FTC Votes to Ban Most Non-Competes
On April 23, 2024, the FTC held a public vote in which it approved a final rule banning most non-compete clauses from worker contracts. This final rule is supposed to
Braden Perry Discusses The Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act In the Washington Examiner
The Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act is a bill by Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, one of the many privacy bills in Congress right now. If the bill is
FTC Takes Action to Shut Down Instant Coffee Pyramid Scheme
On December 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission moved to shut down “Success By Health“, an instant coffee pyramid scheme. The company claims to offer guaranteed wealth and income for
FTC Sends Warning Letters to CBD Companies Advertising Treatments for Serious Diseases
The FTC announced today that it sent letters to multiple companies that sell CBD products, waring them that claims they made regarding CBD violate federal law. These “warning letters” state
FTC Files Two Actions for Illegal Non-Disparagement Clauses in Contracts
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently filed two actions against Shore to Please Vacations LLC and Staffordshire Property Management, LLC alleging that the companies used illegal non-disparagement clauses in consumer
Payment Processor Settles FTC Case Alleging It Assisted in Fraudulent Schemes
Allied Wallet, described as a provider of e-commerce merchant services and online payment processing services, settled claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it assisted numerous scams by knowingly
Perry Featured in Law.com’s Piece on FTC’s “Made in the USA” Enforcement
Braden Perry, Regulatory & Compliance attorney with Kennyhertz Perry, LLC, recently discussed the FTC’s “Made in the USA” enforcement and its impact on business. Mr. Perry described the process and time line of a “Made in the USA” FTC inquiry and the factors a business considers in determining its options, and how cooperation and lines of communication can decrease a potential enforcement action.
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Kennyhertz Perry Client Alert: FTC v. Applied Marketing Sciences, LLC, et al. Update
In early October 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Defendants Applied Marketing Sciences, LLC, Standard Registration Corporation, Worldwide Information Systems, Incorporated, and Liam O. Moran stipulated to an Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment for violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §45. The Complaint charged that the defendants participated in deceptive acts or practices in the advertising, marketing, promoting, offering for sale, or selling of prize promotions.
The FTC sued because the above-named defendants were running a sweepstakes in which consumers would receive personalized mailings advising that they had won a cash prize not more than $2 million, and that they needed to pay a twenty or thirty dollar fee to collect their prize. The consumers who paid the fee, mostly individuals over the age of 65, received nothing in return.