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Student Advocates Team and others Falsely Promised Services – Now Banned

Diane Drain

(Reprint from Federal Trade Commission, May 17, 2021) The operators of a student loan debt relief scheme are banned from providing debt relief services and have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they collected illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to lower or even eliminate consumers’ loan payments or balances.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 30, 2023 to February 5, 2023

Broadcast Law Blog

The 2018 review, among other issues, proposed to revise the local radio ownership rules, to review the dual network rule, and to consider an objective formula for considering any proposal for the combination of two Top 4 television stations in any market. For more on the 2018 review and the 2022 notice, see our article here.

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FDA Issues Two Guidance Documents on Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

FDA Law Blog

The final guidance , which accompanies and shares the same title as the draft guidance, preserves the questions and answers from Edition 4 , with minor editorial and organizational changes. 1, 2023; The applicability of food allergen labeling requirements to specific products (e.g., Comments on the draft guidance must be submitted by Jan.

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Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot

Customs & International Trade Law

The Chairs highlighted concerns about enforcement of “direct-to-consumer” goods from companies such as SHEIN and TEMU; the implementation of UFLPA’s “rebuttable presumption;” and the challenge of assessing goods made with Chinese inputs but shipped from third countries.

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2023 Trends in Law Firm Operations – and How Technology Will Help Shape Them

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International Data Corporation (IDC), publisher of the annual Consumer Pulse survey report, says ¾ of Millennials and ⅔ of Gen X have an “ online first mentality ” when it comes to shopping. Those numbers are similar for consumers shopping for legal services versus physical items.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 10, 2021 to April 16, 2021

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC posted an online tutorial for parties interested in participating in Auction 109, the upcoming auction of 136 FM construction permits and 4 AM construction permits which will allow winning bidders to construct new radio stations. The window to apply for a construction permit is from 12:00 p.m.

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Pakistan dispatch: reversal of convictions for 2013 murder of famed land and water rights activist Perween Rahman prompts broad backlash

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A forensics report released 4 days later revealed that the empty casings conveniently matched with the pistol. Prior to Parveen’s murder, the OPP had documented more than 2,000 goths in Karachi, including 800 in Gadap town, where housing projects have consumed more than 30,000 acres of land.