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The Briefing: Shedding Light on ‘Willful Blindness’: Brandy Melville v Redbubble
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Unauthorized sellers can damage your brand in many ways. One way is in relation to customer reviews of your products. Unauthorized sellers provide poor customer service, use poor or incorrect content and marketing assets, and...more
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top The New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) fined fast-fashion company, Shein Distribution Corporation (“SHEIN”), $1.9 million for failing to properly handle a data breach in...more
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: •Republican AGs to DOE: Appliance Efficiency Rule is a...more
In a lengthy ruling, a Seattle federal judge has allowed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with its groundbreaking case alleging that Amazon’s Prime online subscription marketing tactics constituted deceptive...more
New lawsuits that were recently filed in California echo some of the “cookie” conversations my colleagues and I have been having with online merchants and retail clients....more
Today’s mobile workforce means that many employees blend their personal and professional lives on the same devices, possibly putting organizations’ data at risk. During the holiday season, in the search for gifts, low prices,...more
On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and a coalition of seventeen State Attorneys General filed a long-expected suit accusing Amazon of violating federal and state antitrust law. The 172-page complaint...more
In today’s digital world, online marketplaces have become hotspots for organized crime, particularly relating to the sale of stolen and counterfeit goods by third-party sellers. These fraudulent sales mislead consumers, cost...more
Thank you for reading the July 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we continue our three-part series that closely examines ways to lose trademark rights with a discussion of genericide. We...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that Amazon used digital marketing tactics known as “dark patterns” to trick millions of customers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime auto-renewing subscriptions, while...more
On June 27, 2023, the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (the INFORM Act) took full effect. The INFORM Act aims to add more transparency to online transactions and to prevent...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
The INFORM Consumers Act (“INFORM Act”), which went into effect on June 27, 2023, is aimed at increasing the transparency of online marketplaces so that consumers can verify who they are purchasing goods from. The penalty for...more
On June 27, 2023, the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (the “INFORM Consumers Act” or the “Act”) went into effect. The INFORM Consumers Act applies to online marketplaces...more
The recent suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) represents the latest guidance in the rapidly evolving patchwork of federal and state laws that govern online subscription models. Any company offering subscription...more
You may have missed it, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hasn’t. On June 27, 2023, the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (the INFORM Consumers Act) is live and...more
As we’ve written here, a brand new law governing online marketplaces and sellers takes effect TODAY, Tuesday, June 27. The new law (the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act, or...more
Individuals or businesses that operate online marketplaces should be aware of a new law that went into effect yesterday (Jun 27, 2023). The “Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers...more
On June 20, the FTC sent 50 letters to online marketplaces nationwide notifying them of their obligation to comply with the INFORM Consumers Act (the “Act”) set to take effect on June 27. The Act “imposes obligations on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has signaled its plans to move swiftly and vigorously against online marketplaces that are not compliance ready for the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Market Retail...more
On June 20, the FTC announced that it has sent letters to 50 online marketplaces nationwide notifying them about their obligations to comply with the new Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces...more
The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act, also known as the INFORM Consumers Act, was passed by Congress in December of 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of...more
Social media has completely overhauled the way businesses market themselves, and in turn, has elevated the importance and influence of online customer reviews. Online transactions often prompt an ensuing pop-up window asking...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the INFORM Act will take effect on June 27. Businesses with an online presence should understand what the new law means and how to prepare to avoid penalties. See Gibney’s prior...more
Congress sometimes passes legislation in a quite dramatic manner, with countless hearings, headlines, statements, and discourse. Other times, things happen just a bit more quietly, with language appearing in an omnibus...more