With the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract set to expire today, the Joint Policy Committee and SAG-AFTRA just announced that they have...

Office Depot and Support.com agreed pay a combined $35 million to settle charges that they deceptively marketed computer repair services....

Starkist uses the American Heart Association's "Heart Check Mark" seal on the packaging for some of its seafood products.  The seal...

Whether or not retailers are responsible for the claims appearing on the products they sell is a vexing topic.  As reported by my...

On 22nd March, just a week before the original date for the departure of the UK from the EU on 29th March, the Advertising Standards...

Recently, the German Transport Ministry launched an advertising campaign to encourage bicyclists to wear bike helmets.  How did the...

The J.M. Smucker Company makes Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Spray and Crisco 100% Canola Oil Original No-Stick Spray....

It’s my youngest daughter’s last high school spring break and we’re celebrating with a family trip to Sicily. (Molto bene!) I used a...

This week, the popular meme account @fuckjerry became the subject of a federal lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, misappropriation,...

Today, FTC Chairman Joseph Simons spoke at the ANA's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.

In his keynote...

Today, at the ANA's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., representatives from the advertising industry's...

The Association of National Advertisers' annual Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference will be held on March 19th and 20th in...

In a speech at the Investment Adviser Association Conference, the Director of the Securities & Exchange Commission's Division of...

The Federal Trade Commission recently submitted its FY 2020 budget request to Congress, which highlights its accomplishments in 2018 and...

I live for RuPaul’s Drag Race … for so many reasons.  It has the familiar elements of all reality competition shows:...

The World Health Organization is urging governments to ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products at sporting...

What does it mean to consumers when you claim that your product is locally made?  Does it communicate specific information about...

Recently, deceptive pricing actions have been an active area for consumer litigation. From complaints about hidden fees and false price...

Are retailers responsible for advertising claims made on the packaging of the third party products that they sell in their stores?...

We've all gotten those scary calls from marketers telling us that our computer is infected with a virus and we need to take immediate...

Advertisers often struggle with the question of what to do about disclosures in Google Ads.  Is it really necessary to include...

Happy International Women's Day!  

Advertisers are now doing so much more to ensure that the worlds they show in their ads reflect...

What's the likelihood that consumers will be misled into thinking that a candy is "all natural" when you don't make any "natural" claims...

As a result of inappropriate comments being posted about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of...

As a result of Canada’s new stringent transparency laws, Google Canada will ban all political ads on its AdEx platform during Canada’s...

In a speech yesterday at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting, FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons spoke about the...

The recent Third Circuit decision has just made it harder for the Federal Trade Commission to get an injunction against advertisers.  

After being criticized online for its recent social media advertising, Mariner Watches pulled the ads and apologized.  

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For more than two decades, the Federal Trade Commission has celebrated "National Consumer Protection Week."  This week not only...

Following from the settlement of this action in 2017, the FTC has just announced that it is mailing nearly $2 million in checks to...

Do I write about free trials and negative option programs a lot? You betcha, baby. That’s because these programs — when done improperly —...

What do people complain about to the Federal Trade Commission?  The FTC just announced its top complaint categories for 2018 -- and

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it closed two more investigations into whether companies made false and misleading...