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Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

May 12, 2025

Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

By: Abbey Block

Ryan Seacrest is most well-known for his role as the charismatic host of popular television shows like American Idol and Wheel of Fortune.  But more recently, Seacrest has taken on a new business venture, becoming the spokesperson for the social casino platform, Chumba Casino. Chumba Casino, launched in 2012, allows players to engage in online casino-style games. Seacrest began his partnership with the brand in December of 2023, and has been featured prominently in the platform’s promotional materials on social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. But Seacrest recently found himself in a bit of legal hot water, being named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit brought against Chumba’s parent company, VGW. In the lawsuit, plaintiff Aubrey Carillo alleges…

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California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers

March 10, 2025

California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers

By: Nicole Kardell

If you are a data broker and you are not registered in California, you may face sanctions, including fines and possible shut down of operations.  The California Privacy Protection Agency is actively enforcing the state’s Delete Act, legislation that was enacted in 2023. The Delete Act requires entities that qualify as data brokers under the law to register annually with the CPPA and pay the…

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FTC Cracking Down On Online Censorship

February 27, 2025

FTC Cracking Down On Online Censorship

By: Steven Eichorn

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently launched a public outreach effort to obtain information from the public regarding how they are treated by technology platforms. As explained by the FTC, they are seeking to “understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliation, and how this conduct may have violated the law.” This…

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CFPB Scare Tactics: The New Arbitration Rules

May 5, 2016

CFPB Scare Tactics: The New Arbitration Rules

By: George Calhoun

Recently, I wrote about the CFPB’s plans to issue new regulations restricting arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts.  Today, the agency announced those new rules and CFPB Director Richard Cordray is expected to discuss them at the agency’s field hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  As expected, the new rules eliminate the use of class action waivers and otherwise restrict the availability of arbitration in consumer…

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Judge Flunks Case Against LabMD, FTC Appeals

April 20, 2016

Judge Flunks Case Against LabMD, FTC Appeals

By: Jeffrey Hamlin

In March 2015, I wrote about the ongoing dispute between the FTC and LabMD, an Atlanta-based cancer screening laboratory, and looked at whether the FTC has the authority to take enforcement action over data-security practices alleged to be insufficient and therefore “unfair” under section 5(n) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTCA”). On November 13, 2015, an administrative law judge ruled that the FTC had…

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Wells Fargo Learns That Recording Calls In California Can Be Costly

April 5, 2016

Wells Fargo Learns That Recording Calls In California Can Be Costly

By: Michelle Cohen

In the past few years, many organizations such as Capital One, Bass Pro Outdoor, and the Cosmopolitan Hotel have faced class actions alleging violations of California’s call recording law.  This week, California’s Attorney General demonstrated that her office, working with state prosecutors, will also vigorously enforce the law under the state’s criminal statutes.  Attorney General Harris announced an $8.5 million dollar settlement with Wells Fargo…

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Arbitration Under Fire: Brace Your Company for Less Contract Freedom and More Class Actions

March 31, 2016

Arbitration Under Fire: Brace Your Company for Less Contract Freedom and More Class Actions

By: George Calhoun

Since the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) of 1925, the United States has had a policy preference for arbitration, even when an arbitration provision includes language barring class action litigation.  We saw this most recently in December 2015 when the Supreme Court reversed a decision by a California Court of Appeal to invalidate a class-arbitration waiver within a service agreement between DirecTV and its customers.[1]  But…

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To Refer, Or Not To Refer? OIG’s Outdated Health Care Referral Restrictions

March 21, 2016

To Refer, Or Not To Refer? OIG’s Outdated Health Care Referral Restrictions

By: Drew Barnholtz

The Office of the Inspector General, which enforces Health and Human Services, has long been averse to referral services that don’t meet certain criteria.  To get protection against a possible enforcement action, the referral service can’t exclude anyone from participating in the service, and payments for referrals have to be reasonable and cannot be tied to the volume or value of the referrals that are…

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Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape
By: Abbey Block

California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers

California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers
By: Nicole Kardell

FTC Cracking Down On Online Censorship

FTC Cracking Down On Online Censorship
By: Steven Eichorn

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