Earlier this week, the Washington Attorney General announced that it had reached a settlement with Facebook over charges that Facebook...

The Team Companies presents the seminar, "Leading the Pack:  Using Influencers & Social Media," next week.  The seminar...

The FTC recently released its updated Jewelry Guides.  The Guides explain to businesses how to avoid making deceptive claims about...

As readers of this blog know, state legislatures have been busy enacting or updating their laws governing auto-renewal statutes, which...

When you’re promoting a film in a trailer, when are you liable for misleading people about the true content of the film?

In Leaf v.Refn,...

So, dear reader, you thought it was enough to know federal and state laws governing advertising?  Think again.  Municipalities...

In Seegert v. Luxottica, the plaintiff alleged that eyeglass retailer LensCrafters violated California law by advertising a product as...

Earlier this month, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) filed a lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever...

Last week, British Airways (BA) became one of the first public relations victims of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Per...

Last week, British Airways (BA) became one of the first public relations victims of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Per...

When is false advertising a crime? That was the issue recently considered by the First Circuit in United States v. Arif.

Mustafa Hassan...

My dad had a good name for people like this: goniff. For the non Yiddish speakers among you, dear readers, goniff means a thief....

Over the last few years, MGM and Twentieth-Century Fox Home Entertainment released several box sets of James Bond films, including, in...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons testified today about the FTC's consumer protection and other priorities before the House...

As part of its routine monitoring program and in conjunction with NAD’s initiative with the Council for Responsible Nutrition, NAD opened...

The FTC’s Used Car Rule requires car dealers to display a window sticker called a “Buyers Guide” on used cars for sale. The Buyers Guide...

The New York Attorney General's Office recently announced a lawsuit against a New York-based home improvement contractor, alleging that...

Flat Tummy Co is facing criticism after launching a large pink billboard in New York City's Times Square which features a young woman and...

Vermont has enacted a new law that arguably requires marketers to do even more than ROSCA and California when signing up consumers to an...

It has been reported that the New York legislature has pulled a bill that would have updated, and greatly expanded, the right of...

The mantra of advertising lawyers for "limited supply" offers is make sure you have enough to meet reasonable demand.  If you don't,...

It's always interesting to see how other countries address issues related to taste and cultural concerns in advertising.  A recent

Yesterday, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) released version 2.0 of the ANA Master Media Buying Services Agreement,...

Earlier this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that three individuals were indicted for mail fraud and money laundering for...

What is an advertiser's disclosure obligation if some parts of its supply chain may include slave labor or child labor?  That's the...

In a somewhat unusual case, NAD determined that Tyson Foods "did not materially alter or enhance" the appearance of its Hillshire Farm...

The Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recently told StarMaker Interactive that...

As we have recently reported, in May of this year Facebook announced a new policy on political advertising on the platform. Since...

When advertising consumer leases, it's important for marketers to make sure that their advertising complies with the Consumer Leasing Act...

Do not assume that clearing the right to use a photograph is sufficient copyright clearance.  Even clearing a photograph of a...

New York City's new rules governing marketing practices by used car dealers went into effect late last month.  

According to the New...

A recent decision by a federal court in Missouri found that certain Missouri restrictions on alcohol price advertising violate the First...

NAD has recommended that i-Health Inc. discontinue advertising claims for its Culturelle probiotic supplements after a challenge by...

Walmart is under fire today after it came out that a line of "Impeach 45" clothing was available for sale on its website....

For the fourth time, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has reached a consent agreement with a company for alleged misrepresentations...

New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood just announced a settlement with various campgrounds over allegations that the campgrounds...

For the fourth time, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a consent agreement with a company for alleged misrepresentations...

As I blogged about earlier, the famous Maine sporting goods seller, L.L. Bean, was hit with a consumer class action complaint in...

Today, the Advertising Standards Authority in New Zealand released a new Advertising Standards Code.  The new Code consolidates...

When are you responsible for the actions of your affiliate marketers?  A recent decision in FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, issued by...

Back in May, Facebook announced its new policy on political advertising, requiring any advertiser running election-related or issue ads...