Ad Law Access

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

California Bans Hidden Fees

As we posted yesterday, the FTC announced a proposed rule that could fundamentally alter how businesses across industries advertise prices and disclose fees to consumers. At around the same time the FTC was preparing…

Retailer to Pay $10 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

Lawsuits challenging how companies advertise sales are on the rise. In this year alone, we’ve posted about a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a lawsuit over a major retailer’s frequent sales, and a large settlement…

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned from . . . Colorado

We continue our State AG webinar series traveling farther west past the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Last week, we spoke with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Deputy Attorney General for…

Retailer to Pay $197 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted about a few cases involving pricing claims, including a post discussing a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a post discussing a lawsuit over major retailer’s frequent sales, and…

Advertising Lessons from the Survival Industry

My Patriot Supply (or “MPS”) and 4Patriots both make long-term survival food kits and related products. If a natural disaster strikes, if AI-powered bots wreak havoc on humanity, or if you just want to binge-watch…