Ad Law Access

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

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Endorsement Guides

This morning, the FTC announced that it is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Endorsement Guides as part of the agency’s systematic review of all current rules and guides. The Guides were first…

BodyArmor targeted in putative class action alleging the drink’s advertising misleads consumers as to its health benefits, continuing a trend

The plaintiffs’ class action bar continues to target “healthy” advertising claims made by food and beverage companies by bringing expensive class action lawsuits against the companies. The latest company forced to…

CCPA Update: Attorney General Proposes Modified Draft Regulations

On Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released proposed modifications to the formerly-released draft regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The modifications reflect the…

New FTC Settlement Targets Fake Ratings and Reviews

Yesterday, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with LendEDU and three of its officers over misleading ratings and reviews. LendEDU runs a website that compares student loans and other financial…

The Eleventh Circuit Weighs In On ATDS Definition

In Glasser v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit addressed a pair of appeals that presented the question of the appropriate definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) as set…