Ad Law Access
Photoshop Can’t Hide Rimmel’s Influencer Woes
The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland – similar to the NAD in the US – recently issued a decision regarding a social media influencer that companies on this side of the Atlantic should note. The case involves…
Jury Awards $16M in Damages to Dyson in Lanham Act Case Against SharkNinja
A federal jury in Illinois recently awarded Dyson, Inc. over $16 million in damages after finding that SharkNinja falsely advertised that its Rotator Powered Lift-Away vacuum was better than Dyson’s best-performing…
California Enacts Sweeping Privacy Law; Will Other States Follow?
On June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed into law the “ California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 .” The legislation was a compromise to avoid a ballot initiative that was more closely modeled after the European Union’s…
Selling Products Online? U.S. Supreme Court Ruling May Affect Whether or Not You Must Pay State Sales or Use Taxes
On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for states to collect sales or use taxes from sellers with no physical presence in the taxing state by declaring constitutional a South Dakota law…
Court Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kanye’s Tweet
Although we normally try to stay away from celebrity gossip, we can’t ignore the latest controversy over Kanye West’s tweet. No, not that one – the other one. In 2016, Kanye announced that he would release his album,…