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Airbnb Faces Suit for Using Julia Child’s Name in a Contest
Earlier this year, Airbnb ran a contest in which one winner could “come stay in the former home of Julia Child.” The company advertised that entrants could imagine themselves “walking the halls of Julia Child’s former…
Going Geo-Loco: FTC Settles with Mobile Ad Network over Geolocation Collection
The FTC announced a settlement on Wednesday with mobile advertising company, InMobi Pte Ltd., concerning allegations that the company deceptively tracked the geolocation of hundreds of millions of unknowing consumers,…
Spokeo Starting To Impact Class Certification Decisions -- Stay Tuned
We are often asked what we see as the most promising avenues for class action defense arising from the Supreme Court’s Spokeo decision. Our answer is that even if courts, post- Spokeo , give Congress wide latitude…
iHeartMedia Doesn’t Heart the TCPA
iHeartMedia has agreed to pay $8.5 million to resolve allegations that the company sent unsolicited text messages to radio station listeners, in violation of the TCPA. According to the complaint, the company would…
Some Things are Best Kept Private: FTC Settles with Company for Using Private Health Data in Public Physician Reviews
The FTC recently reinforced its commitment to protecting consumer health data in its settlement with electronic health record company Practice Fusion. The company, which stores consumer health data in a cloud for…