3/4/2025 4:00:56 PM Court Allows "Made in USA" Lawsuit Against Reynolds to Continue By Jeff Greenbaum Reynolds Consumer Products promotes its aluminum foil as “Made in USA.” In a lawsuit brought in the Southern District of New York, a...
2/28/2025 3:30:04 PM FCC Announces Inquiry Into Whether TV Commercials Are Too Loud By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Communications Commission just adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on the need for updates to the FCC's...
2/27/2025 11:26:24 PM San Diego Notebook -- Thoughts From FTC Commissioner Holyoak on the Green Guides By Jeff Greenbaum FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak was one of the keynote speakers at this week's Consumer Brands Association annual CPG Legal Forum. She...
2/26/2025 10:56:42 PM Mind Your Health Claims: FTC vs. Pain-Relief Claims for Footwear By Jason Howell Erik Tuvey Health claims sell products! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) certainly knows this and keeps a watchful eye on the market for...
2/25/2025 8:59:12 PM NAD Announces Dedicated Reporting Channel with Google By Terri Seligman BBB National Programs today announced a collaboration between its National Advertising Division and Google to allow for direct reporting...
2/24/2025 10:07:08 PM FTC Takes Aim at Tech Platform Content Moderation By Andrew Folks The Federal Trade Commission under new Chair Andrew Ferguson is wasting little time scrutinizing how technology platforms moderate...
2/24/2025 1:07:02 PM FCC Issues Warning Over "Payola" Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission issued an Enforcement Advisory warning radio broadcasters not to engage in...
2/22/2025 8:17:14 PM FTC Releases Initial Findings On Surveillance Pricing Study By Terri Seligman As I blogged about back in August, the FTC issued orders under its Section 6(b) authority to several companies that offer “surveillance...
2/22/2025 2:29:11 PM SB 343 (California's "Truth in Recycling Law"): New Developments By Jordyn Milewski February has been a busy month for updates surrounding California's novel “Truth In Recycling” law, SB 343! (If you're unfamiliar with SB...
2/20/2025 3:28:42 PM Court Dismisses Consumer Lawsuit Over Lululemon's "Be Planet" Campaign By Jeff Greenbaum In 2020, “athleisure” fashion brand Lululemon launched its “Be Planet” marketing campaign. As part of the campaign, Lululemon made a...
2/19/2025 3:16:22 PM Can You Add Advertising to an Ad-Free Service? By Jeff Greenbaum When consumers subscribe to Amazon Prime, they get free shipping, access to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, and other benefits. Up...
2/15/2025 2:43:04 PM Court Dismisses New York Attorney General's Lawsuit Over "Net Zero" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum About a year ago, the New York Attorney General sued JBS Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (together, “JBS”) in New York...
2/11/2025 11:55:47 PM BREAKING: COURT RULES THAT DEVELOPER'S USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL TO TRAIN AI IS NOT FAIR USE By Jeremy Goldman This morning, the court in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence produced one of the first major rulings to address the application of...
2/11/2025 4:55:35 PM What Can You Buy For $53,088? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the laws that the agency enforces, as...
2/10/2025 9:51:42 PM FTC Chair Announces Senior Staff Appointments By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that he has appointed Christopher Mufarrige as Director of the FTC's...
2/9/2025 1:32:22 PM CFPB (Apparently) Shuts Down Operations By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, Russell Vought, the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, who is also serving as the Acting...