Ad Law Access

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

YouTube Faces Suit Over Automatic Renewal Practices

Last month, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube (and its parent company Google), alleging that the company violates Oregon laws by automatically renewing paid subscriptions to premium music,…

Food + Personal Care Litigation and Regulatory Highlights – January 2022

Welcome to our 2022 inaugural issue of Food and Personal Care Litigation and Regulatory Highlights, where we explore trends and developments from around these industries. It’s fair to say that the year has started off…

Noom to Pay Over $60M to Cancel Automatic Renewal Suit

In several recent posts and a webinar, we’ve talked about how the FTC and state AGs are focusing on automatic renewals. A series of new laws and investigations show that this continues to be a hot topic for both…

The Pink Tax: A Litigation and Legislation Update

We previously reported on an emerging legislative and litigation trend relating to the “pink tax” – a gender-based pricing phenomenon that allegedly results in higher prices for goods and services marketed towards…

StubHub Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million to End Refund Investigation

Last year, we posted about how some companies had retroactively changed their refund policies after COVID-19 hit, and we noted some of the potential pitfalls associated with that strategy. Lawsuits and regulatory…