Article(s) published by this organization: 62
 | Federal Broadband Grant Program Approaches Halftime
Frederick M. Joyce, Christine McLaughlin; Venable LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 2009 The "first round" of federal broadband grant applications are under review; grant notices are likely to be issued very soon. With indications that there will be only one more round of grant awards, anyone interested in applying for funds under the Recovery Act's various broadband... |
 | "New Media" Provisions of Revised FTC Endorsement and Testimonial Guides
Gary D. Hailey; Venable LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 2009 The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it has approved final revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 C.F.R. Part 255), which address endorsements and testimonials by consumers, experts, organizations, and celebrities in... |
| What Associations Need to Know about the Revised FTC Endorsements and Testimonials Guides
Gary D. Hailey; Venable LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") recently announced that it has approved final revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the "Guides"), which address endorsements and testimonials by consumers, experts, organizations, and... |
| When Is a Blogger a Product "Endorser"? Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 16, 2009 The Guides define "endorsement" as "any advertising message that consumers are likely to believe reflects the opinions . . . of a party other than the sponsoring advertiser" - including consumer bloggers. The fundamental question is whether the speaker is (1) acting... |
| The Southern District Opens the Door for Fraud Claims against Rating Agencies Sally G. Blinken, William H. Devaney, Edmund M. O'Toole; Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 21, 2009 Institutional investors who lost millions in failed special investment vehicles (SIVs) -- consisting of asset backed securities, residential mortgage backed securities, and collateral debt obligations -- received a much needed boost last month with the recent Southern District decision in Abu Dhabi... |
| What Your Business Needs to Do About the New HIPAA Rules Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 2009 Whether you are an employer that provides health insurance for your employees, a business in the growing health care industry, or a hospital or other medical provider, you need to know about some key changes to the privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability... |
| Six Pitfalls that Can Spell the Demise of Your Debt Relief Business Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 2009 No one would fault the debt settlement industry for being too overly focused on the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") proposed amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule (the "TSR") to address the sale of debt relief services. The TSR rulemaking will have a profound and long-term... |
| Another Taxpayer Friendly Ruling by the IRS for the Automobile Industry--CCA 200935024 Bradford S. Cohen, Robin C. Gilden, Aaron H. Jacoby, Kenneth Murphy; Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 2009 Many automobile dealers represent a number of franchises--GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc. In addition, many of those dealers use the "Last-in First-out" ("LIFO") method of accounting for their car inventory. For dealers who have had one of their franchises terminated, Chief... |
| The "Red Flags" Rule: What Independent Schools Must Know About Complying With New Requirements for Fighting Identity Theft Thomas A. Cohn; Venable LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 2009 The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has adopted a rule requiring "creditors" to take steps to combat identity theft in connection with "covered" recurring payment accounts. Known as the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule ("the Rule"), the regulation mandates that... |
| May U.S. Associations Accept Members from Countries against Which the U.S. has Imposed Economic Sanctions? D. Edward Wilson, Andrew E. Bigart; Venable LLP; October 12, 2009, previously published on October 8, 2009 As you may know, the U.S. frequently imposes economic sanctions against countries, drug traffickers, and terrorists. As sanctioned countries, entities and individuals try to avoid being excluded from the U.S., they frequently adopt different names and forms as they try to find ways to remain in... |
