Ad Law Access

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

Health Claim Substantiation Has Not Gone to the Dogs

Kelley Drye

The FTC announced a settlement with Mars Petcare U.S. concerning allegations that the company did not have proper substantiation to support quantified health benefit claims for its Eukanuba brand dog food. The FTC’s…

Kelley Drye's Full Spectrum Podcast

Five months ago, Kelley Drye’s Communications practice group launched the Full Spectrum podcast . Since then, they have recorded and posted ten episodes, featuring several different attorneys speaking on the most…

NY Attorney General Announces Infomercial Settlements

This week, the New York Attorney General announced that it had settled investigations with two companies for deceptive sales practices related to infomercials. One company agreed to pay $700,000 to settle the…

Clarity Coming Soon About What New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”) Actually Requires

Remember that wave of class actions under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”), N.J.S.A. § 56:12-14 et seq., that hit New Jersey courts earlier this year, claiming that website…

What You Need to Know About Privacy Shield: An Overview of the New Transatlantic Framework

On July 12, 2016, the European Commission (“Commission”) formally adopted and released the Privacy Shield Adequacy decision, which will allow certified U.S. companies to transfer EU personal data to the United States.…