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.
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Privacy Lawyer Authors Article on Recent Data Protection Developments for National Law Review
Privacy Law Attorney on Recent Data Protection and GDPR Developments Privacy lawyer Richard B. Newman authored an article for the National Law Review, a legal news journal by leading attorneys. The article, “Privacy Lawyer on Recent Data Protection Developments,” addresses the first monetary penalty imposed by a European privacy regulator since the GDPR became effective – and it did…
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LabMD Sues FTC Lawyers
LabMD Sues FTC Lawyers The LabMD saga has been a fascinating one. In 2016, LabMD was accused by the FTC of exposing sensitive patient information due to less than adequate data security practices. LabMD then requested that the court reconsider its decision that two Federal Trade Commission lawyers had qualified immunity from liability for filing…
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Browsewrap Arbitration Provision Found Unenforceable
A California federal court recently held in Rushing v. Viacom, Inc. that an arbitration provision in Viacom’s End User License Agreement was unenforceable because users could access the gaming application without having to click on a link to the EULA. The court rejected Viacom’s argument that the user had actual or constructive notice of the…
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More Challenges to FTC’s Data Security Authority
In 2017, in a matter that has been highly-publicized for its potential impact upon data security-related liability, the Federal Trade Commission initiated legal action against D-Link for the latter’s alleged failure to implement reasonable precautions to secure its routers and Internet-protocol cameras from. The court dismissed a number of the FTC’s causes of action, including…
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Recent State Attorney General Activity
New York AG Pursues Online Ticket Resale Companies According to the New York Attorney General, TicketNetwork and Ticket Galaxy deceived New York consumers into purchasing non-existent tickets at inflated prices. According to the OAG, New York consumer placed more than 96,000 orders through speculative ticket programs between 2012 and 2018. The Complaint can be seen,…
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