October 2013

Dietary Supplement Provider Sued for Deceptive Marketing

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Despite the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recent focus on unsolicited telemarketing campaigns, it has not backed off in its effort to reduce deceptive marketing campaigns.  On October 21, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against several sellers of human chorionic gonadotropin (“HCG”), claiming that deceptive marketing techniques were used to market the […]

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Flavored E-Cig Regulations May Be Coming Soon for New York City

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In addition to monitoring the progress of the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) federal e-cig regulations, we have also kept our eyes focused on state-specific e-cig regulations.  As we previously noted, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s direction, New York City has contemplated heavily regulating flavored e-cigs throughout the City.  We have recently learned that the New York City

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Are You Prepared for California’s Strict New Internet Data Privacy Laws?

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In late September, California enacted several laws that place stricter requirements on operators of websites and other online services that collect certain information about California residents.  These Internet data privacy laws will go into effect on January 1, 2014.  One of the laws focuses on cookies, small files that are stored on users’ computers to

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Are You Ready For The New TCPA Rules?

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The TCPA                    The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was enacted in 1991 but has only caught fire as a preferred basis of litigation in the past few years.   The TCPA, with some exceptions, allows individuals to file lawsuits (including class action lawsuits) to collect damages for

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New TCPA Regulations Effective Today . . . Will the Government Shutdown Affect Enforcement?

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As many of you are aware, beginning today and with limited exceptions, prior express written consent will be required for all autodialed and/or pre-recorded marketing calls/texts sent to cell phones and pre-recorded calls made to landlines.  Additionally, telemarketers can no longer rely on previous business relationships with customers to get around the prior written consent

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How to Defend a TCPA Class Action Lawsuit

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So you have been served with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit.  The immediate questions invariably come to mind:  What is the TCPA?  What did I do wrong?  How do I make this TCPA lawsuit go away without destroying my business and/or consuming the next two years of my life? Background on

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Missouri Attorney General Obtains Multi-Million Dollar Settlement in Deceptive Marketing Investigation

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The Missouri Attorney General recently entered into an enormous settlement resulting from a multi-state investigation involving a marketing company that allegedly engaged in deceptive marketing by enrolling consumers in discount clubs and memberships without their knowledge or consent and billing them on a recurring monthly or yearly basis. Affinion Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Trilegiant

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