Topic
Deceptive Practices
192 published works
International Financial Law Prof Blog
FTC Halts the Deceptive Practices of Academic Journal Publishers
Operation made false claims and hid publishing fees, FTC alleges A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Federal Trade Commission, temporarily halting the deceptive practices of academic journal…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
24 States Shut Down Deceptive Veterans Charity
Officials from Illinois, New York, and other states announced earlier this month that approximately two dozen states have acted to dissolve VietNow National Headquarters, Inc., an Illinois nonprofit corporation. The…
The Data Advisor
To Disclose or Not To Disclose: The FTC’s Dueling Concurrences over Deceptive Omissions in Lenovo
By Lydia Parnes, Libby Weingarten
On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it and 32 state attorneys general had settled charges with Lenovo, Inc., regarding the company's practice of pre-loading advertising…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Fed issues consent order for bank’s alleged deceptive practices involving balance transfer credit cards
The Federal Reserve Board announced that it had issued a Consent Order against Mid America Bank and Trust Company (Bank) for alleged deceptive marketing practices in violation of section 5…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC settles Section 5 claims against company promoting schools to military servicemembers
The FTC has entered a proposed consent order with Victory Media, Inc. (VMI) to settle the FTC's charges that VMI violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by engaging in…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC announces coordinated enforcement initiative with state AGs targeting student loan debt relief providers
Last Friday, as expected, the FTC announced the launch of a coordinated federal-state law enforcement initiative targeting deceptive student loan debt relief companies. According to the FTC, 11 states and…
AdLaw By Request®
“Pact” Health App Breaks Pact, Settles With FTC
By Kelley Chittenden, Jason Gordon
Pact, Inc. settled charges with the FTC on September 21, 2017 that the mobile software application company engaged in deceptive acts and practices, unfair billing practices, and failure to disclose…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Court denies restitution sought by CFPB in lawsuit against biweekly mortgage payment companies
By Christopher J. Willis, Ballard CFS Group
In another recent defeat for the CFPB, a California federal district court refused to award restitution sought by the CFPB in its lawsuit filed in May 2015 against two related…
Business and Commercial
Outlet And Factory Class Actions Take A Hit: California Court of Appeal Confirms Companies Can Sell Made-For-Outlet Product At Outlet Or Factory Stores
By Jay Ramsey
Over the past two years, class actions have been filed against nearly every major retailer challenging various sales and pricing practices. Many of these have focused on outlet stores (sometimes…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Consumer Protection in Retail: Weekly Roundup
By Phyllis H. Marcus, Leslie W. Kostyshak
This past week, several consumer actions made headlines that affect the retail industry. Continue reading for our weekly roundup.