Ad Law Access

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

CCPA Update: California Senate Committee Approves Privacy Law Amendments

Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continued to advance on Monday, as the California legislature returned from its summer recess. With just five weeks to go until the September 13th deadline for…

NAD Doesn’t Trust Trustpilot Reviews

If a review site ranks your product as the top in a category, can you advertise that you’re “number 1” in that category? Not necessarily. A recent NAD decision explains why. A competitor challenged TaxSlayer’s claim…

When Influencers Fail to Influence

Last year, we posted that Snapchat’s public relations firm had filed a lawsuit against an influencer who allegedly failed to comply with the terms of his agreement. According to the agreement, Luka Sabbat was required…

The Slack Fill Dismissal Streak Continues in the Southern District of New York

A label contains an accurate net weight of the amount of product inside. The packaging is clear, allowing consumers to view a pump mechanism common in the cosmetics world. So, where’s the deception? According to the…

Nixing the Fix: Recap of FTC Workshop on Product Repair Restrictions

Make a product that could break? On July 16, 2019, the FTC hosted a workshop to examine repair restrictions on consumer goods and the “Right to Repair” bills proposed in a number of states. Panelists included…