Ad Law Access

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

State Attorney General Price Gouging Claims Find New Life

Last month, we discussed the broad authority that State Attorneys General have in enforcing price gouging laws – many of which remain in effect given the number of states that are still under some state of emergency.…

State AGs: DOT Needs an On-Time Departure

This week, 38 Attorneys General joined forces in a letter promulgated by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to urge Congress to provide them with authority to address consumers’ frustrations with…

FTC and Six States Take Action Against Fake Reviews and Claims

The FTC and six states just announced that they had filed a lawsuit against Roomster – a platform through which people can find rooms and roommates – along with its owners, alleging that they had “inundated the…

Carnival Cruise Brings Multistate Data Breach into Port

Even as states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws, Attorneys General remain active enforcing their data breach laws and utilizing their deceptive trade practice authority in the privacy space. Just last week,…

Upcoming Webinars: State Attorneys General 102 and How To Protect Employee/HR Data and Comply with Data Privacy Laws

June 30 State Attorneys General 102 As discussed in State Attorneys General 101, State Attorneys General are the primary enforcers of consumer protection laws within their state and hold sweeping powers to protect…