11/18/2025 11:41:35 AM Holyoak Leaves FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the FTC announced that Commissioner Melissa Holyoak had stepped down as an FTC Commissioner in order to take an appointment as...
11/17/2025 1:37:55 PM NC and Utah AGs Launch AI Task Force By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced that they had formed a bipartisan...
11/15/2025 11:30:55 PM If You're Buying Fireball, Are you Buying Whisky or a Malt Beverage? By Jeff Greenbaum Sazerac sells Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and Parrot Bay Rum. Sazerac also sells Fireball and Parrot Bay branded malt beverages in similar...
11/13/2025 1:52:55 PM Keep Your Hands Off My Memes By Terri Seligman Advertising lawyers often have to remind their beloved marketing colleagues and clients of a few things, like (i) getting a license to...
11/8/2025 9:50:32 PM New York Attorney General Obtains $1.1 Million Settlement Over "Net Zero by 2040" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In mid-2024, the New York Attorney General sued JBS USA Food Company and its affiliate for false advertising, alleging that the companies...
11/5/2025 5:03:03 PM Plaintiffs Target Email Subject Lines in New Class Action Trend By Regina Gerhardt Marketers are facing a new kind of email litigation risk, this time focused squarely on subject lines. Plaintiffs in Washington are...
11/4/2025 11:49:22 PM Online Retailer Settles Multistate Enforcement Action Over Subscription and Advertising Practices By Terri Seligman As recently reported by my partner Holly Melton, subscription practices remain a top priority for the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...
10/30/2025 10:07:00 PM California Bans Online "Sweepstakes Casinos" By Terri Seligman Kelly O'Donnell Earlier this month, Governor Newsom signed AB 831 titled “Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes” into law, effective January 1,...
10/30/2025 3:29:04 PM Washington Supreme Court Considers “Fake Sale” Theory in Aéropostale Pricing Case By Holly Melton Retailers love “70% OFF!” signs the way kids love Halloween candy. And like an overfilled pillowcase of fun-sized chocolate, big...
10/30/2025 2:10:55 PM If Your Product is "Climate Neutral Certified," Can it Still Cause Environmental Harm? By Jeff Greenbaum Mondelez promoted its ZBAR snack bars as being “climate neutral certified.” The bars were certified as “climate neutral” by the Change...
10/29/2025 8:10:44 PM Reading the Tea Leaves: Is the FTC Likely to Revive “Click to Cancel”? By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission’s “Click to Cancel” rule may be dead—for now—but recent agency moves suggest its ghost may not rest quietly....
10/28/2025 5:06:54 PM Frankfurt Kurnit at the ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum We're looking forward to seeing so many clients and colleagues at next week's 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference in Chicago. ...
10/26/2025 1:43:50 PM California AG Settles With Plastic Bag Manufacturers Over "Recyclable" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In late 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched an investigation into whether the “recyclable” claims made by a number of...
10/22/2025 10:12:53 AM FTC Obtains TRO Against Tax Debt Relief Company, Alleging That the Company was Impersonating the Government By Jeff Greenbaum Even though the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, the agency, along with the Nevada Attorney General,...
10/15/2025 11:07:37 PM Chambers Launches "Advertising & Marketing 2025" Practice Guide By Jeff Greenbaum Chambers & Partners just released its Advertising & Marketing 2025 Practice Guide , which includes guides to advertising and marketing...
10/14/2025 9:11:16 PM Fraudulent Fundraising Slammed by FTC and The States By Terri Seligman It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the FTC and nineteen states have announced an enforcement action involving a deceptive...