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The Supreme Court has started its new term. FTC defense practitioners are watching closely as the Court is considering issues that may dramatically impact FTC CID investigations and enforcement actions, particularly whether Section 13(b) of the FTC Act impliedly authorizes courts to award the...

California Governor Gavin Newsome has signed a number of proposals to amend the CCPA. One of them requires “data brokers” to register in a directory maintained by the California Attorney General. The amendments are intended to replace or supplement the statutory text of the CCPA and were...

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it is retaining the CAN-SPAM Act in its current form following a regulatory review of its provisions and request for public comment on three issues. The first, whether to expand or contract the categories of messages that are treated as...

Happy holidays everyone! For those that keep an eye on legal and regulatory developments surrounding the advertising of cannabis-related products, including CBD, check out this article. It covers some interesting developments in 2018, including the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill which...

Florida-based Simple Health Plans LLC has collected more than $100 million with deceptive scheme targeting Americans in need of coverage At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge temporarily shut down a Florida-based operation that allegedly collected more than $100...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation became effective in May 2018. It establishes individual privacy rights and requirements for the collection, processing and storage of personal data. In July 2018, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office issued an enforcement notice to...

Earlier this year, a federal judge in Delaware dealt a blow to Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction when it partially dismissed a lawsuit it filed alleging violation of antitrust laws. The dismissal drew attention, in large part, because the court ruled that the FTC’s ability to seek a...

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Hello everyone! I am Richard Newman, an FTC compliance and defense lawyer at Hinch Newman LLP focusing on advertising and digital media matters. My practice includes conducting legal compliance reviews of advertising campaigns, representing clients in investigations and enforcement actions...