12/2/2025 11:03:20 PM FTC and Colorado Secure $24 Million Settlement With Greystar Over Alleged Hidden Housing Fees By Holly Melton On December 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission and the Colorado Attorney General announced a $24 million settlement with Greystar Real...
12/1/2025 9:22:01 PM FTC Order Underscores Growing Focus on Children’s Privacy By Holly Melton Quick Summary The FTC started December off with a “bang” by announcing its proposed order resolving allegations that Illuminate Education...
11/25/2025 9:01:52 PM When an AI Teddy Bear Crosses the Line: What the Kumma Incident Signals for Broader AI Regulation By Holly Melton The U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s Trouble in Toyland 2025 report put one product front and center just as families were gearing up for Black...
11/15/2025 11:30:55 PM If You're Buying Fireball, Are you Buying Whisky or a Malt Beverage? By Jeff Greenbaum Sazerac sells Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and Parrot Bay Rum. Sazerac also sells Fireball and Parrot Bay branded malt beverages in similar...
11/8/2025 9:50:32 PM New York Attorney General Obtains $1.1 Million Settlement Over "Net Zero by 2040" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In mid-2024, the New York Attorney General sued JBS USA Food Company and its affiliate for false advertising, alleging that the companies...
11/5/2025 5:03:03 PM Plaintiffs Target Email Subject Lines in New Class Action Trend By Regina Gerhardt Marketers are facing a new kind of email litigation risk, this time focused squarely on subject lines. Plaintiffs in Washington are...
10/29/2025 8:10:44 PM Reading the Tea Leaves: Is the FTC Likely to Revive “Click to Cancel”? By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission’s “Click to Cancel” rule may be dead—for now—but recent agency moves suggest its ghost may not rest quietly....
10/22/2025 10:12:53 AM FTC Obtains TRO Against Tax Debt Relief Company, Alleging That the Company was Impersonating the Government By Jeff Greenbaum Even though the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, the agency, along with the Nevada Attorney General,...
10/15/2025 11:07:37 PM Chambers Launches "Advertising & Marketing 2025" Practice Guide By Jeff Greenbaum Chambers & Partners just released its Advertising & Marketing 2025 Practice Guide , which includes guides to advertising and marketing...
10/9/2025 2:27:21 PM Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance Releases Third Edition of Privacy Guide By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just released the third edition of Privacy Law: A Global Legal Perspective on Data Protection...
10/8/2025 5:38:51 PM California Says Turn Down the Volume of Commercials on Streamers By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation intended to reduce the volume of commercials on video...
9/29/2025 10:50:08 PM NAD Reviews Strikethrough Pricing as Class Action Risks Mount By Hannah Taylor It is rare for the National Advertising Division (NAD) to review strikethrough pricing, but its recent decision in Renpho US (Renpho Elis...
9/26/2025 1:28:22 PM You're Invited: IAE's "Global Ethics Day" By Jeff Greenbaum On October 15th, the Institute for Advertising Ethics will be hosting a half-day event, “Ethics Re-Envisioned: Building Trust at Every...
9/16/2025 1:37:35 PM Rust-Oleum to Settle "Earth Friendly" Lawsuit for $1.5M By Jeff Greenbaum Rust-Oleum sells a line of Krud Kutter cleaning products, which the company promotes as “non-toxic” and “earth friendly.” A consumer...
9/9/2025 8:00:12 PM Even When NAD Doesn't Decide, It Decides By Terri Seligman Two recent NAD Decisions provide some insights into NAD’s view of its own jurisdiction and its tools for addressing recalcitrant...
9/9/2025 12:15:08 PM ICAS Global Think Tank Releases "Think Pieces" on AI By Jeff Greenbaum The International Council for Ad Self-Regulation's Global Think Tank just released its first think pieces – two papers on artificial...