Faulkner v. ADT and the landscape for CIPA class actions *

USA - January 24 2013
Last week the Ninth Circuit ruled on the issue of whether a business can be held liable under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code…

Co-authors: Thomas E. Gilbertsen, Michael P. Bracken.

FTC issues final business opportunity guidelines *

USA - December 8 2011
On November 22, 2011, the FTC issued the long-awaited Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Business Opportunities.

Co-authors: Gregory J. Sater, Ellen Traupman Berge, Andrew Bigart, Mikhia E. Hawkins, Jeffrey D. Knowles.

FDA, FTC send joint warning letters to HCG marketers *

USA - December 8 2011
On December 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agencies issued joint warning letters to seven marketers of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) weight-loss products.

Co-authors: Gregory J. Sater, Ellen Traupman Berge, Andrew Bigart, Mikhia E. Hawkins, Jeffrey D. Knowles.