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FTC Announces Major Expansion of Telemarketing Sales Rule

On March 7, the FTC announced it had finalized substantial revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (the proposed rule was discussed here). Since promulgated in 1995, the TSR has been amended four times, most recently in...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

Cozen O'Connor

Expensive Pets: Scammer Sells Badly Behaved Puppies As Highly Trained Service Dogs

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Virginia AG Mark Herring reached a settlement with service dog company Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers, Inc. and its owner (collectively “SDWR”) to resolve allegations that it misled consumers about the skills, training,...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. SEC takes emergency action against former state senator to halt digital asset scam

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to stop an alleged securities fraud by former Washington state senator David Schmidt and two others, who dishonestly...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - February 2017 #4

Not-So-Smart TV: Vizio Settles Over Data Collection - For installing software on smart TVs and collecting viewing data on 11 million consumers without their knowledge or consent, Vizio, Inc. will pay the Federal Trade...more

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