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[Webinar] Untangling Junk Fees and Surcharges: Navigating the Patchwork of Pricing Transparency Laws - July 31st, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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With regulators, lawmakers, and consumers increasingly focused on pricing transparency, understanding the legal treatment of surcharges, "junk fees," and disclosure practices is more important than ever. Recent federal and...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Ad Agency Liability and the FTC

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Advertising agencies are potentially liable to the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive acts or practices, along with their clients. The FTC will consider numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the extent to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Update on Petition to Review FTC’s CARS Rule

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Petitioners in the challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”) filed their Petitioners’ Brief on March 15, 2004 in support of their petition for review, and a who’s who...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

FTC TurboTax Initial Order Offers Key Advertising Compliance Lessons

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On September 8, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that its administrative law judge had issued an Initial Decision and Order in the FTC's case against Intuit, alleging that the company had deceptively marketed the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Judge Orders Tax Filing Software Company to Stop Advertising Products as “Free”

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On September 8, the FTC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) issued an initial decision finding that a company providing tax filing software services engaged in deceptive advertising practices in violation of Section 5 of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC orders refunds over compromised health data

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On March 2, the FTC filed a complaint against an online counseling service alleging the respondent violated the FTC Act by monetizing consumers’ sensitive health data for targeted advertising purposes. As part of the process...more

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FTC takes action against eye surgery provider

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On January 19, the FTC announced an action against an Ohio-based eye surgery provider (respondent) concerning allegations that it engaged in “bait-and-switch” advertising. According to the FTC’s complaint, the respondent...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Stradling's Practice Spotlight: Consumer Regulatory & State Attorneys General

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For companies navigating rapidly evolving government and regulatory enforcement imperatives in the e-commerce and digital media sectors, Shawn Collins' practice strikes the right balance between business objectives and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Reserve warns about redlining and steering risks from digital targeted advertising

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One of the most important areas of consumer financial regulation today is the use of internet- or social media-based platforms to target advertising for consumer financial products. ...more

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