Jul 30, 2019 You’re Getting Sleepy, Sleepy… By Terri Seligman Sticking with the theme of my last post about mattresses and pillows, I’m writing today about a new NAD decision involving weighted...
Jul 30, 2019 FTC Closes Investigations Into Head Impact Sensors By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission's Division of Advertising Practices recently closed its investigations into three companies that were...
Jul 29, 2019 What Facebook's New Policy Means for Alcohol, Tobacco, and E-Cigarette Content and Sales By Mma Afoaku On July 24, 2019, Facebook rolled out a new policy which limits content and restricts sales of alcohol and tobacco, including...
Jul 29, 2019 Don't Forget the FTC Pricing Guides! By Terri Seligman Those of us who practice advertising law are very familiar with the FTC's guides on pricing claims and consult them frequently when...
Jul 26, 2019 Tofurky Challenges Constitutionality of New Arkansas Meat Labeling Law By Jeff Greenbaum The Tofurky Company recently sued the State of Arkansas, arguing that the state's new meat labeling law -- which it says prohibits...
Jul 26, 2019 Business Takeaways from the FTC $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook By Daniel Goldberg On July 24, 2019, the FTC announced a $5 billion settlement with Facebook to address Facebook’s alleged violations of the FTC Act and its...
Jul 25, 2019 FTC Settles Long-Running Dispute With Gerber Over Allergy Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Gerber Products in a long-running...
Jul 25, 2019 Business Takeaways from the FTC $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook By Daniel Goldberg On July 24, 2019, the FTC announced a $5 billion settlement with Facebook to address Facebook’s alleged violations of the FTC Act and its...
Jul 24, 2019 Danish Car Importer Ordered to Pay Damages to Artist Ai Weiwei in Ad Dispute By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz A Danish court recently ordered car distributor Skandinavisk Motor Co. A/S to pay over $200,000 to Ai Weiwei, a contemporary artist and...
Jul 24, 2019 Why is the FTC interested in valves, lift chairs, and LED displays? By Jeff Greenbaum Why is the Federal Trade Commission interested in valves, lift chairs, and LED displays? They're all products that were marketed as...
Jul 21, 2019 Marines Tell Congressman to Stop Using Marines Trademarks in Marketing Materials By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the United States Marine Corps told Congressman Duncan Hunter to stop using Marine Corps trademarks in his marketing...
Jul 20, 2019 KLM and Its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Social Media By Jeff Greenbaum If you're promoting your airline on social media, what do you think are some of the most effective marketing techniques? How about,...
Jul 19, 2019 WHO Says Many Baby Foods Are Improperly Marketed By Jeff Greenbaum Two new studies from the World Health Organization say that many baby foods are improperly marketed as suitable for infants under the age...
Jul 18, 2019 Second Circuit Upholds Ban on In-Uber Advertising By Nicole Bergstrom Do you find "Taxi TV" annoying? The Second Circuit does. Reversing a February 2018 decision of the District Court, the Second Circuit...
Jul 18, 2019 Fixing Your Website Can Moot ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits By Caren Decter The rate of ADA website and mobile app accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts is approaching one every working hour. And in 2019,...
Jul 15, 2019 California Student-Athletes Would Like to Remind You, "It's My Name, Don't You Forget!" By Mma Afoaku There’s no denying that college sports are big business. However, under current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules,...