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Recent Lawsuits Allege Groupon and LivingSocial Violate Gift Certificate Laws
Last month, consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Groupon, alleging that the company’s deals violate California and federal gift certificate laws. This month, a similar lawsuit was filed against LivingSocial,…
FDA Warning Letter Cites FTC Act and Further Confirms Cooperation Between Agencies
On February 1, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to dietary supplement maker Tennessee Scientific, Inc., relating to a number of product claims on the company’s website. The letter…
California Supreme Court Holds Zip Code is PII under Song-Beverly Act
This post was written by Dana B. Rosenfeld and Alysa Z. Hutnik On February 10, 2011, the California Supreme Court released its decision in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., holding that zip code…
2011 Likely to See a Greater Focus on Mobile Privacy Issues
In recent years, companies have gotten in trouble for failing to get consent before sending text messages to consumers. In a series of lawsuits, courts have determined that many text message campaigns are subject to…
Second Circuit Hears Oral Argument Regarding the Proper Form and Measure of Monetary Redress (If Any) Permitted Under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act
On Friday, February 4, 2011, Judges Calabresi, Lynch, and Wesley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument in FTC v. Bronson Partners, LLC, No. 10-878. The district court had found that…