November 15, 2016 A federal judge for the Middle District Court of Florida has entered a $30 million judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and against NBA Advertising, Inc. and its owner. We had previously blogged about the initial filing of the lawsuit by the FTC, which was brought in connection with […]
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November 9, 2016 In a decision that should grab the attention of marketers who operate through all media, a federal court has lifted a suspended judgment awarded to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against the owner of a text message marketing company. What led to the lifting of the suspended judgment against the text message
November 3, 2016 On November 1, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its settlement with a “collection of entities” known as Consumer Education Group (“CEG”) for alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (the “TSR”). The settlement imposes a $2,339,687.00 penalty against CEG, but due to financial considerations, CEG will only be required to
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November 2, 2016 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) has fined Blackstone Learning Corp. (“Blackstone”) $50,000 for various violations of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”). In the decision, the first of its kind, CRTC determined that Blackstone had violated CASL in connection with sending 400,000 unsolicited commercial email messages without the requisite consent to do
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October 28, 2016 Trademark lawyers across the country should take note of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) first major set of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) rule changes since 2007. The amended rules take effect on January 14, 2017, for both new and pending TTAB cases. What are the USPTO rulemaking’s key
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October 27, 2016 This week, the office of the New York Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that it had reached a settlement with both FanDuel and DraftKings, resolving the State’s deceptive marketing practices lawsuit. We had previously blogged about how New York lawmakers mooted the portion of the AG’s lawsuit concerning charges of illegal gambling
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October 27, 2016 On October 24, 2016, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California refused to dismiss claims brought by two former inmates and their counsel regarding violations of a California privacy law. The plaintiffs commenced a class action against Securus Technologies, Inc. (“Securus”), a self-proclaimed “inmate communications provider,” alleging that
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October 26, 2016 Promotions Law and Sweepstakes Attorneys Conducting a sweepstakes, contest or other form of promotion can be a highly effective way of increasing your customer base, or creating stronger brand loyalty among existing customers. Through the use of a sweepstakes promotion, business owners can capitalize on the excitement and allure of potentially winning
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