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Firm Defeats Email Spam Class Action Plaintiff, With Dismissal With Prejudice on Motion to Dismiss
Kronenberger Rosenfeld recently prevailed on behalf of its client in a putative class action alleging violations of California’s spam law. The plaintiff in the lawsuit alleged that the firm’s client...
Firm Prevails on Summary Judgment Against Professional Spam Plaintiff Timothy Dewitt
On June 11, 2014, the firm prevailed on behalf of its client on its summary judgment motion in Alameda Superior Court in the case of Timothy Dewitt v. Devry University...
Canada Gets a Tough New Anti-Spam Law
Canada’s new anti-spam law (the “CASL”) will go into effect on July 1, 2014. As the CASL imposes more exacting requirements on the use of commercial email than the U.S...
Firm Obtains Landmark $250,000 Civil Verdict in Revenge Porn Case
A jury in Santa Clara Superior court returned a verdict for the plaintiff in a landmark “Revenge Porn” case on February 18, 2014, awarding $250,000 in damages to the plaintiff...
FTC Announces Initiative Against Deceptive Advertising for Weight Loss Products
On January 7, 2014, the FTC held a press conference to announce its initiative against deceptive claims made by marketers of weight loss products. Although the FTC has brought...
Consent Requirements for Federal Text (SMS) Message Spam Laws to Change in October of 2013
The federal government is poised to implement new, stricter consumer consent rules designed to “further reduce the opportunities for telemarketers to place unwanted or unexpected calls to consumers.” The rules...
New California Spam Case Law Requires Traceable Domains
New spam case law in California is reshaping how many advertisers and publishers do business. Specifically, new case law has allowed spam plaintiff’s lawyers to argue that senders need to...
Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Company Defamation Claim Against Business School Professors
In a recent internet law case, a company recently brought a defamation claim against two business school professors for defamation based on statements published on the professors’ blogs. The professors...