Ad Law Access

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

NAAG 2023 CP Fall Conference: Advertising – Honing in on California’s Views

We return to NAAG’s 2023 Consumer Protection Fall Conference for “Advertising Psychology and Law Primer.” While it lived up to its name covering many basic advertising law concepts, the panel also covered specific…

California: Changes to Consumer Protection Authority

California has a new tool in the toolbox when it comes to remedies available for certain consumer protection law violations. The governor of California recently signed legislation adding the remedy of disgorgement for…

New Gmail Marketing Requirements Will Impact Most Advertisers

This month, Google announced that it would soon implement new requirements for “bulk senders” – defined as senders who send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses in one day – that will likely impact most…

Texas Court Puts Hold on CFPB’s Use of Unfairness Authority to Include “Discrimination”

As the Supreme Court deliberates over the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the CFPB’s funding method is unconstitutional, another court in the Fifth Circuit dealt a blow to the CFPB’s aggressive agenda. On Friday, the…

In Your Face: Connecticut District Court Denies Motion To Dismiss in Coppertone “FACE” Sunscreen False Ad Case

A few months ago when sun-seeking consumers were eagerly anticipating the start of summer, we wrote about a consumer false advertising case involving Beiersdorf’s Coppertone sunscreen brand. In that case, plaintiff…