1/30/2026 11:00:12 PM Surprise! (Not) - FTC Announces Two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission closed out January with a bang. Today, the agency announced that it submitted two Advanced Notices of...
1/29/2026 6:52:07 PM Key Takeaways from the FTC’s Age Verification Workshop By Holly Melton On January 28, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a virtual public workshop examining age-verification technologies and their role...
1/25/2026 11:45:30 PM Institute for Advertising Ethics Issues Updated Principles By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Institute for Advertising Ethics released its updated IAE Principles, which have been revised to address “the ethical...
1/20/2026 1:44:22 PM You're Invited: "Fair Play or Foul: Ambush Marketing & The World Cup" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 3rd, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting a webinar, “Fair Play or Foul: Ambush Marketing & The World...
1/18/2026 7:59:59 AM Texas AG Launches Investigation Over "Organic" Produce Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he launched an investigation into whether grocery chains that spray organic...
1/15/2026 7:14:28 AM Apples to Apples. Literally. By Terri Seligman In a recent case, Ahold Delhaize USA, operator of a number of grocery store chains, including Food Lion, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, and...
1/14/2026 1:24:02 AM Enabling Deception Has Consequences — Even Years Later By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a contempt motion against Cliq, Inc. (formerly CardFlex, Inc.) and its principals. The motion...
1/12/2026 7:24:58 PM FTC Year in Review: 2025 Priorities and the Road Ahead By Holly Melton In 2025, the FTC devoted significant resources to consumer protection. Both its public statements and enforcement activity made the...
1/12/2026 12:56:25 PM FCC Delays TCPA Consent Revocation Rule, Again By Andrew Folks On January 6, 2026, the FCC extended its waiver of 2024 rules requiring businesses to honor consent revocation requests uniformly across...
1/10/2026 10:51:47 PM Menards Enters Into Multi-State Settlement Over Rebate and Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the holidays, the big-box retailer Menards entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Attorneys General of...
1/7/2026 7:36:32 PM Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC Summary Judgment in Case Involving Hidden Fees By Holly Melton Here we go again. The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision finding that Corpay, Inc. (formerly FleetCor...
1/6/2026 2:27:04 AM NYC to Crack Down on "Junk Fees" and "Subscription Tricks and Traps" By Jeff Greenbaum New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders signaling that the City intends to make fighting “junk fees” and...
1/4/2026 8:05:13 PM Alaska AG Settles with Car Dealers Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced that the Alaska Department of Law entered into a settlement with Lithia...