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FTC Gets Court Order Requiring Individual to Pay $350,000 For Making Deceptive and Unsubstantiated Claims under R-Value Rule
A federal court has ordered Edward Sumpolec, a home insulation marketer d/b/a ThermalKool, ThermalCool, and Energy Conservation Specialists, to pay a $350,000 civil penalty for making deceptive and unsubstantiated…
FTC's Privacy Focus Continues in 2013: Blood Bank Data Breach Leads to Settlement
This week, the FTC announced a settlement with Cbr Systems, Inc., the operator of a leading cord blood bank, over charges that the company failed to protect the security of its customers’ personal information, and that…
UK ICO Fines Sony £250,000 After 2011 Data Breach
On January 24, 2013, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) announced that it has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited £250,000 (approximately $390,000 US) as a result of the 2011 data breach of…
Court Dismisses Promotional Pricing Proposed Class Action
For marketers facing challenges to their promotional pricing strategies, a new ruling could bolster their defenses. Earlier this week, a federal judge in New Jersey granted Jos. A. Bank's Motion to Dismiss in a…
Round Two: President Obama Renominates Marietta Robinson as CPSC Commissioner
President Obama has (again) nominated Marietta S. Robinson to fill the open Democrat seat at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The President nominated her last January, and she had a Senate confirmation hearing,…