06 May, 2025 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...
18 April, 2025 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...
14 April, 2025 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...
10 April, 2025 Recent FTC Settlement Underscores Importance of Compliant Subscription Practices By Kate Patton As the new Federal Trade Commission leadership continues to shape its consumer protection agenda, we look to recent enforcement and...
08 April, 2025 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...
14 March, 2025 Attorney General James Seeks to Strengthen NY’s Consumer Protection Law By Hannah Taylor Yesterday, New York Attorney General, Letitia James, announced legislation, The Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable...
26 February, 2025 Mind Your Health Claims: FTC vs. Pain-Relief Claims for Footwear By Jason Howell Erik Tuvey Health claims sell products! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) certainly knows this and keeps a watchful eye on the market for...
14 January, 2025 Oregon AG Issues AI Guidance Highlighting Key Consumer Protection Risks for Companies By Hannah Taylor On December 24, 2024, the Oregon Attorney General's Office issued guidance detailing how existing state laws apply to businesses...
06 December, 2024 Face Value: AI and Facial Recognition Technology Claims Draw FTC Scrutiny By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC took action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a developer of AI-powered facial recognition software...
10 October, 2024 FTC Gets Record Penalty in CAN-SPAM Enforcement Action By Terri Seligman Remember my 2023 blog post about a CAN-SPAM enforcement action? (No?!?) I noted the rarity of such actions and remarked that the FTC’s...
07 August, 2024 FTC Announces Inquiry Into “Surveillance Pricing” By Terri Seligman In a recent press release, the FTC announced that it has issued orders to companies that offer “surveillance pricing products and...
18 July, 2024 AI-Powered Detection App Gets FTC Scrutiny By Terri Seligman The FTC recently posted its Closing Letter to HeHealth, Inc., which provides an AI-powered application, Calmara, for the detection of...
15 July, 2024 FTC Issues Warnings on Warranty Practices By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent warning letters to several companies about their warranty practices, outlining...
21 May, 2024 Major Wireless Carriers To Pay $10.25 Million To Settle Deceptive Advertising Claims By Kate Patton Earlier this month, several state attorneys general announced that they secured a $10.25 million settlement with the country’s largest...
01 May, 2024 FTC Pursues Bill Payment Company Over Alleged Dark Patterns, Illegal Junk Fees and ROSCA Violations By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission took action under the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
19 January, 2024 FTC Hearing Participants Voice Concerns with Proposed Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton During a virtual informal hearing on January 16, several organizations presented their concerns—both procedural and substantive—with the...