31 Mar, 2018 Having Workers in the U.S. Doesn't Necessarily Mean "Made in the U.S." By Jeff Greenbaum The FTC announced that it closed its investigation into whether Rainbow Play Systems' marketing materials may have overstated the extent...
30 Mar, 2018 Supplement Guide Not Subject To Lanham Act By Terri Seligman My interest piqued by Professor Tushnet's write-up, I reviewed this intriguing decision from the Southern District of California. (If...
29 Mar, 2018 Groupon Pulls Racist Advertising From Its Site and Apologizes By Jeff Greenbaum Groupon has pulled various offers for suede boots off of its website after it was called out for allowing racist language to be included...
29 Mar, 2018 Massachusetts AG Settles With Electricity Company Over Savings Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Electricity supplier Viridian Energy has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations by the Massachusetts Attorney General that the...
29 Mar, 2018 Avatars May Be the Basis for a Right of Publicity Claim, but to get to a Jury a Celebrity has to First Show Substantial Identifiable Characteristics By Rick Kurnit In affirming the lower court's dismissal of claims by Lindsay Lohan and Karen Gravano that characters in the Grand Theft Auto video game...
28 Mar, 2018 NYAG Goes After Charity Schemes By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Menacola Marketing, a telemarker...
28 Mar, 2018 California Court Dismisses Olivia De Havilland's claims on Miniseries "Feud" By Rick Kurnit Avoiding having to go to trial to defend the right of creators of docudramas, fiction, and "expressive works" to include actual persons...
27 Mar, 2018 CPSC to Hold Hearing on Safety Issues For Internet-Connected Products By Jeff Greenbaum The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that it will be holding a public hearing on May 16, 2018 on "potential safety issues and...
27 Mar, 2018 New York Considering Expansion of Publicity Rights By Terri Seligman New York's legislature is considering bills that would greatly expand individuals' right of publicity in the state. Currently, although...
27 Mar, 2018 Trump Nominates Schumer Counsel as FTC Commissioner By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, President Trump announced that he is nominating Rebecca Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission. Slaughter is currently...
27 Mar, 2018 Court Affirms Dismissal of Organic Baby Formula Claims By Terri Seligman As reported by Law360, a proposed class action by parents charging Abbott Labs with misrepresenting that its baby formula is organic...
27 Mar, 2018 Court Lets "Up To" Lawsuit Move Forward By Jeff Greenbaum In Arthur v. United Industries, the plaintiff brought a putative class action alleging that United Industries, the manufacturer of...
23 Mar, 2018 Marketers Settle FTC Charges That They Falsely Claimed Government Affiliation By Jeff Greenbaum DOTAuthority.com (and other defendants) settled FTC charges that they misled consumers into believing that its motor carrier registration...
22 Mar, 2018 YouTube Updates Its Policy on Gun-Related Content By Jeff Greenbaum YouTube recently updated its policy on gun-related content. Here are some highlights from the updated policy: Videos may not sell guns...
21 Mar, 2018 Costco and Coffee Company Settle California Charges Over Misleading "Green" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Twenty-five district attorneys' offices in California settled a consumer protection action against Costco and San Francisco Bay Gourmet...
20 Mar, 2018 Google AdWords Updates Its Ticket Reseller Policies By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, Google AdWords' new policies for ticket resellers went into effect. Effective February 7, 2018, all ticket reselllers must...