June 2016

FTC Sues Debt Relief Organizations

June 16, 2016 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Florida State Attorney General filed a complaint against 13 separate yet interrelated debt relief companies, as well as their 7 principals (collectively, the “Defendants”), alleging that the Defendants have engaged in a fraudulent debt relief scheme.  According to the complaint, using misleading robocalls, […]

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Marketers Ordered to Pay $11.1 Million for Telemarketing, Rebate Marketing Practices

June 15, 2016 Earlier this month, two Colorado residents and their company were ordered by a Denver city and county court to pay over $11 million in connection with the outfit’s telemarketing and rebate marketing practices. How can you minimize legal risk in connection with mail-in and instant rebates?

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Boston Globe Interviews KMT’s David Klein Regarding Reported DraftKings-FanDuel Merger Talks

June 13, 2016 DraftKings Inc., among Boston’s most vaunted and valuable tech startups, is reportedly in talks with rival FanDuel Inc. about a merger that would create a single dominant player in the multibillion-dollar daily fantasy sports business. The pressure to combine comes primarily from the investors behind DraftKings and FanDuel, who argue the two

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Legalized Fantasy Sports Come to Colorado and Missouri

June 14, 2016 Last week, the governors of Colorado and Missouri, signed into law bills which officially legalize fantasy sports in their respective states, continuing a recent nationwide trend towards regulation of the industry. What are some of the key provisions in the bills that have legalized fantasy sports in Colorado and Missouri?

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KMT’s David Klein Weighs In with Digiday on ANA Allegations of Ad Agency Kickbacks

June 9, 2016 The cat is out of the bag. The Association of National Advertisers report about non-disclosed agency practices released this week found that non-transparent business practices were “pervasive” in the U.S. In the lead-up to the report, there was dark talk of “jail.” But while it caused a stir and will undoubtedly lead to hard questions put to agencies,

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Is Rite Aid Immune from TCPA Liability?

June 8, 2016 Rite Aid HDQTRS. Corp. (“Rite Aid”) has recently sought summary dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit pending in the Southern District Court of New York alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).   Rite Aid’s exposure to TCPA liability stems from its use of prerecorded phone calls to certain pharmacy

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