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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Website Accessibility Decision (and Congress Considers Action)
In recent years, plaintiffs’ attorneys have found that filing website accessibility cases can be a lucrative business model. By doing a quick scan of a website and then copying and pasting from other complaints, these…
Amazon Pays $2 Million to Settle Reference Price Allegations
Shortly after the state of California filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging deceptive prices, Amazon agreed to pay $2 million in penalties and restitution. Under the stipulated judgment, Amazon is restrained from…
Supreme Court Defines ATDS Under The TCPA
On April 1, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under the TCPA is limited by the plain grammar of the statute itself. The Court,…
Ad Law Access Podcast – State Privacy Laws: How We Got Here and Where We Are Headed
Many states are considering comprehensive privacy legislation in the absence of a federal law. On another much anticipated episode of the Ad Law Access podcast, Alysa Hutnik and Aaron Burstein discuss pending state…
No More Deference for Amazon’s Reference Prices
As many retailers and manufacturers that sell directly to their customers know well, sale and similar promotional pricing practices have been the targets for regulators and class action plaintiffs for several years,…