Ad Law Access

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

NAD Releases Fast-Track SWIFT Process

Last week, NAD launched a new, expedited process that will allow companies to challenge advertising claims made by competitors and get a decision within weeks as opposed to months. The process, “Single Well-defined…

States Place New Restrictions on Collection Efforts and Outbound Calls Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching effects on businesses and consumers everywhere. While many states are taking broadly consistent approaches on certain issues ( e.g., price gouging, non-essential…

Sugar Content Representations Not Misleading When Ingredient Panel Provides Accurate Disclosures, Eastern District of New York Court Finds

Lawsuits challenging the advertising and labeling of sugar content – and corresponding representations that a food product may be healthy or wholesome – have become ubiquitous in the class action world. Yet, a growing…

Data Privacy Considerations for Coronavirus Data Tools

Data is helping governments, researchers, and companies across the world track the spread of the novel coronavirus, monitor cases and outcomes of COVID-19, and devise ways to halt the virus’s spread. As part of these…

Challenges Shipping on Time Because of COVID-19? What You Should Know about the FTC’s Mail Order Rule

As localities order people to stay at home and non-essential businesses to close, consumers are turning to online options. Although you might welcome the traffic, you might also be facing unexpected challenges like a…