eCommerce
Electronic commerce, also known as eCommerce, refers to the purchase and sale of products or services online. Electronic commerce law addresses such issues as compliance with applicable Internet and technology legal regulatory requirements.
Richard B. Newman Quoted in Cybersecurity Law Report on Xbox and Alexa COPPA Case Lessons: Avatars, Biometrics and Other New Expectations
FTC advertising compliance and defense lawyer Richard B. Newman was recently quoted in an article for Cybersecurity Law Report titled “Xbox and Alexa COPPA Case Lessons: Avatars, Biometrics and Other New Expectations.” The article discusses the FTC’s recent privacy enforcement run and how it reinforces regulators’ expanding expectations for companies using video and audio recordings, smart…
Read Article...FTC Explores Environmental Claims and Pending Civil Penalty Implementing Rulemakings
On May 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a national workshop designed to consider the current state of recycling practices and recycling-related advertising. This follows an FTC announcement in December 2022 that the agency was seeking public comment on potential updates and changes to its ‘Green Guides’ for the use of environment marketing claims. …
Read Article...FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Could be Existential Threat to Lead Generation Industry
The FCC recently proposed a rule that would turn the lead generation on its head. The proposed new rule goes quite a bit further than simply requiring wireless carriers to block texts from illegitimate numbers. See more, here. In addition to carrier investigation and blocking obligations, as well as an extension of DNC protections to text messages,…
Read Article...Richard Newman Quoted by Law.com on FTC’s First “Review Hijacking” Action
FTC advertising compliance and defense lawyer Richard B. Newman was recently quoted in an article for Law.com titled “FTC Bags First Settlement in Probe of ‘Review Hijacking’ in E-Commerce.” The article discusses the FTC’s first case alleging “review hijacking,” in which a marketer steals or repurposes reviews of another product. The case involves a marketer…
Read Article...TCPA Established Business Relationship Defense Defeats Class Allegations
A TCPA defendant’s motion to strike class action allegations was recently granted by a Northern District of Illinois. The court held that individual questions of consent and the availability of the established business relationship defense made the claims unsuitable for class treatment. In the matter of Sorsby v. TruGreen L.P., 2023 WL 130505 (N.D. Ill.…
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