5/22/2025 3:06:20 PM Thinking About George Wendt - Actor and Advertising Law Icon By Jeff Greenbaum I was very sorry to hear about the death, earlier this week, of George Wendt, the actor most famous for his portrayal of the character...
5/20/2025 7:24:30 PM Taking Aim at AI-Generated Deepfakes, the President Signs "Take It Down Act" Into Law By Jeff Greenbaum On Monday, President Trump signed into law the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites...
5/15/2025 6:45:39 PM Junk Fees Under Fire: FTC Signals New Era of Price Transparency Enforcement By Holly Melton As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees—commonly referred to as the "Junk Fees...
5/12/2025 6:21:52 PM Today's the Day: The FTC's Junk Fees Rule Goes Into Effect By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton The FTC’s Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees takes effect today, May 12, 2025, and it’s about to shake up how businesses disclose prices...
5/12/2025 1:42:41 PM FTC Extends Deadline for Compliance With Updates to the Negative Option Rule By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission voted to extend the deadline for compliance with the updated Negative Option Rule for 60 days. ...
5/9/2025 5:10:01 PM Circuit Courts Provide Contrasting Perspectives on the Enforceability of Sign-In Wrap Agreements By Regina Gerhardt In the past three months, two federal appellate courts have issued multiple decisions concerning the enforceability of arbitration...
5/8/2025 9:13:25 PM “Tester” Plaintiff Lacks Standing To Assert CIPA Claim By Caren Decter A California federal court recently held that a “tester” plaintiff lacks standing to file lawsuits for invasion of privacy under...
5/6/2025 11:53:11 PM Second Circuit Narrows VPPA’s Scope in Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc. By Michael Salik Caren Decter In recent years, there has been a wave of lawsuits alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), targeting content...
5/6/2025 4:37:32 PM Warner Music Group Sues Crumbl Cookies Over Use of Music in Social Media Posts By Hannah Taylor Warner Music Group (WMG) recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Utah against Crumbl Cookies, accusing the dessert brand of...
5/6/2025 2:31:36 PM Does Food Styling Communicate Specific Product Claims? By Jeff Greenbaum A group of consumers sued Burger King, alleging that photos of the burgers in the company's advertising misled them about what they were...
5/5/2025 8:18:45 PM FTC Reaches Settlement Over Generative AI Detection Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it reached a settlement with Workado, LLC, resolving allegations that the company misled...
5/5/2025 2:44:39 AM Apple violated U.S. court order, ending Apple’s 27% “commission” on external purchases By Emma Smizer As the saying goes, justice delayed is justice denied. Or perhaps more accurately, a bad apple spoils the bunch. On April 30, 2025,...
4/26/2025 3:57:46 PM You're Invited (in Cannes): "AI, Advertising, and the Future of Creativity" By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is hosting a very special event in Cannes on Tuesday, June 17th – “AI, Advertising, and the...
4/25/2025 9:32:18 PM Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases By Jason Howell Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases We are continuing our series about tariff-related...
4/25/2025 7:57:09 PM Back to Basics: Recent NAD Cases Provide Primer on Common Claims and Practices By Terri Seligman Three recent NAD cases provide good reminders about some issues and claims that advertising lawyers regularly address. #1 claims In this...
4/22/2025 2:24:48 PM Is a Disclosure Needed When a Brand is Paid to "Recommend" Another Brand? By Jeff Greenbaum When an advertiser engages an influencer to promote its products, advertisers are very familiar with the rule that the influencer must...