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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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Company Banned for FTC Telemarketing Law Violations

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint alleging that Lifewatch, Inc., violated various telemarketing laws by sending consumers misleading robocalls. The FTC claimed that consumers, especially older Americans, were “tricked into paying for supposedly free in-home medical alert devices.” Pursuant to the Lifewatch FTC telemarketing law settlement, the Lifewatch defendants were banned from engaging

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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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LendEDU to Settle Alleged FTC Marketing Law Violations

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

In response to an administrative complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Shop Tutors d/b/a LendEDU (“LendEDU”) has agreed to enter into a settlement agreement to address allegations that it violated federal marketing law. Specifically, the FTC alleged that LendEDU violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misleading prospective customers into believing that

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University of Phoenix Settles FTC Deceptive Advertising Law Allegations

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

December 12th, 2019 On December 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with the University of Phoenix and its parent company, Apollo Education Group (“AEG”), for $191 million dollars. This $191 million dollar settlement is the “largest settlement the FTC has ever obtained against a for-profit school.” This settlement is the culmination

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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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Office Supply Marketers Settle Deceptive Trade Practices Investigation

Leave a Comment / Blog, Journal, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

September 27, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced a $7 million settlement with an office supply marketer and its individual owner. The FTC had filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in connection with charges of unfair and deceptive trade practices related to the marketing

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