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August 22, 2017
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July 28, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
July 18, 2017
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Reported on Allaboutadvertisinglaw.com
July 14, 2017
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July 10, 2017
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June 30, 2017
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June 22, 2017
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June 22, 2017
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June 22, 2017
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June 22, 2017
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June 21, 2017
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June 21, 2017
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June 9, 2017
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June 5, 2017
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May 31, 2017
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May 30, 2017
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Reported on Forbes.com
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May 19, 2017
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May 9, 2017
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May 8, 2017
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April 28, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
April 26, 2017
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April 24, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
April 19, 2017
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April 18, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
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April 18, 2017
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April 13, 2017
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April 12, 2017
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April 6, 2017
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April 3, 2017
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Reported on SBSun.com
April 3, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
March 28, 2017
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Reported on CNBC.com
March 21, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
March 17, 2017
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Reported on LeadsCouncil.com
March 17, 2017
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Reported on ConsumerFinance.gov
March 14, 2017
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March 7, 2017
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March 3, 2017
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Reported on WhiteHouse.gov
February 24, 2017
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February 23, 2017
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February 23, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
February 22, 2017
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Reported on RepublicReport.org
February 22, 2017
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February 16, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
February 8, 2017
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Reported on AdLawAccess.com
February 3, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
February 3, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
February 2, 2017
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Reported on CareerEducationReview.net
January 31, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
January 30, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
January 30, 2017
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Reported on Law360.com
January 30, 2017
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January 25, 2017
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January 24, 2017
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Reported on The Washington Post
January 24, 2017
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Reported on JDSupra.com
January 24, 2017
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Reported on BizJournals.com
January 23, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
January 19, 2017
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Reported on InsideHigherEd.com
January 13, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
January 13, 2017
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Reported on FTC.gov
January 9, 2017
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Reported on AdAge.com
January 6, 2017
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Reported on HousingWire.com
January 6, 2017
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Reported on HousingWire.com
January 3, 2017
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January 3, 2017
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December 23, 2016
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Reported on FCC.gov
December 21, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
December 20, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
December 15, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
December 14, 2016
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Reported on AdAge.com
December 13, 2016
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December 12, 2016
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Reported on ConsumerFinance.gov
December 7, 2016
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November 30, 2016
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November 29, 2016
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Reported on ConsumerFinance.gov
November 28, 2016
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Reported on FTC.com
November 21, 2016
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November 21, 2016
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November 18, 2016
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November 10, 2016
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Reported on FTC.com
November 10, 2016
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November 9, 2016
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November 4, 2016
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Reported on FTC.com
November 4, 2016
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Reported on Law360.com
November 3, 2016
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Reported on SeekingAlpha.com
November 3, 2016
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Reported on FTC.com
November 1, 2016
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Reported on TalkingNewMedia.com
October 31, 2016
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October 28, 2016
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Reported on LongIsland.com
October 26, 2016
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Reported on MedCityNews.com
October 25, 2016
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Reported on TopClassActions.com
October 25, 2016
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October 25, 2016
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October 24, 2016
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October 19, 2016
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Reported on KSAT.com
October 16, 2016
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October 13, 2016
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Reported on medicalxpress.com
October 12, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
October 12, 2016
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Reported on Forbes.com
October 11, 2016
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October 10, 2016
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Reported on ACAInternational.org
October 10, 2016
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Reported on CBSNews.com
October 7, 2016
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Reported on CUInsight.com
October 7, 2016
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October 6, 2016
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Reported on SearchEngineLand.com
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Reported on CFTC.gov
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Reported on streetfightmag.com
October 4, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
September 29, 2016
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September 29, 2016
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September 28, 2016
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Reported on LATimes.com
September 27, 2016
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Reported on mondaq.com
September 27, 2016
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Reported on Law360.com
September 27, 2016
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Reported on ThompsonCoburn.com
September 23, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
September 22, 2016
