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Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

CarShield’s $10 Million Lesson: A Tale Of Deceptive Advertising

I was recently in the potential market for an extended car warranty. After a bit of research, I contacted CarShield to explore my options. I spoke with a representative who heartily congratulated me on qualifying for one of...more

Smart & Biggar

Cleaning up the Act: Canada's new greenwashing laws

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Last year, we discussed the ever-increasing interest in green branding and how marketing claims related to the environment are receiving increased scrutiny by Canadian regulatory authorities. It should therefore come as no...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 30, 2024)

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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

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 27, 2024)

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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

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Email Marketing Is Back!

As federal and state regulators continue to crack down on telemarketing and text message marketing, businesses are now transitioning back to email marketing to reduce Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) regulatory...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (December 18, 2023)

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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

Troutman Pepper

Michigan AG Launches Investigation Into Deceptive Practices by Pest Control Operators

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Last week, Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel formally launched an investigation under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) into the marketing and business practices of a group of interconnected pest control...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 10.5.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Go After Timeshare Exit Companies over Allegedly...more

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FTC Orders Social Media and Streaming Platforms to Outline Efforts to Combat Deceptive Advertisements

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The FTC issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms—Meta Platforms, Inc.; Instagram, LLC; YouTube, LLC; TikTok Inc.; Snap Inc.; Twitter, Inc.; Pinterest, Inc.; and Twitch Interactive, Inc.—requiring them...more

BakerHostetler

Instead of Shining a Light on Dark Patterns, New FTC Report Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

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For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. Regulators have frequently railed against dark patterns that purport to manipulate user choices, usually...more

Venable LLP

Rental Review Roundup: FTC Targets Deceptive “Testi-phony-al” Scheme to Lure Renters to Paid Housing Platform

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​​​​​​​Last week the Federal Trade Commission and six states sued rental listing platform Roomster, Corp. along with its owners for allegedly charging consumers for access to phony listings bolstered by fake reviews it had...more

White and Williams LLP

After Reaching Last-Minute Deal, Massachusetts House and Senate Pass Retail and Online Sports Betting Bill

On Monday, August 1, 2022, the Massachusetts House and Senate reached a last-minute deal to legalize retail and online sports betting throughout the state. The bill, which Governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign in the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Vermont Attorney General Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing Tactics

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Vermont AG T.J. Donovan filed a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies Exxon Mobil Corporation, Shell Oil Company, Sunoco LP, CITGO Petroleum Corporation, and related companies over allegations that they used deceptive and...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Recent Decision Adds Additional Risk For Pennsylvania-based Businesses; Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law Widens

It’s never been a better time to shop, work or spend leisure time at home – the internet and television are flooded with advertisements for amazing products with the ability to improve our lives and make things easier....more

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FTC Takes First Action Under COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charged chiropractor Eric Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC (collectively, “Quickwork”) with allegedly using false and deceptive claims to market products as scientifically proven to...more

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Anti-Discrimination Clarification From CFPB | $110 Million Charity Scam | Deceptive Claims re: CBD Cures

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2022 AG Elections- Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion- •Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022. •Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | The Law of Advertising

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Kilpatrick Townsend partners Ty Lord and Laura Miller and Jeremy Liebman, Senior Counsel at Krispy Kreme, recently discussed “The Law of Advertising” at an Association of Corporate Counsel CLE (Charlotte Chapter)....more

ArentFox Schiff

New Guidelines Cement FTC’s Strong Influence Over Influencer Marketing

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this month issued new guidance on the use of social media influencers in marketing campaigns. And though it breaks little new ground, the guidance provides perhaps the clearest examples yet...more

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MarkIt to Market® - October 2019: Zero Stars: FTC Settles with Skincare Company Over Fake Online Reviews

Until recently, Texas skincare company Sunday Riley was one of the shining stars of the lucrative cosmetics market – its products were featured at high-end retailers such as Sephora and Nordstrom, high-profile influencers and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Considers Updating Regs for Negative Option Marketing

Negative option marketing is a common form of marketing whereby the absence of affirmative consumer action constitutes consent to be charged for goods or services. Such marketing is widely used and can provide benefits to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ad Agency Pays FTC $2M in Record Deal

In the largest payment ever made by an advertising agency in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action, Marketing Architects agreed to pay $2 million over allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight loss products....more

McDermott Will & Emery

District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Deception Claims against Brewer

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On January 17, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision in yet another putative class action alleging that a beer brand’s labeling and marketing was false and deceptive....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Deceptive Marketing Practices Cost Bank $5M

A state-chartered bank based in Missouri must pay $5 million pursuant to a Consent Order with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System resulting from charges of deceptive marketing practices....more

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Competitors Push Back With False Advertising Laws

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In a time when the “disruptive” label is far from viewed as pejorative and, in fact, deemed essential for many new business models, existing market participants looking to fight back are turning to powerful federal and state...more

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