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BBB Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program Issues Compliance Warning Regarding Enhanced Notice
On Monday, the Council of Better Business Bureaus (“BBB”) Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (the “Program”) announced that it had closed its investigation of seven companies that allegedly failed…
Express Written Consent Requirement for Telemarketing Calls and Texts to Take Effect October 16, 2013
New rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") last year are about to take effect. These rules will make it more difficult for businesses to make telemarketing calls and texts to wireless customers…
California Expands Online Privacy Protections, Requiring "Do Not Track" Disclosures and Imposing New Breach Notification Requirements
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills that expand online privacy protections for California consumers. Both will take effect January 1, 2014. The first, AB 370, amends the…
NY Attorney General Takes Action Against Fake Online Reviews
This morning, New York Attorney General Schneiderman announced that his office had concluded a year-long undercover investigation into the reputation management industry and the practice of posting fake reviews online.…
Ninth Circuit Holds That Class Member Declarations Do Not Support Finding of Commonality in Class Action
On September 3, 2013 in Thomasson v. GC Services, LP, -- Fed. Appx. --, No. 11-56100, 2013 WL 4713560 (9th Cir. Sept. 3, 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions…