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Ad Law Access Podcast: Health Claims in the Context of COVID-19

Kelley Drye

The FTC recently sent warning letters to companies for falsely claiming that their products can treat or prevent COVID-19. The latest episode of the Ad Law Access Podcast discusses the importance of keeping the…

FTC Sends Warning Letters to Ten MLMs about COVID-related Product and Earnings Claims

Last week, the FTC sent warning letters to ten multi-level marketing companies alleging that the companies failed to stop their participants from making deceptive product and earnings claims related to COVID-19. The…

FTC Delivers $9.3 M Reminder About Mail Order Rule

Yesterday, the FTC announced that online retailer Fashion Nova had agreed to pay a record $9.3 million to settle charges that it violated the Mail Order Rule by failing to properly notify customers and give them the…

FCC/FTC Stake out Aggressive Robocall Position, Tell Gateway VoIP Providers to Block COVID-19 Robocalls – or Be Blocked Themselves

The FTC and FCC have taken a number of actions to stem unlawful robocalls generally and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to stem harmful and deceptive calls that seek to exploit the COVID-19 crisis. Even amid the…

FTC Guidance on AI: Don’t Surprise Consumers – Or Yourself

FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith this week published some helpful pointers for companies that are developing or using AI to support consumer-facing services. These pointers are drawn from past…