8/21/2026 2:04:10 PM FTC Proposes Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing By Andrew Folks Hannah Taylor On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is accepting public comment on a proposed policy statement addressing...
8/20/2026 3:48:17 PM FTC Reaches $2.1M Settlement Over Search Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with online bill payment company Doxo, resolving allegations that the...
8/18/2026 5:05:01 PM Maryland Digital Advertising Tax Struck Down: What It Means for Advertisers By Jonah Brill In a significant development for advertising technology businesses, the Maryland Tax Court has invalidated Maryland’s Digital Advertising...
8/17/2026 9:33:34 PM San Diego Fines Marvel's Ad Agency Over Comic-Con Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, the City of San Diego issued a $160,000 fine to Marvel Studios' ad agency, Elevue Outdoor, for covering the...
8/14/2026 3:12:11 PM NYC Council Announces Investigation Into Marketing by Prediction Market Platforms By Jeff Greenbaum New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced that the Council has begun an investigation into prediction market platforms,...
8/12/2026 12:29:53 PM Sonoma County DA Reaches $5.1M Settlement Over Greenwashing and Other Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced that Sonoma County – along with the District Attorney's Offices of San Diego,...
8/11/2026 9:44:17 PM It's A Heated Rivalry By Terri Seligman Sorry, couldn’t resist. Two athletic supply companies just faced off at NAD over advertising claims for hockey tape. The advertiser,...
8/11/2026 12:51:11 PM FTC Abandons "Disparate Impact" as a Basis for Section 5 Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just issued a Policy Statement Regarding Disparate-Impact Claims and “Unfair Discrimination” Claims, saying...
8/9/2026 12:39:54 PM Does an Expiration Date Actually Mean That the Sale Ends on That Date? By Jeff Greenbaum Members of Safeway's rewards program get members-only prices on various products offered for sale in the store. A group of Safeway's...
8/4/2026 11:35:16 AM Washington AG Reaches $1M Settlement Over Junk Fees By Jeff Greenbaum Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that his office reached a settlement with Lexyl Technologies and Bookonline.com,...
8/3/2026 11:04:12 PM World's Best-Smelling: Puffery or Claim? By Terri Seligman Product names and advertising touts with “world’s best” often get a pass. I should know: I’ve successfully defended its use on the...
8/1/2026 4:11:05 PM The #1 Beets Brand in America? NAD Weighs In on Unit Sales vs. Dollar Sales By Jeff Greenbaum Force Factor Brands markets its Total Beets line of beet-based dietary supplements as “America’s #1 Best-Selling Beets Brand,” the “#1...