Explore Real-World Compliance Cases and Enforcement Developments.
CLIClaw‘s Compliance Case Studies provide summaries of enforcement actions, litigation, regulatory investigations, and court decisions involving marketing, privacy, advertising, artificial intelligence, data governance, website tracking, and other online business activities.
These resources help organizations understand how compliance laws and regulatory requirements are being applied in actual cases, the types of business practices receiving regulatory or legal attention, and how enforcement and litigation trends are developing.
Use the categories below to explore cases and enforcement developments relevant to your organization’s compliance activities.
Advertising
- FTC and State of California v. CRI Genetics (AI, Advertising, Endorsements)
- FTC v. Agora Financial, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Marketing, Health Advertising)
- FTC v. Automators, LLC, et al. (AI, Biz Opp, Advertising, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. BetterHelp, Inc. (Privacy, Advertising, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Career Step, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Advertising, Fake Reviews)
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- FTC and State of California v. CRI Genetics (AI, Advertising, Endorsements)
- FTC and State of California v. NGL Labs, LLC, et al. (AI, COPPA)
- FTC v. Ascend Ecom, et al. (AI, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Automators, LLC, et al. (AI, Biz Opp, Advertising, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. DoNotPay (AI, Deceptive Advertising)
Business Opportunity Marketing ("Biz Opp")
- FTC and States of Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina v. Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Inc., et al. (Multi-Level Marketing, Biz Opp Marketing)
- FTC v. 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle, LLC, et al. (Robocall, Telemarketing, Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Automators, LLC, et al. (AI, Biz Opp, Advertising, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Click Profit, LLC, et al. (Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Ecom Genie, et al. (Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing)
Credit / Debt Collection
- FTC and State of New York v. Campbell Capital, LLC, et al. (Debt Collection)
- FTC and State of New York v. Hylan Asset Management, LLC, et al. (Debt Collection)
- FTC v. ACRO Services, LLC, et al. (Debt Relief, Telemarketing, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Growth Cave, LLC, et al. (Biz Opp, Credit Repair, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC V. Midwest Recovery Systems, LLC, et al. (Debt Collection, Deceptive Marketing)
Data Breach
- FTC v. 1Health.io/Vitagene (Data Security, Privacy)
- FTC v. Blackbaud, Inc. (Data Breach, Data Security)
- FTC v. CafePress, et al. (Data Security, Data Breach)
- FTC v. Easy Healthcare Corporation (Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy)
- FTC v. GoodRx Holdings, Inc., et al. (Health Breach, Deceptive Practices, Advertising, Privacy)
Deceptive Marketing
- FTC and State of Connecticut v. Leanspa, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Advertising, Negative Option, Weight Loss Marketing)
- FTC and States of California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York v. Roomster Corp., et al. (Fake Reviews, Deceptive Advertising)
- FTC v. 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle, LLC, et al. (Robocall, Telemarketing, Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Acquinity Interactive, LLC, et al. (Robocall and Text Spam, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. ACRO Services, LLC, et al. (Debt Relief, Telemarketing, Deceptive Marketing)
Disclosures
- FTC v. EdebitPay, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Marketing, Disclosures)
- FTC v. Infusion Media, Inc., et al. (Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing, Negative Option, Disclosures)
- FTC v. InMarket Media, LLC (Data Broker, Privacy, Disclosures)
- FTC v. NextClick Media, LLC, et al. (Free Trial Advertising, Negative Option, Disclosures, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Publishers Clearing House, LLC (Lottery / Sweepstakes, Deceptive Marketing, Disclosures)
Email Marketing (CAN-SPAM)
- FTC v. ConsumerInfo.com, Inc. d/b/a Experian Consumer Services (Experian II) (CAN-SPAM, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. John Fowler, et al. (CAN-SPAM, Weight Loss Advertising, Endorsements, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Kobeni, Inc., et al. (CAN-SPAM, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. ValueClick, Inc., et al. (CAN-SPAM, Privacy, Advertising, Disclosures)
- FTC v. Verkada, Inc. (Data Breach, CAN-SPAM)
Endorsements, Reviews, & Testimonials
- FTC and State of California v. CRI Genetics (AI, Advertising, Endorsements)
- FTC and States of California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York v. Roomster Corp., et al. (Fake Reviews, Deceptive Advertising)
- FTC v. Career Step, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Advertising, Fake Reviews)
- FTC v. Creaxion Corporation, et al. (Native Advertising, Endorsements, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. CSGOLotto, et al. (Endorsements, Lottery / Sweepstakes, Deceptive Advertising)
Lottery / Sweepstakes
- FTC and State of Missouri v. Next-Gen, Inc., et al. (Lottery & Sweepstakes)
- FTC v. CSGOLotto, et al. (Endorsements, Lottery / Sweepstakes, Deceptive Advertising)
- FTC v. Mail Tree, Inc, et al. (Lottery / Sweepstakes, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Publishers Clearing House, LLC (Lottery / Sweepstakes, Deceptive Marketing, Disclosures)
Negative Option Marketing
- FTC and State of Connecticut v. Leanspa, LLC, et al. (Deceptive Advertising, Negative Option, Weight Loss Marketing)
- FTC v. AH Media Group, LLC, et al. (Negative Option, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Apex Capital Group, LLC, et al. (Negative Option, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. F9 Advertising, LLC, et al. (Negative Option, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Infusion Media, Inc., et al. (Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing, Negative Option, Disclosures)
Payday Lending
- FTC v. Caprice Marketing LLC, et al. (Payday Loans, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Cleo AI, Inc. (Payday Lending, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Dave, Inc. (Deceptive Marketing, Cash Advance)
- FTC v. Direct Benefits Group, LLC, et al. (Payday Loans, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Moneymaker, et al. (Negative Option, Payday Lending, Deceptive Marketing)
Privacy
- FTC v. 1Health.io/Vitagene (Data Security, Privacy)
- FTC v. Ascension Data & Analytics, LLC (Data Security, Privacy)
- FTC v. Avast, et al. (Privacy, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. BetterHelp, Inc. (Privacy, Advertising, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Blue Global and Christopher Kay (Deceptive Marketing, Selling Sensitive Data)
Telemarketing / SMS
- FTC v. 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle, LLC, et al. (Robocall, Telemarketing, Biz Opp, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. Acquinity Interactive, LLC, et al. (Robocall and Text Spam, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. ACRO Services, LLC, et al. (Debt Relief, Telemarketing, Deceptive Marketing)
- FTC v. EduTrek, LLC, et al. (Telemarketing, Deceptive Advertising)
- FTC v. Fluent, LLC, et al. (Telemarketing, Deceptive Marketing)