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FTC Finalizes Subscription Renewal Rulemaking

On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its final rules applicable to recurring subscription plans. According to the FTC, these rules were implemented to make it easier for consumers to stop paying for services they no longer need. As our readers are aware, the public has been submitting commentary on the FTC’s […]

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CMS Marketing and Personal Beneficiary Information

With Medicare’s open enrollment commencing on October 15, 2024, now is a good time to discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) marketing rule changes for the 2025 contract year. In addition to complying with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and other applicable federal and state regulations, marketers (or Third-Party Marketing Organizations

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Sweepstakes Registration and Bonding Requirements

Unique and highly coveted prizes provide an effective means for brands to drive consumer engagement with sweepstakes and promotional contests. Because prizes serve as the lure to entice consumers, sweepstakes operators have an incentive to offer prizes of significant value.  However, business should remain mindful that certain state law requirements may be triggered where prize

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CIPA Email Private Right of Action Cases on the Rise

The surge in consumer privacy claims alleging that the use of third-party tracking technology on websites violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) is a topic with which our readers are very familiar. Now, the plaintiffs’ bar has transitioned to email just as marketers are pivoting from telemarketing back to the relatively safer haven

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California Sets Standard with Automatic Renewal Law Amendments 

Governor Gavin Newsome signed AB2863 into law on September 24, 2024, amending California’s automatic renewal law – making it the most stringent state measure in the United States. As businesses that operate online are aware, California is one of the most aggressive when it comes to consumer protection in the realm of e-Commerce. Note that

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Private Right of Action for California Email Statute Violations  

Readers of this blog may recall a prior piece in which we discussed the return of email marketing in the wake of intense regulatory action in the telemarketing space. However, because of Section 17529.5 of the California Business and Professions Code (“CBPC”), companies must be cautious when emailing to California State residents, especially with private

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Court Rules TCPA Consent Cannot be Transferred

On September 19, 2024, Judge Lorna G. Schofield, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, issued an informative TCPA consent-related decision in Watson v. Manhattan Luxury Vehicles, Inc. Plaintiffs sued Manhattan Luxury Vehicles (“Defendant”) for allegedly violating the Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”) and Do Not Call

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Medicare One-to-One Consent Rules Go Into Effect October 1!

Readers of this blog are aware of the fact that, beginning on October 1, 2024, the Medicare one-to-one consent rules will go into effect – requiring Third Party Marketing Organizations (“TPMOs”) who engage in Medicare-related marketing to obtain one-to-one consent to telemarket to consumers. Following the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) rulemaking on one-to-one consent, the

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