On August 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the Department of Justice filed a complaint upon notification and referral from the FTC against a surveillance camera company that allegedly failed to provide...more
9/3/2024
/ CAN-SPAM Act ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Customer Information ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Misrepresentation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
Surveillance ,
Without Consent
On August 2, 2024, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice sued video-sharing platform TikTok, its parent company ByteDance, as well as its affiliated companies, with allegedly violating the...more
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice possess both overlapping and distinct authority to challenge anti-competitive practices under federal law. The FTC enforces, without limitation, the FTC Act and the...more
7/29/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Jurisdiction ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sherman Act ,
Telecommunications ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced an action against software maker Adobe and two of its executives for allegedly deceiving consumers by hiding the early termination fee for its most popular subscription...more
On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Justice Department announced that together with the Federal Trade Commission, it filed an amended complaint against telehealth company Cerebral Inc., Cerebral’s founder and former Chief Executive...more
6/12/2024
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Misrepresentation ,
PHI ,
ROSCA ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On April 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has banned an alcohol addiction treatment firm from disclosing health data for advertising purposes in order to settle agency charges that the company shared...more
On May 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to discuss the agency’s FY 2025 budget request and ongoing...more
5/17/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
Investment ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Unfair Competition
In February 2023, the U.S. Justice Department announced that, together with the Federal Trade Commission, a civil enforcement action had been filed against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of...more
3/11/2024
/ California ,
Consent ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Do Not Call List ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
It is no secret amongst digital advertisers and FTC practice defense counsel that the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute those that advertise, market,...more
5/1/2023
/ Advertising ,
Amazon ,
Business Opportunity Laws ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Investment Management ,
Robocalling ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In April 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions and inquiries involving an important U.S. Supreme Court Ruling regarding the ability of defendants in FTC and SEC actions to raise...more
4/24/2023
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Advertising Substantiation ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Counterfeiting ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Homeopathic Remedies ,
Investigations ,
Misleading Statements ,
Opioid ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Penalties ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Subscription Services ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Telemarketing ,
VoIP
On April 14, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court afforded defendants the ability to directly challenge the structural constitutionality and existence of the Federal Trade Commission (and the Securities and Exchange Commission) in...more
4/17/2023
/ Advertising ,
AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Appeals ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Process ,
Endorsements ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In March 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions involving data privacy, COVID health claims, a robocall debt relief pitch scheme, and alleged harmful noncompete restrictions. The...more
3/20/2023
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Act ,
LGBTQ ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
A proposed FTC settlement that involves alleged false Made in USA representations and alleged deceptive COVID claims was recently filed by the Department of Justice on the FTC’s behalf against an individual and the two...more
8/15/2022
/ Advertising ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
Product Packaging ,
Warning Letters