Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments
Topic: Class Actions

No Pain, No Grain: Golden Grain Company’s Slack Fill Victory

In a deep sea of consumer fraud and deceptive packaging litigation, glimpses of reason are starting to emerge in the slack fill space, suggesting that these cases may (finally) be on the decline. In a recent proposed…

Lawsuit Questions Use of Carbon Offsets to Substantiate Green Claims

Plaintiffs recently filed a class action lawsuit against Delta, alleging that the airline’s “carbon-neutral” claims, such as: “Carbon Neutral Since March 2020,” and “travel confidently knowing that we will offset the…

H&M Wins Dismissal in Greenwashing Suit

Abraham Lizama purchased a turquoise sweater from H&M’s “Conscious Choice” collection, a line of clothing “created with a little extra consideration for the planet” which generally include “at least 50% of more…

The FTC is Not the Only One Tracking Your Use of Health Information

The FTC has made news recently with its recent enforcement activity regarding companies’ alleged disclosures of consumer health data, as detailed in our recent post FTC to Advertisers: We’re tracking Your Use of Health…

Retailer to Pay $197 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted about a few cases involving pricing claims, including a post discussing a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a post discussing a lawsuit over major retailer’s frequent sales, and…