Aug 31, 2024 USDA Releases New Guidance on Animal-Raising and Environmental Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it just released updated guidance on making animal-raising and environmental...
Aug 26, 2024 FTC Pursues Auto Dealer For Misleading Pricing and Other Illegal Practices By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Arizona-based Coulter Motor Company, resolving...
Aug 18, 2024 When Can You Make a "Made With" Claim? By Jeff Greenbaum Schwan's Consumer Brands sells “Mrs. Smith's Dutch Apple Pie" that has an “original flaky crust made with real butter.” What does “made...
Aug 16, 2024 Predictably, an Oral License to Use Beat Track in Song Results in Copyright Infringement Case By Brian Murphy Plaintiff Brian White is a professional musician who writes and records beat tracks that he sometimes licenses to other artists. (We Got...
Aug 14, 2024 FTC Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Fake Reviews and Testimonials By Hannah Taylor Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (16...
Aug 14, 2024 Can You Show Birds Roaming Free When They're Only Raised Indoors? By Jeff Greenbaum Perdue markets “Fresh Line” chicken and turkey products. Although these chickens and turkeys were apparently raised indoors, the product...
Aug 13, 2024 Time Is Money: White House Announces Consumer Protection Initiative By Terri Seligman The White House has just announced a new initiative designed to “crack down on everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans’ time...
Aug 12, 2024 You're Invited: "Environmental Claims and the Law: Navigating a Rapidly Shifting Landscape" By Jeff Greenbaum As part of Climate Week NYC, Frankfurt Kurnit will be hosting a program, “Environmental Marketing Claims and the Law: Navigating a...
Aug 10, 2024 CarShield Pays $10M to Settle FTC Charges That It Used Misleading Ads and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with CarShield, a marketer of vehicle service contracts, along with...
Aug 07, 2024 FTC Announces Inquiry Into “Surveillance Pricing” By Terri Seligman In a recent press release, the FTC announced that it has issued orders to companies that offer “surveillance pricing products and...
Aug 06, 2024 FTC and FDA Send Cease & Desist Letters to Edible Companies Over Kid-Appealing Products (Again) By Jordyn Milewski Last month, the FTC and FDA once again issued joint cease and desist letters to companies that currently market edibles containing THC,...
Aug 04, 2024 D.C. Attorney General Sues StubHub Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwab announced that he filed a lawsuit against StubHub, in which he alleges that the...