By now, most of our readers are aware that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) places strict restrictions upon those who place telemarketing calls and send text messages. However, it is important to also be aware of the fact that under the TCPA, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is empowered to regulate marketing material that is […]
Earlier this week, we advised of impending federal action in the health supplement marketing space. (Marketers of Weight-Loss Products Targeted by FTC). Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced settlements with six separate health supplement providers concerning allegedly deceptive marketing practices. The combined settlements value over $83.7 million, with one settlement requiring the wife of
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Happy New Year! Well, not so happy for Guess ?, Inc. (“Guess”), which was recently sued in California federal court for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Details of Guess TCPA Class Action The Class Action Complaint alleges that Guess sent the Plaintiff multiple unsolicited text messages promoting its goods and services to
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Despite the fact that Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”) was enacted almost three (3) years ago, its implementing regulations were only recently adopted and are due to go into effect on July 1, 2014. CASL Generally In comparison to the CAN-SPAM Act, CASL is a more restrictive law, encompassing a wider variety of communications. While the
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Despite the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recent focus on unsolicited telemarketing, it has not backed off in its effort to reduce deceptive marketing campaigns, generally. As we previously detailed on this blog, in October 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against several sellers of human chorionic gonadotropin (“HCG”), alleging that deceptive marketing techniques were
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Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Eastern District of New York’s decision dismissing an action brought against T-Mobile under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) due to a binding arbitration clause contained in the parties’ contract. To Arbitrate or Not? That is the Question. The plaintiff, Teddy
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As we have previously discussed, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) have recently gone into effect. The purpose of the amendments was to strengthen COPPA’s protection of online and mobile privacy for children under the age of 13. On December 18, 2013, the Center for Digital Democracy
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If it was not clear before, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provided further evidence to Congress yesterday of how seriously it takes violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). We’ve previously written about the warnings letters that the FTC mailed to data brokers earlier this year and the FTC’s decision to begin focusing on the
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