March 15, 2017 A State Senator in Texas recently introduced a new bill that would legalize fantasy sports contests and implement regulations governing their operation. Fantasy sports lawyers understand that stakes for this bill are high as the statehouse meets only every two years, meaning that any unsuccessful efforts at passage would result in legalization […]
March 14, 2017 The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The proposed rules would institute new caller ID processes aimed at facilitating the blocking of fraudulent robocalls. In essence, the FCC’s proposed rules seek to make “spoofing” more difficult
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March 13, 2017 We are witnessing a spike in both federal and state unsolicited commercial email lawsuits across the country. In particular, many suits have been filed in the Utah federal district courts by XMission, L.C. (“XMission”), a Utah-based Internet Service Provider, against advertisers, email marketers, and their respective affiliates, for alleged violations of the
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March 10, 2017 This Tuesday, Webster Hall Entertainment Corp. (“Webster Hall Entertainment”), owner of the well-known Webster Hall nightclub and concert venue in New York City, sued its landlord of 25 years in connection with the parties’ ongoing trademark dispute, reinforcing the importance of consulting an experienced trademark lawyer when registering, selling or enforcing a
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March 9, 2017 Last week, the New Jersey State Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee (“Committee”) reported favorably on a proposed e-cig law that would prohibit the promotion, sale and distribution of vaping products with “characterizing flavors.” This is a significant development for e-cig marketers, as it may signal similar action to come in other
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March 3, 2017 On Monday, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that a Brooklyn-based wholesale medical supply company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The complaint, drafted by plaintiff’s TCPA attorneys, alleges that Adelphia Supply USA, Inc. of Brooklyn (“Adelphia”), sent
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February 27, 2017 Two weeks ago, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced multi-million dollar settlements with the operators of two online “high schools.” According to a complaint filed by the FTC last year, Capitol Network Distance Learning Programs and Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, along with their respective principals (collectively, the “Defendants”), falsely advertised that their
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February 16, 2017 Last week, Vermont Vapor, Inc. (“Vermont Vapor”) announced that the Vermont Attorney General’s Office is seeking $50,000 in penalties in connection with Vermont Vapor’s e-cig marketing practices. How can e-cig manufacturers and related marketing affiliates avoid problems with regulators?
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