Ad Law Access
NAD Referrals To FTC: How Big Is That Stick?
The Federal Trade Commission has long supported advertising industry self-regulation as a means of promoting truthfulness and accuracy in advertising. One of the key aspects of this success has been threat of referral…
How the Government Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Agencies
While many today returned to work after the Holiday season, things remained quieter than usual here in the nation’s capital – with many federal workers furloughed until further notice as the federal government…
California Privacy Update: Attorney General Seeks Comments and Announces Public Forum on CCPA
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced yesterday that the California Department of Justice will hold a series of six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The hearings will take…
Third Party Complaints to the FTC: Do They Lead to Enforcement Action?
Last week, Gonzalo wrote about the letter Truth in Advertising sent to the FTC, urging the Commission to investigate Diageo’s use of influencers to market Ciroc vodka on Instagram. We also learned last week that the…
An Ingredient for Failure In “Reasonable Consumer” False Advertising Cases
Defendants have had a nice run recently in winning pleading-stage dismissal of “reasonable consumer” false advertising cases. That run came to an end yesterday, however, when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New…