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By: Jaci Flug, Esq. and Louis J. Terminello, Esq. Per Tennessee: Shipping as an “agent of the consumer” is “categorically false.” In an email to all Tennessee direct shippers, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TNABC) states that shipments made into the state as the “agent of the consumer” violate the Tennessee Code. Specifically, TNABC states:  Licensure is Non-Negotiable: No Contractual Language Can Replace It Tennessee Code § 57-3-217 mandates that every winery shipping to consumers in Tennessee must hold its own direct shipper license...

By: Natalie Benayoun, Esq. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its final “Click-to-Cancel” rule in response to the overwhelming number of consumer complaints about negative option and recurring subscription practices. The Click-to-Cancel mechanism ensures that sellers make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up. “Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” said Commission Chair Lina M. Khan in the FTC’s press release announcing the final rule...

New York – December 19, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Robert Rando played a key role in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the impactful patent case involving TD Ameritrade and Island Intellectual Property LLC. This case grapples with the critical issue of one-word affirmances by the Federal Circuit and their impact on patent law, as widely covered in publications such as IP Watchdog and Law360...

New York – December 17, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces partner Robert P. Reichman has been reappointed to the Board of Advisors of the Commercial Lease Law Insider by The Habitat Group. Mr. Reichman previously served on the advisory boards of this monthly newsletter and the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Law Insider as well as having authored various articles on commercial leasing. The Habitat Group, formerly Vendome Real Estate Media, is the publisher of highly respected resources such as NYC Apartment Management Checklist, Fair Housing Coach, NY Apartment Law Insider, The Rent Regulation Checklist, Commercial Lease Law Insider, and more...