7/16/2025 12:23:12 PM You're Invited: "It's Not Easy Being Green: Navigating the Evolving Rules on Making Environmental Marketing Claims" By Jeff Greenbaum As part of Climate Week NYC, Frankfurt Kurnit will be hosting a seminar, “It's Not Easy Being Green: Navigating the Evolving Rules on...
7/15/2025 12:07:26 PM FTC Charges Telemedicine Company With Deceptive Marketing of Weight Loss Products By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with telemedicine company NextMed, resolving allegations that the...
7/14/2025 8:38:14 PM Court Says California’s “Made in USA” Law Is Not Preempted by the FTC Rule By Holly Melton California federal court recently rejected a plaintiff’s argument that California’s “Made in USA” labeling statute is preempted by the...
7/9/2025 10:55:35 PM 8th Circuit Vacates FTC’s Negative Option Rule—But Compliance Traps Remain By Jason Howell Kate Patton As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission’s updated rule addressing recurring subscription programs (a/k/a the Negative Option...
7/9/2025 3:45:46 PM FTC Drops the Fireworks: “Made in USA” Enforcement Heats Up for July By Holly Melton In our recent post, "FTC Declares July 'Made in USA' Month: Are Your Claims Compliant?", we warned that the FTC wasn’t just waving...
7/8/2025 5:28:09 PM Third Time’s the Charm: Northern District of California Dismisses “Pure Cotton” PFAS Advertising Suit — With Prejudice By Holly Melton On July 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a final judgment in favor of Procter & Gamble...
7/1/2025 6:52:19 PM FTC Declares July “Made in USA Month” — Are Your Claims Compliant? By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission has declared July “Made in USA Month,” and with that, issued a clear reminder to advertisers: patriotic...
6/27/2025 11:45:41 AM X Bans Hashtags in Ads: What's Next for Influencer Disclosures? By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Elon Musk announced that X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer permit hashtags to be used in advertising that appears...
6/26/2025 8:23:30 PM TCPA in Turmoil: Supreme Court Shifts Power from FCC to Courts By Andrew Folks If you thought for a moment that compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act could not get more complex, the Supreme Court of...
6/26/2025 4:06:33 PM New York's MTA to Allow Alcohol Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum This week, the Board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to allow alcohol advertising on New York City buses,...
6/26/2025 3:47:12 PM The DOJ Bulk Data Rule and Ad Tech: What Every Advertiser Needs to Know By Rick Borden The Department of Justice’s Bulk Data Rule has fundamentally changed the landscape for advertising technology and digital marketing....
6/26/2025 1:01:38 PM Is a ban on alcohol advertising really on the table? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden According to the Times, the UK is considering a ban on alcohol advertising as part of the NHS's ten-year plan to shift focus from...
6/26/2025 1:51:46 AM Caveat Emptor: You May Be Robbed By Terri Seligman As I blogged about late last year, a scam called “gift card draining” has become very prevalent in the marketplace since the pandemic and...
6/24/2025 8:56:45 PM FTC Targets Deceptive Ad Practices Involving Impersonation of Substance Abuse Treatment Centers By Holly Melton On June 24, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit against Mercury Marketing, LLC and several affiliated entities and...
6/21/2025 1:22:58 PM European Commission to Withdraw Proposed Green Claims Directive By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, at its mid-day press briefing, the European Commission announced that it intends to withdraw its proposed Green Claims...
6/19/2025 9:20:00 AM FTC Settles with Paddle for $5 Million Over Alleged Role in Deceptive Tech-Support Schemes By Holly Melton On June 17, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Paddle.com Market Limited and its U.S. subsidiary, resolving...