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Supreme Court Considers Viability of Disgorgement as Regulatory Remedial Weapon
By Richard B. Newman | | Advertising and Marketing, FTC, Internet Law
FTC compliance and defense attorney Richard B. Newman authored an article for the National Law Review titled “All Eyes on Liu as Supreme Court Considers Whether to Restrict Disgorgement as a Regulatory Enforcement Remedy.” The article examines the Supreme Court case of Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission where the Court is presently considering whether the SEC may seek…
FTC Halts Alleged Online “Free Trial” Subscription Scheme
By Richard B. Newman | | Advertising and Marketing, FTC, Internet Law
On May 8, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the operators of an alleged online subscription scheme agreed to settle charges that they tricked consumers out of more than $74.5 million by luring them with purported “free trial” offers for cosmetics and dietary supplements, then enrolling them in subscriptions and billing them without their…
FTC Stops Direct Mail Marketers’ Health Claims
By Richard B. Newman | | Advertising and Marketing, FTC, Internet Law
The marketers of three supplements called Neurocet, Regenify and Resetigen-D have settled a Federal Trade Commission compliant alleging they deceptively promoted their products to older Americans using false claims that their products could stop pain and treat age-related ailments. The complaint alleges that the defendants marketed their pills through magazine-style direct mailings and online. According to…
By Richard B. Newman | | Advertising and Marketing, FTC, Internet Law, Lead Generation, Privacy, Privacy and Data Security, State AGs, Technology
Legislation was recently introduced in the Senate that would significantly bolster the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to enforce privacy and data security laws, and preempt the patchwork of presently existing data privacy regimes. Intended to address those that utilize, process and benefit from consumer data in “unfair and deceptive ways,” the Consumer Data Privacy and…
Congress Considers Federal Price Gouging Legislation
By Richard B. Newman | | Uncategorized
As state Attorneys General and other government regulatory agencies ramp-up efforts to battle price-gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, the House and Senate are now contemplating various proposals to address the problem during any declared state of emergency. The first is H.R. 6264. Sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith, the proposed bill tasks the Secretary of Health…
Telemarketing Alert: New York’s Nuisance Call Act
By Richard B. Newman | | Advertising and Marketing, Lead Generation, Privacy, State AGs, Telemarketing
In December 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation enacting the Nuisance Call Act. The Act closes a loophole in Do Not Call Registry that permitted live telemarketers to call those on the list. It requires live voice outbound telemarketers to provide consumers the option to be added to the seller’s DNC list. If…
Table of Contents
- Supreme Court Considers Viability of Disgorgement as Regulatory Remedial Weapon
- FTC Halts Alleged Online “Free Trial” Subscription Scheme
- FTC Stops Direct Mail Marketers’ Health Claims
- Proposed Privacy Bill Would Bolster FTC Enforcement Authority
- Congress Considers Federal Price Gouging Legislation
- Telemarketing Alert: New York’s Nuisance Call Act
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