In the Courts: Email Litigation, FTC Enforcement, Righthaven’s Losing Streak and More

Michigan Email Law Preempted Under CAN-SPAM A Michigan Federal Court dismissed a complaint under Michigan’s commercial email statute finding that it was preempted by the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.  As interpreted, the federal law only permits state regulation dealing with material  falsity or deception in emails, but the court found that the Michigan law was…