Oct 30, 2019 The Next Wave of ADA Lawsuits: Are Retailers Required to Emboss Their Gift Cards with Braille? By Caren Decter We have previously highlighted the wave of “website accessibility” lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”). ...
Oct 30, 2019 Federal Labeling Laws vs. State False Advertising Laws: The Ongoing Preemption Battle By Terri Seligman Readers of this blog know that we frequently cover cases where a defendant claims that its compliance with various federal labeling...
Oct 29, 2019 FTC Warns Retailers About Selling Contacts (for Halloween) Without a Prescription By Jeff Greenbaum Remember when your parents made you wear your jacket over your Halloween costume because it was cold out? (Vampires have capes, so they...
Oct 28, 2019 Courts vs. NAD: Score 1 for NAD By Terri Seligman Back in April, I blogged about an NAD decision finding that Goya’s statement "La Pasta Favorita De Puerto Rico” did not constitute...
Oct 28, 2019 FTC Hosting Workshop on Consumer Participation in Class Action Cases By Craig Whitney On October 29, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for...
Oct 28, 2019 FTC Says Protecting Older Americans is One of Its "Top Priorities" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report to Congress, "Protecting Older Consumers," which summarizes the FTC's research,...
Oct 24, 2019 NAAG Asks Online Retailers to Prevent Illegal Alcohol Sales By Jeff Greenbaum The National Association of Attorneys General sent letters to several online retailers -- including Craigslist, eBay, and Facebook --...
Oct 24, 2019 FTC Commissioners Chopra and Slaughter Dissent Again, Arguing that the FTC Should be Tougher in Egregious False Advertising Cases By Jeff Greenbaum As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission recently entered into a settlement agreement with Sunday Riley Modern Skincare to...
Oct 22, 2019 Facebook Announces Additional Measures to Protect the Upcoming U.S. Elections By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Facebook announced that it was taking additional steps to prevent the social media platform from being used to interfere with...
Oct 22, 2019 Urgent feedback needed for ASA review of competitor complaints procedures By Brinsley Dresden We recently received a letter from the ASA asking for feedback about their competitor complaints procedure. We are planning to make our...
Oct 21, 2019 Liar Liar Pants On Fire! The FTC Goes After Fake Online Reviews By Terri Seligman The FTC announced two settlements today involving fake product reviews. In the first case, against Devumi LLC and its CEO, the FTC...
Oct 21, 2019 How Much Soda Can One Person Drink? By Craig Whitney Is enough ever enough? Apparently not when you're expecting unlimited refills. That's the issue at the heart of a recent false...
Oct 20, 2019 New York Attorney General Settles with Energy Service Company Over False Savings Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she settled with U.S. Gas & Electric ("USGE") over claims that the...
Oct 17, 2019 Join Frankfurt Kurnit's Ad Group at the ANA/BAA Annual Marketing Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum This year, the 2019 ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference is being held from November 4-6, 2019, in San Diego. We hope that you'll come hear...
Oct 17, 2019 Biased Endorsements (And Unsubstantiated Health Claims) Get FTC's Attention, Again By Terri Seligman As I blogged about earlier this week, the FTC really doesn’t like it when marketers’ unsubstantiated health claims can result in people...
Oct 15, 2019 STOP EVERYTHING AND READ THIS RIGHT NOW!* *not really By Terri Seligman Last month, the FTC issued letters of "concern" to seven legal practitioners and lead generators because of their television...