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Washington AG Secures $8.2M Against Company for Sending Knock-Off Official Government Correspondence

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Labor Law Poster Service, formerly Mandatory Poster Agency, was recently ordered to pay more than $8.2 million in penalties and restitution following a lawsuit brought by the Washington state attorney general’s (AG) office....more

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Massachusetts Federal Court Orders Key Credit Repair to Pay $50M for Misleading Claims and Advance Fees

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently denied a credit repair organization’s motion for partial summary judgment and granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the...more

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Ticketing Company Agrees to COVID-19 Customer Refunds

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has settled with StubHub, Inc. (StubHub) for alleged violations of the Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. The complaint accuses StubHub of making misleading statements...more

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Money, Money, Money - Recent Decision Shows a Court Wrestling with the Proper Amount of Civil Penalties to Award the FTC

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Much ink has been spilled over the impact of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That decision held that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act did not authorize a federal court to award equitable...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds FTC Act Does not Allow Disgorgement to U.S. Treasury

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In FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, the Seventh Circuit recently held that Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not allow the FTC to deposit excess funds awarded as restitution under Section 19 in the U.S....more

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Seventh Circuit Reins in Federal Trade Commission's Implied Powers

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The Seventh Circuit recently reduced the scope of one of the Federal Trade Commission's most effective enforcement tools, the power to seek restitution for violations of consumer protection laws. The decision in Federal Trade...more

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