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Reported on WashingtonPost.com
September 20, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
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Reported on Inside Higher Ed
September 20, 2016
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Reported on Law360.com
September 16, 2016
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September 15, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
September 14, 2016
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September 13, 2016
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September 13, 2016
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September 13, 2016
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Reported on DMNews.com
September 13, 2016
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September 12, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
September 12, 2016
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Reported on AllAboutAdvertisingLaw.com
September 12, 2016
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September 12, 2016
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Reported on WCTrib.com
September 9, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
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Reported on Law360.com
September 8, 2016
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Reported on Law360.com
September 8, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
September 6, 2016
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Reported on Venable.com
September 6, 2016
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Reported on The Wall Street Journal
September 6, 2016
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- FTC bans mortgage relief operation from the industry
Reported on MPAMag.com
September 6, 2016
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Reported on The Wall Street Journal
September 6, 2016
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Reported on MPAMag.com
September 6, 2016
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Reported on stuff.co.nz
September 5, 2016
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Reported on gryphonnetworks.com
September 1, 2016
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Reported on MediaPost.com
August 29, 2016
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Reported on enewspf.com
August 25, 2016
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- U.S. Government Cuts Off New Funding for ITT Technical Institute
Reported on The Wall Street Journal
August 25, 2016
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Reported on BuzzFeed.com
August 25, 2016
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Reported on ABC7Chicago.com
August 23, 2016
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Reported on lieffcabraser.com
August 19, 2016
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Reported on Inside Higher Ed
August 19, 2016
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Reported on FTC.gov
August 18, 2016
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August 15, 2016
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Reported on Law360.com
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August 11, 2016
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Reported on JDSupra.com
August 11, 2016
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Reported on FoxNews.com
August 8, 2016
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Reported on IBJ.com
August 6, 2016
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Reported on jezebel.com
August 5, 2016
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Reported on seroundtable.com
July 25, 2016
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July 21, 2016
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July 14, 2016
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- Lead Generator Defendants in Tech-Support Scam Agree to Settlement With FTC and the State of Florida
Reported on FTC.gov
July 14, 2016
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- FTC Approves Four Final Orders Barring Companies from Making False All-Natural Claims
Reported on FTC.gov
July 13, 2016
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- Funeral Home Settles FTC Charges it Violated Funeral Rule
Reported on imperialvalleynews.com
July 12, 2016
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- Warner Bros. Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Adequately Disclose It Paid Online Influencers to Post Gameplay Videos
Reported on FTC.gov
July 11, 2016
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- Senators Urge FTC To Examine Ad Fraud
Reported on The Wall Street Journal
July 11, 2016
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- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces $168.5 Million Settlement with K12 Inc., a For-Profit Online Charter School Operator
Reported on oag.ca.gov
July 8, 2016
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- FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling That the Federal Government and Contractors Acting Within Agency Scope Are Not Subject to the TCPA
Reported on Lexology.com
July 7, 2016
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- Citizens Bank to Pay Over $4.5 Million to Settle TCPA Suit
Reported on insideARM.com
July 6, 2016
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- Grab the Rings and Go For the Gold, At Your Own Risk
Reported on AdLawAccess.com
July 4, 2016
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- Federal bill asks FTC to develop rules on photoshopping in ads
Reported on post-gazette.com
July 1, 2016
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- Key Trademark and Copyright Issues Every Print or Digital Media Publishing Company Should Know: In Practical Terms
Reported on Venable LLP
June 30, 2018
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- The Risk of Unhealthy Telemarketing Practices
Reported on AllAboutAdvertisingLaw.com
June 30, 2016
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- The NAD’s First Native Ad Case Since Issuance of FTC Native Ad Guides
Reported on infolawgroup.com
June 30, 2016
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- FTC approves final inflation amendments for maximum civil penalty
Reported on Legal NewsLine
June 30, 2016
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- Milk Studios and Samsung Settle Lawsuit Out of Court
Reported on TheFashionLaw.com
June 29, 2016
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- Yahoo Urges Judge To Throw Out Robo-Texting Class-Action
Reported on mediapost.com
June 29, 2016
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- FTC Is Cracking Down On Failure To Disclose Influencers’ Connections
Reported on Forbes
June 29, 2016
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- JP Morgan Chase to Pay $3.75 Million to Settle TCPA Suit on Calls to Reassigned Phone Numbers
Reported on insideARM.com
June 27, 2016
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- FTC Alerts Telemarketers that TSR Prohibits Certain Payment Methods; Warns Consumers that Use of the Payment Methods Is Illegal
Reported on FTC.gov
June 27, 2016
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- Rutledge Reaches Settlement with Online Payday Lender
Reported on Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
June 24, 2016
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- Scorecard for Accreditors (with link to full report)
Reported on Inside Higher Ed
June 21, 2016
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- Regulators Raise Marketplace Lending Concerns at FTC FinTech Forum
Reported on JD Supra
June 21, 2016
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- Sallie Mae Again Dodges Suit In Culinary School Fraud Row
Reported on Law360
June 21, 2016
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- “In the past, the FTC went to great lengths to calm fears that these individual bloggers would not be subject. But anybody can be held responsible for a failure to disclose.”
Reported on BusinessOfFashion.com
June 20, 2016
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- When Do “Made in USA” Claims Spark the FTC’s Attention?
Reported on Lexology
June 20, 2016
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- Nothing new under the sun as FTC seeks to expand power over solar
Reported on The Hill
June 20, 2016
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- CFPB Will Appeal Decision Blocking its Investigation into College Accreditation Organization
Reported on Troutman Sanders
June 20, 2016
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- Accreditor Puts 5 Colleges on Probation
Reported on Inside Higher Ed
June 20, 2016
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- Update: FCC Releases Consumer Advisory Committee’s Formal Recommendations on TCPA Proposed Rule
Reported on ACAInternational.org
June 20, 2016
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- “The Department of Education Staff on Wednesday recommended the revocation of ACICS’s recognition as an accreditation body.”
