Aug 31, 2018 FTC Proposes to Rescind Nursery Guides By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is proposing to rescind its "Guides for the Nursery Industry" (the "Nursery Guides"). The...
Aug 30, 2018 False Advertising of Entertainment is Different By Rick Kurnit False advertising claims based on the advertising and promotion of films, television, and even music are being made at an alarming rate. ...
Aug 29, 2018 Brands Must Keep Retailers in Line, Says NAD By Terri Seligman While there is much of interest in NAD's recent Decision regarding oral care products, including the fact that both parties have appealed...
Aug 28, 2018 Safer For Advertisers? Tumblr Issues New Community Guidelines By Terri Seligman Starting September 10th, new updates to Tumblr's community guidelines are going into effect. The new guidelines impose stricter rules on...
Aug 27, 2018 Case Against Lightbulb Marketers Shines A Light on FTC Enforcement By Terri Seligman The FTC announced today that it is mailing almost a half million checks, totaling more than $14.4 million, to consumers who purchased...
Aug 24, 2018 Second Backpage Conviction Shows Ongoing Risks for Content Providers By Tyler Maulsby Earlier this week it was reported that Dan Hyer, the sales and marketing director of Backpage.com plead guilty in Arizona federal court...
Aug 21, 2018 Tech Companies Signal Willingness to Collaborate on Nationwide Uniform Online Data Security By Dorian Thomas Recent enactments of state privacy protection laws have left a patchwork of legislation concerning online data security to which...
Aug 21, 2018 HUD Files Administrative Complaint Alleging Facebook’s Housing Ads are Discriminatory By Dorian Thomas The U.S. Department of Housing (HUD) has filed an administrative complaint against Facebook alleging that Facebook engages in...
Aug 17, 2018 Best Lawyers Recognizes Frankfurt Kurnit’s Advertising Group By Terri Seligman I am very pleased to report that Best Lawyers — the oldest and one of the most respected peer reviewed lawyer recommendation services — ...
Aug 16, 2018 Sports Industry News By Christopher Chase Want to learn more about naming rights deals and the Papa John's controversy, World Cup marketing issues, the ownership of Roger...
Aug 16, 2018 More on "Made in the USA" from the FTC and the Courts By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, the FTC closed an investigation into whether Jantec Sign Group overstated the extent to which its neon signs are made in the...
Aug 16, 2018 SAG-AFTRA Revokes Signatory Status of Signatory Company By Brian Murphy SAG-AFTRA announced yesterday that it is revoking the signatory status of Executive Media Services (“EMS”). EMS is one of a number of...
Aug 10, 2018 FTC Questions Homeopathic Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it recently closed an investigation into whether marketers made improper claims about the...
Aug 09, 2018 Are You Ready for the New York Cybersecurity Regulations’ September 3rd Deadline? By Caren Decter Financial institutions and insurance companies operating in New York have until September 3, 2018 to comply with the next phase of New...
Aug 08, 2018 TKO for MMA Fighter's False Ad Claim Against Retailer Based on Its Form 10-K By Terri Seligman Plaintiff, a mixed-martial arts fighter filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York, claiming that defendants, manufacturers...
Aug 08, 2018 Can You Turn a Claim Into Puffery by Adding "Up To"? By Jeff Greenbaum In April 2015, plaintiff Jeff Young bought some expensive LED light bulbs at Walmart made by Cree. He alleged that, within three months,...