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August 25, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced that dietary supplement marketer Synergixx, LLC (“Synergixx”), its owner, Charlie Fusco, and a naturopathic physician named Ronald Jahner have agreed to settle claims brought by the FTC and the State of Maine (the “FTC lawsuit”) alleging violations of the FTC Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer

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FTC Hits Marketers with Negative Option Lawsuit

Soundboard Technology Calls Qualify as Robocalls Under TSR

Leave a Comment / Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

This past Monday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld a Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) interpretation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) which held that marketing calls placed through use of soundboard technology constitute “robocalls” under the statute. Although the FTC originally found that telephone calls using soundboard technology do not

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Weight Loss Marketing Companies Settle FTC Claims

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

April 27, 2017 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a $32 million settlement with NutriMost, LLC, NutriMost Doctors, LLC and their owner (collectively, “Defendants”). The FTC alleged that the Defendants’ weight loss marketing materials misled consumers into believing that the Defendants’ product would cause consumers to lose 20-40 pounds in 40 days. According

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Email Marketing Attorneys and the FTC Clash Over and Settle Spam Claims

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

March 22, 2017 Last week, email marketing lawyers and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a $500,000.00 settlement between the agency and a company offering weight-loss products which were allegedly marketed via email in violation of federal law. The FTC alleged that the defendant corporations (all related) and their respective principal “paid affiliate marketers to

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FTC Settles Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit against Operators of Online “High School”

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

February 27, 2017 Two weeks ago, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced multi-million dollar settlements with the operators of two online “high schools.” According to a complaint filed by the FTC last year, Capitol Network Distance Learning Programs and Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, along with their respective principals (collectively, the “Defendants”), falsely advertised that their

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