December 13, 2016 A fantasy sports bill has been introduced in Ohio pursuant to which the State’s gaming laws would be amended to provide the Ohio Casino Control Commission (the “Commission”) with the authority to regulate fantasy sports contests. With so few days remaining in the current legislative session, the introduction of the bill seems […]
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December 12, 2016 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced an historic consumer refund initiative to provide relief to millions of AT&T Mobility, LLC (“AT&T”) customers that were the subject of mobile cramming. The settlement arises out of a mobile cramming-related lawsuit against not only AT&T, but also Tatto, Inc. (“Tatto”) and Acquinity Interactive, LLC
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December 9, 2016 This Tuesday, a consortium of consumer protection and children’s privacy groups filed a Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) complaint against Genesis Toys (“Genesis”) and Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”) in connection with Genesis’ interactive, Internet-connected toys. What are the key takeaways for businesses in the Internet of Things (IoT) space?
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Facebook Inc. (“Facebook”) has announced new ad targeting restrictions for Facebook advertisers operating in the housing, employment and credit marketing space. What do social media marketers need to know?
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December 6, 2016 A bill introduced to the Illinois House of Representatives, designed to criminalize fantasy sports, has been assigned to the Executive Committee for further review and analysis. The move advances the bill one step closer to passage. Fantasy sports lawyers, and the operators that they represent, continue to grapple with the challenges presented
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December 5, 2016 On November 30, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with Jason A. Kotzker, the purported owner and member of two separate data broker companies: Sequoia One, LLC and Gen X Marketing Group, LLC. Kotzker was the final defendant to settle an action commenced by the FTC last August. According
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December 1, 2016 Last week, a Dallas federal court concluded that Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”) should be paid over $913,000 in attorneys’ fees in connection with its March Madness sweepstakes promotion, bringing Yahoo’s total award in the case to more than $1.5 million. How did the sweepstakes promotion take such a turn for the worse?
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November 30, 2016 The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”), as amended by the Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005 (“JFPA”), prohibits, among other things, the use of telecopiers to deliver unsolicited commercial advertising material. Fax advertisements, however, can offer substantial benefits to marketers in terms of cost advantages relative to the potential reach
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