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Crowell & Moring LLP
Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs (NAD) recommended last month that Stihl Incorporated USA (Stihl), a manufacturer of equipment and tools, discontinue or modify...
Holland & Knight
The Birkin name is well known around the world – it is synonymous with exclusivity and high-end luxury. From storylines in "Sex and the City" and "Gilmore Girls" to mentions in lyrics...
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the world's largest beef producer JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (JBS Group).
Crowell & Moring LLP
Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
On Tuesday, February 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an informal hearing regarding the Proposed Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials.
Arnold & Porter
On March 5, U.S. President Joe Biden announced a "Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing," a new multi-agency effort led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") new Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, known as the CARS Rule (the "Rule"), is a comprehensive initiative aimed at bringing transparency...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
As many readers know, deceptive pricing cases have exploded in recent years. While we've seen some defendant success in cases where plaintiffs have been unable to prove actual harm...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Let's say you're shopping for a new credit card or perhaps a new skin care regime. You go online and do a search like "best travel credit cards" or "best anti-aging eye creams."
WilmerHale
On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here)...
Meister Seelig & Fein
Consumers have seen a recent and vexing trend of additional credit card charges at restaurants and stores. And, business owners are understandably confused...
Steptoe LLP
On January 17, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed legislation to regulate buy now pay later (BNPL) products.
Barnes & Thornburg
The FTC imposed a $2 million penalty, its largest ever for deceptive Made in USA claims The FTC found parts that were wholly imported or incorporated significant imported materials...
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
Online cash advance provider FloatMe Corp. will pay $3 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegations of unfair and deceptive tactics against customers.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it has obtained a $2 million civil penalty from tractor maker Kubota North America for falsely labeling thousands of its replacement...
Mayer Brown
On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services released a proposed circular letter addressing the use of external consumer data and information sources...
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
"Natural" claims are infamously risky business. Between the specter of class action lawsuits, FTC actions, and competitor challenges, claims that a product is "natural" require special vigilance.
Davis+Gilbert LLP
Online cash advance provider FloatMe Corp. will pay $3 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegations of unfair and deceptive tactics against customers.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Last month, the New York AG filed a lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio, alleging that the company ​"sells subscriptions that are easy to purchase, and extremely difficult to cancel."
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