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CBBB Increase Fee for Filing NAD Challenges
Effective March 15, 2010, the Council of Better Business Bureaus will increase the fee it charges for CBBB Corporate Partners to file an NAD challenge from $2,500 to $3,500. This is the first increase in the Corporate…
Federal Court Rejects Coupon Settlement Under CAFA
A federal court in California recently sided with twenty-six state attorneys general and several objectors in rejecting a proposed class action settlement that called for Honda to provide over 175,000 Honda Civic…
Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Case Involving User-Generated Content
In 2007, Quiznos launched the “Quiznos v. Subway TV Ad Challenge” and invited consumers to create videos demonstrating why Quiznos is better than Subway. To encourage submissions, Quiznos posted four sample videos on…
Ramirez and Brill Confirmed as FTC Commissioners
Late last night, the Senate unanimously confirmed Edith Ramirez and Julie Brill to fill the two vacant seats on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 1 Ms. Ramirez will replace Republican Deborah Majoras, who stepped…
Apple Allows Some Promotions on iPhone Apps
RegHardware reports that Apple recently changed the terms of its iPhone Software Development Kit ("SDK") to allow companies to offer certain promotional games on apps. Although some reports circulating online suggest…