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

Senate Commerce Committee Republicans Include 13(b) Fix in New Privacy Legislation

Late last week, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS), along with Senators John Thune (R-SD), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), introduced S. 4626, the Setting an American Framework…

New Decision Warns Against Reposting Photos on Social Media

Companies get excited when they find pictures of celebrities wearing (or using) their products, and often wonder whether they can post those pictures to their social media accounts. In addition to the right of…

COVID-Related Refunds Defeat Article III Standing

After gyms closed in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, LA Fitness was among the many fitness facilities faced with unforeseeable closures, outraged members, and class action litigation. Last Thursday, a…

SDNY Relies on “Simple Reading” of Label to Dismiss False Advertising Claim

Last week, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action alleging that L’Oreal’s “EverSleek Keratin Caring” hair products deceived consumers into believing the products…

Colgate-Palmolive Must Sweat Out Limited Claims in Deodorant False Advertising Case

In Huskey v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, No. 4:19-cv-02710-JAR (E.D. Mo.), plaintiffs Drew Huskey and Jamie Richard (Plaintiffs) claimed that Colgate-Palmolive Company (Colgate) falsely advertised that its Speed Stick…