Please see our recent write-up of the ALJ’s decision to affirm the finding in FTC v. 1-800 Contacts of antitrust violations in their ad tech agreements. You can find that write-up here.
Litigation
Bebe Stores Settles TCPA Class Action
By Jillian Burstein & Jason Gordon on
Last month, women’s fashion retailer Bebe Stores, Inc. agreed to settle a proposed class action over purported violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which alleged that the retailer sent unwanted spam texts through an automatic telephone dialing system. According to court records, Bebe’s financial condition was a substantial factor in the parties’ considerations…
Former Member of The Commodores Sued For Using Band’s Name to Promote Solo Career
By Jason Gordon & Bradley Dlatt on
A Florida federal court enjoined Thomas McClary, an original member of famed Motown band the Commodores, from branding himself as “COMMODORES’ Founder Thomas McClary” in his booking advertisements for solo gigs. McClary left the band in 1984 to pursue a solo career.
In 2014, Commodores Entertainment Corporation (“CEC”), the band’s legal entity, filed suit against…
It Was a Matter of Seconds: Putative Class Action Complaint Filed Over Facebook Video Metric Error
By Michael E. Strauss & Keri S. Bruce on
A putative class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook, Inc. just one month after Facebook announced that an erroneous formula had caused it to inflate a key video metric for the past two years.
Facebook admitted the error in a September 23, 2016 post on the Facebook business page. The metric at issue—the average…