The FTC and FBI are shining the spotlight on your kid’s smart toys By Janis Kestenbau The FTC has announced that it has updated its COPPA compliance plan for businesses to make inescapably clear that internet-enabled toys and other “internet of things” (IoT) …
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Just Got Slammed For Deceptive Advertising By Stephanie M. Lee Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop routinely draws criticism for its promotion of crystals, supplements, vaginal jade eggs, and all manner of other health products. Now, a consumer watchdog group …
Sarahah harvests your phone contacts for a feature that doesn’t exist yet By Jacob Kastrenakes Sarahah, the anonymous feedback app that’s been going viral for the past couple weeks, may not be as private as it sounds: it turns out, the app …
FTC’s Settlement With Google Provides Game Changing Internet Privacy Regulations By Chip Cooper, ESQ. You’ve certainly heard about Google’s highly promoted BUZZ service which is designed to compete directly with Twitter by offering much of Twitter’s basic functionality with a …
Beware of Human Intervention With Online Contracting – 2 Costly Mistakes To Avoid By Chip Cooper, Esq The law of online contracting has become fairly well settled. This is good news for ebusiness sites with Membership Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Terms …
Judge: Costco must pay Tiffany $19.4 million for advertising knock-off rings By Kevin McCoy Tiffany has beaten Costco to the tune of at least $19.4 million in a trademark infringement battle over alleged knock-off rings that pitted the luxury jeweler against the membership warehouse giant. …
Goodbye, gummies? Fruit snacks are losing their place in lunchboxes By Angelica LaVito Sweet treats have been a staple in lunchboxes for years. The fruit snack industry has been holding steady with sales of about $1 billion, but, excluding the …
When virtual home staging is false advertising By John Matarese Thanks to Photoshop, you can make any photo look better. That includes real estate photos. But when do pictures of a home for sale cross the line, and become deceptive? What …
Nestle Accused of ‘Colossal Fraud’ In Poland Spring Suit By Dan Gutierrez Despite claims that it draws its water from “eight natural springs” in the ME area, the suit says, “Poland Spring Water products all contain ordinary groundwater that Defendant collects …
Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof’ in New Lawsuit By Shekhar Thakran A US federal court in New York has preliminary approved a nationwide class action settlement against Sony regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain Xperia smartphones and tablets. The class action …
