09.25.12
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, colleges receiving federal funding must afford equal participation opportunities in varsity sports to male and female athletes.
09.24.12
Nonparty appellate standing has been a surprising hot-button issue over the last year.
09.21.12
Asserting that competitor Armand de Brignac falsely claimed that its champagnes are “Rated the No. 1 Champagne in the World,” Moet Hennessy filed suit in federal court.
09.14.12
The role of sports in higher education was the subject of a day-long symposium sponsored by Manatt at Santa Clara University on September 6. Numerous distinguished speakers opined on that controversial subject, including keynoters Joe Nocera (New York Times Op-Ed columnist) and Wallace Renfro ...
09.13.12
On the heels of a similar enforcement action, the FTC recently sent 14 warning letters to the manufacturers of windows and window glass cautioning the recipients that they may be making unsupported energy-savings claims.
09.06.12
The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) released a new version of the group’s Social Media Marketing Disclosure Guide (WOMMA Guide), updating the original version released in 2010.
08.29.12
In refusing to dismiss a lawsuit brought against online service Hulu, a federal judge has ruled that streaming online video is subject to the requirements of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
08.24.12
Google will pay $22 million to the Federal Trade Commission – the largest fine ever levied against a defendant for violating an existing consent order.
08.16.12
In the process of amending its Rule regarding the implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission has requested additional comments on newly proposed modifications.
08.15.12
As we previously reported, the Redevelopment Dissolution Act (AB x1 26) dissolved all California redevelopment agencies as of February 1, 2012, and provided a complex scheme to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies.