Ad Law Access

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

NARB Offers Guidance on Product Demonstrations

James Hardie Building Products makes fiber cement home siding. The company produced a video demonstration that compared the combustibility of its siding to various competing products when exposed to a blowtorch. At the…

NAD Considers Whether “Number 1” Claims Can be Qualified

DREO advertises that it is the “No. 1 Fan and Heater Brand” in the United States. Lasko, a competitor, thinks that it is, in fact, the “number 1” brand in both of those categories. Because there can’t be two “number 1”…

NAD Combs Through #1 Claims

Simpler Hair Color (or “SHC”) advertises that its products are “Rated #1 Men’s Hair Color” and “Rated #1 Men’s Hair & Beard Color” based on “Trustpilot.com verified reviews.” Combe, a competitor, challenged the #1…

NAD Considers Whether “Best Practices” are Really the Best Practices

The Certified Angus Beef organization (or “CAB”) is a nonprofit organization that certifies high-quality Angus beef. CAB encourages beef producers to participate in the Beef Quality Assurance (or “BQA”) program,…

NAD Holds Celebrity Social Media Posts Need Disclosures

Under the FTC’s Endorsement Guides, influencers and celebrities have to disclose any material connection they have to the brands they promote “when a significant minority of the audience for an endorsement does not…