Ad Law Access

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

Who’s Watching Dietary Supplement Advertising? Everybody!

For several years now, dietary supplement advertising has been squarely on the radar of the FTC, state regulators, self-regulators, and last but never least, plaintiff’s lawyers. A recent FTC settlement with the makers…

Advertising Around the Women’s World Cup

US 2; Germany 0 It’s only been a few hours since the US Women’s National Team beat Germany to secure a spot in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals, and we’ve already gotten questions from advertisers who want to…

The Pleading Bar In False Advertising Cases Has Been Raised

The Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision affirming a district court’s order dismissing a false advertising claim against GNC and Rite Aid relating to several supplement products containing glucosamine and…

FTC Shuts Down a Risky Risk-Free Offer

This morning, the FTC announced that it had stopped a group of 15 companies and 7 individuals from using deceptive “risk-free trial” offers to sell skincare products online. At the Commission’s request, a federal court…

Nevada and Wyoming Expand Breach Notification Laws to Protect Account Credentials

On July 1, 2015, both Nevada and Wyoming’s breach notification law amendments come into force, expanding the definition of Personal Information (“PI”) to include account credentials such as a username or email address.…