3/31/2021 6:24:30 PM 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...
3/31/2021 5:52:53 PM 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...
3/30/2021 11:39:29 AM 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...
3/30/2021 9:20:58 AM Wrapping up our GALA panel on "DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS” By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Last week, members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance presented the "HOT TOPICS IN GLOBAL ADVERTISING LAW” conference. The event...
3/29/2021 4:01:19 PM 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...
3/29/2021 12:38:28 PM 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...
3/28/2021 5:26:18 PM 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...
3/28/2021 5:03:41 PM 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...
3/26/2021 11:15:57 AM 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...
3/23/2021 12:23:40 PM Is it Prohibited by the FDA or is it Protected Speech? By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz As part of its continued policing of COVID-19-related health claims, the FDA has sent a warning letter to Dr. Joseph Mercola and...
3/19/2021 6:35:24 PM 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....
3/19/2021 3:06:52 PM 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...
3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM 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,...
3/17/2021 7:26:04 PM 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...
3/16/2021 10:07:31 PM 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...
3/15/2021 12:00:00 AM 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...