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Richard B. Newman

Richard B. Newman is an Internet Lawyer at Hinch Newman LLP focusing on advertising law, Internet marketing compliance, regulatory defense and digital media matters. His practice involves conducting legal compliance reviews of advertising campaigns across all media channels, regularly representing clients in high-profile investigative proceedings and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general throughout the country, advertising and marketing litigation, advising on email and telemarketing best practice protocol implementation, counseling on eCommerce guidelines and promotional marketing programs, and negotiating and drafting legal agreements.

Court Denies De-Publication of California SPAM Decision

In October of 2014, I blogged about the Roslowski et al. v. Guthy-Renker LLC decision pertaining to California Business & Professions Code §17529.5(a)(2) and...

The POM Decision and Claim Substantiation Standards

On January 30, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held in POM Wonderful, LLC, et al. v. Federal Trade Commission that the FTC did...

SPAM Sent by Publishers Does Not Create Jurisdiction Over Digital Marketing Company

On December 18, 2014 in the matter of ZooBuh, Inc. v. Williams et al., the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah ruled...

Skin and Weight Loss Marketers Settle FTC Charges

Two companies that market skin care and weight-loss products must stop making false or unsubstantiated deceptive claims about their products, under settlements resolving charges...

California Court of Appeal Email Compliance Ruling on the Issue of Identifying Sender in Body of Commercial Email

The case is Roslowski et al. (“Plaintiffs”) v. Guthy-Renker LLC (“Guthy”). The gravamen of the allegations were that Guthy sent Plaintiffs unsolicited commercial email...

Spam Text Message, Robocalling and Mobile Cramming Defendants to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Charges

A series of defendants will pay approximately $10 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that they operated a massive scam that...

Issues of Fact Regarding Material Misrepresentations In SPAM E-Mails Defeats Summary Judgment

On October 10, 2014, a federal district court judge in the matter of Wagner v. Digital Publ'g Corp. ruled that a triable issue of...

AT&T to Pay $80 Million to FTC for Consumer Refunds in Mobile Cramming Case

As part of a $105 million settlement with federal and state law enforcement officials, AT&T Mobility LLC will pay $80 million to the Federal...

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