Consumer Protection
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Putting the “Robo” in Robocalls
Robocalls: consumers hate them, plaintiffs’ lawyers love them, and near-sentient robots stop them so effectively...
Alex Stout, Jon Frankel
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FTC Pursues Retailer for Intentionally Suppressing Negative Consumer Reviews
The FTC settled with online shoe retailer, Hey Dude, Inc., stating that Hey Dude deceptively...
Emma Bourgeois, Rushil Mehta, Stacey Brandenburg
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Retailers May Pay Price for Comparative Pricing Practices
A pair of settlements totaling $229.5 million and a newly filed lawsuit against online retailers...
Daniel de Zayas, Zach Lerner
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All Eyes on Crypto: Biden Admin’s Crypto Executive Order
On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed a historic executive order directing federal agencies and...
Steven Deolus, Daniel de Zayas
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NFTs and IP: Integrating digital collectibles
As more businesses consider integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their social media, gaming, or marketing...
Steven Deolus, Sheri Pan
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Spike in Right of Publicity Cases Against Online Providers
The last year has seen a rise in the number of complaints alleging misappropriation of...
Maddie Rana, Jeff Landis
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Digital Game Distribution Platforms Decide on: To Block, or not to Blockchain
Valve recently announced that games and applications using blockchain-based cryptocurrencies or Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) cannot...
Steven Deolus, Daniel de Zayas, Marc Zwillinger
