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03.10.16

Tech Company Settles With FTC Over Installation of Apps Without Permission

A technology company that allegedly replaced a Web browser game with a program that installed apps on mobile devices without permission has settled charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission Act.


02.19.16

Court Tosses Comparative Pricing Suit for Lack of Injury

In a positive development for retailers coping with the new trend of deceptive pricing class actions, a Massachusetts federal court judge threw out a suit against Kohl's Department Stores over "comparison prices."


02.12.16

Lawmakers Express Concern Over SmartLabel Program

A group of lawmakers—including Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—expressed concerns about the new SmartLabel program intended to provide consumers with more information about the ingredients in the food they purchase.


02.05.16

Tensions Mount Prior to Contract Renewal Between Industry, SAG-AFTRA

The ad industry and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists plan to negotiate successor agreements to the current Commercials Contract and Radio Recorded Commercials Contract, when talks begin in February on a new deal.


01.29.16

Uber Drives Settlement With NY AG Over Data Breach, Privacy Violations

In a pair of settlements, ride-sharing company Uber agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for failing to report a data breach in a timely manner as required by New York law and promised to change its policies and procedures to better protect the privacy of riders.


01.21.16

NAD: Advertisers Can Be Responsible for Claims on Third-Party Sites

In a decision recommending that Neuracel LLC work to remove challenged claims on a website owned and operated by a prior owner, the National Advertising Division provided a reminder to advertisers that they are potentially responsible for claims found on third-party sites.


01.14.16

Ending Challenge to FTC's Data Security Authority, Wyndham Settles

In a significant development, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts reached a deal with the Federal Trade Commission in the high-profile litigation that began with allegations that the hotel chain breached its privacy promises to customers and expanded into a frontal challenge to the Commission's ...


12.23.15

SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Issues Long-Awaited Native Advertising Guidance

On December 22, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) issued long-awaited guidance on native advertising – commercial content designed with the look and feel of editorial content – and published its Enforcement Policy Statement on Deceptively ...


12.18.15

Copper-Infused Apparel Company Settles With FTC for $1.4M

Tommie Copper, Inc. and company founder Thomas Kallish reached a deal with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that they misled consumers by claiming that their products would relieve pain and inflammation caused by diseases such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and fibromyalgia, and ...


12.10.15

FTC, FCC Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Consumer Protection

To avoid a second trial in litigation initiated by Michael Jordan challenging the use of his likeness in a commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated, the basketball legend announced a deal with the defendants.