Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Injunction Against Multi-Level Marketing Business

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On June 2, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a permanent injunction awarded to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against multi-level marketer BurnLounge, Inc.  The injunction, issued by the district court in 2012, barred BournLounge from continuing its business operations.  The Court upheld the district court’s ruling that BurnLounge […]

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FTC Sues Companies and Officers For Alleged Phony Debt Relief Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently filed a complaint for permanent injunction and other equitable relief against multiple companies, including DebtPro123 LLC, and their officers, alleging that they engaged in a scheme aimed at defrauding consumers by marketing, promoting and/or selling purported debt relief services. Details of Debt Relief Scheme According to the Complaint, Defendants

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Connecticut State Law Increases Penalties for TCPA Violations

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*** UPDATE***  This statute has gone into effect as of October 1, 2014. As we have detailed countless times on this blog, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), with some notable exceptions, allows individuals to file lawsuits (including class action lawsuits) to collect damages for having received unsolicited faxes, pre-recorded telephone calls and/or autodialed telephone

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Text Message Marketer Found in Civil Contempt of Court Order

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In 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against text message marketer Phil Flora alleging that he had sent millions of deceptive text messages to consumers in violation of the FTC Act.  The FTC’s complaint alleged that Mr. Flora used a network of affiliate marketers to deliver unsolicited text messages advertising deceptive mortgage

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Prescription for Another TCPA Class Action: Rite Aid Sued for Allegedly Sending Unsolicited Text Messages

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#94616354 / gettyimages.com Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) was recently sued in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for allegedly sending unsolicited commercial text messages in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). A Real Pill of a TCPA Class Action Lawsuit The class action complaint alleges that

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FTC Recommends Congress Adopt Sweeping Legislation Aimed at Data Brokers

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On May 27, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a report entitled Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability (the “Report”).  The Report codified the FTC’s findings after a study initiated in December 2012, involving nine (9) data brokers.  In proposing legislation aimed at data brokers, the FTC segmented the industry into three

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New Jersey and California Internet Poker and Online Gaming News

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Recently, six (6) well known New Jersey Internet poker and online gaming affiliate marketers received cease and desist letters from the New Jersey Attorney General’s office requiring that the affiliates “immediately remove any online gaming links that are not authorized under federal law or under the law of any state.”  The New Jersey Internet poker

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Wall Street Journal: Airbnb Hosts Receive a Chill

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David O. Klein Comments on NYC Airbnb Investigation Will Airbnb Inc. hosts balk at New York State’s attorney general Eric Schneiderman combing through their records? The room-renting start-up reached an agreement with the state Wednesday to deliver anonymized records of all its New York hosts, and to identify hosts Mr. Schneiderman decides to further investigate. Mr. Schneiderman

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