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

CCPA Update: Prioritizing Compliance with Two Months Until the CCPA Takes Effect

In exactly two months, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect. Many businesses are devoting resources to timely comply, but between the late rollout of the Attorney General’s draft regulations, recent…

FTC Commissioners Share Views on Privacy

FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Christine S. Wilson recently sat down with Cameron Kerry at the Brookings Institution to discuss the FTC’s role in privacy. Although the Commissioners did not agree on…

“Puerto Rico’s Favorite Pasta” Is Not NARB’s “Favorite” Claim Without Substantiation

The National Advertising Review Board (“NARB”) recently upheld an NAD decision regarding Goya Foods, Inc.’s claim, “ La Pasta Favorita de Puerto Rico ” or “Puerto Rico’s Favorite Pasta,” finding that the claim was not…

CCPA Draft Regulations: What to Know About Timing and Process

With the new CCPA draft regulations out, you may be wondering—how can I comment? What are the deadlines? When will the draft regulations be finalized and go into effect? This blog post summarizes the process and timing…

Section 13 (b)log: Business As Usual? FTC Practice in the Wake of Shire ViroPharma and Credit Bureau Center

The reach of Section 13(b) of the FTC Act – and the extent of the FTC’s enforcement authority -- has been a hotly-debated topic following the Third Circuit’s decision in Shire ViroPharma and the Seventh Circuit’s…