Inc. (“Pieces”), a Dallas-based healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) research and development firm, resolving...more
Utah AG Sean Reyes has secured a $42.5 million judgment against Real Estate Workshop and associated individuals and entities (collectively, “REW”) for their involvement in an alleged real estate investment fraud scheme that...more
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a policy statement “to put market participants on notice that the FTC intends to scrutinize improper Orange Book listings” and take “actions against companies and...more
Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against Biologics Health, LLC and Summit Partners Group, LLC, d/b/a Summit Health Centers, as well as their co-owners, for allegedly violating the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, the Door-to-Door...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (DCP or Division; collectively with the FTC, Plaintiffs) brought law enforcement actions against defendants Nudge LLC, Dean...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
In 2022 and early 2023, voting machine companies and the parents of school shooting victims won a string of court rulings against the media companies and personalities that had allegedly spread defamatory, viral lies about...more
Applying Georgia law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held that an E&O policy issued to a medical practice did not respond to a claim alleging violations of a state unfair and deceptive trade practices...more
On January 5, the FTC announced that two defendants will be permanently banned from the merchant cash advance and debt collection industries, and required to pay $675,000 to resolve allegations that they used deceptive and...more
When Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison announced in June 2020 that his office had filed a climate change lawsuit, the litigation strategy he described was relatively novel for a climate change case. Rather than...more
The FTC announced that it would be refunding over $2 million to senior citizens and retirees who purchased finance and health-related newsletters, books, and subscription services published by Agora Financial, LLC, NewMarket...more
Indiana AG Todd Rokita obtained a default judgment and a permanent injunction against debt collection agency New Britain Financial, LLC (“NBF”) and its owner Nelson Macwan for allegedly acting as a collector without a license...more
Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more
Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more
This Post at a Glance - - Company made false statements related to import duty charges - Investigation initiated by whistleblower complaint from company’s competitor - Trump Administration likely to impose...more
Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more
• Unsophisticated consumers eager to make a profit remain susceptible to representations by companies that are false and misleading, and constitute deceptive acts or practices in violation of the Federal Trade Commission...more
On June 30, 2017, the SEC and the U.S. Attorney brought parallel civil and criminal fraud charges against Renwick Haddow, the owner of an unregistered broker-dealer entity named InCrowd Equity Inc., and two corporate entities...more
Confidentiality Agreement Must be Expressly Preserved in New Employment Agreement. The decision in Meschino v. Frazier Industrial Co., 2015 WL 7295463, at *1 (D. Mass. Nov. 18, 2015) (Stearns, J.), underscores that an...more