05 Oct, 2020 NYAG Sues New York Sports Club and Lucille Roberts for Charging Illegal Dues and Prohibiting Consumers from Cancelling Memberships By Mma Afoaku March 2020 marked the shutdown of many non-essential establishments in the State of New York, including gyms which were closed by...
12 Sep, 2020 Dream City Church and CleanAir EXP Agree to Back Off on COVID-19 Protection Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this summer, in advance of President Trump's visit to the Dream City Church, two pastors from the church posted a video on social...
09 Jun, 2020 GALA Releases Report on Global COVID-19 Advertising Law Developments By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance released a report today on worldwide advertising law developments in response to the COVID-19...
09 Jun, 2020 3M Continues to Use Lanham Act to Combat Nefarious Use of 3M Mark for N-95 Masks By Kimberly Maynard Over the course of the last several months 3M Company, manufacturer of critical N-95 masks, has repeatedly turned to trademark law to...
07 Jun, 2020 FTC Sends Second Round of Warning Letters to Multi-Level Marketers Over COVID-19 Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent a second round of warning letters to multi-level marketers, telling them to stop...
05 Jun, 2020 FTC Sends Another Round of COVID-19 Warning Letters By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent thirty-five more warning letters to marketers, telling them to stop making...
28 May, 2020 New York Sues Distributor for "Appalling" Price Gouging By Jeff Greenbaum New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Quality King Distributors, alleging that the company engaged in price gouging during the...
22 May, 2020 FTC Sends Fifth Round of Warning Letters over COVID-19 Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent another fifty warning letters telling marketers to stop making claims that their...
18 May, 2020 Planning on Promoting Radish Paste as a Cure for COVID-19? By Jeff Greenbaum Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office brought a lawsuit against LA-based Insan Healing, alleging that the...
17 May, 2020 Attorneys General Around the Country Continue Aggressive COVID-19 Enforcement By Jeff Greenbaum Attorneys General around the country continue to take action against businesses that engage in price gouging or that commit other...
08 May, 2020 How Many Coronavirus Warning Letters Can the FTC Send? (A Lot!) By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it just sent 45 more warning letters to marketers telling them to stop making unsubstantiated...
06 May, 2020 Are We There Yet? The Long And Winding Road To Student-Athlete NIL Compensation Continues By Mma Afoaku As a kid, I hated road trips, especially when I didn't have a clear picture of the final destination. Would it be worth the bouts of car...
04 May, 2020 NYC Brings Additional Price Gouging Cases By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it has sued three more retailers for violating the City's...
03 May, 2020 NYAG Tells Cable And Satellite Providers To Cut Fees Until Live Sports Return By Mma Afoaku Although COVID-19 has essentially put all live sports programming on hold, cable and satellite television providers are still making...
02 May, 2020 COVID-19 & Consumer Protection -- Global Advertising in a Time of Crisis By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance presented a webinar, "COVID-19 & Consumer Protection -- Global Advertising...
29 Apr, 2020 FTC Gets Preliminary Order Barring COVID-19 and Cancer Treatment Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission sued Whole Leaf Organics, a dietary supplement maker, alleging that the company falsely promoted its...