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FTC/FDA Cease and Desist Letters to Companies Touting Diabetes Cures: Is the FTC Testing the Limits of Its Civil Penalty Authority?
As they often have done in the past, the FTC and the FDA issued joint cease and desist letters last week to 10 companies suspected of making unproven health claims – in this instance, claims that dietary supplements…
Allbirds Faces Lawsuit Over Green Claims
This summer, a plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit against Allbirds, alleging (among other things) that the company’s environmental claims – including claims about its “sustainable” practices, the “low carbon…
Jessica Rich and Laura Riposo VanDruff, Two Former Senior FTC Officials, Join Kelley Drye’s Privacy and Advertising Practices
We are thrilled that Jessica Rich and Laura Riposo VanDruff have joined the firm’s Privacy and Advertising practice groups. Both attorneys are former top officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with Rich…
TCPA Tracker – August 2021
The August issue of Kelley Drye’s TCPA Tracker newsletter is here: TCPA ( Telephone Consumer Protection Act ) Tracker Newsletter is a cross-practice effort produced to help you stay current on TCPA (and related)…
Post-AMG Scorecard (Updated): FTC Claims for Monetary Relief in 13(b) Actions Dwindle
As AMG recedes further into the past, lower courts are becoming more comfortable disposing of 13(b) actions where the proceedings are attempting to obtain monetary restitution as a matter of course. In many instances…