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Free Stock Offerings On The Internet: Illegal “More Often Than Not”
Free stock offerings on the Internet are "illegal more often than not" because they represent the unregistered sale of securities, according to the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Speaking before the National Press Club ...
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Frequently Asked Questions in Family Law
Divorce, Legal Separation and Annulment What is the difference between divorce and legal separation? : Both a divorce and legal separation permit the court to divide marital assets and debts, determine the custody of children, set child and spousal ...
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FTC Begins Survey of Commercial Websites to Determine Industry’s Implementation of Consumer Privacy Policies
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced last month that it will begin conducting a review of 1,200 commercial websites to determine how these sites disclose policies regarding consumer privacy. The FTC is concerned that consumers are ...
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FTC Imposes Largest COPPA Civil Penalties to Date: Children’s Online Privacy a Growing Concern
Since the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) entered into force, the Federal Trade Commission has commenced a number of enforcement actions against entities for collecting and/or using personal data from children in a manner that ...
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FTC Reverses Course, Recommends Comprehensive Privacy Legislation; Senate Committee Expresses Interest
At a May 25 hearing, Members of the Senate Commerce Committee expressed interest in an FTC report criticizing industry self-regulation efforts and calling for new legislation. While the Committee considered no specific legislative approaches at the ...
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FTC Seeks To Expand Scope of Telemarketing Sales Rule
On February 23, 2000, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it is initiating a five year review of its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“Rule”), which became effective on December 31, 1995. The FTC Rule was issued pursuant to the ...
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Genetic Engineering: A “Potential” Emerging Coverage Issue?
It's market day in Totnes England, and the centre of the historic south Devon town is buzzing. At a makeshift stall outside the busy community centre, passers-by pause in the sunshine to sign a petition, adding their support to a protest that has ...
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GFOA Publishes Government Employers Guide
The Government Finance Officers Association has published a revised edition of Taxation of Employee Fringe Benefits: A guide for state and local government employers. The 165-page volume provides government employers with information as to whether ...
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GPS Update: The FCC Sets the Table for GPS Location Technology in Wireless Phones
: A recent development in Washington has made it more likely that GPS-enabled wireless phones will evolve into the dominant telematics market over the next several years. On September 15, 1999, the FCC amended certain rules regarding wireless ...
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Have Web Site, Must Travel (To Court)
The ease with which an online business can deal with customers in other states has a downside. Setting up a website and reaching out to anyone online could expose a business to lawsuits in any state where a disgruntled customer claims injury. This ...
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