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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 17, 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

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 8.1.2024

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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: •District of Columbia AG Secures Record $3.75 Million...more

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Indecent Disclosure: FTC Slams Advertisers and Influencers for Failure to Divulge Material Connections

Last June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its revised Endorsement Guides, the handbook for business practices that may be unfair or deceptive in violation of the FTC Act. The Endorsement Guides had been last...more

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Ethicon Settles with Kentucky AG for $10 Million over Allegedly Deceptive Marketing of Pelvic Mesh Products

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Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron settled with Ethicon, Inc. and affiliated entities for almost $10 million over allegations that Ethicon’s marketing of its polypropylene pelvic mesh surgical devices violated the Kentucky Consumer...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC and DOJ Reach Settlement Banning Background Search Website From Negative Option Marketing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with MyLife.com, Inc., an online seller of consumer background reports, which bans MyLife from engaging in deceptive negative option...more

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New Class Action Claims Non-Compliance with Mortgage Forbearance Mandates

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Millions of homeowners have signed up for a forbearance under the CARES Act, which gives homeowners with a federally-backed mortgage loan the right to obtain a temporary reduction or suspension of mortgage payments by way of...more

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Big Win For General Mills as Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Contaminated Cheerios Class Action

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On May 20, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against General Mills for its alleged failure to disclose the presence of a harmful chemical in its Cheerios cereal....more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – May 2020

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies....more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Online Reviews Become a Focus of the FTC

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Who doesn't love an online review? My family rarely buys anything of consequence without checking the reviews first. Online reviews allow us to get the skinny on anything and everything. In fact, my husband even reads reviews...more

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Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems (Spring 2019)

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This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. The U.S. department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued new guidance concerning the customer...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Putting Individuals In The (Urth)Box: FTC Goes After Individual Executives For Unfair And Deceptive Practices

In an increasing trend, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined other federal regulators seeking to hold individuals – not just companies – liable in enforcement proceedings. The most recent target was San Francisco-based...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Nestlé’s Non-Disclosure of Child and Slave Labor Issues on Packaging Not Deceptive or Unfair, Massachusetts Federal Court Holds

Though child and slave labor is “widespread, reprehensible, and tragic,” a federal court in the District of Massachusetts found it was not deceptive for Nestlé to omit from product labels that those practices (allegedly)...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Second Circuit Dismisses Claims of Would-Be Ad-Blockers

On November 22, 2017, the Second Circuit in Heskiaoff v. Sling Media affirmed the dismissal of a class action complaint against Sling Media that alleged deceptive business practices in connection with Sling’s introduction of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

To Disclose or Not To Disclose: The FTC’s Dueling Concurrences over Deceptive Omissions in Lenovo

On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it and 32 state attorneys general had settled charges with Lenovo, Inc., regarding the company’s practice of pre-loading advertising software on its...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

NY Medical Providers: Use Caution When Soliciting Positive Reviews on Consumer-Review Websites

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Consumers often seek online reviews of a business on platforms such as Yelp, CitySearch, Yahoo and Google Plus Pages before purchasing products or services. This includes patients seeking online reviews of a physician or...more

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