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

Google to Pay $8 M to Settle with Texas Over DJ Endorsements

In January 2022, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide endorsements for its Pixel 4 phone, even though they had never used it. In…

New Law Governing Online Platforms And Sellers Takes Effect In June – Are You Ready?

On June 27, 2023, “online marketplaces” (i.e., online selling platforms like Amazon and EBay) will have some brand new obligations. So will many of the third party sellers that operate on these platforms. That’s…

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned from . . . Connecticut Part I

Our State AG webinar series continues with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Chief of the Privacy Consumer Protection Section Michele Lucan. During our webinar, the Connecticut AG’s office described their…

State AGs See Eye to Eye on Recent Telehealth Settlement

Enforcement in the telehealth space continues – this time with a bipartisan settlement between 11 State AGs and Visibly (f.k.a. Opternative), a vision telehealth company. Unlike recent telehealth settlements where…

State AGs “Regulating Algorithms – The How and Why”

This week, State AGs and their staff gathered to participate in the annual National Association of Attorneys General AG Symposium, where they discussed topics such as leadership, relationships with prosecutors, and…