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Who’s Watching Dietary Supplement Advertising? Everybody!
For several years now, dietary supplement advertising has been squarely on the radar of the FTC, state regulators, self-regulators, and last but never least, plaintiff’s lawyers. A recent FTC settlement with the makers…
NAD Finds DirecTV’s Rob Lowe Ads to be Misleading
DirecTV has received a lot of attention for its ad campaign featuring Rob Lowe. Although many of the commercials are funny, not everyone is laughing. Comcast challenged the ads before the NAD, arguing that the ads make…
Association of National Advertiser's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference -- March 31-April 1, 2015
Join Partner John Villafranco at the Association of National Advertisers’ Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, DC on March 31-April 1, 2015. Mr. Villafranco’s session, entitled “The Current And…
NAD Asks Postal Service to Disclose Restrictions on Ads
Last week, the NAD asked the US Postal Service do a better job of disclosing the restrictions on its “$50 insurance included in Priority Mail service” offer. The case started as a complaint from a consumer, who claimed…
NAD Says Online Reviews Don’t Support “Most Recommended” Claim
Last week, in a case of first impression, the NAD determined that reviews collected from retailer websites were insufficiently representative or reliable to support a broad “America’s Most Recommended” claim. The claim…