16 Jan, 2025 Court Dismisses NYC's Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for False Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum In 2021, the City of New York sued Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they violated New York City's...
14 Jan, 2025 Oregon AG Issues AI Guidance Highlighting Key Consumer Protection Risks for Companies By Hannah Taylor On December 24, 2024, the Oregon Attorney General's Office issued guidance detailing how existing state laws apply to businesses...
10 Jan, 2025 You're Invited: IAA's "Global Advertising Law Developments: Year in Review" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, “Global Advertising Law...
07 Jan, 2025 FTC Warns Companies About the Risks of Consumer Harm From the Use of AI By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology and Division of Advertising Practices issued a joint warning to companies...
03 Jan, 2025 Is it Time to Update Your Shipping and Return Practices? By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a more than $2 million settlement with online retailer GOAT,...
27 Dec, 2024 Is Your Food Product ‘Healthy’ Under the FDA’s Revised Definition? By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued a final rule to update the “healthy” claim that marketers can use on...
26 Dec, 2024 The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expire 3-31-25 ... What Do you Need to Know (and Do)? By Brian Murphy It’s happening again. The current SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and the SAG-AFTRA Audio Commercials Contract will expire on March 31,...
24 Dec, 2024 Is Your Pickleball Paddle "USA Pickleball Approved"? By Jeff Greenbaum With some days off coming up for the holidays, I've been thinking about fitting in some racquet sports. This seemed like a good time,...
17 Dec, 2024 What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space By Hannah Taylor Molly Rothschild At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney...
02 Dec, 2024 When Should Consumers Review the Back of the Label in Order to Understand the Front? By Jeff Greenbaum Del Monte Foods sells packaged fruit cups that have the phrase “fruit naturals” on them. A consumer sued, alleging that the use the word...
25 Nov, 2024 FTC Settles With H&R Block Over "Free" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission entered into a settlement with tax preparation company H&R Block, resolving allegations...
20 Nov, 2024 Is Your Brand Most Trusted, Or Is Your Survey Outdated? By Ariel Radow Advertisers often rely on survey evidence to substantiate their ”most trusted” type claims, gathering feedback from consumers, industry...
18 Nov, 2024 Court Reverses Itself Over Whether a "Carbon Neutral" Claim is Potentially Misleading By Jeff Greenbaum Danone Waters of America promotes its brand of Evian water as “carbon neutral.” Earlier this year, a federal court in New York allowed a...
11 Nov, 2024 Can You Avoid Copyright Claims By Modifying Props Used in Your Ads? By Brian Murphy In Crystal Castles, the arcade game released by Atari in 1983, the player controls Bentley Bear, a bruin tasked with collecting gems...
06 Nov, 2024 New York Court Dismisses NYAG's Green Marketing Lawsuit Against Pepsi, Saying it "Strains the Bounds of Credulity" By Jeff Greenbaum In late 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued PepsiCo, alleging, among other things, that Pepsi failed to warn consumers...
03 Nov, 2024 What About "Made Outside of the USA" Claims? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission pays a great deal of attention to marketers' “Made in the USA” claims and whether they comply with the FTC's...