June 21, 2013

July’s New COPPA Requirements and Their Effect on Mobile Apps

As discussed on this blog, earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which are set to go into effect on July 1, 2013.  The COPPA amendments will have equally binding effects on both websites and mobile apps. New COPPA Requirements In essence, the […]

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Waivers of Class-Action Arbitration Enforceable

In what may have been the final assault on class-action arbitration waivers, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) does not permit courts to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they do not permit class arbitration of a federal-law claim.  Although the decision was brief, the reach of

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