Ad Law Access

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

California Privacy Update: What We Heard at Friday’s CCPA Hearing

As we noted previously, the California Attorney General is holding a series of public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide the public with an initial opportunity to comment on CCPA…

C’est la vie? French Regulator Fines Google Nearly $57 million for GDPR Non-compliance

On Monday, France’s Data Protection Agency announced that it levied a €50 million ($56.8 million) fine against Google for violating the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The precedent-setting fine by…

Massachusetts Imposes Additional Data Breach Notification Requirements

On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Massachusetts’s Data Breach Notification Act, which amends Massachusetts data breach reporting laws. The new law, available here, amends…

DC Enacts Law Governing Automatic Renewals

Subscription plans that automatically renew at the end of a term are becoming more popular with companies. They’re also getting more scrutiny from regulators. As we’ve posted before, some states regulate how these…

Five Cannabidiol (CBD) Regulatory Myths

Kelley Drye

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized cultivation and processing of industrial hemp and various by-products. One hemp-based derivative of considerable interest to manufacturers of personal care products, dietary supplements,…