Ad Law Access
A Pound of Flesh Just Got Heavier
The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it has approved final amendments to Commission Rule 1.98 that adjust the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC…
Annual Advertising & Privacy Law Summit Attracts Industry Leaders to the Reopened Watergate Hotel
On June 8th attorneys from Kelley Drye’s advertising law practice hosted government officials and industry leaders at an advanced seminar on key issues in advertising, privacy, and consumer protection law. This year…
Texas Settles with PayPal over Money Transfer App Advertising and Privacy Practices
On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with PayPal, resolving allegations that its Venmo money transfer app violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by failing to clearly disclose…
FCC Approves Release of NPRM to Implement Government Debt TCPA Exemption
On May 4, 2016, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to exempt robocalls made to collect “a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States” from the TCPA’s prior express consent requirement. The new rules…
Surprise!? DOJ Delays Web Accessibility Rulemaking (Yet Again)
Website accessibility seems to be the Wild, Wild, West of the World Wide Web, and it is not going to get tamer anytime soon. Since July 2010, the DOJ has sought to issue a proposed rulemaking setting standards for…