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Crackdown on New York Telemarketing Continues 

Based on recent statutory amendments to New York State’s telemarketing laws, the State is further restricting telemarketing activities in its jurisdiction. Back in March 2022, legislation was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul that amended the State’s General Business Law, Section 399-z, the law that established The “No Telemarketing Sales Calls Statewide Registry.” As readers of our blog know, marketing companies’ practices must […]

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FTC Guidelines on Negative Option Marketing Released - Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC Guidelines on Negative Option Marketing Released

On October 22, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published an enforcement policy statement on negative option marketing. Soon thereafter, on October 28, 2021, the FTC issued a press release explaining that its guidelines are meant to serve as a warning to businesses against employing deceptive sign-up tactics and/or illegal dark patterns that trap consumers

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New York’s Fantasy Sports Law Challenged on Constitutionality Grounds

October 12, 2016 Last week, a group of New York citizens filed a lawsuit against Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Gaming Commission in an effort to halt implementation of New York’s new fantasy sports law.  Wielding as a cudgel the arguments made by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a prior lawsuit against

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Internet Poker May Soon Be Legal in New York

Many of our readers are aware that several states, including Illinois, Iowa, California and Texas,have previously introduced legislation to legalize some form of Internet gambling within their respective states.  New York also considered legalizing Internet poker within its borders last year, but the bill failed to gain traction in the State Legislature.  Despite the apparent setback, the

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Flavored E-Cig Regulations May Be Coming Soon for New York City

In addition to monitoring the progress of the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) federal e-cig regulations, we have also kept our eyes focused on state-specific e-cig regulations.  As we previously noted, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s direction, New York City has contemplated heavily regulating flavored e-cigs throughout the City.  We have recently learned that the New York City

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