5/31/2019 11:37:34 AM FDA Supports Standardization of "Best If Used By" Labeling By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Food & Drug Administration issued a letter to the food industry saying that it supports industry efforts to standardize...
5/31/2019 1:46:51 AM Influencer Marketing Council Releases "Fraud Best Practices and Guidelines" By Jeff Greenbaum In order to help marketers ensure that they are getting what they pay for when they engage influencers, the Influencer Marketing Council...
5/30/2019 3:15:30 PM Another State Enacts Auto-Renew Law By Terri Seligman North Dakota is the latest to join the ever-increasing list of states regulating auto-renew programs. Its new law applies to contracts...
5/29/2019 8:52:26 PM Japan criminalises ticket touting By Alex Kelham New Japanese ticketing legislation will come into force on 8th June 2019, banning the re-sale of tickets for profit and the possession of...
5/28/2019 1:28:35 PM ICYMI - FTC Plans Review of Endorsement Guides for 2020 By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission regularly reviews all of its rules and guides to ensure that they stay "relevant and are not overly...
5/28/2019 12:29:22 PM What are the Top 5 Issues Faced by Advertising Self-Regulation? By Jeff Greenbaum Gail Schimmel, the head of South Africa's advertising self-regulatory body, the Advertising Regulatory Board, recently wrote an article...
5/27/2019 5:50:40 PM You Say Marzano, I Say... By Terri Seligman Cento Fine Foods, the largest seller of San Marzano tomatoes in the U.S., has been hit with two lawsuits alleging that their canned...
5/24/2019 12:10:18 AM Come Hear Frankfurt Kurnit @ AICP's Business Affairs Boot Camp and SHOOT's New Directors Showcase By Jeff Greenbaum Interested in legal issues affecting commercial production? Here are two upcoming events that you may be interested in. On May 30th,...
5/23/2019 12:00:00 AM Claims Testing Must Be Consumer-Relevant and Depiction Must Match The Support By Terri Seligman A recent decision from NAD highlights the importance of ensuring that there is a good fit between the advertiser's claims, its...
5/20/2019 8:51:31 PM North Carolina Becomes First State to Sue JUUL By Wendy Schechter The attorney general of North Carolina, Josh Stein, has filed a lawsuit alleging that JUUL’s advertising and marketing practices are...
5/20/2019 6:47:57 PM CCPA Amendment Update: Bill to Expand Private Right of Action is Dead (for Now) By Daniel Goldberg California’s Senate voted on Thursday to hold SB-561, effectively killing the bill for 2019. The CCPA gives consumers the right to sue a...
5/20/2019 3:10:32 PM Sandy Hook Massacre Gun Makers Must Face Claims Under State UDAP Statute By Terri Seligman In March, The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a ruling in Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, et al. allowing private litigants'...
5/20/2019 12:00:00 AM CCPA Amendment Update: Bill to Expand Private Right of Action is Dead (for Now) By Daniel Goldberg Lyric Kaplan California’s Senate voted on Thursday to hold SB-561, effectively killing the bill for 2019. The CCPA gives consumers the right to sue a...
5/19/2019 6:17:54 PM Google Updates Ad Policies on Abortion-Related Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Google just announced changes to its policies relating to abortion-related advertising. The changes, which only apply to advertisers in...
5/17/2019 4:51:22 PM Two More From the FTC on "Made in USA" By Jeff Greenbaum What do the manufacturers of counter tops and beer equipment have in common? They're the latest companies to be investigated by the...
5/16/2019 5:40:45 PM Is "Best for Seniors" Puffery? (And What Do Endorsements by Organizations Mean Anyway?) By Jeff Greenbaum What does it mean when an organization endorses a company's products? What is the claim that is communicated -- and what substantiation...