October 27, 2015 Earlier this month, a federal judge in Milwaukee preliminarily approved the settlement of a class action deceptive trade practices lawsuit surrounding the advertised length of sandwiches sold by fast food giant Doctor’s Associates Inc. d/b/a Subway Restaurants (“Subway”). How does Subway’s settlement agreement measure up?
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October 22, 2015 This Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a spreadsheet of robocall and telemarketing consumer complaint data. The spreadsheet is available for public download and will be updated every week. Why has the Commission released this information, and how will it affect telemarketers?
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October 21, 2015 This summer, after giving away her property as a prize to the winner of a promotional contest, Maine innkeeper Janice Sage was the subject of a police investigation and over a dozen complaints filed with the State’s Attorney General’s Office. Why are government regulators investigating promotional contests and sweepstakes?
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October 6, 2015 DraftKings Inc. markets cash contests to fantasy sports enthusiasts with a grandiose invitation: “Welcome to the big time.” Following a data leak that has fueled calls for regulation and sparked an inquiry by New York’s attorney general, the Boston company is discovering that with the big time comes intense scrutiny. Now, the
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October 20, 2015 Last week, reports surfaced that the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R – Utah), is expected to hold hearings on fantasy sports in November. While there has been no official confirmation that such a hearing will take place, the chairpersons of congressional committees have
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A Message to Mobile App Operators Any business or other entity that operates/offers a mobile application, or “app,” should ensure that there is an End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) in place that will govern the relationship between end-users and the subject mobile app operator in connection with that app, its various uses and associated product and
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October 15, 2015 Last Wednesday, a federal court found Robert Douglas Krotzer in civil contempt for violating a court order stemming from an earlier deceptive marketing lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Florida Attorney General’s Office. How can the marketer get out of this mess?
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October 14, 2015 On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, the full Third Circuit court decided to hear New Jersey’s appeal, en banc, that the State’s sports gambling law violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). On August 25, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, by a 2-1 decision,
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