United States of America: FTC lawsuit against Google and iHeartMedia for deceptive endorsements
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Ruling in lawsuit against Google and iHeartMedia in deceptive endorsements
On 9 February 2023, the Federal Trade Commission approved the final consent orders against Google LLC and iHeartMedia Inc for deceptive endorsements of the Google Pixel 4 phone between 2019 and 2020. Google and iHeartMedia have been barred from incu…
SourceClosed consultations on proposed consent order for lawsuit against Google in deceptive endorsements
On 3 January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed the public comment period on a proposed order for consent agreement related to violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The order is related to the laws…
SourceOpened consultations on proposed consent order for lawsuit against Google in deceptive endorsements
On 1 December 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened public comments on a proposed order for a consent agreement related to iHeartMedia and Google's violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices until 3 January…
SourceAnnounced lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia for deceptive endorsements
On 28 November 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several state attorneys general announced they filed a lawsuit against Google and iHeartMedia for deceptive endorsements of Google's Pixel 4 phone between 2019 and 2020 in ten large mark…
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