Tagged: FTC

FTC Takes First Enforcement Action for Violation of the Health Breach Notification Rule – A Federal Health Privacy Rule Beyond HIPAA

On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that digital health platform GoodRx violated the FTC Act by repeatedly sharing personal health information with advertising companies and platforms, such as Facebook continue reading...

Made in the USA? It Better be!

A recent Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settlement reinforces the need for companies to substantiate MADE IN THE USA product claims in advertisements. Gennex Media LLC and its owner, Akil Kurji, recently found themselves the subject of an FTC investigation regarding claims made on their Brandnex continue reading...