The Fine Print
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Anthony V. Lupo
Wheelchair ramps and accessible parking spaces soon may not be enough for retailers to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to pursue companies for failing to disclose material connections in endorsements.
Wayne H. Matelski
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued a Warning Letter to drug maker Duchesnay, Inc., after reality TV star Kim Kardashian endorsed the company’s morning sickness drug, Diclegis, on her Instagram account.
Kay C. Georgi
On May 20, 2015 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a proposed rule that will affect exports of products dubbed “cybersecurity items.”
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Dan Jasnow, Eva J. Pulliam
Nike Inc. (Nike) recently agreed to pay more than $2.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the Nike FuelBand activity tracker.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills
Major US credit card associations including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover have set October 1, 2015, as the deadline for merchants to implement the Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) standards.
Anthony V. Lupo, Randall A. Brater, Karen Ellis Carr
The Fourth Circuit has recently made it more difficult for false advertising plaintiffs to survive a motion to dismiss where their claims are based on an allegation of “literal falsity.”
Anthony V. Lupo, Anthony D. Peluso, Thorne Maginnis
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Rockwell), a leading industrial parts manufacturer, recently sued industrial parts distributor Radwell International, Inc. (Radwell), alleging numerous violations of the Lanham Act.
Stephanie Trunk
On June 10, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, announced that it had entered into a resolution agreement with St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a Massachusetts hospital, to resolve potential HIPAA violations.
Anthony V. Lupo
On June 25, 2015, the FTC announced that it had taken action to stop a group of approximately 15 companies and 7 individuals from using allegedly deceptive “risk-free trial” offers to sell skincare products online.
Anthony V. Lupo, Eva J. Pulliam, Katie Heilman, Dan Jasnow
California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act does not prohibit retailers from collecting email addresses after a credit card transaction has been concluded, according to a recent ruling by a California appellate court.
Eva J. Pulliam, Dan Jasnow
Beginning September 1, 2015, many companies that engage in mobile advertising will be subject to a new level of scrutiny by industry watch dogs.
Richard L. Brand, Matthew R. Mills, Eva J. Pulliam
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently obtained a temporary injunction to stop a Florida-based sweepstakes operation that has taken more than $28 million from consumers in the United States and abroad.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Eva J. Pulliam, Thorne Maginnis
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the settlement of a complaint alleging deceptive trade practices in relation to a crowdfunding campaign.
Lynn R. Fiorentino, Richard L. Brand
The FBI and United States Justice Department announced a joint investigation into the front-office of the St. Louis Cardinals, one of baseball’s top teams for the last two decades, for allegedly hacking into the internal networks of rival Houston Astros to steal proprietary player information.
Anthony V. Lupo, Katie Heilman
There is a split among circuit courts over whether a company faced with a privacy breach is subject to liability where a consumer suffers no discernible harm.
James M. Westerlind, Andrew Dykens
The United States District Court in Nevada issued an Order on June 1, 2015 dismissing the complaint filed by alleged victims of a data security breach suffered by Amazon.com d/b/a Zappos.com (Zappos).
Anthony V. Lupo, Eva J. Pulliam, Thorne Maginnis
The Federal Trade Commission sent a new warning for companies engaged in geolocation tracking. Specifically, the FTC recently reached a settlement agreement with Nomi Technologies, a company that offers services allowing retailers to track the movements of customers in and around their stores.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Eva J. Pulliam, Dan Jasnow
A “must read” for marketers that feature celebrity or consumer endorsements in their ads, or any company operating contests or sweepstakes on social media.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Eva J. Pulliam
Publisher Sega of America, Inc. (Sega) and developer Gearbox Software, L.L.C. (Gearbox) are involved in a battle centered around Aliens: Colonial Marines (ACM), a videogame based upon the hit film Aliens.
Anthony V. Lupo, Eva J. Pulliam, Thorne Maginnis
A US Bankruptcy Judge recently approved the sale of a package of RadioShack’s intellectual property assets—including consumer data obtained from RadioShack customers—to General Wireless Inc., the hedge fund affiliate that acquired over 1,700 RadioShack stores in February.
Anthony V. Lupo, Katie Heilman
A California appeals court recently held that a retailer does not violate California privacy law by collecting and recording birth dates of consumers who buy alcohol with credit cards.
James M. Westerlind
Recently reported data breaches and security gaffes have sent many companies scrambling to secure their data against security breaches and to obtain adequate insurance coverage in the event that such a breach occurs.
Anthony V. Lupo, Thorne Maginnis
A California appeals court recently held in Ambers v. Beverages & More, Inc. that retailers are permitted under state law to request customers’ personal information when goods are purchased online but picked up in person.
Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow
With the release of the Apple Watch, a number of companies are likely to grapple with an increasingly common problem: how to secure sensitive company data and information in the age of wearables.