The FTC announced that it closed its investigation into whether Rainbow Play Systems' marketing materials may have overstated the extent...

My interest piqued by Professor Tushnet's write-up, I reviewed this intriguing decision from the Southern District of California....

Groupon has pulled various offers for suede boots off of its website after it was called out for allowing racist language to be included...

Electricity supplier Viridian Energy has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations by the Massachusetts Attorney General that the...

In affirming the lower court's dismissal of claims by Lindsay Lohan and Karen Gravano that characters in the Grand Theft Auto video game...

The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Menacola Marketing, a telemarker...

Avoiding having to go to trial to defend the right of creators of docudramas, fiction, and "expressive works" to include actual persons...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that it will be holding a public hearing on May 16, 2018 on "potential safety issues and...

New York's legislature is considering bills that would greatly expand individuals' right of publicity in the state.  Currently,...

Yesterday, President Trump announced that he is nominating Rebecca Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission.  Slaughter is...

As reported by Law360, a proposed class action by parents charging Abbott Labs with misrepresenting that its baby formula is organic...

In Arthur v. United Industries, the plaintiff brought a putative class action alleging that United Industries, the manufacturer of...

DOTAuthority.com (and other defendants) settled FTC charges that they misled consumers into believing that its motor carrier registration...

YouTube recently updated its policy on gun-related content.  Here are some highlights from the updated policy:

• Videos may not sell...

Twenty-five district attorneys' offices in California settled a consumer protection action against Costco and San Francisco Bay Gourmet...

Last month, Google AdWords' new policies for ticket resellers went into effect. 

Effective February 7, 2018, all ticket reselllers...

The Universal Society of Hinduism is protesting a brewery's release of Ganesh beer.  The Society's President said that it is...

As reported by Law360, and as will be discussed in greater detail in a future FKKS Advertising Law Alert, the D.C. Circuit just issued a...

One of the products that Home Depot sells is lumber, which is sold based on its dimensions.  The issue in the Abramov v. Home Depot...

Here are some of the key take-aways from the "Getting to 'Shi,' 'Si,' 'Oui,' and "Na'am' for Global Campaigns" panel presented at the...

Senator Charles Schumer (D.NY) announced today that he is urging the Federal Trade Commission to take an immediate look into troubled...

In an unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action brought against Starbucks on the...

At the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance conference today in New York City, "Advertising Law in the US & Around the Globe," one of...

Google reported today that, in 2017, it took down more than 3.2 billion ads that violated its advertising policies.  This includes...

Mattress company Nectar Brand LLC d/b/a Nectar Sleep has agreed to settle FTC charges that it made false claims about its products being...

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing to repeal its Picture Tube Rule.  

The Rule, which is formally known as the "Trade...

A new proposed class action was recently filed in the Eastern District of New York against the maker of I Heart Keenwah "Quinoa Puffs."...

Snapchat has now given users the ability to tag friends, followers and brands in posts.  This would obviously create quite a big...

The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual meeting begins tonight in NYC.  We're pleased to welcome advertising lawyers from...

In Anthem Sports v. Under the Weather, the plaintiffs sued for false advertising and other claims arising out of the sale of...

Yet another class action suit has been filed alleging that a manufacturer is making consumers pay for air.  

This time, BFY Brands is...

Earlier this week, Under Armour filed a trademark infringement suit against former college football player Ike Williams.  Williams...

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released a list of the top ten types of consumer complaints that his office received in...

NAD referred Kramer Laboratories to the Federal Trade Commission after Kramer Labs declined to follow NAD's recommendation to discontinue...

As reported by Associated Press and the Washington Post, French advertisers and the country’s broadcast watchdog, the Superior...

In the Kind LLC Healthy and All Natural Litigation, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York stayed the...

Chinese game company, Tencent, has a very popular title among children - Honor of Kings.  With 200 million players, the game...

The FTC recently examined ADT's use of non-disparagement and related provisions in the terms and conditions of its websites and online...

Prior to 2009, Sears paid consumers $10 to download certain software that would track the user's browsing history.  The FTC said...

Behr Process Corporation's ads for its Behr line of paints and stains were challenged by Sherwin-Williams.  The ads contained a best...

The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority recently banned a Tunnock's Tea Cake ad for objectifying women.  The ad depicts the bare...

According to a recent report by the New York Times, allegations have surfaced that Facebook applies its Advertising Policies (on which we...

In a closing letter issued earlier this week, the FTC told Neutral Posture, Inc., a maker of ergonomic seating products and accessories,...

Yet again this year, the 10 ads that garnered the most complaints to the ASA had some interesting shared features. 

Most of them...

New Zealand's Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA") has issued a Guidance Note to help advertisers, agencies, the media, influencers...

Plaintiff Shana Becerra filed a class action complaint against The Coca Cola Company claiming that Diet Coke actually caused weight gain...

The FTC issued its 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book today, reporting the complaints it received from nearly 2.7 million...

Here are some highlights from "The Inaugural Caribbean Advertising & Marketing Law Seminar" being held today in Kingston, Jamaica....

On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee approved President Trump's four nominees to the Federal Trade Commission. 

Joseph Simons...

California has announced rules that allow for the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in California.  The new rules go...