Did FTC Complaint Just Turn Online Terms Into Federal Law?

Law360, New York (April 29, 2014, 1:11 PM EDT) -- The Federal Trade Commission's announcement earlier this month that it had filed a complaint against Jerk LLC and its websites like "jerk.com" looks at first glance like a run-of-the-mill FTC Section 5 enforcement action involving allegedly deceptive practices online. But hidden in the facts of Jerk's alleged misbehavior is a potentially significant expansion of the FTC's use of its deception authority....

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