June 13, 2016 Last month, a popular Instagram influencer gave everyone a candid glimpse of his paid product endorsement activities by accidentally posting the seller’s instructions in his photo caption. What can social media influencers learn from his mistake?
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June 10, 2016 Last Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) filed a lawsuit against a number of Florida-based individuals and companies for allegedly unlawful Internet weight-loss product marketing practices. How did these marketers end up on the FTC’s bad side?
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June 8, 2016 Rite Aid HDQTRS. Corp. (“Rite Aid”) has recently sought summary dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit pending in the Southern District Court of New York alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Rite Aid’s exposure to TCPA liability stems from its use of prerecorded phone calls to certain pharmacy
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June 7, 2016 On May 25, 2016, a federal jury in Utah reached a monumental verdict against an individual and three of his companies, finding that the Defendants committed over 117 million violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. How much could the federal government impose in civil penalties?
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June 3, 2016 On June 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released a statement regarding proposed new rules aimed at the payday lending industry. The proposed rules seek to protect consumers from what the CFPB refers to as “payday debt traps” and may impose stricter requirements on such payday lenders. The CFPB is
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May 26, 2016 Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the State of Florida commenced an action against Consumer Assistance, LLC, Consumer Assistance Project Corp., Palermo Global, LLC and the principal of all 3 organizations, Chastity Valdes (collectively, the “Defendants”). The Defendants are alleged to have falsely promised to assist consumers in obtaining relief
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May 25, 2016 On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its settlement with Viatek Consumer Products Group Inc. (“Viatek”) and its principal Lou Lentine (“Lentine”) concerning claims that their “Mosquito Shield” wristband prevents wearers from being bitten by mosquitos. The FTC commenced litigation against Viatek and Lentine in February, 2015. After a failed motion
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May 23, 2016 This month, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released a highly anticipated rule chiefly aimed at bringing e-cigs and other nicotine vaporizing technology products within its regulatory purview. For years, the e-cig industry has been allowed to grow and flourish within a legal grey zone as a non-tobacco product. Under intense pressure
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