Ad Law Access

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

Telemarketing During the Pandemic

Over the past few weeks, my colleagues have discussed some of the considerations for marketing around COVID-19, including claim substantiation and price gouging . In the next few posts, we are going to take a deeper…

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know

As COVID-19 has reached pandemic levels, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers and actions. Kelley Drye’s Communications…

Retailers Should Keep Price Gouging Laws in Mind

If you’ve been shopping lately, it’s likely that you’ve encountered empty shelves and shortages of items, such as (for inexplicable reasons) toilet paper. This tends to happen whenever a disaster – whether that’s a…

Coronavirus: Does My Disinfectant Work Against the COVID-19 Pathogen?

With the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, and as stories of hording Purell and antimicrobial wipes abound, this practitioner* has been inundated recently by questions -- from clients, co-workers, family, and friends…

FCC Plans to Mandate STIR/SHAKEN Anti-Spoofing Framework, Deregulate End-User Access Charges at March Meeting

The FCC plans to mandate that voice service providers adopt caller ID authentication technology to combat illegal “spoofing” and deregulate longstanding end-user access charges at its next meeting scheduled for March…