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Bait, Switch, and Binge Watch: Florida Takes on Netflix
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September 18, 2026
Bait, Switch, and Binge Watch: Florida Takes on Netflix
By: Katie Kovalsky
On September 9, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Netflix alleging violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida Digital Bill of Rights.[1] The basis of the allegation is that Netflix built its reputation and sold its monthly services on a false promise that it would let consumers avoid the surveillance associated with major tech companies and instead was “kid-friendly” and “ad-free.”[2] The suit accuses Netflix of breaking this promise by engaging in large scale surveillance and data collection, recording information such as what devices customers and their children use, where they are when they use them, and what content they watch, pause, rewind, search, skip, and abandon. [3] Netflix purportedly uses this data…
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FTC’s Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements Provides Key Lessons for Businesses
August 3, 2026
FTC’s Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements Provides Key Lessons for Businesses
By: Jordan Briggs
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it finalized a consent order with pest control company Rollins, Inc. that requires Rollins to stop enforcing its existing non-compete agreements with over 18,000 employees.[1] This consent order signals that although the FTC stopped pursuing an outright ban on employee non-compete agreements,[2] the agency is still poised to limit the anticompetitive effects of these non-competes. The Rollins Complaint…
Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws
July 15, 2026
Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws
By: Nicole Kardell
Note the below chart was updated on July 15, 2026 to reflect recent developments. The number of U.S. states that have adopted privacy laws grows regularly. Fortunately, there seems to be quite a bit of crossover, at least when it comes to thresholds that companies must meet in order to trigger compliance requirements. We provide below a chart that summarizes these thresholds by state, including…
An Interview With David Deitch, New Ifrah Law Partner
April 13, 2011
An Interview With David Deitch, New Ifrah Law Partner
By: Ifrah Law
On April 1, 2011, David Deitch started work as a partner at the Ifrah Law Firm. David is an experienced trial lawyer and former Department of Justice counterterrorism prosecutor. Because he will now be a regular contributor to this blog, the editor of FTC Beat conducted this brief interview to introduce David to our readers. Please feel free to ask him your own questions in…
FTC Files First Lawsuit Against ‘Text Spam’
April 3, 2011
FTC Files First Lawsuit Against ‘Text Spam’
By: Ifrah Law
Spam seems to be everywhere these days, and it has now invaded your wireless handheld. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission filed its first lawsuit ever against an alleged perpetrator of “spam texting” – the practice of sending unsolicited commercial text messages to a large number of people. The FTC is alleging that Phillip Flora of Huntington Beach, Calif., sent some five million unsolicited commercial…
Identity Theft Tops List of FTC Complaints in 2010
March 29, 2011
Identity Theft Tops List of FTC Complaints in 2010
By: Ifrah Law
This month, the Federal Trade Commission released its list of the top ten consumer complaints received by the agency in 2010. This list represents a good indication of some of the areas toward which the FTC may direct its resources and increase its scrutiny. For the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint category. Approximately 19% of the complaints…
Online Sellers Need to Beware of State Attorneys General
March 23, 2011
Online Sellers Need to Beware of State Attorneys General
By: Ifrah Law
The Pennsylvania Attorney General filed a consumer protection lawsuit last month against Zoommania, LLC, a Philadelphia-based Internet electronics store, for a bait-and-switch scheme the company allegedly employed in online sales and for its creation of new websites to avoid negative customer feedback resulting from the scheme. The complaint, which seeks restitution for consumers, alleges that the company’s websites would list inventory as being in stock,…
Does Google Need to Police Its Ads for Fraud?
March 21, 2011
Does Google Need to Police Its Ads for Fraud?
By: Ifrah Law
Do Google and other search engines have an obligation to screen their advertisers for those who may be perpetrating consumer fraud? Google has said in the past that its AdWords Content Policy will reject advertisements for sites that make false claims and that it investigates and removes any ads that violate Google’s internal policies, but a recent letter sent by a public interest group to…
