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Consumer Protection Review helps businesses that market and sell to consumers navigate federal and state legal issues related to advertising, privacy, promotions, products liability, government investigations, unfair competition, class actions and general consumer protection. 

Science Technology Chemicals
August 1, 2019

A Cosmetic, A Drug, or Both?

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Modern Building
July 16, 2019

SCOTUS: Private Entities Operating Forums for Speech Are Not State Actors

Against the background of lawsuits and debate about the role of communications service providers in moderating speech on their platforms, the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in, affirming that private entities that host forums for speech are not state actors subject to constitutional requirements. 

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Buildings Stores
July 11, 2019

How California's New Privacy Law Impacts Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

Businesses that market and sell to consumers are heavily focused on navigating federal and state legal issues related to advertising, privacy, promotions, products liability, government investigations, unfair competition, class actions and general consumer protection. 

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Cosmetics
July 9, 2019

Talc, Asbestos, and FDA Regulation of Cosmetics

Takeaways:

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Housing Real Estate
June 19, 2019

FTC Enforcement of the CRFA is Underway

On the heels of three FTC consent decrees involving the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), the FTC has brought two more CRFA-related complaints against home-rental businesses. 

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Supreme Court Outside
June 7, 2019

Supreme Court Holds Third-Party Defendant Can’t Remove Class Actions Under CAFA

Takeaway: The U.S. Supreme Court ever so slightly trimmed removal rules under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) last week in Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471. 

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Illuminated fiber optic cables
June 5, 2019

I Am Robot: California’s New Law Requires Disclosure of Use of Bots

California's new Autobot Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17940, et seq. (SB 1001), which goes into effect July 1, 2019, may affect businesses that use chatbots to interact with customers online. 

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Cellphone Privacy Security
June 5, 2019

Nevada Expands Online Privacy Law to Grant Consumers Additional Rights While Excluding Certain Institutions From Compliance

Nevada is the latest state to strengthen privacy laws to address the perceived need for more oversight of how companies handle personal data. 

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Flags being waved in front of Capital
May 9, 2019

Supreme Court Holds That Class Arbitration Cannot Be Inferred from Ambiguous Agreement

The United States Supreme Court recently held that classwide arbitration cannot be inferred from an ambiguous agreement.  

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Cellphone Privacy Security
May 7, 2019

New Consumer Protection Due Diligence That Your Company May Need to Perform

The Ninth Circuit recently held a company vicariously liable for the actions of a downstream vendor of text message and telephone marketing activities. 

Companies should consider due diligence and vendor oversight protocols as counter-measures to limit the risk of liability for digital advertising and text marketing activities.

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Workplace Meeting
May 3, 2019

FTC to Hold Workshop on Consumer Protection Issues Related to Video Game Loot Boxes

On August 7, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a public workshop to examine consumer protection issues related to the sale of "loot boxes" in video games. 

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conversation
May 2, 2019

Incentivized Review and Free Trial Practices Draw the Ire of the FTC

In 2016, UrthBox, Inc., a subscription-based service sending monthly snack boxes to customers, had only nine reviews on the Better Business Bureau's website and all of them were negative. 

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Cannabis Farm
May 1, 2019

FTC Joins FDA in Sending Warning Letters to Companies Advertising and Selling Products Containing Cannabidiol (CBD) Claiming to Treat Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and Other Diseases

On March 28, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in sending warning letters to three companies that market products that contain cannabidiol (CBD), which the companies claim can treat a variety of serious physical and mental disorders. 

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cellphone technology
April 12, 2019

New TCPA Ruling Holds an Autodialer Must Have the Capacity to Generate Numbers Randomly or Sequentially

In the wake of the D.C.

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Computer Lock Security
March 29, 2019

New Accessibility Requirements in Effect for Video Game Software

As of January 1, 2019, video game developers and publishers are now subject to certain accessibility requirements under the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) that apply to manufacturers and providers of advanced communications services (ACS). 

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