By: Linda L. Goodman On June 9, 2021, the Colorado passed the “Protect Personal Data Privacy” bill and have sent the bill to the governor for signature. This makes Colorado the third state to pass legislation concerning additional protection … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman On November 12th, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it had sent letters warning 20 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19, the disease allegedly … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final administrative consent order settling charges that a California-based marketer of a supplement called Thrive, which the FTC claimed consists mainly of Vitamin C and herbal extracts, made baseless … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman In 2016 a nutraceutical company, NutraClick, ran a very successful campaign using “free” samples of supplements and beauty products. The only problem with this campaign is that NutraClick charged the consumers who took them up on … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman California Assembly Bill 1864 was passed by the legislature in August creating a “Department of Financial Protection and Innovation” under the guise of increasing legal protections for consumers in the financial sector. However, the new Department … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit against three online merchandisers for failing to deliver on promises that they could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal protective equipment (“PPE”) related to the … Continued
CCPA Enforcement is Well Underway…with CPRA Right Behind It By: Linda L. Goodman Despite requests from the industry to delay enforcement due to COVID-19, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has quickly moved into the initial enforcement phase of the … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman A proposal to bolster the CCPA has received enough signatures to qualify for November’s general election ballot. While 675,000 valid signatures were required, Californians for Consumer Privacy — the nonprofit that proposed the measure — … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman Last week, the California Attorney General’s office confirmed that on July 1, the first date of the AG’s statutory enforcement authority, the office sent its first set of CCPA enforcement letters. Do not ignore these letters. … Continued
By: Linda L. Goodman Just as the California AG begins enforcement of CCPA, despite the fact that the final regulations are not in place. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) will be on the November ballot. If … Continued