Ad Law Access

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

CFPB Holds Field Hearing on General Purpose Reloadable Prepaid Cards

On May 23, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially launched its prepaid card initiative. In addition to issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the CFPB hosted a field hearing…

CFPB Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Prepaid Cards

Continuing its recent activity on prepaid cards, the CFPB released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today seeking comment, data, and information about general purpose reloadable prepaid cards (GPR cards). The…

Administrative Judge in FTC versus POM Wonderful Lowers the Bar, but POM Still Can't Clear It

On May 17, Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Chappell issued his Initial Decision in the FTC's case against POM Wonderful, accusing POM of making unsubstantiated claims that its pomegranate juice and pomegranate…

Paul Ohm to Serve as Senior Adviser to FTC on Internet, Privacy and Mobile Markets

Professor Paul Ohm, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School, will be joining the FTC as a senior policy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues in the Internet and mobile market…

Ninth Circuit Pulps POM Wonderful's Lanham Act Claims Against Coca-Cola, Affirming FDA Preclusion of Challenge to Regulated Food Labeling

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 17 on an appeal from summary judgment in a case filed by pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful against the Coca-Cola Company's Minute Maid division. The dispute…