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09.17.15

(Virtually All) Made in the USA

Bringing the state into line with the rest of the country as well as with federal regulations, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law relaxing the labeling requirements for products carrying the "Made in America" or "Made in USA" labels in the state.


08.27.15

FTC Letter Provides Lessons in Data Security

The Federal Trade Commission offered industry some lessons in data security by way of a letter to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC that closed an investigation into possible privacy violations at the company.


08.21.15

New Bill Would Create Criminal Penalties for TCPA Violations

Could telemarketers be facing jail time for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act?


08.19.15

Ad Group to FTC: Keep Right to Be Forgotten Out of U.S.

Responding to a petition filed by Consumer Watchdog with the Federal Trade Commission seeking an expansion of the “Right to Be Forgotten” to the United States, the Association of National Advertisers asked the Commission to reject the request.


08.13.15

FDA Wants to Pour Some Sugar on the Nutrition Label

Adding to the proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label—the first tweaks in 20 years—the Food and Drug Administration has suggested yet another: adding the percentage of "added sugars" to the daily value list on the labels of packaged foods.


08.07.15

Seventh Circuit Finds Standing In Neiman Marcus Data Breach Suit

Reversing summary judgment, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a data breach lawsuit against Neiman Marcus, and accepted the plaintiff’s contention that fear of future harm stemming from the breach was sufficient to establish standing in the case.


07.23.15

Consumer Group Seeks Right to Be Forgotten in U.S.

Will the right to be forgotten spread across the Atlantic to the United States?


07.20.15

FCC Issues Long Awaited TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (Ruling) addressing 21 petitions filed with the agency by various companies and trade associations seeking relief or clarification regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ...


07.15.15

New Tax Alert: Streaming Services, Cloud Computing

In June the Chicago Department of Finance issued two rulings expanding the application of the city's Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax to include nonpossessory computer leases (the "Cloud Computing Tax") and broadening the application of the Amusement Tax to electronically ...


06.25.15

Not the FTC’s Crowd: Agency Takes First Action Involving Crowdfunding

In the agency’s first case involving crowdfunding, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Erik Chevalier for raising money through a Kickstarter campaign ostensibly to produce a board game—only to spend the money on himself.