Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Court Considers Whether Growth Claims Were Tall Tales 

Before much of the country was watching a 7’4” basketball player in the NBA finals, a grandmother in the Bronx was thinking about how to help her grandson grow to his full potential. Over the course of about a year,…

FTC Files Lawsuit to Stop Subscription Schemes

Following the FTC’s announcement of a  $35 million settlement  with Shutterstock over its automatic renewal and cancellation practices last month, the Commission recently announced that a federal court has temporarily…

Class Action Alleges Fitness Influencers Were Weak on Disclosures

In January, a Florida woman was scrolling through Instagram when she saw two fitness influencers that she follows wearing Gymshark clothing. Soon after, she purchased a pair of Gymshark Flex High Waisted Leggings in…

Inside the DOJ Playbook: What the New Whistleblower and Self-Disclosure Policies Mean for Advertisers and Privacy Professionals

The Department of Justice is sending a clear message to corporate America: the rules of engagement on enforcement have changed. For companies operating in the advertising and data privacy space — where regulatory…

State AGs Deliver Input on FTC’s Food Delivery Fee ANPRM

Last month, a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 16 states submitted a comment letter in response to the FTC’s ANPRM on food delivery fees that advocated for the FTC to adopt a new rule addressing pricing for…