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Lew Rose Named Kelley Drye Firm Managing Partner
On January 6, 2015, Kelley Drye announced that former chair of the Advertising and Marketing Practice Group Lew Rose has been named the firm's managing partner. The first firm managing partner from outside of the New…
Potential New Online Privacy and Data Security Regulation in IN
The Indiana attorney general proposed legislation last Monday to impose strict requirements for the storage of sensitive data, reduce harm to consumers in the case of a data breach, and increase transparency of online…
Privacy Groups Ask FTC to Investigate Contest Sponsor for Alleged COPPA Violations
Last week, ten privacy groups requested that the FTC open an investigation into a Topps Co. online contest, which they allege violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Specifically, the groups…
False Advertising Class Action Says Maker’s Mark Whisky is Not “Handmade”
Two purchasers of Maker’s Mark whisky have sued the company, accusing it of falsely advertising the whisky as “handmade”. The lawsuit, filed as a putative statewide class action in California, alleges that Maker’s…
BBB Accountability Program Warns Native Advertisers
Earlier this week, the BBB’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program announced its first compliance warning concerning the use of interest-based advertising in native advertising. “Native advertising”…