Dec 31, 2018 New Year's Resolutions for Advertisers! By Terri Seligman As we begin a new year, here are some top tips for advertisers to avoid some of problems we saw in 2018: (1) First and foremost, of...
Dec 29, 2018 FTC Announces Shutdown By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that, as of midnight on Friday, December 28, 2018, it will be closed due to the lapse in...
Dec 29, 2018 Are Those "Whole Grain" Crackers Made Only (or Mostly) With Whole Grain? By Jeff Greenbaum What does it mean when you sell "whole grain" crackers? Or when you promote crackers as being "made with whole grain"? Does it mean...
Dec 24, 2018 Global Advertising Year in Review Webinar on January 16th By Jeff Greenbaum Is one of your new year's resolutions to get caught up on advertising law issues around the world? If so, you'll be glad to hear that...
Dec 23, 2018 What's In a Name? By Terri Seligman Two food cases caught my eye this week and got me thinking about all the litigation around food labels and product names and what they...
Dec 22, 2018 New York Attorney General Announces Settlements Establishing Standards for Marketing Internet Speeds By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General announced that it has reached settlements with four major internet service providers -- Altice, Frontier,...
Dec 21, 2018 Federal Government Legalizes Hemp and CBD....Well, Sort of By Tyler Maulsby Yesterday, the President signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law which, among other things, fully legalizes hemp. This is a huge development...
Dec 19, 2018 Was it Actually "Made in the USA"? (Three New FTC Inquiries) By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed three investigations into whether appliances, audio products, and even dog toys were made in...
Dec 19, 2018 Sorry, Virginia, There Is No Santa Claus By Terri Seligman A commercial for Wish Me Puppy, a stuffie sold by Jay at Play, was reviewed by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) through...
Dec 18, 2018 DOT fines Scandinavian Airline System for Violating DOT’s Website Accessibility Requirements By Caren Decter The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently fined Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) $200,000 for violating federal law and DOT’s...
Dec 18, 2018 European Advertising Standards Alliance Releases Guidelines on Influencer Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the European Advertising Standards Alliance ("EASA") released its "Best Practice Recommendation on Influencer Marketing." ...
Dec 17, 2018 UPDATE: In Response to Lawsuit, NRA Removes Image of “The Bean” Sculpture from Video By Wendy Schechter British Artist Anish Kapoor, creator of the famous Chicago public sculpture “Cloud Gate” (which is generally referred to as “The Bean”),...
Dec 17, 2018 Vermont AG Issues Guidance on New Data Broker Regulation By Daniel Goldberg Vermont’s new Data Broker Regulation (“Regulation”) takes effect on January 1, 2019. Last week, the Vermont Attorney General issued...
Dec 17, 2018 One Fish, Two Fish, Bait & Switch Fish By Terri Seligman The Office of the New York Attorney General has just issued a report, "Fishy Business," detailing seafood fraud and mislabeling in New...
Dec 17, 2018 Vermont AG Issues Guidance on New Data Broker Regulation By Daniel Goldberg Vermont’s new Data Broker Regulation (“Regulation”) takes effect on January 1, 2019. The Regulation requires, among other things, that...
Dec 15, 2018 FTC and VA to Continue Efforts Jointly Fighting Fraud Directed at Service Members By Jeff Greenbaum The FTC and the Department of Veterans Affairs recently signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement to continue their ongoing joint efforts...