Hot on the heels of a win in California federal court, the San Francisco City Attorney has teamed up with the New York State Attorney General in its investigation of Monster Beverage Corporation (“Monster”) for deceptive marketing and sales practices targeting children and adolescents. While in the midst of settlement negotiations with the San Francisco […]
Three weeks ago, we blogged concerning the increased scrutiny that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has directed towards mobile application (“apps”) providers who market to children. (See New COPPA Complaints Filed) Yesterday the FTC announced a multi-million dollar settlement with Apple, Inc. relating to Apple’s alleged failure to secure parental approval prior to allowing children
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Closing in on his third month as Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Chairman, Tom Wheeler made clear in a blog post on the FCC website that one of his main priorities is to ensure that telecommunications service providers supply their customers with the most up-to-date emergency service technologies. 911 Text Requirements While the FCC chairman spoke
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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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