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Walmart challenges FTC’s constitutionality in motion to dismiss

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Perhaps ushering in a new wave of similar challenges, Walmart is challenging the FTC’s constitutionality in its motion to dismiss the FTC’s lawsuit filed in June 2022. In the lawsuit, the FTC alleges that Walmart violated...more

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SDNY Issues Two Rulings in Closely Watched Enforcement Action Against Ripple Labs

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The SEC's Enforcement Action Against Ripple - In December 2020, the SEC commenced an enforcement action against Ripple and two of its senior executives alleging that the defendants violated Section 5 of the Securities Act of...more

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Federal district court denies motion of merchant cash advance providers to dismiss FTC lawsuit

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A New York federal district court has denied the motion filed by two merchant cash advance providers and their chief executive officer and president to dismiss the FTC’s lawsuit alleging they engaged in unfair and deceptive...more

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Lawsuit Alleging that LATX Tokens are Securities Survives Motion to Dismiss

On December 10th, 2018, a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey denied Latium Network, Inc. (“Latium”) and its co-founders’ motion to dismiss a class action alleging violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act...more

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In This Issue: - FTC Enforcement Action Slain by 11th Circuit - Chris Farley IP Holder Settles With Bike Company - California Pushes Auto-Renewal Regs in New Directions - Plaintiff Should Cop to COPPA, Google Claims -...more

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"Two Cops On the Beat Is Nothing Unusual": Ninth Circuit Reverses Panel Decision, Rules FTC Act's "Common Carrier" Exemption is...

On February 26, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an en banc decision in FTC v. AT&T holding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act’s “common carrier” exemption is activity-based, reversing the...more

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Court Trims FTC Complaint Asserting Deception and Unfairness Claims

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Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed three of six claims the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asserted against D-Link Systems (D-Link) related to its sale of routers and IP cameras...more

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Court Rules on D-Link Motion to Dismiss in FTC Matter

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On September 19, 2017, Judge Donato of the Northern District of California ruled on Defendant D-Link System Inc.’s (D-Link) Motion to Dismiss, which challenged claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that D-Link’s...more

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Another Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call for Business

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On August 24, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released its long-awaited ruling in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Hotels, affirming the FTC's enforcement powers in the cybersecurity sphere. The...more

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FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

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UPDATE: Third Circuit Affirms FTC’s Data Security Authority in Wyndham

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released its much-anticipated ruling in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. on August 24, 2015, unanimously upholding the FTC’s authority to regulate companies’...more

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