The fashion and retail industry experienced another year of considerable change in 2023. As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) spurred innovation within the industry, consumers and regulators worldwide called for...more
1/30/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Consumers ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Due Diligence ,
E-Commerce ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fabrics ,
Fair Use ,
Fashion Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Forced Labor ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
Labor Code ,
Luxury Goods ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Professional Regulators ,
Ransomware ,
Real Estate Market ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Sustainability ,
The Copyright Act
From its founding in 1914 until roughly 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enjoyed near complete hegemony as the primary consumer protection enforcement agency in the United States. The states played an important role,...more
9/22/2023
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Enforcement ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Misuse of Information ,
Penalties ,
Privacy Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) privacy and consumer protection enforcement program is in the midst of a transformative period under the leadership of Chair Lina Kahn. Three important, and new, areas of focus this year...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is more active in privacy and data security enforcement actions now than at any time in recent memory. It announces new enforcement actions almost daily, together with press releases, public...more
On July 13, 2023, The Washington Post broke the news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) — a sort of a pre-litigation subpoena as part of what is supposed to be a nonpublic...more
8/3/2023
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CID ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Disparagement ,
Enforcement ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Investigations ,
Machine Learning ,
Misleading Statements ,
Personal Information ,
Popular
In the United States, the principle of data minimization is embedded firmly within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, through FTC enforcement activities, and in the host of state-level privacy laws and rules that have...more
6/12/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
On April 13, the Federal Trade Commission issued Notices of Penalty Offenses and cover letters to close to 700 advertisers of OTC drugs, homeopathic products, dietary supplements, and functional foods, putting them on notice...more
GoodRx Faces Million Dollar Proposed Penalty from FTC in First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule -
Settlement reveals views on application of unfairness authority to sharing of sensitive...more
3/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
NIST ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Settlement ,
VPPA