ArticleHungry Hungry HIPAAsFor anyone who has taken even a cursory glance through social media, it seems that suddenly everything just might be a HIPAA violation.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleICC Launches Green Marketing Certification ProgramThe program, which is a three-hour online course, teaches participants how to effectively qualify and substantiate green marketing claims using global principles. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleIowa AG Settles With Marketer Over Claims That Cleaning Products Provide Long-Term COVID-19 ProtectionThe Iowa Attorney General's Office entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with a commercial cleaning company, resolving allegations that the company falsely claimed...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleJury Awards Mobile Game Company $420 Million In Lost Profits For False AdvertisingA Manhattan jury awarded Skillz Platforms $420 million in damages after finding competitor Papaya Games liable for false advertising, with potential additional awards of over $1.3 billion in profits and cost savings.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePool Parts Manufacturer Can Collect $16 Million In Damages For False AdvertisingLast week, the North Carolina judge presiding over swimming pool equipment manufacturer Hayward Industries' false advertising win against Blueworks Corp and its Chinese counterpart Ningbo C.F. agreed to lift a stay...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSAG-AFTRA And JPC Extend COVID-19 Safety ProtocolsLast week, SAG-AFTRA and The Joint Policy Committee announced that they have agreed to extend the Commercial Production Safety and Testing Protocol Agreement. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleState AGs Urge Congress To Enact A Federal Price Gouging LawThis week, fifteen state Attorneys General wrote to Congressional leaders, urging them to enact a federal law that prohibits price gouging.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleTwitter Says It Will Now Accept Political And Issue AdvertisingTwitter announced that it is loosening up its restrictions on caused-based and political advertising. In a Tweet earlier this week, Twiitter said, "we're relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleWashington AG's $2.25 Million Settlement With Homeaglow Targets Negative Option Marketing And Deceptive Review PracticesThe Washington State Attorney General has reached a $2.25 million settlement with cleaning service Homeaglow Inc. over allegations that the company enrolled customers in a recurring membership...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleYrefy Enters Into $750K Settlement With Massachusetts Over Use Of Celebrity EndorsersThe Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just entered into a settlement with Yrefy, a company that provides loan refinancing services, resolving allegations...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleCalifornia Federal Court Holds That Session Replay Software Does Not Violate CIPAWiretapping claims based on session replay software and tracking pixels are on the rise. Most claims are brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). A required element under CIPA...United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleFireside Chat With CalPrivacy Executive Director Tom Kemp On California PrivacyI recently moderated a fireside chat with Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), on where California privacy regulation and enforcement stand in 2026.United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleReforming Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy ActThe Illinois legislature is proposing changes to the Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") after the Illinois Supreme Court asked the General Assembly to clarify the law in its earlier White...United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSDK QuestionnaireBelow is a sample questionnaire regarding SDK due diligence developed by the Frankfurt Kurnit Privacy Group. It will be discussed during the "Investigating Third-Party SDKs...United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSuit Settled: CPPA Brings Enforcement Against Menswear CompanyOn May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced its second enforcement action over violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Menswear company Todd Snyder settled allegations that it failed to properly honor consumer opt-outs, agreeing to pay $345, 718. United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleVeto In VermontEarlier today, on June 13, 2024, Governor Phil Scott vetoed the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA). Governor Scott cited the "unnecessary and avoidable level of risk"...United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Article26 Attorneys General Urge FTC To Move On Rental Fee Disclosure RuleA bipartisan coalition of 26 state attorneys general has urged the FTC to establish federal rules requiring residential landlords to disclose all fees upfront in rental listings and advertisements. The letter supports creating a national baseline while preserving state authority to regulate landlord-tenant relationships, addressing what the states describe as deceptive "bait-and-switch" practices that harm renters and honest landlords alike. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleFTC Signals Additional AI-Related Enforcement Is ComingThe Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved a resolution authorizing the use of compulsory process in non-public investigations involving...United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePlatforms Including Apple Make Moves In The NFT SpaceApple has become the latest platform to embrace non-fungible tokens. As of September 2022, Apple, one of the largest tech companies in the world, has begun allowing apps...United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSEC Adopts Final Rules On Form 8-KDisclosure of any material cybersecurity incident, including the material impact of the incident.United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC