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NARB Recommends Better Distinction Between Current Achievements and Future Goals
Last year, we wrote about a challenge that NAD had initiated against various green claims made by the American Beverage Association (or “ABA”). NAD found that several of ABA’s claims – including claims that “our…
NAD Explores When Companies can be Responsible for Third-Party Reviews
If a third-party writes a good review of your product – or, even better, rates it as one of the best – can you link to that review? A new NAD decisions suggests that the answer may not be as easy as people think. …
State Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands: Take Them Seriously
As we have discussed, most consumer protection laws give attorneys general broad authority to perform pre-litigation discovery through investigative subpoenas, often termed “civil investigative demands” (CIDs). Many…
Reading the Tea Leaves in the FTC’s 2024 Congressional Budget Request
On March 13, 2023, the FTC submitted its 2024 budget request to Congress, along with a performance plan for FY 2023-2024 and a performance report for FY 2022 . While generally an aspirational document, the budget…
NAD Finds Dark Patterns in a Rewards Program
For $9.99 per month, Pier 1 offers Pier 1 Rewards, a loyalty program that includes benefits such as a 10% discount on all purchases and free shipping and returns on eligible items. Until recently, when a consumer added…