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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (August 20, 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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Online Career Training Company to Pay $43.5 Million for Deceptive Practices Targeting Service Members

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The FTC reached a settlement with Career Step, LLC to resolve allegations that the company violated the FTC Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, and the Telemarketing...more

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Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - June 2023

The FTC is Coming Soon to a Phony Earnings Scheme and Celebrity Endorser Near You - The FTC is making good on its promises to protect consumers from phony get-rich-quick opportunities, wrapped in costly training programs,...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - March 2023

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Consumer Sues Pyrex Maker for False Made-in-the-States Claims - New class actions pick up where the FTC left off - Tempest in a Ten-Piece Glass Meal Prep Set - We love false made-in-the-USA claim narratives. They...more

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Consumer Finance Issues Command Supreme Court's Attention in Volatile Term

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The Supreme Court will consider several cases affecting the consumer financial services industry in its upcoming term, which starts October 5. The cases involve substantive issues of liability to consumers, questions relating...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – July 2020 #3

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Bumble Settles over Multistate Dating Lawsuit - Company allegedly renewed services without consent - All the Young Dudes - For a while there, online dating was beginning to look IRLish. ...more

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In This Issue: - FTC Pulls Hat Trick, Ices Three Made-in-USA Claims - Small Is Beautiful, But Is It Trustworthy? - Cali South Cuts Proposed Weight-Loss Class - FTC Approach to False Advertising Case ‘Not Rational,’...more

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In This Issue: - PopSugar Earns the Ire of Two New Fashionistas - Trader Joe’s Alkaline Water Gets the Class Action Hose - Freeze! Drop That Voicemail! - IAB Blockchain Group Helps Technology Come of Age - Six-Year...more

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Sonny and Bobby Le, brothers from Anaheim California, caught the Federal Trade Commission’s attention with a series of websites (titled Infinity Trampolines, Happy Trampoline, and Trampoline Jumpers) through which they sold...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - May 2017

Trust for TRUSTe’s COPPA Changes? FTC Seeks Comment - Changes may be coming to TRUSTe’s safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, and the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public...more

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Advertising Law - June 2016 #4

FTC Shuts Down Scam Touting Aid for Disabled Individuals - A telemarketer faces a Federal Trade Commission ban on claims that the sales of products would help disabled individuals....more

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Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - March 2016

Regulatory Whack-a-Mole: A Renewed Focus on Non-Hazardous Waste Recycling - Why it matters - In part due to a string of high-profile enforcements in multiple states, retailers by and large have evaluated the need to...more

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Advertising Law - July 2015 #2

EPIC Drives Uber Complaint to FTC - Uber’s recent legal woes continue. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) challenged the ride-sharing company’s new privacy policy and requested that the Federal Trade...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law -- May 23, 2013

SPECIAL FOCUS: CFPB - On May 9, 2013 the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”) that describes its enforcement actions and other activities during 2012 with...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law -- Dec 14, 2012

In This Issue: Hotel Web Sites Receive Warning Letters From the FTC; Not So Lucky? Jeans Brand to Pay $10M to Settle Text Message Suit; NAD: Environmental Claims for Cookware Products Are Overstated; Another “Natural”...more

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Advertising Law -- Nov 29, 2012

In This Issue: Could Papa John’s be Liable for $250 Million in a Spam Text Suit?; FTC Chair: COPPA Update by End of 2012, Do Not Track Will Take Longer; Calm Down! CSPI Targets Caffeinated Products; Confirmatory Opt-Out...more

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