Jan 30, 2024 Is "Earth Friendly" a Claim or Non-Actionable Puffery? By Jeff Greenbaum Rust-Oleum sells a line of Krud Kutter cleaning products, which the company promotes as “non-toxic” and “earth friendly.” A consumer...
Jan 27, 2024 FTC Obtains Largest-Ever "Made in USA" Settlement By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America...
Jan 27, 2024 This Week In AI News: Taylor Swift Deepfake, Take 2 and Midjourney Images By Maria Nava Taylor Swift Deepfakes (Again): At the risk of alienating everyone who is not a Swiftie, we’re here to talk about Taylor Swift again. In...
Jan 25, 2024 You're Invited: "CPG Legal Forum" By Jeff Greenbaum Next month, the Consumer Brands Association will be hosting its annual CPG Legal Forum. The conference will be held in Rancho Palos...
Jan 23, 2024 French Montana and the Scope of Copyright Protection for Sound Recordings vs. Compositions By Brian Murphy You have to tip your hi-hat to Eddie Lee Richardson, a/k/a Hotwire the Producer, a/k/a the plaintiff in this case. When he was 16 years...
Jan 22, 2024 California Publishes Legislative Intent to Push Compliance Date for VCMDA By Jordyn Milewski As expected, California's Assembly Daily Journal has just published a letter of legislative intent regarding the compliance date for...
Jan 22, 2024 FTC Delays Effective Date of CARS Rule By Jeff Greenbaum In December, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the “Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule” (the “CARS Rule”), which addresses the use of...
Jan 19, 2024 What Can You Buy for $51,744? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission has just announced the new maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of various laws that the FTC...
Jan 19, 2024 AGs Unite Against AI-Generated Robocalls By Hannah Taylor In a recent development that signals a growing concern over the misuse of AI technology to make unwanted robocalls and robotexts, the...
Jan 19, 2024 FTC Hearing Participants Voice Concerns with Proposed Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton During a virtual informal hearing on January 16, several organizations presented their concerns—both procedural and substantive—with the...
Jan 17, 2024 Museum of Sex Has Junk (Fees) By Terri Seligman Honestly, the jokes write themselves. But, for a defendant, a class action lawsuit challenging its online purchase process is certainly...
Jan 17, 2024 “Clearly the Best” Beef Jerky: Superiority Claim, or Puffery? By Ariel Radow An NAD decision for us to chew on: is this beef jerky really claiming it’s “the best,” or is it just puffery? Link Snacks, Inc. brought...
Jan 12, 2024 FTC Announces Informal Hearing on Proposed Rule on Fake Reviews and Testimonials By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is going to hold an informal hearing on its proposed rule banning fake reviews and...
Jan 11, 2024 Are "Carbon Neutral" Claims Misleading? By Jeff Greenbaum Danone Waters of America promotes its Evian brand of water as “carbon neutral.” What do consumers understand a “carbon neutral” claim to...
Jan 08, 2024 You're Invited: IAA's World Congress By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association will be hosting its World Congress in Penang, Malaysia from March 6 to 8, 2024. This year's...
Jan 06, 2024 FTC to Host Virtual Summit on AI By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will be hosting a virtual summit on artificial intelligence to discuss “the state of...