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Will the FTC’s Deception Evidence Fall Short? Court to Rule in DirecTV Case
U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. said Friday that the court would pause the trial to consider whether the FTC presented sufficient evidence to support its allegations that DirecTV misled consumers by failing…
TINA Has Eyes on Goop
The consumer advocacy non-profit Truth in Advertising, Inc. ( TINA.org ) has set its sights on Goop , the lifestyle brand launched by Gwyneth Paltrow. In a complaint filed earlier this week with the Santa…
Cy Pres Class Action Settlements Just Fine, Ninth Circuit Says
What should a corporation do when a class action lawsuit claims it broke the law, the group of allegedly affected people is massive, but the real-world “harm” is effectively nil? If the lawsuit fails to state a valid…
DirecTV and FTC Face Off in Federal Court Over Deceptive Pricing Claims; FTC Seeking $4 Billion in Equitable Relief
A bench trial began this week to resolve allegations by the FTC that DirecTV misled millions of consumers about the actual costs of its subscriptions. According to the FTC, DirecTV should be required to pay $3.95…
Third Circuit Steps Back from the Brink of a Circuit Split over “Ascertainability”
Yesterday, a panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals took another step back from a circuit split over the extent to which aspiring class plaintiffs must show a “reliable and administratively feasible means of…