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AD Nauseam: A Different Type of Imposter Syndrome
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California’s New Privacy Enforcement "Sweep"
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The FTC Announces Three Important Developments
On July 2, 2024, the FTC filed a joint motion for entry of the FTC and the Company's stipulated order for permanent injunction, monetary judgment, and other relief to resolve allegations of misleading consumers who purchased...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of Connecticut recently alleged that Manchester City Nissan engaged in deceptive and unfair practices by adding illegal junk fees to the cost of cars. Although not the battle...more
On January 5, 2024, two trade groups representing auto dealers filed a petition for review challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”). In the petition, the National...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a final rule that is squarely aimed at changing the way dealers interact with customers in the financing process. The final rule takes effect on July 30, 2024....more
Does your dealership or finance company market to consumers? If so, read on. Do you love Trader Joe's? I'm going to assume you said yes based on the line at my local one, so read on. Do you want to know how bees...more
On January 15, 2021, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Moto Cars USA LLC, under which the AG alleged that Moto Cars violated Indiana's Deceptive Consumer Sales Act....more
In July 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its “Staff Report on Buying and Financing Cars.” The Staff Report consisted of two separate reports – a report from the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (“BCP”)...more
On July 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff report titled Buckle Up: Navigating Auto Sales and Financing. The report includes findings from the FTC’s April 2017 study and...more
The COVID-19 situation has turned everything on its head. Most retail commerce is shut down, many are working from home, and it has become commonplace to plausibly forget whether today is a Monday or a Friday. Despite all the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an action against nine auto dealerships and their individual owners in a California federal court that the FTC described as its "first action against an auto dealer for 'yo-yo'...more