Ad Law Access

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

California AG Says Funeral Service Provider Made a Killing – At Consumers’ Expense

“Everyone dies.” This was the first line in the California Attorney General’s 2021 complaint against the nation’s largest funeral service provider, Service Corporation International (“SCI”). Earlier this month,…

Consumer Enforcement Overview: 2024 NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference

Last week, State Attorneys General (AGs) and staff convened to discuss the hot topics in consumer protection in private and public sessions during the NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference. The Executive Director…

Arizona Turns Up the Heat in Amazon’s Legal Battles

General Kris Mayes recently filed two new lawsuits against Amazon. The first accuses Amazon of using “dark patterns,” or digital design tricks, that make it difficult for consumers to cancel their Prime subscriptions.…

FTC Staff’s Revised MLM Guidance—More Content, Less Clarity

Yesterday FTC Staff released updated Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing that provides a detailed account of their current perspective on applicable standards governing the direct selling and multi-level…

Update on TSR Amendments and Recordkeeping Requirements

As an update to our earlier blog post detailing the FTC’s amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the changes have since been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of May 16, 2024 . However,…