February 10, 2016 Last week, the named plaintiff in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit against Bebe Stores, Inc. (“Bebe”) filed a motion for class certification. The Plaintiff has sought to certify a nationwide class consisting of all people who provided their cell phone numbers to Bebe at one of Bebe’s brick-and-mortar […]
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February 9, 2016 Last Wednesday, TTNA, Inc. (“TTNA”), owner of the Baby Dolls Saloon strip clubs in Texas, filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against New York-based Baby Dolls Cabaret Ltd. (“Baby Dolls Cabaret”). Can TTNA strip Baby Dolls Cabaret of its name (and profits)?
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February 3, 2016 A recent case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit should serve as a reminder to alarm companies nationwide of the importance that properly drafted contracts play in operating an alarm business. Following a burglary at a jewelry store to which ADT Security Services, Inc. (“ADT”) did
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February 2, 2016 On January 27, 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against a number of insurers, including Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York (collectively, the “Insurers”), alleging that they had violated federal and New Jersey State junk-fax laws. Specifically, the plaintiff asserts claims pursuant to
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February 1, 2016 On January 26, 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC (“Victoria’s Secret”), alleging that the clothing retailer violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The suit was originally filed in the Central District of California, but has since been re-assigned to the Southern District of California.
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January 29, 2016 This week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging acts of deceptive advertising against DeVry Education Group Inc., the operator of DeVry University (“DeVry”). What is the nature of the FTC’s allegations?
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January 28, 2016 Mobile App Operators Need Binding Agreements with End-Users It is essential that every business or individual that operates a mobile application (or “mobile app”) ensure that there is a binding contract in place with those end-users that access and use the app. These contracts are often referred to as “Terms and
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January 27, 2016 On January 22, 2016, Yahoo!, Inc. (“Yahoo”) once again moved for summary judgment in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action case entitled Dominguez v. Yahoo!, Inc., currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Yahoo makes its motion following an earlier decision by the
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