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...
12/2/2025 5:24:15 PM Double Disclosures Revisited By Terri Seligman Over the summer, I wrote about an NAD case initiated by P&G against Dr. Squatch, challenging a number of posts on TikTok. The posts in...
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...
12/1/2025 1:27:32 PM GALA Elects New Global Officers -- Dresden to Become New Global Chairman By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is very pleased to announce that it has elected its new global officers, effective January 1,...
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...
11/23/2025 6:07:08 PM A Reminder about NY's Credit Card Surcharge Law and Local Enforcement By Terri Seligman Doing business in New York City? Of course you are! And charging customers an extra fee or surcharge for paying with a credit card? If...
11/18/2025 11:41:35 AM Holyoak Leaves FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the FTC announced that Commissioner Melissa Holyoak had stepped down as an FTC Commissioner in order to take an appointment as...
11/17/2025 1:37:55 PM NC and Utah AGs Launch AI Task Force By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced that they had formed a bipartisan...
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...
11/13/2025 1:52:55 PM Keep Your Hands Off My Memes By Terri Seligman Advertising lawyers often have to remind their beloved marketing colleagues and clients of a few things, like (i) getting a license to...
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...
11/4/2025 11:49:22 PM Online Retailer Settles Multistate Enforcement Action Over Subscription and Advertising Practices By Terri Seligman As recently reported by my partner Holly Melton, subscription practices remain a top priority for the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...
10/30/2025 10:07:00 PM California Bans Online "Sweepstakes Casinos" By Terri Seligman Kelly O'Donnell Earlier this month, Governor Newsom signed AB 831 titled “Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes” into law, effective January 1,...
10/30/2025 3:29:04 PM Washington Supreme Court Considers “Fake Sale” Theory in Aéropostale Pricing Case By Holly Melton Retailers love “70% OFF!” signs the way kids love Halloween candy. And like an overfilled pillowcase of fun-sized chocolate, big...
10/30/2025 2:10:55 PM If Your Product is "Climate Neutral Certified," Can it Still Cause Environmental Harm? By Jeff Greenbaum Mondelez promoted its ZBAR snack bars as being “climate neutral certified.” The bars were certified as “climate neutral” by the Change...