Businesses engaged in web-based advertising should pay careful attention to two recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission indicating the Commission is closely scrutinizing online marketing practices.
One action involved Lumos Labs, Inc., the owner of the online “brain game” portal Lumosity; the other involved Stratford Career Institute, an online school purporting to offer high
Penn National Gaming has been hit with a class action alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s requirement that an employer’s disclosure to a job applicant that a background check is being obtained be made in a document consisting “solely” of the disclosure.
According to the complaint filed in the Philadelphia County Court of
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Keith Barnett will participate in a webinar entitled “Third Party Payment Processors Series: Chief Compliance Officer Responsibilities” on Friday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join the panelists for this complimentary webinar offered by Kirkpatrick Price and the Third Party Payment Processors Association (TPPPA). The discussion
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners Ashley Taylor and David Anthony will be featured speakers at the upcoming Credit and Collections News (CCN) Annual Conference. The conference will be held March 30 through April 1 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida.
Ashley will speak on a panel entitled “Working with Your
On February 29, the FTC announced more tentative details of the Privacy Shield program, subject to a determination of adequacy from the EU prior to implementation.[1] The documents provided concurrent with the announcement suggest that the Privacy Shield program likely will include the following requirements in its final form:[2]
As we previously reported, section 301(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 permits an exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 for calls and text messages “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.” The TCPA generally prohibits calls made and text messages sent utilizing
In a recent published opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected a borrower’s claims for breach of contract, negligence, wrongful foreclosure, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”). The plaintiff was awarded legal possession of the property as part of a divorce proceeding. At origination, the
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Keith Barnett will be a featured speaker during a live webinar entitled “UDAAP and Third Party Payment Processors” on Monday, March 7 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. EST.
In its enforcement actions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has expanded the scope of what
The FTC and Maine Office of the Attorney General recently announced a joint settlement with two Portland–based sellers of weight loss supplements. The joint complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maine alleged that Anthony Dill, his wife Staci Dill, and their two companies, Direct Alternatives and Original
In February, the FTC settled claims against Taiwan-based computer hardware maker ASUSTek Computer, Inc. over allegations the company misled consumers about the security of its routers and cloud services. ASUS routers are used primarily in private homes to establish internet connections for personal devices such as laptops, tablets, and phones. The cloud services were provided