Ad Law Access

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

2017 Recap

Most Popular Ad Law Access Posts of 2017 As reported in our Ad Law News and Views newsletter, Kelley Drye’s Advertising Law practice posted 106 updates on consumer protection trends, issues, and developments to…

Hilton Settles NY and VT State AG Investigation into 2015 Data Breach; Pays $700,000 Civil Penalty

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan (“Attorneys General”) announced a settlement with Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. (“Hilton”) resolving allegations that the…

“Give the Money to One Percenters, Not to Non-Profits,” 11 State Attorneys General Argue

On July 5, bipartisan Attorneys General from 11 states filed an astonishing brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, asking that court to reject the proposed class action settlement in In re Google Inc. Cookie…

“Geofencing” and Health-Related Targeted Advertising: Massachusetts AG Has Something to Say

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced that her office had reached a settlement with a digital advertising company, Copley Advertising, Inc. (Copley), prohibiting the company from using mobile…

California Last State to Join Multistate Settlement of Western Union Fraud Schemes

Last week, California became the 50 th state to join the multistate settlement with Western Union over its alleged complicity in fraud-induced wire transfers. This followed Western Union’s $5 million agreement with 49…