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23 Sep 2009, 12:27 pm
BennettHeld: Under the recently articulated Iqbal "plausibility" standard, the FTC sufficiently pleaded a cause of action against a corporate officer for personal liability for deceptive marketing practices.Facts: The FTC sued multiple companies and their officers for marketing software using misleading "scareware" tactics. [read post]
9 May 2014, 5:57 am by Brian Hall
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the New Jersey federal district court upheld the FTC’s authority to find that a business that has sustained a data breach has committed an “unfair trade practice” in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
This was a major defense in both the FTC’s administrative trial against LabMD, and the action entitled the Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. [read post]
12 May 2014, 3:00 am by Brian Hall
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the New Jersey federal district court upheld the FTC’s authority to find that a business that has sustained a data breach has committed an “unfair trade practice” in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 7:22 am by James Hamilton
At the request of the SEC, a federal magistrate approved the issuance of a show cause order in an action brought by the Commission against a China-based accounting firm registered with the PCAOB. [read post]
2 Aug 2022, 11:04 am by John Murray
Caroline Pham, a Republican member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, characterized the SEC’s action as a “striking example of regulation by enforcement. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 5:00 am by J Robert Brown Jr.
  The book contains 15 chapters that examine the basics of insider trading under federal law, the causes of action under state law, and everything in between. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 11:19 am by Charles B. Jimerson, Esq.
Hayashi, JD Candidate Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) was passed by the Florida Legislature in 1973, and was designed as a state law complement to the Federal Trade Commission Act. 15 U.S.C. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 6:51 am by James (Jim) P. Flynn
In the year-end holiday rush, employers and other trade secret owners may not have noticed that the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives in mid-December reported favorably on HR 5233, a proposal to create a federal civil cause of action concerning trade secrets. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 6:41 am by Jonathan L. Shapiro
  Enacted on May 11, 2016, DTSA provides the first private federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation, allowing parties to sue in federal court for trade secret misappropriation. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 6:41 am by Jonathan L. Shapiro
  Enacted on May 11, 2016, DTSA provides the first private federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation, allowing parties to sue in federal court for trade secret misappropriation. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 11:15 am by IPWatchdog
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit reverses a lower court’s erroneous application of the first-to-file rule in denying a motion to transfer venue in a patent case, and also finds standing for parties bringing a statutory cause of action for trademark cancellation proceedings; the USPTO issues trademark examiner guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling in USPTO v. [read post]
26 Sep 2023, 11:00 am by admin
September 26, 2023 On September 25, 2023, the Federal Court (Court), in Sunderland v. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding
On April 5, 2024, a jury in California federal court found a former corporate executive liable for insider trading in SEC v. [read post]
25 May 2014, 9:00 pm
The FTC argues that it has the right to enforce the Reasonable Precautions standard under its authority pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 9:22 am by Leonard L. Gordon and Michael A. Munoz
Jarkesy—might have implications for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). [read post]