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03.07.19

Deceptive Pricing Suits Continue to Proliferate

While the initial wave of deceptive pricing suits appears to be ending in settlements, new class actions are still being filed—including suits against Barneys Warehouse and Kate Spade outlet stores.

03.07.19

Kim Kardashian Sues Knockoff Site

In the latest false advertising litigation involving a member of the Kardashian family, Kim Kardashian West has filed suit against an online retailer for using her name and image without permission to sell knockoff versions of her outfits.

03.07.19

ERSP Recommends Investing Site Discontinue Misleading Pricing Claims and Testimonials

Expressing concerns about the earnings claims and testimonials found in advertising for a personal finance subscription service providing investment recommendations, the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program (ERSP) advised the company to modify or discontinue its claims.

03.06.19

Transfers of EU Personal Information Under a No-Deal Brexit Scenario

March 29, 2019, less than 30 days from now, is the date the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union.

03.05.19

Coverage Loss Projections Released for Michigan Medicaid Work Rules

New estimates from Manatt Health indicate that Michigan’s Medicaid work requirement, scheduled to take effect January 1, 2020, could cause up to 27% of the state’s Medicaid expansion population to lose coverage within a year—an estimated 183,000 out of 680,000 people enrolled in ...

03.05.19

Will California Phase Out the Use of Paper Receipts to Document Retail and Service Sales?

California Assembly Member Phil Ting introduced AB 161 on January 7, 2019, which would phase out the use of paper receipts in favor of electronic ones.

02.28.19

FTC Keeps CAN-SPAM As Is

The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act) Rule is here to stay, the Federal Trade Commission announced after completing its first review.

02.28.19

Gambling on a DOJ Reversal

Finding “no good reason” for the recent opinion from the Department of Justice reversing course with regard to the application of the Wire Act to online gambling, a pair of state attorneys general (AGs) urged that the new opinion be withdrawn.

02.28.19

From Feds to States, Privacy Laws Make Headlines

Privacy laws remain in the headlines, with a call from the Government Accountability Office for a federal bill and states proposing measures that echo the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

02.28.19

Parties Brew Settlement in False Ad Suit Over Beer’s Location

To resolve allegations that Asahi Beer deceptively marketed its beverages as being brewed in Japan—when in reality the beer was made in Canada—the company agreed to pay up to $10 per class member in a settlement agreement.