Dogecoin Sweepstakes Case Heads to the Supreme Court
A Coinbase promotion tried to harness the popularity and whimsy of the memecoin, but participants say they missed the fine print.
Publishers Clearing House Pays $18.5 Million in ‘Dark Patterns’ Suit
Publishers Clearing House, the direct marketing company that uses sweepstakes to sell magazine subscriptions, agreed on Monday to pay $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, which accused the company of using what’s known as dark patterns to trick customers into paying for products or giving up their data.
Planning a Giveaway: Legal Considerations for Contests and Sweepstakes
Giveaways are an effective avenue for promoting a product or business—from the early days of mail-in contests to today’s online entries, sweepstakes have been a powerful marketing tool for decades.
Apple Beats ‘Loot Box’ Video Game Gambling Suit for Good
Apple Inc. exited a proposed class suit alleging it entices teens to gamble by acquiring “loot boxes” for games downloaded from its App Store, when a California federal court again said the plaintiffs lacked standing and didn’t raise viable claims because loot boxes aren’t illegal.
