Mar 31, 2021 FTC's March Closing Letters -- More "Made in USA" Investigations By Jeff Greenbaum As part of its continued focus on deceptive "made in USA" claims, in March, the FTC closed three investigations all involving allegations...
Mar 31, 2021 NAD Routine Monitoring Case Addresses The Dreaded ACTs By Terri Seligman ACTs and SATs: the bane of high school students’ existence. And that of their anxious parents. Most of us have probably thought about...
Mar 30, 2021 FTC Settlement With Mobile Banking App Over False Advertising Charges Includes Permanent Ban From the Business By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with Beam Financial, resolving allegations that marketing for the...
Mar 30, 2021 Wrapping up our GALA panel on "DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS” By Paula Fernandez Pfizenmaier Last week, members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance presented the "HOT TOPICS IN GLOBAL ADVERTISING LAW” conference. The event...
Mar 29, 2021 A Deeper Dive into the New SAG-AFTRA Influencer Waiver and Influencer Agreement By Brian Murphy Dorian Thomas Two weeks ago, the Joint Policy Committee (“JPC”) and SAG-AFTRA issued the all-new 2021 Waiver for Influencer-Produced Sponsored Content...
Mar 29, 2021 Environmental Groups Call on Advertising Agencies to Stop Working With Fossil Fuel Industry By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, a coalition of environmental groups called on advertising and public relations agencies to stop working with the...
Mar 28, 2021 Multi-State Coalition Enters Into $188 Million Settlement Over Medical Device Claims By Jeff Greenbaum A coalition of 48 attorneys general entered into a $188 million settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation, resolving allegations that...
Mar 28, 2021 New FCC Enforcement Advisory Targets Paid Programming By Terri Seligman The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding broadcasters of...
Mar 26, 2021 FTC Acting Chairwoman Announces New Focus on Rulemaking By Jeff Greenbaum Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced that the FTC is creating a new "rulemaking group" within the...
Mar 23, 2021 Is it Prohibited by the FDA or is it Protected Speech? By Wendy Schechter As part of its continued policing of COVID-19-related health claims, the FDA has sent a warning letter to Dr. Joseph Mercola and...
Mar 19, 2021 You're Invited: "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues -- Fireside Chat With Ad Standards Canada" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is hosting a webinar, "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues," on April 22, 2021, at 9:00 a.m....
Mar 19, 2021 How to lose friends and influence people By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA is losing patience with influencers, after its recent study showed that many influencers are still routinely breaking consumer...
Mar 19, 2021 New NAD Decision Addresses Claim Based on Product Reviews By Terri Seligman It’s a short but meaty decision, providing good guidance for using customer reviews in advertising. Using NAD’s Fast-Track SWIFT program,...
Mar 17, 2021 Frankfurt Kurnit Recognized for a Decade of GALA Membership By Jeff Greenbaum At today's annual meeting of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, Frankfurt Kurnit was recognized for a decade of membership in the...
Mar 16, 2021 Antenna Company Settles FTC Charges That it Misled Consumers About its Products' Functionality By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with a television antenna company and its CEO, resolving allegations...
Mar 15, 2021 Maryland Senate Passes Bill Barring Digital Advertising Service Providers from Passing Along Cost of New Tax to Customers By Jeffrey Marks Only a month after Maryland adopted a gross receipts tax on digital advertising revenues, the Maryland Senate, by a vote of 46-0, has...