Ad Law Access
FTC Files Complaint Alleging Mail Order Rule Violations
As the pandemic continues to turn consumers to online shopping, shoppers report increasing dissatisfaction with websites that advertise “Fast Shipping,” “2-Day Shipping,” or make similar representations about speedy…
Webinar Replay: Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19
The replay of our recent webinar Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19 is available here . The FTC has recently sent warning letters to hundreds of companies for allegedly falsely implying that products…
FTC Seeks Rule to Collect Civil Penalties for Made in USA Labeling Violations
Further to ongoing efforts to evaluate and regulate how companies advertise and label that their products are “ Made in the USA, ” last week the FTC issued a staff report and a proposed rule that would include the…
Supreme Court Issues Liu Decision on Disgorgement with Important Implications for Section 13(b)
The Supreme Court issued an 8 to 1 decision today in the highly-anticipated case of Liu v. SEC . The opinion, authored by Justice Sotomayor (with Justice Thomas dissenting), holds that “[a] disgorgement award that does…
FTC COPPA Settlement Shows Ongoing Rift Over Privacy Harm
The FTC’s most recent COPPA enforcement action, announced on June 4 with app developer HyperBeard, provides evidence of an ongoing debate within the Commission about privacy harm and the role of monetary relief in the…