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05.19.16

Fake Subscription Notices, Real FTC Lawsuit

Fake subscription notices are the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in an Oregon federal court.


05.12.16

Manatt Expands National Financial Services Litigation Practice

Preeminent consumer financial services lawyer Richard E. Gottlieb has joined the Los Angeles office of Manatt as a litigation and government enforcement partner in the multidisciplinary Financial Services practice.


05.05.16

Kanye's Promise of Exclusivity a Siren Song, Suit Says

Kanye West's latest drama involves the courtroom—specifically, a putative class action complaint alleging false advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.


04.28.16

Manatt Strengthens Consumer Protection Bench in New York

Richard P. Lawson has joined the New York City office of Manatt as a partner in the Consumer Protection practice group.


04.21.16

SPECIAL FOCUS: #Twitter At Ten: Ten Times Twitter Made Ad Law History

Ten years ago the world was introduced to Twitter, a microblogging site offering users the chance to express themselves just 140 characters at a time.


04.18.16

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Regarding Standard for Awarding Enhanced Damages in Patent Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing the standard for awarding "enhanced" damages in patent cases (allowing a district court to increase damages up to three times the amount found or assessed) in the consolidated cases of Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. and Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse ...


04.14.16

FTC Hits Volkswagen With Suit Over Emissions Ad Campaign

The FTC filed suit against Volkswagen Group of America, charging the automaker with deceiving consumers in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act with the advertising campaign for its allegedly "Clean Diesel" cars.


04.07.16

Yahoo's Deal on E-Mail Scanning: More Warnings, No Cash

A California federal court judge granted preliminary approval of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit accusing Yahoo of reading e-mail messages for ad-targeting purposes.


03.31.16

Did You Hear That? FTC Warns App Developers About Listening Software

In warning letters to 12 app developers, the Federal Trade Commission cautioned the companies about the use of software that can monitor a device's microphone to listen for audio signals that are embedded in television advertisements.


03.24.16

New in False Advertising Lawsuits: Security Systems and Oatmeal

Class action complaints alleging false advertising run the gamut of products and services, and recent lawsuits filed across the country bear this principle out, with cases challenging everything from oatmeal to home security systems.