The Federal Trade Commission sued Whole Leaf Organics, a dietary supplement maker, alleging that the company falsely promoted its...

The creativity with which people around the world have responded, and continue to respond, to this pandemic in addressing the needs of...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against advertising agency Traffic Jam Events for creating direct mail advertising...

Last October, I blogged about a flood of “copy-and-paste” gift card litigation against retailers alleging that gift cards must be...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is having some technical issues, to say the least. Small government agencies are notorious for...

The last time I wrote about a "Honey Bunches of Oats" lawsuit, the school year was beginning and a blog post about breakfast cereal...

In early April, I blogged about the EPA’s efforts to fight scam marketers selling bogus disinfectant products. As detailed in EPA’s

As part of Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer's efforts to fight fraud in connection with the cornavirus pandemic, he announced a...

As I previously wrote about, earlier this month Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued executive order 2020-42 which extended her...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sent another two rounds of warning letters, telling marketers to stop making false and misleading...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office filed a price gouging lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the nation's...

Today, Google announced that it will be requiring all advertisers to be verified before they can buy ads on the Google platform....

The FTC has announced a settlement with the marketers of three supplements who, the FTC alleged, deceptively promoted their products to...

Over the years, the Federal Trade Commission has brought a number of cases involving tech support scams, where fraudsters deceptively...

The start of 2020 did not just bring us the effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It also lead to several state...

The famous words once uttered by LeBron James as he declared he would be leaving Cleveland to play for Miami have taken on new meaning in...

First came the guidance and reminder (blogged about here).  And, now, the enforcement. The FTC has just announced a $9.3...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $175 million settlement with Progressive Leasing to resolve claims that the...

This is a story about the cold-blooded murder of a rock star, the reissue of his famous guitar without permission from the friend who...

The New York Attorney General's Office announced that, with the assistance of various domain name registrars, it has shut down more than...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a settlement with Renaissance Health Publishing and its owner over...

On April 6, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Tapplock, Inc., resolving allegations that the Canadian...

Stephanie Sinclair (the plaintiff) is an award winning photojournalist whose haunting photo series Too Young To Wed documents children -...

There are certain fundamental requirements that underlie most false advertising and deceptive business practices laws.  There needs...

On Thursday, April 16th, the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) will be hosting a webinar, "Key Issues in Agency-Client Agreements:...

After a public dispute with the White House about exporting of N-95 masks, 3M is turning to trademark law to help combat impressions that...

The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just released a report summarizing plain packaging rules for more than seventy jurisdictions...

As readers of this blog know, I occasionally like to riff on the ads that I see on the New York City subways.  (You can find some of...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent ten additional warning letters to companies, both in the United States and abroad,...

I previously wrote about an executive order issued by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer that extends her "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order...

Unfortunately and predictably—which also is unfortunate—as the need for medical supplies to combat the coronavirus has increased, so have...

The Archdiocese of Washington sued the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (“WMATA”) after WMATA refused to run one of the...

The incorrigible Alex Jones, of Infowars infamy, is at it again: this time marketing colloidal silver supplements and other products with...

In an effort to combat COVID-19, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued executive order 2020-42 on April 9, 2020, which extends her...

As the coronavirus health crisis continues, regulators across the country are stepping up their enforcement efforts related to price...

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it brought three more actions against retailers accused of...

First there was Led Zeppelin. A few weeks later, Katy Perry. And now Josh Groban. All music copyright cases, all from courts in the Ninth...

Like many people around the world right now, I have found myself doing some baking.  Here's a case about the marketing of baking...

In the latest showdown between the FTC and Online Training Academy ("OTA"), the FTC was again victorious as the Central District Court of...

The New York Attorney General's Office recently announced a settlement with Apex Parks Group, the operator of the Fantasy Island...

On Tuesday, April 28th, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting a webinar, "COVID-19 & Consumer Protection:...

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an enforcement notice telling airlines to give consumers prompt refunds when their flights...

Last week, Twitter updated its advertising policies to allow advertising that references the COVID-19 pandemic.  Twitter said that...

I blogged yesterday about a joint effort of the FTC and FCC to prevent robocalls marketing fraudulent home coronavirus testing kits and...

While rummaging through my refrigerator today, I spied with my little eye something that is fermented by bacteria and yeast, vinegary,...

One week after the FTC sent nine warning letters to VoIP service providers and other companies, warning them that they may be...

According to media reports, Google has said that it plans to change course and start allowing some coronavirus-related ads to run on its...

The Attorneys General of New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia recently wrote to Town Sports International Holdings -- the...

In 2016, Christian rapper Marcus Gray (p.k.a FLAME) and his co-authors filed a lawsuit alleging that the song "Dark Horse" written by

In March, the Federal Trade Commission issued three closing letters, all related to "made in USA" claims.  The FTC says that, when...

In recent weeks, regulators such as the FDA, the FTC and the New York Attorney General have started to crack down on possible illegal or...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission recently sent out a warning letter to Neuro XFP, telling the...

This just in ... in recognition of the enormous impact that the current pandemic is having on commercial production, SAG-AFTRA and the...

The International Council for Ad Self-Regulation, the European Advertising Standards Alliance, and CONARED issued a joint statement on...

Every day, clients entrust their lawyers with confidential information.  Whether in a matrimonial dispute, high-stakes corporate...

NAD announced the launch of its fast track challenge process today. The process, dubbed SWIFT, for Single Well-Defined Issue Fast Track,...

The New York Attorney General's Office recently ordered several companies that sell air purifiers to immediately stop marketing their...