7/28/2024 1:38:41 PM Cameo Enters Into Multistate Settlement Over Endorsement Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a 30-state settlement with Cameo, the celebrity video app, resolving...
7/22/2024 9:38:50 PM FTC Takes Action Against Adobe for Unfair Subscription Practices By Kate Patton Maria Nava The Federal Trade Commission announced an action against Adobe and two of its executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, alleging...
7/20/2024 4:02:25 PM Beastie Boys Sue Chili’s for use of Hit Song “Sabotage” in Advertising By Ariel Radow The Beastie Boys sued Brinker International, the parent company of the restaurant chain Chili’s, for allegedly using the band’s 1994 hit...
7/18/2024 4:53:08 PM AI-Powered Detection App Gets FTC Scrutiny By Terri Seligman The FTC recently posted its Closing Letter to HeHealth, Inc., which provides an AI-powered application, Calmara, for the detection of...
7/15/2024 6:06:19 PM Are Consumers Supposed to Read the Side of the Package? By Jeff Greenbaum Back to Nature Foods Company sells organic Stoneground Wheat Crackers. Right below the product's name, the packaging says, “organic...
7/15/2024 1:40:32 PM FTC Issues Warnings on Warranty Practices By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent warning letters to several companies about their warranty practices, outlining...
7/11/2024 12:33:07 PM Are Tea Bags "Made in the USA" if the Tea Inside the Bags is Imported? By Jeff Greenbaum Can you advertise tea bags as having been manufactured in the United States if the tea inside the tea bags was imported? That was the...
7/11/2024 2:52:32 AM What Do “Simple” and “Safe” Say About a Product and its Ingredients? By Ariel Radow Consumers are clamoring for more “natural” and “clean” personal care products – and while companies are meeting that demand, these claims...
7/11/2024 2:50:15 AM FTC Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Offering App to Kids Under 18; Secures $5 Million Settlement By Jordyn Milewski The FTC announced yesterday that NGL Labs (the company behind anonymous messaging app, “NGL: ask me anything”) and two of its co-founders...
7/9/2024 9:38:19 PM The FTC Weighs In Again on “Up To” Claims By Terri Seligman The FTC recently announced a proposed settlement with Arise Virtual Solutions, a platform where would-be customer-service representatives...
7/9/2024 12:16:28 PM Google Updates Policies on Political Advertising Including AI-Generated Content By Jeff Greenbaum Last year, Google announced that it would require political advertising in the United States (and in many other regions) to disclose when...
7/8/2024 1:54:34 PM FTC Issues Updated "Made in USA" Business Guidance By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated version of its business guidance, Complying...
7/3/2024 4:46:37 PM Can An Advertiser Over Disclose? By Terri Seligman Bimbo Bakeries recently received a warning letter from the FDA that it “misbranded” certain of its products by including ingredients on...
7/3/2024 12:45:09 PM Planning Some Patriotic Messaging for the 4th? By Jeff Greenbaum Since we're headed into July 4th weekend, I thought I'd kick things off with a post about the Federal Trade Commission's “Made in USA”...
7/2/2024 3:44:35 PM Can a Violation of State Consumer Protection Law be Based on a Failure to Comply with the FTC's Endorsement Guides? By Jeff Greenbaum As part of its marketing efforts for Blue Ice Vodka, 21st Century Spirits engages influencers to promote the product in social media. In...
7/1/2024 1:43:47 PM UN Secretary-General Urges Countries to Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising; Tells Ad Agencies to Drop Fossil Fuel Clients By Jordyn Milewski In a speech on World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising, and called on...