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08.02.18

FTC Asks Lawmakers for Additional Authority

The newly filled Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress recently, with Chairman Joseph Simons calling for more agency power to provide additional consumer privacy protections.


06.28.18

Accountability Program Emphasizes Transparency in New Decisions

Marking its 89th decision, the Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program released two decisions addressing the issue of transparency.


06.28.18

Court Refuses to Put a Ring on Defendant’s Ascertainable Loss Argument

Can a defendant dodge liability for false advertising by arguing that the plaintiff failed to allege she paid more for the product at issue than it was actually worth?  


06.28.18

Vermont Enacts First Data Broker Law

Vermont became the first state in the country to pass legislation to regulate data brokers, when it mandated that they register with a state regulator and establish minimum security standards.


05.31.18

No Authority No Control Means No Vicarious Liability

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit recently released an opinion in Jones v. Royal Administration Services on the issue of vicarious liability for telemarketing activity under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), updating a decision that we reported on in a previous issue of TCPA ...


05.31.18

Proposed Legislation, Testimony and Proposed Rulemaking on Robocalls

Robocalls are a hot topic in Washington, D.C., with new legislation proposed, testimony from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about its efforts to combat the problem and a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) having all been released in the ...


05.17.18

Cannabis Industry Sets High Bar With Ad Guidelines

The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) recently released a proposed advertising standard for public comment that would place a host of restrictions on ads for cannabis products.


05.10.18

CVS Brings ‘Real Life Beauty’ to Ads

Just three months after announcing it will no longer use touched-up images in its beauty ads, CVS Pharmacy released the first advertisements of its new campaign.


05.03.18

More Personnel Changes at FTC

The shake-up at the Federal Trade Commission goes on, with Commissioner Terrell McSweeny announcing her plans to resign and the Senate confirming the five White House nominees to give the agency a full slate for the first time in years.


04.19.18

FTC Details Top Consumer Complaints of 2017

The Federal Trade Commission’s annual Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book revealed the top consumer complaints for 2017, with debt collection maintaining its title as the most-complained-about topic.