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Alabama Supreme Court Holds Brand-Name Drug Manufacturer Liable for Ad Representations Made by Generic Drug Manufacturer
The Alabama Supreme Court recently held in Wyeth, Inc. v. Weeks, – So.3d –, No. 1101397, 2013 WL 135753 (Ala. Jan. 11, 2013) that a drug company may be held liable for fraud or misrepresentation (by affirmative…
CFPB to Begin Accepting Consumer Complaints Regarding the Debt Collection Industry in 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to begin accepting consumer complaints regarding the debt collection industry in the second quarter of this year, according to a report issued yesterday by…
Commission Issues Decision In the matter of POM Wonderful LLC
On January 16, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued an Opinion In the matter of POM Wonderful LLC upholding in part and overruling in part Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell’s May…
California AG Issues Privacy Recommendations for the Mobile App Ecosystem
Today, the California Attorney General released the report, Privacy on the Go: Recommendations for the Mobile Ecosystem, which offers a series of consumer privacy recommendations for mobile app developers, platform…
FTC Issues Final Amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)
On December 19, 2012, the FTC issued its long-awaited final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”). COPPA requires commercial websites and online services that are either directed to…