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FTC Investigations on the Rise: What You Need to Know About FTC CIDs

by Jonathan Direnfeld, Emily S. Tabatabai, Hannah Levin and Jared Mark
9 minute read | August.21.2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to ramp up its investigation and enforcement efforts to address unfair or deceptive acts or ...

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FTC Proposes a Rule on Junk Fees: What Companies Should Know

by John (Jay) Williams, Amanda Lawrence, Jonathan Direnfeld, John Coleman, Emily S. Tabatabai and Jeffrey Naimon
5 minute read | October.12.2023

The FTC has released a notice of proposed rulemaking meant to prohibit unfair or deceptive fees, often referred to as junk fees.

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The FTC's Green Guide Updates: What Companies Need to Know

by Anna Aryankalayil, Jonathan Direnfeld, Carolyn Frantz and Stacy Kray
6 minute read | March.01.2023

The FTC is seeking comment on its Green Guides, which help marketers determine if environmental-benefit statements would mislead consumers.

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6 Top Takeaways from the FTC’s $520 Million Landmark Epic Games Settlements

by Jonathan Direnfeld, Emily S. Tabatabai, Shannon Yavorsky, Hannah Levin and Naomi Pen
February.21.2023

Recently the FTC announced two record-breaking settlements with Epic Games, Inc., a video game developer, for a combined total of $520 million.

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Pending U.S. Supreme Court Cases May Restrict FTC’s Pursuit of Monetary Relief in Privacy and Cybersecurity Matters

by Jonathan Direnfeld
July.24.2020

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a pair of cases that provide it with the opportunity to severely restrict the Federal Trade ...

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Fraud Alert: Payment Processors and ISOs Must Ensure That Their Compliance Procedures Can Detect COVID-19 Fraud

by Jonathan Direnfeld
March.26.2020

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) plans to aggressively police companies that use deceptive marketing to take advantage of consumers’ fears ...

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Seventh Circuit Rejects FTC Authority to Obtain Equitable Money Relief Under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act

by Jonathan Direnfeld and Rochelle Swartz
October.03.2019

On August 21, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, 2019 WL 3940917 (7th Cir. 2019) that ...

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Recent FTC Cybersecurity Settlements Highlight Benefits and Risks of Settling vs. Litigating

August.21.2019

Amidst mounting pressure to pursue cybersecurity more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the federal government’s most active ...

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Putting Individuals In The (Urth)Box: FTC Goes After Individual Executives For Unfair And Deceptive Practices

by Jonathan Direnfeld, Emily S. Tabatabai and Aravind Swaminathan
May.29.2019

In an increasing trend, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined other federal regulators seeking to hold individuals – not just companies – liable ...

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Third Circuit Shire Decision May Spell Trouble for FTC Cybersecurity Enforcement Plans

by Aravind Swaminathan and Jonathan Direnfeld
March.14.2019

In June 2018, medical laboratory LabMD obtained the first-ever court decision overturning a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cybersecurity enforcement ...

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Check Your Rates – Comply with FTC Variable Rate Marketing Guidelines

by Jonathan Direnfeld and Sulina Gabale
March.26.2018

Rising Interest Rates Likely to Lead to Increased Scrutiny of Variable Rate Loan Marketing

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FinCEN to Financial Institutions: Include Cyber Data in Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

by Aravind Swaminathan and Jonathan Direnfeld
February.05.2016

As new legislation aimed at facilitating greater cybersecurity information sharing between private industry and government takes effect, FinCEN ...