30 Sep, 2019 California Levels the Playing Field By Mma Afoaku It's official. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 206, the "College athletics: student athlete compensation...
28 Sep, 2019 Don't Hide the Differences in the Products When Doing Comparative Price Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Can you advertise that your product is cheaper than a competitor's product when your product doesn't offer the same features? Can you...
26 Sep, 2019 The AFofM Contract - Extension and Upcoming Negotiations By Brian Murphy The ANA-4A’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (the “JPC”) and the American Federation of Musicians have...
25 Sep, 2019 NYAG Sends Cease & Desist Letters to Online Gun Marketers By Jeff Greenbaum This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James sent letters to sixteen online gun marketers, ordering them to stop advertising and...
24 Sep, 2019 Lawsuit Over Nestle's Self-Awarded "No GMO Ingredients" Seal Survives Motion to Dismiss By Jeff Greenbaum A recent decision in a case against Nestle over its "No GMO" claims doesn't answer a lot of questions about using these types of claims,...
23 Sep, 2019 The Union Strikes Back By Brian Murphy Not so long ago (last May), right here in our own galaxy, SAG-AFTRA focused its laser cannons directly at a squadron of six third party...
22 Sep, 2019 JUUL Ads Are Vaporizing Into Thin Air By Mma Afoaku Summer may be coming to an end, but the heat surrounding JUUL and other vaping companies continues to rise. In the wake of vaping-related...
21 Sep, 2019 PLI to Hold Webinar on Advertising Self-Regulation By Jeff Greenbaum On October 31st, the Practicing Law Institute, in cooperation with the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance and the International Council...
20 Sep, 2019 FTC Settles With Retailer Over False "Organic" and "Vegan" Claims and Commissioner Chopra Calls for New Policy Statement on Fraud and Dishonesty By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just settled with retailer Truly Organic over charges that the company falsely advertised that its bath and...
19 Sep, 2019 FTC Sets Agenda for "Made in USA" Workshop By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will hold a half-day public "Made in USA" workshop in Washington, D.C. on...
19 Sep, 2019 Aspiration Is Not Substantiation By Terri Seligman From chickens to pigs: NAD issued its second press release this week announcing a Decision involving animal welfare claims. Like its...
19 Sep, 2019 Is Clif Bar's "White Chocolate Macadamia Nut" Bar Made With White Chocolate? By Jeff Greenbaum Clif Bar sells a "White Chocolate Macadamia Nut" bar that apparently doesn't have any white chocolate in it. Is that misleading? At...
18 Sep, 2019 Marketer Sparks Outrage for its School Shooting Themed Line of Clothing By Jeff Greenbaum Fashion brand Bstroy sparked outrage after featuring a line of school shooting themed sweatshirts during a fashion show. The...
18 Sep, 2019 The FTC's Role in a Changing World By Jeff Greenbaum While I was in Moscow over the last few days talking about advertising law issues with lawyers from around the world, there were some...
17 Sep, 2019 GALA Moscow Seminar Highlights Key Advertising Compliance Issues for Global Marketers By Jeff Greenbaum On Monday, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, in partnership with its Russian member ALRUD, held a half-day legal seminar in...
17 Sep, 2019 When Is A Picture NOT Worth A Thousand Words? By Terri Seligman It’s amazing how many blog posts we’ve written about chickens. Or, rather, cases involving chickens. NAD’s recent decision in the...