Jun 29, 2018 FTC, EFTA, ROSCA, TSR...Not A Tasty Alphabet Soup By Terri Seligman The FTC announced today that it obtained a court order barring the two remaining defendants in a group of marketers from engaging in...
Jun 29, 2018 What About "Crafted in America"? By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the FTC issued a letter to Williams-Sonoma, Inc., indicating that it had closed its investigation into whether the...
Jun 28, 2018 FTC Kicks Off Military Consumer Month By Jeff Greenbaum The FTC announced that Military Consumer Month -- a law enforcement initiative that focuses on protecting military consumers -- kicks off...
Jun 28, 2018 What Can You Say if You're Not an Authorized Dealer? By Jeff Greenbaum If you're not an authorized dealer for the products you sell, will it confuse consumers about whether you are if you use product...
Jun 26, 2018 Uber Decision Reinforces the Standard Required for Consent to a Digital Agreement By Greg Boyd A three judge panel in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals found that the arbitration clause in the Uber driver app was not enforceable....
Jun 26, 2018 If You Put It In Water, They Will Come By Terri Seligman An Illinois plaintiff has filed a class action complaint against VitaJuwel USA, maker of "Gem Water." Plaintiff claims that she bought...
Jun 26, 2018 Never Say "Never," Even if You're Kanye West By Jeff Greenbaum In February 2016, Kanye West tweeted that his new album, The Life of Pablo, "will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be...
Jun 23, 2018 Google Expands Verification Process for "Knowledge Panels" By Jeff Greenbaum When searching for well-known businesses and people on Google, you'll often see a "Knowledge Panel" pop up on the right side of the...
Jun 22, 2018 First Department Allows NYAG False Advertising Action Against Charter Communications to Continue By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office has been prosecuting Charter Communications, alleging that Charter failed to provide promised...
Jun 22, 2018 Facebook Updates Policy on Marketing Weapon Accessories By Dorian Thomas Facebook recently updated its policy on the advertising of weapon accessories on its platform. Starting June 21, 2018, advertisers...
Jun 22, 2018 Get Ready for California's New "Automatic Renewal" Rules By Terri Seligman California recently amended its Automatic Purchase Renewals law. The amended statute - effective July 1st -- requires marketers to...
Jun 21, 2018 Is "zero" a generic term for calorie/carb free soda, energy drinks and sports drinks? By Rachel Santori Is "zero" a generic term for calorie or carbohydrate free soda, energy drinks and sports drinks? That question is at the heart of a long...
Jun 21, 2018 Using a Public Sculpture in Your Advertising? Watch Out! By Jeff Greenbaum What should you do when you film a commercial in public and there's a sculpture in the background? Do you need to get a release from the...
Jun 21, 2018 FTC to Hold Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is going to hold a series of public hearings on whether broad-based changes in the...
Jun 20, 2018 Lanham Act v. FDA: Butt Who Cares? By Terri Seligman Bear with me. Yes, this blog post is about a false advertising case involving hemorrhoid treatments, but the legal issues are really...
Jun 20, 2018 Cuba Issues First Consumer Protection Rules By Jeff Greenbaum Cuba just issued its first consumer protection rules, which went into effect earlier this month. Issued by Cuba's Ministry of the...