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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 16, 2022)

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Alvaro Bedoya Sworn in as FTC Commissioner Following Senate Confirmation. On May 16, Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as FTC Commissioner. The U.S. Senate confirmed Bedoya to the FTC’s open Commissioner on May 11. ...more

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Statutory Damages Are ‘Penalties’ According to the Tenth Circuit

In Ace American Insurance Co. v. Dish Network, the Tenth Circuit ruled that statutory damages and injunctive relief under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) are uninsurable “penalties” under Colorado law, affirming...more

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FTC Accuses Student Loan Debt Relief Operation of Deceiving Consumers

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On February 7, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced an enforcement action against a student loan debt relief operation, claiming it deceived consumers out of $28 million by falsely promising that their monthly...more

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CFPB sues nation’s largest debt-settlement services provider

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The CFPB has filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against Freedom Debt Relief (FDR) and its CEO for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). ...more

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Dish Network hit with record $280 million civil penalty and far-reaching injunctive relief for do not call violations

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An Illinois federal judge ordered Dish Network to pay the federal government $168 million for violating the FTC’s Telephone Sales Rule (“TSR”). The judgment is the largest civil penalty ever obtained for a violation of the...more

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Advertising Law - July 2015 #4

FTC And Florida AG Team up Against Medical Alert Systems - Together with the Florida Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Lifewatch for allegedly using deceptive robocalls to urge older...more

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