In this blog, we frequently report on advertisements where brands have gotten called out for being racist and sexist and for being...

Plaintiff Lanard makes a chalk holder designed to look like a pencil. The court's opinion is silent on the burning question of why anyone...

No sooner did I publish my last blog post about consumer relevance, then I saw a new Decision from NAD addressing many of the same types...

Fish Sticks n' Tater Tots. A typical lunch during Lent in a Catholic grammar school. Also the title of a children's song written by the...

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Quality King Distributors, alleging that the company engaged in price gouging during the...

Like everyone these days, advertisers and their agencies are feeling the effects of the current pandemic, and the impact on their...

The heart wants what the heart wants. And consumers want what consumers want. Sometimes, though, what consumers want is based on...

In March (see this post), the Ninth Circuit (sitting en banc) held that the Inverse Ratio Rule should no longer be employed in copyright...

Three years ago, I wrote a blog post on lessons to be learned from two troubled social media promotions, one of which related to the...

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued an alert to warn consumers about scams related to COVID-19.  

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent another fifty warning letters telling marketers to stop making claims that their...

The FTC's recent announcement about its complaint against a B2B marketer shows the importance of adhering to  the basic principles...

Facebook and Instagram Live have seen a recent surge in usage, as DJs, musicians, celebrities, influencers and communities seek to...

SLRRRP makes alcohol-infused gelatin shots.  You can buy them in packages of twenty, which include a mixture of shot flavors,...

Facebook announced today the launch of Shops, new functionality that allows businesses to set up an online storefront accessible via...

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States recently told Aviation Gin to pull one of its promotional videos because the video...

Facing a lawsuit from the Organic Consumers Associate (the “OCA”) dating back to 2018 (which we blogged about previously) and a potential...

A federal court in Washington State recently denied Old Navy's motion to dismiss a deceptive pricing consumer class action.

The plaintiff...

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a second Enforcement Notice regarding airlines' obligations to provide refunds in light of...

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office brought a lawsuit against LA-based Insan Healing, alleging that the...

Attorneys General around the country continue to take action against businesses that engage in price gouging or that commit other...

A think tank fellow publishes an opinion piece in The New York Post that includes a fetching photo of New York Governor Andrew...

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced today that DCWP has extended its emergency price gouging rule,...

Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA posted on its website an Urgent Safety Notice to address the "high risk to the health and safety of actors returning...

Today, roughly six weeks since NAD rolled out its new “SWIFT” fast track process, NAD Director Laura Brett provided new information about...

Almost a year ago, the FTC held a workshop to explore consumer protection issues and deceptive marketing practices in the online event...

The National Advertising Division and the Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation announced that they are ending their long-time...

With the caveat that Zoom is neither admitting nor denying any of the allegations, many of the issues that caused the NY AG to open an...

Way back in September (in a galaxy far far away, or so it now seems), I blogged about a case brought by the FTC against several companies...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will have new powers from 2 June 2020 to obtain “online interface orders” under the Consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it just sent 45 more warning letters to marketers telling them to stop making unsubstantiated...

On April 29, 2020, Google and Apple released the first version of their COVID-19 contact tracing tools to public health...

As a kid, I hated road trips, especially when I didn't have a clear picture of the final destination. Would it be worth the bouts of car...

The AICP just released guidelines for production and post-production companies to follow when producing content in light of the current...

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it has sued three more retailers for violating the City's...

Remember the Grammy’s a few years back, when Arby’s shouted out to Pharrell Williams on Twitter, requesting the return of its hat. (See here

Although COVID-19 has essentially put all live sports programming on hold, cable and satellite television providers are still making...

In April, the Federal Trade Commission responded to three referrals from the National Advertising Division, one referral from the...

Last week, members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance presented a webinar, "COVID-19 & Consumer Protection -- Global...

Over the last few months, we’ve witnessed some major developments around SDKs and privacy. In February, the SDK defendants named in the...

Over the last few months, we’ve witnessed some major developments around SDKs and privacy. In February, the SDK defendants named in the...