Reported on LATimes.com
June 16, 2016
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- FTC Wins First Jury Verdict in Telemarketing Case
Reported on AllAboutAdvertisingLaw.com
June 15, 2016
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- FTC, Florida Attorney General Take Action Against Illegal Robocall Operation
Reported on FTC.gov
June 14, 2016
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- Funerals -Bring Transparency to the Purchase We All Have to Make
Reported on The Huffington Post
June 14, 2016
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- Regulators’ Next Target? Lenders’ Digital Marketing Compliance
Reported on National Mortgage News
June 13, 2016
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- Brown Mackie Will Close Most of Its Colleges
Reported on Inside Higher Ed
June 13, 2016
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- Citigroup is suing AT&T on the grounds that its use of the term, “ThankYou”, amounts to a trademark infringement
Reported on FT.com
June 12, 2016
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- The Obama Administration Could Cause the Next Big For-Profit College Collapse
Reported on Bloomberg
June 9, 2016
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- GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling proposes overhaul of Dodd-Frank
Reported on CNBC.com
June 7, 2016
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- Small-Dollar Loan Proposed Rule FAQs
Reported on Venable LLP
June 3, 2016
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- Payday-Lending Curbs: Thumbs Down From Banks
Reported on WSJ.com
June 2, 2016
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- We’ve proposed a rule to protect consumers from payday debt traps
Reported on CFPB
June 2, 2016
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- Are your website disclosures putting you at risk?
Reported on Venable LLP
May 26, 2016
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- Supreme Court Rejects Privacy Claim in Data Broker Case
Reported on Fortune.com
May 16, 2016
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- The TCPA As Great Uniter? Democrats and Tea Party Republicans Join Forces, File Suit Seeking To Have The TCPA Declared Unconstitutional
Reported on TCPABlog.com
May 13, 2016
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- Google to ban ads for payday loans
Reported on USAToday.com
May 12, 2016
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- Are B2B marketers in compliance with FTC native advertising guidelines?
Reported on TheDrum.com
May 9, 2016
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- Extending Authorities to All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes, Cigars, and Hookah
Reported on FDA.gov
May 5, 2016
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- MetLife to pay $25M penalty for annuity sales violations as reported by St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Reported on STLToday.com
May 3, 2016
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- Education malpractice and student litigation: New lessons learned
Reported on ThompsonCoburn.com
May 2, 2016
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- Supreme Court denies POM’s request to review ruling that ads were deceptive
Reported on FTC.gov
May 2, 2016
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- FTC sues education lead generator for bogus job application process
Reported on Law360.com
April 28, 2016
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- CFPB Can’t Force For-Profit School Accreditor To Turn Over Info
Reported on InsideHigherEd.com
April 22, 2016
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- Walgreen Co. to Pay $500k Fine for Misleading Ads
Reported on WIVB.com
April 21, 2016
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- Bank of America Will Pay $1M to Resolve a Class Action Suit for Violating TCPA.
Reported on Law360.com
April 21, 2016
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- Robocalls are a TCPA Violation even if made By or on Behalf of a Tax-exempt Nonprofit
Reported on Law360.com
April 19, 2016
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- ‘Smart’ Ways To Avoid FTC Internet Of Things Scrutiny
Reported on Law360.com
April 11, 2016
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- 3 Steps to Prepare for DOL Fiduciary Rule
Reported on ThinkAdvisor.com
April 7, 2016
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- Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Are You Ready for Potential New ADA Website Rules?
Reported on Law360.com
April 7, 2016
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- New Gainful Employment Disclosures. There was an excellent webinar series hosted by Thompson Coburn LLP.
Reported on ThompsonCoburn.com
April 5, 2016
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- Debt collectors: You may “like” social media and texts, but are you complying with the law?
Reported on FTC.gov
March 28, 2016
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- FTC’s Lord & Taylor Case: In Native Advertising, Clear Disclosure is Always in Style
Reported on FTC.gov
March 21, 2016
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- FTC Releases Annual Summary of Consumer Complaints
Reported on FTC.gov
March 20, 2016
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- Debt Collection Tops 2015 List of Most Common Consumer Complaints
Reported on Lexology.com
March 9, 2016
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- How Fiduciary Rule May Censor Financial Broadcasters
Reported on Forbes.com
March 9, 2016
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- National Consumer Protection Week
Reported on NCPW.gov
March 7, 2016
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- CFPB Fines Dwolla 100k for Misrepresenting Data Security Practices
Reported on ConsumerFinance.gov
March 7, 2016
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