29 Apr, 2022 Can You Agree to Stop Doing What You Don’t Even Know You’re Doing? By Terri Seligman A recent decision from NAD got me pondering, again, about what is, I think, a deeply philosophical question – or at least a conundrum:...
29 Apr, 2022 Connecticut’s SB 6 Poised to Become Fifth U.S. Comprehensive Privacy Law By Maria Nava Connecticut is set to join the list of states with a comprehensive privacy law. On April 28, 2022, the state’s proposed privacy law,...
29 Apr, 2022 FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is proposing to ban the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes and all...
28 Apr, 2022 BBB Lays Out Teen Privacy Best Practices By Jessica Carballo Last week, BBB National Programs’ Center for Industry Self-Regulation announced the launch of the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP) Roadmap,...
28 Apr, 2022 When Can You Promote a Product as Being "Made With" Something? By Jeff Greenbaum Today, more than ever, it seems like consumers want products that are healthier for their bodies and better for the environment. As a...
26 Apr, 2022 CFPB Says It Plans To Use Its Authority To Supervise Nonbank Companies By Jeff Greenbaum The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is planning to use its authority to begin supervising nonbank financial...
25 Apr, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In On Billboard Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum In thousands of states, cities, and towns around the country, there are different rules for on-premise and off-premise advertising. What...
24 Apr, 2022 Twitter Announces Restrictions on Misleading Climate Change Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, Twittter announced that it is prohibiting misleading advertisements that "contradict the scientific consensus on climate...
23 Apr, 2022 FTC Gets $3M Settlement Over False Money-Making Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $3 million settlement with Warrior Trading, a company that sells day trading...
22 Apr, 2022 When Do Sheep "Live the Good Life"? By Jeff Greenbaum In a recent lawsuit against shoe company Allbirds, a consumer challenged the manner in which Allbirds promotes the environmental benefits...
21 Apr, 2022 Dragon Design for Boot Buttons is not a "Work of Visual Art" Covered by VARA, District Court Holds By Brian Murphy Plaintiff Ed Beard, Jr is an artist (and renaissance fair enthusiast) with a specialty for depicting wizards, fairies and dragons. (His...
19 Apr, 2022 Alone, Puffery. Together, A Claim. By Terri Seligman I often think that figuring out the courts’ and NAD’s position on whether a particular statement is puffery or a claim is almost a...
19 Apr, 2022 DISCUS Tells Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila to Pull Social Post Promoting Irresponsible Drinking By Jeff Greenbaum According to the Code of Responsible Practices of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, marketers of distilled spirits...
18 Apr, 2022 FTC Reaches $1.2 Million Settlement With For-Profit Medical School By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Saint James School of Medicine, a for-profit...
16 Apr, 2022 Colorado Attorney General Seeks Public Comment on Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking By Elliott Siebers In his prepared remarks given at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C.,...
14 Apr, 2022 FTC Brings First Enforcement Action Under New "Made in USA" Rule, Obtaining Civil Penalties From Battery Maker By Jeff Greenbaum In the Federal Trade Commission's first action under its new "Made in USA Labeling Rule," the FTC charged Lithionics Battery and its...