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FTC Bans Lead Generator from Participating in Robocalls in $7 Million Settlement

Venable LLP on 1/9/2024

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Proposed Stipulated Order with lead generator Response Tree LLC and its president, resolving allegations that the company violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 30, 2023)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/31/2023

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

What to Expect From the Biden FCC

Perkins Coie on 11/18/2020

What can we expect from the Federal Communications Commission from the incoming administration of President-elect Biden? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we know that the president-elect has pledged to “build back better,”...more

Maryland District Court Dismisses Majority Of Claims In Putative Class Action Against Media Company

A&O Shearman on 2/11/2020

On February 4, 2020, Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed certain claims in a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update October 2019 #1

Cozen O'Connor on 10/4/2019

Consumer Protection- FTC Files Lawsuit Against Online Dating Service Operator Over Alleged Fraud- The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Match Group, Inc.—which operates Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid,...more

“Red Herring” or “Alternate [U-verse]”? Court Allows Cable Network to Go Beyond Written Contract in Claims Against Distributor

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 8/16/2016

2015 and 2016 saw a wave of transactions among cable, satellite, and other linear programming distributors: AT&T & DirecTV, Altice and Suddenlink, etc. That transactional wave is beginning to spawn a litigation wave,...more

FCC Proposes Record $100 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Open Internet Transparency Rule

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/23/2015

If you work for a broadband service provider and haven’t recently reviewed your FCC-mandated network management “transparency” disclosures posted on your website, we suggest you make that the next thing you do after reading...more

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