The New York State Department of Financial Services announced that it has created a new Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement...

Last week, Facebook sued a New Zealand-based company, Social Media Series Ltd., and its owners, alleging that they operated a service...

I was beginning to despair of seeing another good subway ad worth blogging about but then I spotted one, for a popular online bedding...

The Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") for the 2019 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the "Commercials Contract") has been released....

The federal appellate court in Virginia today reversed a decision that had allowed a website to use a stock photo to illustrate its...

The Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program, which is administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, recently updated its...

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition markets a line of "natural" pet foods under the brand name Rachel Ray Nutrish.  The plaintiff sued Ainsworth...

What do Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Anderson Cooper and Stephen Hawking have in common?  They’re all really smart men whose names were...

If you advertise in the BRICS countries, check out the new video series from the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance.  

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The Federal Trade Commission recently closed an investigation into whether Antigravity Batteries overstated the extent to which its...

If you're celebrating Earth Day in your marketing, or if you're making plans to promote the environmental benefits of your products, it's...

In connection with the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, President Trump Tweeted a "Game of Thrones"-themed image,...

Last September, the FTC settled with two marketers over allegations that they made false "Made in USA" claims.  The FTC alleged that...

When promoting your product in social media, can you use your competitor's trademarks in your hashtags?  That was one of the key...

Riviana Foods, maker of Ronzoni brand pasta, challenged claims by Goya Foods, maker of Excelsior brand pasta, at NAD.  Goya ran ads...

Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA's National Board unanimously approved the tentative deals for the 2019 Commercials Contracts and Audio Commercials...

Virtual cupids. It sounds so romantic. But  what was at issue in this case was anything but: whether an email service provider could...

On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with iSpring Water Systems over claims that the company...

The Federal Trade Commission just settled a case against A1 Janitorial Supply Corp. and other defendants over claims that the companies...

A recent lawsuit about the name of Hormel's "Natural Choice" meat products provides some interesting guidance on two important...

Mercedes Benz USA recently sued four street artists, seeking a court order that its use of the artists’ murals in social media...

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in sending warning letters to several...

United States Senator Dick Durbin, along with ten of his Senate Democratic colleagues, launched an investigation yesterday into the...

I’m a roller derby mom.  My youngest daughter was on a team through high school, the awesome Gotham Girls Juniors. I spent countless...

Are you looking for ways to help battle the use of stereotypes in advertising?  The Unstereotype Alliance is an industry-led...

The Slovak Parliament has re-approved a new Act on inappropriate conditions in the food industry. From the perspective of advertising...

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recently changed its name to the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

In advance of the European elections to be held in May, Facebook announced additional rules concerning political advertising on the...

A lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois between credit score companies, Fair Isaac Corporation v. Trans Union, includes a short...

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the FTC would crack down on a company that provided free products to consumers in exchange...

BOGO offers -- that is, "buy one get one [free]" deals -- are popular with consumers.  Indeed, a pending case in the Northern...

Last night, SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee announced that they reached a tentative deal on a new commercials contract....

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it sent letters to eight jewelry marketers, warning them that some of their online...

New York City recently sued Ballyhoo Media for displaying "Times Square-style billboards" on a barge that travels along the Manhattan and...

Today, Incipio introduced its new "Fetch Case" (a phone case with a bone attached to it so "your best buddy will bring your phone to you...