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Kohl’s and Walmart Fined $5.5 Million for Marketing Law Violations

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

On April 8, 2022, Kohl’s and Walmart were fined for violating federal marketing laws, resulting from a Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigation alleging that the businesses had: 1) falsely marketed dozens of rayon textile products as being made of bamboo; and 2) misleadingly claimed that such “bamboo-derived” textiles were made using ecofriendly processes. In reality, […]

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FTC Lead Generation Marketing Violation Lawsuit Settles

Blog, Internet Law, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced the settlement of a lawsuit against ITMedia Solutions LLC and its affiliates (collectively “ITMedia”) for allegedly violating certain lead generation marketing laws. The FTC complaint alleged that ITMedia’s websites misled consumers into disclosing their sensitive financial information under the pretext that they would be connected with lenders when, in

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FTC Recovers $30 Million in DNC List Violation Settlement

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced the settlement of a lawsuit with the Career Education Corporation (“CEC”). The operator of post-secondary education institutions was accused of federal Do-Not-Call List (“DNC list”) violations and related telemarketing, lead generation, and advertising wrongdoing. The underlying allegations, and the settlement and related restitution agreed to, should serve as

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Tapjoy Settles FTC Consumer Reward Investigation

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

On January 7, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had settled its consumer reward investigation into the business practices of Tapjoy, Inc. (“Tapjoy”), a mobile advertising company, over allegations that Tapjoy failed to provide users with promised rewards featured in various mobile games and applications. Under the terms of the proposed settlement,

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FTC Investigation Results in $774,755 in Consumer Refunds

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has settled an investigation into the business practices of A.S. Research, LLC (“A.S. Research) for allegedly making false and misleading health claims in connection with its advertising and sale of the supplement Synovia. 13,221 consumers who bought Synovia will receive checks totaling $774,755. The settlement with A.S. Research prohibits the

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FTC Investigation Leads to its First Fake Reviews Settlement

Blog, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

February 28, 2019 A Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigation of Cure Encapsulations, Inc. and its owner, Naftula Jacobowitz (the “Defendants”), has ended in a settlement that awaits court approval. In its complaint, the FTC alleges that Defendants made false and unsubstantiated claims concerning the efficacy of garcinia cambogia (the “Product”) as a weight-loss supplement and

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“Nobetes” Tablet FTC Investigation Ends in Settlement

Journal / David Klein

December 7, 2018 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is a bipartisan federal agency charged with protecting consumers and promoting competition. The FTC seeks to protect consumers by enforcing laws preventing unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices in the marketplace. It does so by conducting investigations and suing companies for alleged marketing violations. After an FTC investigation,

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Inventor Promotion Business Settles FTC Investigation

Blog, Internet Law, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

May 22, 2018 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced that it reached a proposed settlement in an alleged invention-promotion business scam with Mr. Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing, Inc. and Desa Industries, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”). The FTC investigation led to the filing of a formal complaint against the Defendants alleging that

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