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...
8/7/2025 12:18:35 PM California AG and DAs Settle With Direct Mail Company Over Deceptive Mailers By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this summer, the California Attorney General, along with the District Attorneys from six California counties, entered into a...
5/22/2025 3:06:20 PM Thinking About George Wendt - Actor and Advertising Law Icon By Jeff Greenbaum I was very sorry to hear about the death, earlier this week, of George Wendt, the actor most famous for his portrayal of the character...
2/22/2025 2:29:11 PM SB 343 (California's "Truth in Recycling Law"): New Developments By Jordyn Milewski February has been a busy month for updates surrounding California's novel “Truth In Recycling” law, SB 343! (If you're unfamiliar with SB...
2/2/2025 3:07:53 PM Big Ass Fans Settles With California DAs Over "Clean Air" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum A group of District Attorneys in California reached a settlement with Big Ass Fans, resolving allegations that the company misled...
12/28/2024 6:41:25 PM Some Tips From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group for 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum As we race toward 2025, here are some thoughts from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the big issues to...
12/2/2024 4:20:07 PM It's (Been?) Time: Your VCMDA Compliance Reminder! By Jordyn Milewski As 2024 winds down, advertisers are sure to be thinking about their “to-do” lists for 2025. On that list (if you have not checked it off...
9/16/2024 3:57:23 PM Home Depot Settles "Scanner Violation" Lawsuit with California District Attorneys By Jeff Greenbaum The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that the...
5/10/2024 8:56:32 PM With Monumental Price Transparency Law to Take Effect July 1, California AG Issues Compliance Guidance By Hannah Taylor As we blogged about late last year, beginning July 1, 2024, California's “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478 makes it...
2/3/2024 7:36:57 PM Lawsuit Filed Against California Over Climate Disclosure Laws By Jordyn Milewski This week, a group of plaintiffs consisting of the US Chamber of Commerce, the California Chamber of Commerce, the American Farm Bureau...
1/4/2024 10:52:05 PM With New California Rules About Making "Recyclable" Claims on the Horizon, CalRecycle Releases Preliminary Study By Jordyn Milewski In October of 2021, California passed a new law (known as “SB 343”) placing restrictions on the making of “recyclable” claims. ...
1/2/2024 10:11:39 PM New CA Law Targets Gender Stereotyping in Toy Retailing By Terri Seligman A new year means new laws, rules and regulations. Advertising and consumer protection laws are no exception. We already posted about...
12/10/2023 9:06:03 PM Enforcement Action Highlights Concerns About Dark Patterns, Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements, and Emerging Technology Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In late November, the Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General's Office reached a settlement with DNA testing company...
12/8/2023 3:38:29 PM California (Apparently) Pushes Date for VCMDA Compliance to 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum In October, California enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosure Act, which requires advertisers to include specific disclosures on...
10/20/2023 10:27:47 PM New California Law Requires Disclosures When Making Certain Environmental Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, California enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act, which requires advertisers to include specific...
10/12/2023 10:47:06 AM California Enacts Law Banning "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum The State of California just enacted a new law banning "junk fees." The law goes into effect on July 1, 2024. (Yesterday, the Federal...