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FTC Secures $59 Million Settlement over Fintech Firms’ Allegedly Misleading PPP Loan Claims

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The FTC has reached settlement agreements with fintech firms Biz2Credit, Inc. and Oto Analytics, Inc. (doing business as Womply) to resolve allegations that the companies misled small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - December 2023

In This Case, What You Can't See in Fact Is Not There: FTC Takes Down the Makers of the Invisible COVID Mask - After what has seemed like a lull in both diagnosed COVID cases and the enforcement variety—both the virus and...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Former NBA Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud

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Former NBA Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud - Terrence Williams, a former NBA player, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the NBA’s Health and...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 13, 2023)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COVID and CBD Prove to be a Powder Keg for Federal Regulators

Cannabis operators (from marijuana to hemp-derived products such as CBD) often get the sense they are one of the central targets of the federal government’s reach. But they are not in the same league lately as the COVID-19...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - February 2022 #2

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Bunny v. Smaug - Did Annie’s smack down a snack-box slack-fill strike suit? ...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 7, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Order: Auto Marketing Company and Owner Banned From Industry for Misleading Consumers

On January 28, the FTC announced that it banned an automotive marketing company and its owner from the auto industry for the next twenty years for allegedly engaging in unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the FTC...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Food and Beverage Labeling Litigation: Recent Trends

The food and beverage industries introduced numerous technologies and products over the past year and a half that have raised new questions about advertising practices and presented novel legal issues regarding how goods are...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FTC Begins Enforcing COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

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As you may recall, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a short supply of various products. Toilet paper, alcohol wipes, hand sanitizer, masks, and even flour were in such high demand, that some consumers would need to...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #2

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BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

FTC Announces New Enforcement Actions for COVID-19

In April 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) emphasized its commitment to protecting consumers from unsubstantiated claims of products advertised to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19. On April 29, 2021, the FTC announced...more

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Can hashtags get you in trouble?

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They can if you operate in a regulated industry, such as pharma, med devices, cannabis, dietary supplements, etc. FDA has specific labeling requirements for products and they look at hashtags related to products the same...more

Cozen O'Connor

Anti-Discrimination Clarification From CFPB | $110 Million Charity Scam | Deceptive Claims re: CBD Cures

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2022 AG Elections- Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion- •Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022. •Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in...more

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CBD Health Claims Raise FTC’s Hackles (And Prompt Class Action Suits)

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Near the end of 2020, in mid-December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched what it referred to as “Operation CBDeceit,” a law enforcement sweep challenging allegedly unproven representations that CBD products could...more

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Key 2020 Decisions from the NAD and NARB

Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror (*collective sigh of relief*), we wanted to share our perspective on notable decisions and trends from this past year at the National Advertising Division and the advertising...more

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Proskauer on Advertising Law: Key 2020 Decisions from the NAD and NARB

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Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror (*collective sigh of relief*), we wanted to share our perspective on notable decisions and trends from this past year at the National Advertising Division and the advertising...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Advanced Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Over the Counter Drugs - February 26th, 9:00 am - 5:45 pm EST

A comprehensive guide to the latest developments affecting non-prescription drug products under Monograph Reform. American Conference Institute’s Advanced Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Over-the-Counter Drugs will...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Pandemic Marketing 101: Do’s and Don’ts to Market Your...

AGG partner Anuj Desai and of counsel Carolina M. Wirth discuss the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) roles of protecting consumers at the height of a public health crisis and the types...more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law – November 2020 #3

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FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites - But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away - Less Is More - There are elaborate schemes out there – boy, have we covered them. Misdirection, shadowy...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Risks of False Advertising When Raising Capital in the Age of COVID-19

“Fraudsters often seek to use national crises and periods of uncertainty to lure investors into scams. They may play off investors’ hopes and fears, as well as their charity and kindness, and may try to exploit confusion or...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Sues Marketer Over False COVID-19 Claims

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued a California-based company named Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc., and some of its officers, alleging that the company is falsely marketing its Emergency D-Virus plan as a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: What's New This Week - August 2020

FTC Says Auto Marketing Co.'s Deceptive COVID Stimulus Ads Violate Fed Law - An automotive marketing company previously accused of bait-and-switching consumers with false promises of federal COVID-19 relief is now also facing...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

AFSA Extra Credit Podcast: Navigating Advertising During COVID-19

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Advertising during a global pandemic and social justice movement triggers an increased level of regulatory risk and reputational harm. Regulators moved quickly to interrupt bad actors that took immediate advantage of...more

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How Not to Handle a Crisis: FTC Sues Marketer for Deceptive COVID Stimulus Mailers

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In April, we wrote about the Georgia Attorney General's Office's warnings against deceptive advertising related to COVID-19 stimulus payments. In its guidance, the AG noted the possibility that representations implying that a...more

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