5/12/2025 6:21:52 PM Today's the Day: The FTC's Junk Fees Rule Goes Into Effect By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton The FTC’s Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees takes effect today, May 12, 2025, and it’s about to shake up how businesses disclose prices...
5/12/2025 1:42:41 PM FTC Extends Deadline for Compliance With Updates to the Negative Option Rule By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission voted to extend the deadline for compliance with the updated Negative Option Rule for 60 days. ...
5/6/2025 4:37:32 PM Warner Music Group Sues Crumbl Cookies Over Use of Music in Social Media Posts By Hannah Taylor Warner Music Group (WMG) recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Utah against Crumbl Cookies, accusing the dessert brand of...
5/6/2025 2:31:36 PM Does Food Styling Communicate Specific Product Claims? By Jeff Greenbaum A group of consumers sued Burger King, alleging that photos of the burgers in the company's advertising misled them about what they were...
5/5/2025 8:18:45 PM FTC Reaches Settlement Over Generative AI Detection Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it reached a settlement with Workado, LLC, resolving allegations that the company misled...
4/26/2025 3:57:46 PM You're Invited (in Cannes): "AI, Advertising, and the Future of Creativity" By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is hosting a very special event in Cannes on Tuesday, June 17th – “AI, Advertising, and the...
4/25/2025 9:32:18 PM Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases By Jason Howell Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases We are continuing our series about tariff-related...
4/22/2025 2:24:48 PM Is a Disclosure Needed When a Brand is Paid to "Recommend" Another Brand? By Jeff Greenbaum When an advertiser engages an influencer to promote its products, advertisers are very familiar with the rule that the influencer must...
4/20/2025 4:07:43 PM Is "Wholesome" Puffery? By Jeff Greenbaum Nature's Bakery sells various flavors of fig bars. The company promotes the products with statements such as “what we bake in is as...
4/18/2025 5:09:18 PM Another One: Revolve Hit with $50M Class Action Over Undisclosed Influencer Ads By Hannah Taylor Just four days ago, I wrote about two class actions taking aim at influencer campaigns that allegedly failed to follow disclosure rules...
4/14/2025 1:46:30 PM You're Invited: Fireside Chat About ASCI's New Study, "Manifest - Masculinities Beyond the Mask" By Jeff Greenbaum On April 22nd, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a virtual fireside chat with Manisha Kapoor, the CEO and...
4/14/2025 1:26:14 PM Beyond the FTC: Class Actions Hit Influencer Marketing By Hannah Taylor For years, influencer marketing enforcement has largely been the domain of the FTC, but two consumer class actions filed in early 2025...
4/12/2025 3:41:26 PM With Tariffs Looming, Are You Planning on Making "Made in USA" Claims? By Jeff Greenbaum With tariffs – and fears about rising prices – on everyone's mind right now, companies that make their products in the United States are...
4/12/2025 1:51:37 PM FCC Grants One-Year Waiver for TCPA Consent Revocation Rule By Andrew Folks On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order delaying the effective date of a key provision in its Telephone...
4/11/2025 11:57:44 AM Court Dismisses Suit Over "Clinically Proven 72-Hour Odor Protection" Claim By Jeff Greenbaum Zenlen, Inc. sells a variety of Native brand personal care products, such as shampoo, body wash, and deodorant. A consumer sued the...
4/8/2025 10:23:52 PM Part I: Are Tariff-Related Surcharges a Legal Risk? Here’s What You Need to Know By Hannah Taylor We are writing a series of blog posts exploring some of the most pressing legal issues in price advertising. This is Part I, which...