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Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Disclosures on Instant-Win Game Pieces
Last week, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against McDonald's and two of its agencies, arguing that the companies violated the Illinois Prizes and Gifts Act in the context of the "2011 Monopoly Game at…
Missouri Attorney General sues Fantasy Sports Operator
The Missouri Attorney General recently filed a suit against Gridiron Fantasy Sports and its owner for allegedly defrauding consumers by failing to award prizes to the winners of fantasy sports leagues. Participants in…
FDA Expands Scope of Reporting for Discontinued Drugs
The FDA has published an interim final rule amending definitions related to required notifications regarding drug shortages. 21 C.F.R. 314.81(b)(3)(iii) requires an applicant who is the sole manufacturer certain…
CFPB Issues Three Interim Final Rules on Consumer Financial Protection Laws
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to flex its regulatory muscles under the Dodd-Frank Act. Last week the CFPB divested the Federal Trade Commission of its rulemaking authority from various…
FTC Closes an Investigation Into a Blogging Promotion
As we've noted in previous posts, if a company provides incentives to a consumer in order to encourage the consumer to promote the company's products, the consumer is required to disclose those incentives. It's not…