September 10, 2019 On July 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against AH Media Group, LLC, and its owners, Henry Block and Alan Schill (collectively, “Defendants”), for allegedly violating certain free trial laws as codified in Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act […]
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February 7, 2019 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it will be mailing over $6 million dollars in checks to consumers who purchased certain health-related products and services. This money will be returned to consumers per the terms of a settlement that the FTC reached with three individuals and 19 companies that
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November 22, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced that online lingerie marketer AdoreMe, Inc. (“AdoreMe”) has settled claims alleging that its deceptive negative option enrollment and cancellation practices violated both Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act. The underlying complaint in the negative option lawsuit alleged improper
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October 13, 2017 This Tuesday, in furtherance of the terms of settlement of a 2014 “free trial” lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) began mailing approximately $10 million worth of refund checks to hundreds of thousands of consumers who requested free trials of certain dietary supplements and weight loss products but were
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September 18, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced that ten online marketers of cooking and golf-related products have agreed to settle claims alleging violations of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, based on the marketers’ alleged improper use of two types of negative option offers: (i) continuity plans, where
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August 17, 2017 Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) filed a negative option lawsuit in a Las Vegas federal district court against a tangled web of business entities and related individuals in connection with the defendants’ low-cost “trial” marketing practices. What should marketers know before offering free or low-cost trials?
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April 3, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) recently sued six California businesses and their respective owners and officers in federal district court in connection with the defendants’ allegedly deceptive free marketing practices. What should sellers and marketers know before offering free or risk-free trials?
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