Category Archives: FTC

Has FTC Lost its Legal Mojo?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by William I. Rothbard

Wonders never cease. The seemingly invincible Federal Trade Commission (FTC), so used to having its way with federal judges, now appears to find itself on a bit of a losing streak – if not in an outright slump. I reported … Continue reading →

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FTC Claim Against Commerce Planet President ‘Discharged’ in Bankruptcy

Posted on May 5, 2015 by William I. Rothbard

In “Settle or Fight the FTC: A ‘Hobbesian’ Choice” (DRMA Voice, July 2012), I wrote that the former president of now defunct Commerce Planet, Charles Gugliuzza, was found liable for deceptive marketing of a “free trial” of an eBay moneymaking … Continue reading →

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Is There Now a ‘Good Faith’ Defense Under the TCPA?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by William I. Rothbard

In “Living Vicariously — and Dangerously — under the TCPA” (DRMA Voice, March 4, 2014) I discussed legal developments swirling around the explosion of litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). One was when a merchant claiming “innocence” of … Continue reading →

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