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Children’s Privacy Compliance Program to Pay $100K for Alleged Violations

April 13, 2017 Last week, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (“NYAG”) announced that San Francisco-based privacy technology company True Ultimate Standards Everywhere, Inc. (“TRUSTe”) has agreed to pay $100,000 in connection with TRUSTe’s children’s privacy safe harbor program. How can Internet and mobile app marketers steer clear of children’s privacy violations?

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Spectrum Facing Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Over Wireless Internet Speed Claim Practices

February 3, 2017 The Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York (“NYAG”) has filed a consumer fraud complaint against Charter Communications, Inc. and Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC (“Spectrum”) for deceptive practices in connection with its wireless Internet services.  The suit seeks, among other relief, disgorgement, restitution on behalf of consumers,

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NYAG Announces Settlement with Synergy Fitness for Improper Billing

August 12, 2016 This week, the New York State Attorney General (the “Attorney General”) announced that it had settled with nine Synergy Fitness (“Synergy”) health clubs over alleged deceptive and improper billing practices.  Specifically, the Attorney General alleged that Synergy improperly billed consumers for membership and also misrepresented and unfairly applied their cancellation policies in

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NYAG Announces Deceptive Advertising Settlements

July 26, 2016 Last week, the New York State Attorney General (the “Attorney General”) announced settlements with two separate companies relating to claims involving allegations of deceptive advertising and billing practices.  The companies, Tristar Products, Inc. (“Tristar”) and Product Trend (“PT”), directly market their respective products, ranging from women’s undergarments to pillows, to consumers.  The

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NYC Learning Center Settles NYAG Deceptive Advertising Investigation

July 5, 2016 This week, the office for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (the “AG”) announced a settlement with test prep company Xpeed Learning Academy (“Xpeed”) in connection with its investigation into claims of deceptive advertising.  As part of the settlement, Xpeed will refund consumers $60,000, cease its deceptive advertising, and make changes to

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Uber Reaches Settlement with New York Attorney General

January 8, 2015 On January 6, 2016, the New York State Attorney General’s office announced a settlement reached with Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”). Uber owns and operates a mobile application platform that allows riders to connect with Uber drivers through use of their mobile phones. A series of reports by the online journal BuzzFeed reported

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Planet Fitness Settles with NYAG over Tanning Marketing

December 1, 2015 On November 24, 2015, the Attorney General for the State of New York announced a settlement with Planet Fitness Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, Pla-Fit Franchise, LLC (together “Planet Fitness”) concerning Planet Fitness’s marketing of its tanning services. Among other things, Planet Fitness agreed to stop making health-related claims in promoting its

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