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31 Jan 2019, 11:34 am by Schachtman
In the United States, silicosis litigation has been infused with fraud and deception, not by the defendants, but by the litigation industry that creates lawsuits. [read post]
The FCC regulates licensee-conducted contests in order to protect the public against deceptive and misleading practices. [read post]
17 Jan 2019, 11:38 am by Alan S. Kaplinsky
The complaint contains three counts asserted by the CFPB and NYAG alleging unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act based on the following alleged conduct by Sterling: Representing to consumers that they were completing a survey, enrolling in a rewards program, or checking on the amount of credit for which the consumer would qualify when, in fact, either the consumer or a Sterling employee was completing a credit application for… [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 12:20 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
  The software code and HTML page source were thus allegedly evidence of intent to mislead consumers. [read post]
2 Jan 2019, 8:23 am by admin
It is also important to review draft creative materials before launch for misleading advertising compliance. [read post]
1 Jan 2019, 5:10 pm by Ben Vernia
  Unfortunately, what we see today is just a modern version of the same thing — deceptive and fraudulent practices directed at the U.S. government and the American taxpayer,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt. [read post]
29 Dec 2018, 8:11 am by Barry Sookman
In parallel the House of Lords Communications Committee is conducting an inquiry on internet regulation, including intermediary liability. [read post]
27 Dec 2018, 7:27 am by Eric Goldman
The current proposed addition to Rule 4-7.13, the rule on misleading and deceptive advertising, would ban: a statement or implication that another lawyer or law firm is part of, is associated with, or affiliated with the advertising law firm when that is not the case, including contact or other information presented in a way that misleads a person searching for a particular lawyer or law firm, or for information regarding a particular lawyer or law firm, to… [read post]
23 Dec 2018, 7:53 am by Wolfgang Demino
The Consent Order's findings of fact state that in numerous instances law firms retained by TSI filed false and misleading affidavits in support of the NCSLTs' claims that con [read post]
20 Dec 2018, 10:36 am by Rebecca Tushnet
The Alabama Deceptive Trade Practice Act, for example, bans “[e]ngaging in any other unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce. [read post]
As a warning to business entities, the FTC will hold entities accountable under its deception authority for failure to honor the voluntary codes of conduct and privacy commitments that businesses disclose, and it will continue to treat failure to reasonably secure personal information as an unfair practice. [read post]
”  The agreement must provide for referrals to the FTC where the VA believes an institution is engaging in erroneous, deceptive or misleading advertising, sales, or enrollment practices and the FTC “in its discretion will conduct an investigation and make preliminary findings. [read post]
13 Dec 2018, 4:40 am by Michael Geist
The government has already been forced to step in on affordable wireless services and deceptive telecom practices. [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 7:25 am by Rebecca Tushnet
”False advertising or deceptive business practices under New York or California law requires that the deceptive conduct was “likely to mislead a reasonable consumer acting reasonably under the circumstances. [read post]
9 Dec 2018, 9:05 am by David Post
Certainly, in the pressure of the moment, anyone may say things that are incorrect and/or misleading; I've done it myself. [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 5:10 am by Maya Efrati
In June, the NWC published a report on the misleading position taken by the Bank of England which has continued to stymie whistleblower incentives in Europe. [read post]
3 Dec 2018, 4:56 am by SHG
In order for an account to be in violation…it must portray another person…in a misleading or deceptive manner. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 10:20 am by Eric Goldman
Starting in 2002 and continuing for about a decade, 1-800 Contacts systematically locked up many of its online contact lenses retail competitors into settlement agreements that prohibited the parties from bidding on each other’s trademarks at the search engines. [read post]
19 Nov 2018, 6:00 am
While the bill requires attorneys to “attempt” to give the consumer legal notice of the lawsuit, abusive activities would be exempt even if the consumer never had actual notice.Congress1 and the courts2 have recognized for decades that consumers must be protected from false, deceptive, misleading, and unfair practices by lawyers collecting debts in courts. [read post]