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Paul Ohm to Serve as Senior Adviser to FTC on Internet, Privacy and Mobile Markets
Professor Paul Ohm, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School, will be joining the FTC as a senior policy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues in the Internet and mobile market…
Ninth Circuit Pulps POM Wonderful's Lanham Act Claims Against Coca-Cola, Affirming FDA Preclusion of Challenge to Regulated Food Labeling
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 17 on an appeal from summary judgment in a case filed by pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful against the Coca-Cola Company's Minute Maid division. The dispute…
CFPB to Hold Field Hearing on Prepaid Cards
The CFPB announced today that it will hold a "field hearing" in Durham, North Carolina on the topic of prepaid cards on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Director Richard Cordray will present remarks and the CFPB will hear…
Skechers Agrees to Pay $40 Million to Settle Charges of Unsubstantiated Claims for Toning Shoes
Last year, we posted that Reebok had agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it had made unsubstantiated claims about its toning shoes. This week, the FTC announced that Skechers agreed to pay a record $40…
FTC Advisory Opinion Affirms Broad Consumer Rights Under Holder Rule
Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an advisory opinion affirming broad consumer rights under the Holder in Due Course Rule ("Holder Rule"). The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), joined by…