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Federal Court Dismisses Sweepstakes Law Class Action

Blog, Internet Law, Journal / David Klein

April 12, 2019 Last month, a federal court in New York dismissed a putative class action lawsuit brought by thirteen named plaintiffs (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) against a national sweepstakes operator (“Defendant”). In this sweepstakes lawsuit, the Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant violated the federal CAN-SPAM Act, the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act (“DMPEA”), and New York […]

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Games of Skill v. Games of Chance – The Legal Analysis

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

Illegal gambling is generally defined as an activity where a person provides consideration for the opportunity to win a prize in games of chance. Consideration typically takes the form of currency, but it can be anything of value (hence the idiom, losing your shirt). If there is no consideration, or the game is deemed a

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Motion to Transfer Venue in Sweepstakes Law Action Granted

Journal / David Klein

July 30, 2018 Last month, a federal district court in the State of New Jersey granted a motion to transfer venue filed by Raymour & Flanigan (“Raymour”), pursuant to a forum-selection clause contained in its Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Sweepstakes Agreement”). Evelyn Manopla, the Plaintiff named in the sweepstakes law class action against Raymour, argued that

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