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Deceptive Practices
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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Getty Allegedly Required Payment for Public Domain Photos — Best Chicago Class Action Defense Counsel and Attorneys
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Any time you need photos for any kind of marketing material, but don’t want to spend a fortune on a professional photographer, you probably go online and search for photos…
Advertising & Marketing Law Blog
Phantom Savings: Bargain Shoppers Cry Foul Over Alleged Fictitious Pricing Schemes
By Neil Austin
On March 19, 2017, Marilu Calderon went shopping at the Kate Spade outlet store in Carlsbad, California, and a “Flavor of the Month” charm pendant caught her eye. The price…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
Bots, Sock Puppets and a Reckoning for a Social Media Influence Peddler
We’ve previously written about “tweet-less, picture-less,” computer-operated accounts or bots, that make one appear more popular—a.k.a. influential on social media—than one actually is. Recently, legislators and law enforcement agencies have…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Cilliers v. Cobalt Northern District of Illinois Opinion on Deceptive Purchase of Intellectual Property
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
A technology company that was accused of purchasing intellectual property and assets in a deceptive manner was denied its motion to dismiss a complaint against it for breach of contract…
Financial Services Perspectives
BCFP Enters into Consent Order with Small Dollar Lender
By Lee Gilley
On October 24, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), formerly known as the CFPB, entered into a Consent Order with Cash Express, LLC. Cash Express is a small…
AdLaw By Request®
FTC Stops Another Deceptive Work-From–Home Business Coaching Scheme
By David A. Smith, Jason Gordon
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently charged two Utah individuals and their telemarketing operation with violating the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule by deceptively claiming that their…
The Data Advisor
FTC Announces Settlement with PayPal for Alleged FTC Act and GLBA Violations by Venmo
By Edward Holman, Kelly Singleton
On February 27, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced1 that it had reached an agreement with PayPal to settle allegations that its peer-to-peer payment service, Venmo, engaged in deceptive…
Wiley Executive Summary
Ninth Circuit: Deceptive Business Practices Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage for Kickback Suit
By Hume Ross
Applying California law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a federal district court decision which held that a deceptive business practices exclusion in an errors…
Consumer Protection Connection
Online Talent Company Settles with FTC Over Alleged COPPA Violations
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
Online talent search company Explore Talent just landed in the spotlight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Vegas-based company was charged with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
FTC Charges Academic Journal Publisher OMICS Group Deceived Researchers
The Federal Trade Commission has charged the publisher of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding publication fees ranging…