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Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016
On December 14, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 . The BOTS Act prohibits circumventing a website’s security measures to acquire event tickets. It also restricts the…
NAD Decision on Savings Claims Holds Valuable Lessons
The NAD recently issued a decision involving savings claims that holds some valuable lessons for advertisers. Lowes ran TV ads advertising that consumers could get “20% off appliances $396 or more.” Not all appliances…
Vemma Settles Ongoing Litigation with FTC over Pyramid Charges
The FTC announced today that it had settled charges with multi-level marketer and seller of health and wellness drinks Vemma over allegations that it operated a pyramid scheme. The FTC initially filed the action in…
Homeland Security Issues IoT Guidance for Businesses
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published non-binding principles and best practices to help businesses work through key Internet-of-Things (IoT) security issues. Entitled “Strategic Principles for…
CPSC Issues Guidance to Encourage the Disclosure of Relevant Consumer Product Safety Information in Private Litigation
On November 29, 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published guidance for private litigants when drafting protective orders, confidentiality agreements, and settlement agreements in litigation related…