Green lights, red flags, blue lobster: FTC Rules of the Road for Business heads to Cleveland

Green lights, red flags, blue lobster: FTC Rules of the Road for Business heads to Cleveland…

California Halts Medical Parole, Sends Several Critically Ill Patients Back to Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its…

If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 129: Michigan Earned Sick Time Act in Effect TODAY, Including With Last Night’s Midnight Amendments

What You Need to Know: In July 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court’s Mothering Justice et al.…

FTC settlement challenges deceptive claims by patent assertion entity

Patent assertion entities have been the subject of much debate in antitrust and intellectual property circles.…

It’s no longer business as usual at Herbalife: An inside look at the $200 million FTC settlement

Multi-level marketer Herbalife will pay $200 million back to people who were taken in by what…

The Week in Weed: February 21, 2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world…

Trump imposes new duties on Mexican tomatoes

It's a win for Florida growers but maybe not for consumers By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs…

Oracle Java SE case serves up a cuppa caution

When consumers updated Java SE, which has been installed on more than 850 million computers, Oracle…

Navigating Trump’s FCPA Enforcement Pause: Strategic Recommendations for Corporate Leaders

Overview President Trump’s February 10th Executive Order (EO) titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further…

FTC settlement with Amazon yields $70 million for consumers, advice for business

The FTC’s law enforcement action against Amazon for unauthorized billing recently settled, leaving two key takeaways:…

Refundamentals: How the FTC returns billions to consumers

You’ve seen the sentence in FTC news releases or blog posts: “The order includes a $__…

Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary…

Essentials for complying with funeral price list disclosures

If your business sells funeral goods and services, you probably know that the FTC Funeral Rule…

How an “invention promotion” outfit demoted the truth

It sounds like there was some “inventing” going on at Florida-based invention promotion firm World Patent…

Plaintiffs Are Responsible for Commencing Court-Ordered Arbitration

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal held that after the employer-defendant successfully moved to compel…

Buyers burned by BurnLounge | Federal Trade Commission

If you or your clients work in the multi-level marketing (MLM) arena, a decision by a…

Less than meets the eye?

When an ad purports to show a “right before your eyes” demonstration of a product in…

New Report Indicates Commercial Real Estate Executives Largely Optimistic About the Year Ahead with Emerging Opportunities Tempered by Potential Market Risks

February 25, 2025 – Commercial real estate executives have entered 2025 with a renewed sense of…

FTC alleges deception in “unbiased” review site’s ratings and rankings

Top picks, star ratings, in-depth reviews. Many consumers don’t buy anything without consulting third-party review sites…

Root, root root for the regions

This year eight major league baseball teams are celebrating milestone anniversaries – and so are the…

Six Essential Tips for Complying with FAR Cost Principles

In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we…

Office Depot and Support.com to pay $35 million for falsely claiming scan detected signs of malware on consumers’ computers

It’s an illegal practice the FTC has challenged for decades: companies convincing consumers to pay for…