31 Jan, 2020 “Knowing facilitation” of others’ illegal conduct in FTC’s crosshairs By Terri Seligman Nineteen VoIP providers, unnamed, have received letters from the FTC, warning them that actions "assisting and facilitating" various...
31 Jan, 2020 FDA Warns Purell Over Disease-Prevention Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to GOJO Industries, the maker of Purell hand sanitizer, telling the company...
29 Jan, 2020 FDA to Conduct Studies on the Effectiveness of Influencer and Other Endorser Disclosures By Jeff Greenbaum This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is planning to conduct studies on the effectiveness of the disclosures...
28 Jan, 2020 Tied Up in Knots? Tied House Laws and the First Amendment By Brian Murphy This post – about alcohol advertising, commercial speech and the First Amendment – is dedicated to the ascetics among us who are coming...
27 Jan, 2020 Are You Delivering Specially-Ordered Merchandise When Promised? By Jeff Greenbaum After you've got the ring, and the date is set, you've got to find that perfect wedding dress. When you finally find it, you do an...
24 Jan, 2020 Instagram Allows Businesses to See and Share Stories that Mention Them By Hannah Taylor Instagram recently added a new feature that allows business or creator accounts to easily keep track of Instagram Stories that mention...
24 Jan, 2020 Recent Suit By US Olympic Committee Is Excellent Reminder Of Special Protection Afforded To The Words “Olympic” and “Paralympic” By Kimberly Maynard The United States Olympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week accusing a sports psychologist of violating the Ted Stevens Olympic...
23 Jan, 2020 Identity Theft and Imposter Scams Were the Most Common Complaints That the FTC Received in 2019 By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced the most common types of consumer complaints that it received in 2019. Of the 3.2 million...
23 Jan, 2020 Fair Use and Fanatic Fans By Brian Murphy I took this photo at a Robyn concert I attended last March at Madison Square Garden: While my seats afforded me only a so-so sight-line...
22 Jan, 2020 Very Little Tushies By Terri Seligman In a recent Decision, NAD examined a claim by Kimberly-Clark that its Huggies Little Snugglers diapers have “better leakage protection*...
21 Jan, 2020 Permissions System for Rule 40 Open for Olympic Participants and Brands By Christopher Chase The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee ("USOPC"), which now permits personal sponsor advertising featuring Olympic...
17 Jan, 2020 Register now for the GALA Global Annual Conference: "Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change" By Brinsley Dresden We are delighted to announce that for the first time ever, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance global conference is coming to London....
16 Jan, 2020 "The Word 'Choice' Is A Loaded Term" By Terri Seligman No, this is not a blog post about reproductive rights. (Don’t get me started.) Rather, it’s about a new NAD decision concerning an...
16 Jan, 2020 What Can You Buy for $43,280? By Jeff Greenbaum What can you buy for $43,280? Well, you could buy a convertible, an around-the-world cruise, or that timeshare you've always wanted in...
15 Jan, 2020 Beer Institute Says Modelo Commercials with Athletes Don't Violate its Advertising Guidelines By Jeff Greenbaum In a recent Modelo advertising campaign, television commercials promoting the beer brand feature triathlete Melissa Stockwell and UFC...
13 Jan, 2020 Carmen Electra is NOT a Stripper By Brian Murphy Wikipedia describes Tara Leigh Patrick, professionally known as Carmen Electra, as an "American model, actress, television personality,...