May 31, 2023 Pressure’s Off Juice-Maker After Court Dismisses Misleading “Cold-Pressed” Juice Labeling Claims By Ariel Radow Last week, a New York district judge granted juice-maker Suja Life’s motion to dismiss claims alleging its juice labeled as...
May 31, 2023 You're Invited: "Hot Topics in Global Environmental Marketing" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum On July 13th, the Practicing Law Institute will be hosting a webinar, "Hot Topics in Global Environmental Marketing." The webinar, which...
May 31, 2023 Is "Hit & Run" an Appropriate Name for a Rum? By Jeff Greenbaum Medco Atlantic is the importer of Hit & Run rum. The rum, imported from the Dominican Republic, is available in typically-shaped bottles...
May 30, 2023 Subway Series: Does An Advertiser Have to State The Basis For Its Claims In Its Ads? By Terri Seligman Long time readers of this blog may remember my Subway Series, where I would share my thoughts about interesting ad law issues triggered...
May 29, 2023 You're Invited: AICP Week 2023 By Jeff Greenbaum The annual AICP Week in New York City kicks off on June 6th and, as usual, the AICP has a full schedule of events planned, culminating...
May 26, 2023 Notebook from D.C. -- Some Thoughts About the FTC's Green Guides Workshop By Jeff Greenbaum Last last year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Guides for the Use...
May 26, 2023 New York Prohibits Geofencing Around Health Care Facilities – Advertisers Take Note By Bram Schumer On May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law fiscal bill A.3007C/S.4007, which restricts the use of geofencing...
May 25, 2023 New Requirements for Online Marketplaces By Kate Patton Beginning June 27, online marketplaces covered by the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers...
May 25, 2023 Clickbait Isn't "Advertising" For Purposes of NAD Jurisdiction By Terri Seligman In a recent routine monitoring case, NAD reviewed an article in Hello! Magazine to determine if it constituted advertising for the brand...
May 24, 2023 FCC Seeking Comment on Proposed Anti-Robocall Measures, TCPA Consent Issues By Kate Patton During its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission considered a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,...
May 22, 2023 Meta fined record $1.3 billion under GDPR and enjoined from transferring data, threatening all data transfers from EU to US By Daniel Goldberg Today, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-anticipated decision regarding the legality of Meta’s transfers of...
May 20, 2023 When Customer Use Data Is Not Enough By Terri Seligman In a recent case, NAD reviewed the claims of Fitness Cubed, Inc. for its Cubii Seated Elliptical Trainer, an under-desk elliptical...
May 20, 2023 Is "Fireball" a Malt Product or a Whiskey? By Ariel Radow Earlier this year, we saw consumers fired up about allegedly misleading labels on whiskey-maker Sazerac’s “Fireball Cinnamon” product,...
May 19, 2023 H&M's "More Sustainable" Claim is Not Misleading, Court Says By Jeff Greenbaum H&M sells a line of "conscious choice" clothing, which are clothes that are "created with a little extra consideration for the planet." ...
May 18, 2023 Legal Considerations when Advertising Psychedelic Products and Related Therapeutic Services By Dorian Thomas Microdosing. “Magic” mushroom dinners. Ayahuasca retreats. Today, psychedelic products and related therapeutic services are gaining in...
May 18, 2023 Extra! Extra! Read all about it! By Terri Seligman I like the current use of “extra” as an adjective to describe a person who’s a little over-the-top. “He’s just so [eyeroll] EXTRA.” The...