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Gary D. Hailey Document Search Results (8) Sort by:  | FTC Slams the Door on Unsubstantiated “Green” Window Claims
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 2, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 Under settlements announced by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on February 22, five companies marketing replacement windows are required to stop making exaggerated and/or unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of the windows the companies sell and the savings consumers may...
| | White House Announces “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights”
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 2, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 The White House unveiled a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” on February 23, 2012 as part of a comprehensive blueprint to improve consumers’ online privacy protections and ensure that the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth. The plan will guide efforts to...
| | Supreme Court Rules Federal Courts can Hear TCPA Cases
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Melissa Landau Steinman, Ian D. Volner; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a lawsuit filed alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) could be heard in Federal court. The decision overturns rulings by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the 11th...
| | NAD Finds Support for WhoNu Cookie Nutritional Claims
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 On Wednesday, the National Advertising Division ("NAD") of the Council of Better Business Bureaus announced that it had determined that Suncore Products, LLC can substantiate certain nutritional claims the company made in Internet, print, and television advertisements for its...
| | FTC Cracks Down on Gold, Credit Marketers for TSR Violations
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Melissa Landau Steinman, Ian D. Volner; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a pair of enforcement actions and asset freezes relating to alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”).
| | FTC, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced an agreement to coordinate consumer protection efforts and avoid duplication as both agencies perform their law enforcement and regulatory missions. The CFPB was...
| | FTC Settles with “Fake News” Acai Affiliate Marketers
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 On Wednesday, six online marketers agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products.
| | FTC Bans Payment Processor from Using Remotely Created Payment Orders
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jonathan L. Pompan, Janet F. Satterthwaite; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 12, 2012 The FTC announced on January 5 that it has settled charges that Landmark Clearing, Inc. and three of the company’s principals used a novel payment method called "remotely created payment orders" to allow merchants access to consumer bank accounts. According to the FTC, Landmark...
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