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October 5, 2018 A recent decision out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has led the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to issue a new public notice for comment on what constitutes an “automatic telephone dialing system” (“ATDS”) for purposes of compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA news just keeps coming. […]
TCPA News: FCC Seeks Public Comment on ATDS Definition Read More »
September 27, 2018 The Attorney General for the State of New York (“NY AG”) recently announced a settlement with WeWork Companies, Inc. that will revamp WeWork’s use of employee non-compete agreements. The announcement comes amid wide-ranging legal challenges to various labor practices employed by the shared-office space company, one of New York’s largest private office
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September 20, 2018 In February of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Missouri State officials brought charges against a network of Kansas City area businesses (“Defendants”) which allegedly had used deceptive sweepstakes and other prize mailers to bilk consumers out of more than $100 million. The complaint alleges that Defendants sent prize notices
FTC Obtains Sweepstakes Sponsor Asset Freeze Read More »
September 18, 2018 On September 5, 2018, the United States District Court for Colorado granted a motion permitting All Web Leads, Inc. (“All Web”) to intervene in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Jennifer Turner (“Turner”) against Defendant Efinancial, LLC (“Efinancial”). In her TCPA case, Turner alleges that Efinancial
TCPA Consent – A Cautionary Tale Read More »
September 17, 2018 On September 11, 2018, Chad Fernandez (“Plaintiff”) “hit” Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd. (“Tampa Bay Rays”) with a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit in Florida federal court. In his TCPA lawsuit, Plaintiff alleges that the Tampa Bay Rays sent four unsolicited text messages to his cellular telephone using
TCPA Lawsuit “Hits” the Diamond Read More »
September 13, 2018 On January 29, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against Digital Altitude LLC, et al. (“Digital Altitude”), for misrepresentations regarding potential earnings and the goods and services it provided. Earlier this month, one of the defendants, Sean Brown, agreed to settle with the FTC. On its face, the business
Business Coaching Scheme Sunk by Deceptive Marketing Read More »
September 12, 2018 The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently settled two lawsuits against sports betting funds which the agency accused of violating the Securities Act. The settlement culminates a nearly two-year investigation, and the first known prosecution of a sports betting fund since Nevada legalized such pooled wagering. What were the nature of the
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September 11, 2018 Two weeks ago, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) denied a petition for cancellation in a trademark dispute involving the company formerly known as Ask Jeeves, refusing to cancel the trademark application of a smaller company that applied to register “ASKBOT” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The
Who “Asked” for a Trademark Dispute? Read More »