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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 9, 2025)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the state level. Check out our new FTC Consumer...more

White & Case LLP

Update: FTC Abandons Non-Compete Rule and Simultaneously Initiates Targeted FTC Noncompete Enforcement Action

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On September 4, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission filed an enforcement action and simultaneous proposed settlement against a pet cremation company for abuse of employer-employee post-termination non-competes as an...more

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FTC Escalates Enforcement Against Cancellation Policies Utilized with Subscription Product Orders

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased its campaign against businesses that impose unreasonable barriers to consumer cancellation of memberships and subscriptions. Recent actions demonstrate the agency’s intent to...more

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FTC Moves to Protect Workers from Anticompetitive Agreements by Issuing Action Against Gateway Services

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) non-compete rule may be effectively dead, but the agency’s focus on non-compete agreements is very much alive. In February, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched a Joint Labor Task Force...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms: Weakening Encryption or Censoring Americans for Foreign Governments May Violate US Law

The FTC’s letters highlight the commission’s concern that tech companies may adopt content moderation or data security policies that, while designed to meet foreign legal requirements, could impermissibly infringe upon U.S....more

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Click-to-Cancel Lives on Under ROSCA and Section 5

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in the Central District of California against Fitness International, LLC and Fitness & Sports Clubs, LLC (together, LA Fitness), alleging unfair and deceptive practices...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Federal Court Permits FTC Administrative Action Against Dealer Group to Continue—At Least for Now

A Texas federal court recently declined to enjoin an administrative action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against Asbury Automotive Group (“Asbury”), one of the largest automobile dealer groups in the United...more

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FTC Sues LA Fitness to Cancel Unfair Membership Cancellation Practices

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The FTC has sued Fitness International, LLC and Fitness & Sports Clubs, LLC—the operators of “LA Fitness”—alleging that the gyms have made it extremely difficult for consumers to cancel memberships and recurring charges in...more

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FTC Orders Match Group to Pay $14M Over Alleged Deceptive Subscription Practices and Guarantee Claims

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On August 12, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ordered Match Group, owners and operators of online dating platforms such as Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, The League, and others, to pay $14 million. This settlement...more

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Best Practices for Materiality Surveys in False or Deceptive Advertising Cases

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This article provides an overview of materiality’s important role in false and deceptive advertising law, centered around the role of consumer surveys. It explains the legal requirements for materiality under different...more

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FTC Enforcement of Cancellation Practices Continues After Click-to-Cancel Rule Defeated

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team examines how the FTC continues to actively pursue companies with allegedly complicated cancellation practices by relying on existing legal authority despite setbacks to the Click-to-Cancel...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

FTC Sues Large Gym Chain over Cancellation Policies

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On August 20, 2025, the FTC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the Gym violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA). The FTC's...more

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Burger King Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Denied in Deceptive Advertising Class Action Lawsuit

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In Walter Coleman, et al. v. Burger King Corp., No. 22-20925 (S.D. Fla.), a putative class of consumers from thirteen states alleges that Burger King’s advertising for items such as the Whopper materially exaggerates portion...more

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A Taste for Claims: Conducting Sensory Claim Substantiation Surveys

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This article provides an overview of sensory claim substantiation: the types of sensory claims, how to identify the right sensory claim for your product, research design methods, best practices for each type of claim, and how...more

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FTC Nets $145M to Resolve Deceptive Online Health Insurance Marketing Claims

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The FTC has reached proposed settlements with Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc., resolving allegations that the companies misled consumers into buying health insurance plans without the promised coverage and subjected...more

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FTC and Match Strike $14M Deal over Alleged Deceptive Practices

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The FTC has reached a settlement with Match Group, Inc. and Match Group, LLC (collectively, “Match”)—the owners and operators of online dating services Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyofFish, The League, and other dating sites—to...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (August 12, 2025)

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Federal and State Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Seeks Comment on New Thresholds for Larger Participants in the Automobile Financing, Consumer Reporting, International Money Transfer, and Debt Collection Markets. On August...more

Troutman Amin LLP

WHOA! MASSIVE $140 MILLION JUDGMENT AGAINST ASSURANCE IQ: FTC Slams Assurance IQ for Misleading Health Plan Marketing in Violation...

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The FTC announced today a $100 million judgment against Assurance IQ for alleged deceptive practices targeting consumers seeking health insurance. The FTC initiated the complaint, FTC v. Assurance IQ LLC, U.S. District Court,...more

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FTC Request for Information Regarding Gender Affirming Care

On July 9, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a workshop to discuss unfair and/or deceptive trade practices in gender affirming care (“GAC”) for minors. During this webinar, the FTC indicated it would be...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 29, 2025)

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FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order and Asset Freeze Against Seven Debt Relief Companies and Their Owners for Allegedly Deceptive Practices. On July 14, the FTC filed a complaint and motion for temporary restraining order...more

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FTC Settles with NextMed Over Deceptive Pricing, Hidden Material Terms, and Fake Reviews and Testimonials in Telehealth Membership...

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This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with NextMed parent company Southern Health Solutions, Inc., in response to allegations that the telemedicine platform offered deceptive claims and fake...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Gender-Affirming Care: Key Takeaways from FTC’s July 2025 Workshop on Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practices

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On July 9, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop focused on perceived “dangers” arising from unfair or deceptive trade practices in marketing a variety of health care services falling under the label of...more

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"Click to Cancel" Rule Vacated Ahead of July 14th Deadline

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Just days before the “Click to Cancel” negative option rule was to go into effect, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the rule in its entirety. As explained in our previous alert, the rule, which would have gone into...more

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8th Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click to Cancel Rule”

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On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”), which was previously scheduled to take effect on May 14, 2025, and later...more

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Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper

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In a lawsuit that will likely be closely watched, Xlear, Inc.—a Utah-based manufacturer of xylitol-based hygiene products—has filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its chairman, Andrew N....more

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