9/21/2026 8:29:34 PM UMG v. DistroKid: When AI Becomes a Consumer Protection Issue By Hannah Taylor Universal Music Group’s new lawsuit against music distributor DistroKid, UMG Recordings Inc. et al. v. DistroKid LLC et al., Case No....
9/21/2026 1:05:44 PM Is This Packaging a Trick or a Treat? By Jeff Greenbaum During the Halloween season, some consumers went to the store and bought a bag of Reese's Peanut Putter Pumpkins. The packaging featured...
9/14/2026 12:35:53 PM ICC Releases Updated Edition of Alcohol Advertising Guidance By Jeff Greenbaum The International Chamber of Commerce just released an updated edition of the ICC Framework for Responsible Alcohol Marketing...
8/28/2026 1:29:42 PM SHOOTonline Announces Closing By Jeff Greenbaum SHOOTonline, which covered the commercial production industry for more than six decades, announced today that it is shutting down. In a...
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...
8/18/2026 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...
7/23/2026 8:26:06 PM Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of California’s SB 343 Recyclability Labeling Restrictions By Jordyn Milewski Just months before California was set to begin enforcing SB 343’s recyclability labeling restrictions, a federal court issued a...
7/21/2026 3:29:37 PM Is it a "QLED" TV? Navigating the Difficulties of Advertising Emerging Technology By Jeff Greenbaum Hisense USA sells QLED televisions. As Hisense explains on its website, “With Hi-QLED Color delivering vivid color, every scene feels...
7/6/2026 9:39:19 PM FTC Independence Day Fireworks: Warning Letters Over "Made in the USA" Claims By Holly Melton Today, just two days after July 4th, the FTC sent warning letters to several companies advertising products as Made in USA (and in one...
7/6/2026 8:00:18 PM Polymarket Under Scrutiny Over Influencer Campaigns By Tayo Awoyinfa Your odds might be slimmer than they seem. In a suit filed on June 26, 2026, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, Inc....
6/28/2026 10:22:59 AM FTC and 4 States Target Transgender Care Organization, Alleging False Advertising By Terri Seligman I knew it was coming. A year ago, in one of its first workshops in the new administration, the FTC invited opponents of gender-affirming...
6/18/2026 7:05:35 PM Gymshark Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Influencer Marketing Practices By Hannah Taylor Gymshark is facing a proposed class action in the Southern District of New York alleging that the fitness apparel company helped build...
6/12/2026 8:54:59 PM FIFA Ticketing Practices Under Scrutiny By Lydia Jules The Federation Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) has been at the center of the news recently, and not just because of the...
6/12/2026 11:57:17 AM The Fillet, the "Whole" Fillet, and Nothing but the Fillet? By Jeff Greenbaum ConAgra promotes its Van de Kamp's “beer battered fillets” and other varieties of its frozen fish fillet products as ”100% whole fish...
6/1/2026 9:48:37 PM Ticked Off: NARB Refers Advertiser’s Full-Year Protection Claims to Regulators By Kate Patton A panel of the National Advertising Review Board referred Intervet, Inc. (d/b/a Merck Animal Health) to the Federal Trade Commission and...
5/26/2026 10:19:12 PM California Set to Launch Business and Consumer Services Agency in July By Tayo Awoyinfa On May 12, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has appointed Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial...