July 24, 2014

Federal Trade Commission Provides Additional COPPA Amendment Guidance

As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), effective on July 1, 2013, that serve to: (i) strengthen online privacy protection for children under 13 years of age; and (ii) ensure that parents are given an increased role in controlling their children’s online […]

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Deceptive Advertising Lawsuits Filed by Multiple State Attorneys General against 5-Hour Energy

#121941295 / gettyimages.com Major supplement marketers of the popular 5-Hour Energy drink, Living Essentials, LLC and its parent Innovation Ventures LLC (“Defendants”), have been named in three (3) separate lawsuits brought by the respective Offices of the Attorney General of Oregon, Vermont and Washington.  Among other things, the civil complaints allege that the Defendants are

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