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

CPSC Definition of "Children's Product" Becomes Effective

Further to our post earlier in the week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission's new final interpretative rule defining "children's product" is published in today's Federal Register, making the new rule effective…

Tuesday Talks with Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren spoke at the White House today during the kickoff event of the Tuesday Talks series, a weekly interactive video chat on the White House website . During the session, Elizabeth Warren addressed several…

Consumer Product Safety Commission Defines "Children's Product"

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) recently voted 3 to 2 to approve a final interpretive rule for the term “children’s products,” as that term is used in the Consumer Product Safety…

FTC Releases Proposed Changes and New Guidance to The Green Guides

This week, the FTC issued its proposed revisions to the " Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims " (the "Green Guides") and announced that it will be accepting public comment on the Proposed Guides until…

FTC Seeking Public Comment on Collection of Decedents' Debts

The FTC released a proposed policy statement with a call for public comments on October 4, 2010. The policy statement clarifies when the FTC will take action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the…