26 Jun, 2024 You're Invited: IAA Fireside Chat with the Institute for Advertising Ethics By Jeff Greenbaum On July 9, 2023, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a virtual fireside chat with Andrew Susman, the President of...
25 Jun, 2024 CDA Doesn't Bar Breach of Contract Claims in Connection with Posting of Fraudulent Ads By Jeff Greenbaum What is Meta's liability for fraudulent ads that run on Facebook? Does Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provide complete...
24 Jun, 2024 You're Invited: "Instigating a Race to the Top: Greenwash Prevention" By Jeff Greenbaum On June 26th, the Institute for Advertising Ethics will be hosting a “Boardroom Ethics Briefing” entitled “Instigating a Race to the Top:...
24 Jun, 2024 9th Circuit Opines on the "Up To" Standard By Hannah Taylor On June 14, 2024, the Ninth Circuit dismissed a class action lawsuit against Energizer Brands LLC over their claim that its AA Max...
22 Jun, 2024 Advertiser’s Use of Found Social Media Content Results in Lawsuit By Terri Seligman It’s become a very common practice for advertisers to use found social media content in their own advertising, and there are many...
21 Jun, 2024 UPDATES: SAG-AFTRA Commercial Contract Waivers By Dorian Thomas It’s waiver season over at SAG-AFTRA (“SAG”). This spring SAG has issued both the new Dynamic A.I. Audio Commercials Waiver and another...
19 Jun, 2024 When a Pet Product’s “#1 Brand” Claim Prompts the Question: What Makes a Brand, a Brand? By Ariel Radow Last year, Zesty Paws ran an advertising campaign touting claims that it was the “#1 Brand of Pet Supplements in the USA,” “USA’s #1...
19 Jun, 2024 CFPB Spotlight on Credit Card Reward Programs Provides Learning for All Reward Program Sponsors By Terri Seligman The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued an “Issue Spotlight” report on credit card reward programs. The...
18 Jun, 2024 What the Mass Arbitration Trend Means for Your Business and Online Agreements By Zach Lewis Caren Decter Courts are paying significant attention to the enforceability of online terms of service, including the mandatory arbitration agreements...
16 Jun, 2024 Court Allows FTC's Lawsuit Over Amazon Prime's Sign-Up and Cancellation Procedures to Continue By Jeff Greenbaum Last year, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging that the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act, as well as ROSCA (the...
07 Jun, 2024 Is the “Ultimate Clean” Really the Best Clean? NAD Addresses Dishwasher Tablet Claims By Ariel Radow Does a word like “ultimate” used in advertising convey a message of superiority? When it came to claims made by Reckitt Benckiser for its...
05 Jun, 2024 CARU Recommends Children's YouTube Channel Include Material Connection Disclosures Clear to Children By Jordyn Milewski As part of its routine monitoring program, the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") opened an inquiry into videos and advertising...
03 Jun, 2024 You're Invited (in Cannes): "Raising Ad Standards: How Can We Pave the Way for More Diverse and Inclusive Advertising" By Jeff Greenbaum On June 18th, the International Council for Ad Self-Regulation will be sponsoring a seminar, “Raising Ad Standards: How Can We Pave the...