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This week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") obtained final judgments against various defendants involved in an elaborate telemarketing operation which the FTC claimed swindled victims out of more than $7 million.

This week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that it will begin mailing out over 50,000 checks that will total approximately $1.9 million as redress for consumers victimized by a Ponzi scheme operated by BurnLounge, Inc. ("BurnLounge").

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filed a complaint against Roca Labs, Inc., Roca Labs Nutraceutical USA, Inc., and their respective principals (collectively, "Roca").

In the latest action to be filed in a series of class action lawsuits against Groupon, Inc., Carlos Vasquez filed a complaint on March 8, 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of himself and other similarly situated consumers alleging that Groupon places unlawful expiration dates on its gift certificates.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently prevailed in a deceptive marketing practices investigation involving Partners In Health Care Association ("PIHC") and its owner.

Rite Aid HDQTRS. Corp. ("Rite Aid") has recently sought summary dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit pending in the Southern District Court of New York alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA").

Last week, a proposed class action settlement was published detailing the terms under which LinkedIn will settle various claims of "spam"-related violations in connection with its "Add Connections" feature

Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced today a settlement in a consumer protection action against eHarmony.

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).

T-Mobile US, Inc. ("T-Mobile") currently finds itself in hot water as New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office opens an investigation into the company's "Un-Carrier" advertising campaign.

Plaintiffs' complaint in Samet alleged that Proctor and Gamble fraudulently mislabeled Pringles chips, Morning Star riblets and other products containing trans fat as "healthy."

The plaintiffs, Lady J. Suarez and Gustavo E. Oliva, claimed they had each been buying about one six-pack of Kirin every month while under the mistaken impression the beer was made in Japan.

The ASA recently found that Funplus, developer of King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare should only use images from its own game in advertising.

On March 25, 2014, Judge Dean Pregerson, of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, decertified a nationwide class of consumers in a class action brought against POM Wonderful LLC over allegedly false and misleading health claims related to its pomegranate juice

It turns out that there is not a magic pill capable of reversing the effects of aging on the human brain, including memory loss, or at least not one we can remember right now.

Plaintiff Nathan Dapeer sued Neutrogena, claiming that he and similarly situated consumers had been deceived by the company's labeling of its Beach Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 70 Lotion.

The court noted that the named plaintiff in a class action must have standing to seek injunctive relief in order to represent a class seeking such relief.

Last Wednesday, a group of supplement marketers agreed to pay $1.4 million to the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC" or "Commission") and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office.