October 6, 2015 Last week, a proposed class action settlement was published detailing the terms under which LinkedIn will settle various claims of “spam”-related violations in connection with its “Add Connections” feature. What were the claims against LinkedIn and what are the terms of settlement?
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October 2, 2015 On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the release of checks to consumers totaling more than $1.1 million as refunds for purchasing phony health insurance policies. The proceeds are fruits of an FTC settlement with the Independent Association of Businesses (“IAB”) and its largest telemarketer, Health Service Providers, Inc. (“HSP”). According
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October 1, 2015 Yesterday morning, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part, and overturned in part, last year’s highly publicized decision regarding Ed O’Bannon’s antitrust case against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), on which we previously blogged. Specifically what portions of the District Court ruling did the Appeals Court affirm and overturn?
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September 29, 2015 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against Roca Labs, Inc., Roca Labs Nutraceutical USA, Inc., and their respective principals (collectively, “Roca”). In its complaint, the FTC alleges various violations of the FTC Act, including the use of “gag clause” provisions in their website Terms and Conditions intended to
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September 25, 2015 On September 22, 2015, a federal judge sitting in the Eastern District of Michigan granted summary judgment and dismissed a complaint filed against DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. (“DialAmerica”), alleging that the telemarketer violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). After reviewing the matter, the Court found that DialAmerica’s Professional Fundraising Program falls under
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September 22, 2015 Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) revised its long-standing radio and television broadcaster contest and sweepstakes rules disclosure regulations. Under the FCC’s recent report and order, what are broadcasters’ disclosure options?
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September 18, 2015 By David O. Klein, Jonathan E. Turco and Joshua R. Wueller Although fantasy sports competition – the act of building and competing with imaginary sports teams comprised of real-life athletes – had meager beginnings as a hobby and pastime among friends and coworkers, fantasy sports has exploded in recent years into a
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September 21, 2015 Earlier this year, we wrote about Indiana State Representative Terre Haute and his attempts to pass a pair of bills that would have legalized: (1) sports gambling and; (2) online fantasy sports for contests that award cash prizes and which comply with criteria similar to that contained in the 2006 Unlawful Internet
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