Newsletters

09.07.17

Accountability Program Cracks Down on Compliance With DAA

Bringing its total of public actions to 80, the Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program released two cases addressing elements of first- and third-party compliance under the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) Self-Regulatory Principles.


09.07.17

NARB Finds Something Smelly About Trash Bag Claims

The National Advertising Review Board (NARB) threw out Reynolds Consumer Products’ pricing claims for Hefty Ultra Strong trash bags, finding that the advertiser conveyed an unsupported line claim and lacked substantiation.


08.31.17

Ninth Circuit Finds Standing in Spokeo on Remand

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Thomas Robins’ allegations were sufficient to establish standing in his Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) suit against Spokeo Inc.


08.31.17

Passwords Remain Important for Data Security, FTC Reminds Businesses

For the most recent installment in the Federal Trade Commission’s “Stick with Security” series, the agency’s blog post focused on passwords.


08.31.17

Domain Name Can Be Trademarked, Federal Court Holds

A new trademark decision that protects a mark that many in the industry thought was a generic term has made the headlines.


08.24.17

Set Sensible Limits on Data Access, FTC Explains

In its third post in the “Stick with Security” series, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggested that access to sensitive data should be sensibly limited.


08.24.17

Lack of Injury Costs Plaintiffs Their Deceptive Pricing Suit

Not long after the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit tossed deceptive pricing claims for lack of injury, a California federal court reached a similar result in a putative class action against Ross Stores Inc. for violations of the California Unfair Competition and False Advertising Law.


08.24.17

D.C. Circuit Moves Data Breach Suit Forward

The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit issued a decidedly pro-consumer opinion recently in addressing what is required to establish standing for a data breach class action.


08.24.17

Kids Apps Tracking Users, New Lawsuits Claim

In a pair of essentially identical lawsuits, a parent alleged that The Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc. ran afoul of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by tracking her child through their apps.


08.17.17

Finding No Injury, First Circuit Tosses Deceptive Pricing Suits

In affirming the dismissal of a pair of deceptive-pricing class actions, the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, said the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that they suffered any injury.