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24 Apr 2024, 12:16 pm
(Global Predictions) for deceptive claims related to their AI expertise. [read post]
23 Apr 2024, 1:24 pm
Advertising standards: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates advertising practices to prohibit misleading and deceptive advertisements as well as unfair competition. [read post]
21 Apr 2024, 7:51 pm
In its Australian proceedings, Raw Metal sought damages for misleading and deceptive conduct in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA). [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 12:00 pm
First, the court’s reliance on the telemarketing script was anchored by the facts that came out at trial, that AFS conducted extensive telemarketer training, telemarketers were required to stick to the script, and AFS had a target audience of business managers or “executives that had purchasing power. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 11:27 pm
The decision comes as ASIC enhances its “consumer protection focus on unfair contract terms in insurance contracts,” according to ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court.[13] Furthermore, when drafting claims conditions, insurers must be cautious not to engage in misleading and deceptive conduct. [read post]
15 Apr 2024, 3:34 pm
” Misrepresentations or deceptive omissions of material fact constitute “deceptive acts or practices. [read post]
15 Apr 2024, 9:56 am
Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act: The MCFA prohibits the “act, use, or employment by any person of any fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, misleading statement or deceptive practice, with the intent that others rely thereon in connection with the sale of any merchandise. [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 7:49 am
The misconduct “emanated from California,” and it’s well-established that the UCL/FAL extend to conduct that emanates from California even if victims reside out of state. [read post]
10 Apr 2024, 7:02 am
Under Section 17 of the Securities Act, the jury was required to find:That the defendant, in the offer or sale of UST, LUNA, or wLUNA, made at least one false or misleading statement or misleading conduct regarding a material matter for the purpose of obtaining money or property;That the defendant acted intentionally, recklessly, or negligently;That the defendant caused to be used the mails or an instrumentality of interstate commerce. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 3:10 am
Transmitting false or misleading information in relation to a benchmark could also constitute a market manipulation under the revised REMIT. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 12:39 pm
In his March 28, 2024, Order, Australian Federal Court Justice Michael O’Bryan held that Vanguard had “engaged in conduct in relation to financial services that was liable to mislead the public as to the nature, the characteristics, and the suitability for their purpose of those financial services,” and thereby “contravened” applicable provisions of the ASIC Act. [read post]
25 Mar 2024, 4:15 pm
” (c) It is an exception to prosecution under Subsection (a) or (b) that the person’s conduct is authorized by the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct or any rule of court. [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 12:45 pm
The statute declares that an advertisement about weight loss treatment “shall be considered false, deceptive, or misleading if it contains representations that: (a) Promise specific results; (b) Raise unreasonable expectations; (c) Claim rapid, dramatic, incredible, or safe weight loss; (d) State or suggest that diets or exercise are not required, or (e) Suggest that weight loss is effortless or magical. [read post]
21 Mar 2024, 2:29 pm
Sins of Omission As the FTC notes in its “Deception Statement,” one can violate Section 5 of the FTC Act by a “representation, omission or practice that is likely to mislead the consumer. [read post]
18 Mar 2024, 6:00 am
The rule creates the opportunity for affected entities to conduct a risk assessment to determine whether there is a low probability of compromise of the impacted information to avoid these notification obligations. [read post]
6 Mar 2024, 2:05 pm
In its lawsuit, the New York AG seeks to prohibit the JBS Group from continuing the alleged false and misleading marketing practices. [read post]
5 Mar 2024, 5:00 am
Still, there are staff at the FTC with considerable experience in economic research and the FTC does have jurisdiction over nonbanks that deceptively market credit cards. [read post]
3 Mar 2024, 2:39 pm
The greenwashing lawsuit filed in state court claims JBS USA engaged in deceptive acts or practices, false advertising, and repeated or persistent fraudulent or illegal conduct justifying relief ranging from an injunction for future bad acts accompanied by future audits of all consumer facing publications to a $5,000 civil penalty per violation and to “disgorgement of all ill-gotten profits, funds, and assets traceable to its fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal acts or… [read post]
3 Mar 2024, 10:29 am
That said, there are going to be limits—names can’t be misleading. [read post]
26 Feb 2024, 11:23 am
” In making this determination, courts have focused on various factors such as whether the defendant: (1) “issued [its] own advertisements” or merely repeated the deceptive statements of another, (2) “controlled the language” or “reviewed or monitored the representations” made by another, or (3) had notice of the violating conduct. [read post]
