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On June 3, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that informational faxes sent by a pharmacy benefit manager to a chiropractor do not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA").

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced its settlement with Vast Tech Support, LLC, OMG Tech Help, LLC and their chief operating officer Mark Donohue.

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Evolv Technologies, alleging that the company made deceptive claims about the capabilities...

Class certification in false advertising cases often fails due to problems with the class itself such as ascertainability.

On November 26, 2014, an Illinois appellate court held that a professional liability insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for a class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) because the insured’s robocalls did not constitute conduct of the insured’s business "in rendering services for others," as required by the policy.

According to the Breach Level Index, the total number of data records lost or stolen in just the first half of 2016 was 554,454,942, stemming from 974 breach incidents.

Today the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) announced the creation of the Office of Technology Research and Investigation (OTRI).

The FTC is tasked with protecting consumers from "unfair" and "deceptive" business practices and with data breaches on the rise, it has come to take that job much more seriously.

If you are the landlord or tenant of a shopping center that has lost a major anchor or has experienced an exodus of tenants, making it appear to be a retail ghost town, what can you do to salvage the holiday season?

Multiple state attorneys general are investigating FIFA for allegedly misleading World Cup ticket buyers by changing seat categories after purchase and implementing dynamic pricing that dramatically increased costs. Regulators in California, New York, New Jersey, and Texas are examining whether these practices violate consumer protection laws, with some officials issuing subpoenas to obtain details about FIFA's ticketing operations.

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new public comment period on potential updates to its Negative Option Rule governing subscriptions and auto-renewals.

The Federal Trade Commission announced a $12 million settlement with payment processor Humboldt Merchant Services over allegations of facilitating merchant fraud through unauthorized billing scams, while simultaneously rescinding its 2021 policy statement on health app breaches. The settlement imposes permanent restrictions on processing payments for high-risk merchant categories and prohibits credit card laundering activities.

Since the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published its updated 2023 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising...

Most people are familiar with the Federal Trade Commission Act; however, few people are aware of the additional protections for consumers and legitimate business provided at the state level.

On June 29, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly filed a complaint against a regional bank alleging that the bank discriminated...

The topics raised in the RFI indicate that the three agencies are beginning a broad inquiry into the high-cost specialty financial products of the types previously explored in the Report.

On January 5, 2015 Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California denied Honest Tea’s motion to dismiss a case involving accusations that the company misled consumers about the antioxidant content of one of its teas.