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Economic pressures are forcing consumers to make difficult decisions and budget carefully. As fall arrives, retailers preparing for the holidays should expect an underwhelming season.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On September 8, the FTC's Chief Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") issued an initial decision finding that a company providing tax filing software services engaged in deceptive advertising...
Holland & Knight
In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "FTC's Approach to Made in the USA Claims," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta takes another look at issues...
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six states permanently banned Roomster Corp. and its owners, John Shriber and Roman Zaks, from purchasing or incentivizing consumer reviews...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
"Protein-packed" chips: are they actually a good source of protein, or misleading? A California judge allowed claims to proceed against Mondelez Global
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
The Seventh Circuit has once again weighed in on the scope of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) remedial authority. The case, FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, has had, in the words of the court...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Back in April 2022, we reported on an FTC action against the New York-based online room and roommate finder platform, Roomster, its owners, as well the company that sold Roomster the fake reviews for use on the platform.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
A year ago, the FTC and six states filed a lawsuit against Roomster and its owners, alleging that they had posted "tens of thousands of fake positive reviews to bolster their false claims that properties listed on their Roomster platform are real, available, and verified."
Foley & Lardner
State Attorney Generals ("State AGs") and the federal government are capturing headlines for increasingly suing large corporations for unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
When making unqualified claims that a product is "made in the United States," the Federal Trade Commission says that you must be able to substantiate that the product is "all or virtually all" made here.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
When making unqualified claims that a product is "made in the United States," the Federal Trade Commission says that you must be able to substantiate that the product is "all or virtually all" made here.
Jones Day
For more than a decade, environmental groups have accused airlines of "greenwashing" or misrepresenting the sustainability of their business operations.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
Blue Diamond Growers sells "Smokehouse" almonds. The almonds aren't made in a smokehouse (which involves soaking the almonds in brine, then roasting them in oil, and then inserting them in a smoker for several hours).
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Blue Diamond Growers sells "Smokehouse" almonds. The almonds aren't made in a smokehouse (which involves soaking the almonds in brine, then roasting them in oil, and then inserting...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
We regularly cover challenges to "Made in USA" claims, particularly by the FTC, but most of the time those cases don't rely on consumer perception evidence about what the claim means.
Reed Smith
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been increasingly interested in consumer reviews over the last year. In late June, the FTC proposed a new trade regulation...
Arnold & Porter
The topics raised in the RFI indicate that the three agencies are beginning a broad inquiry into the high-cost specialty financial products of the types previously explored in the Report.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
This week, just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday, the FTC announced a settlement with three fashion companies (that operated together as a common enterprise) over patriotic claims...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
As we've written here, a brand new law governing online marketplaces and sellers takes effect TODAY, Tuesday, June 27. The new law (the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail...
Davis+Gilbert LLP
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Amazon alleging that the company engaged in "dark patterns" to trick millions of consumers into enrolling in their Prime membership program.
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