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title: "Ad Law News and Views-May 23, 2018"
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# Ad Law News and Views-May 23, 2018

 May 23, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

### RECENT NEWS

**[NAD Inhibits Growth of Bacteria (Claims)](%5C)**

**[Andrew Smith Named Director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection](%5C)**

**[USDA and FDA Announce Proposed Bioengineered Disclosure Rules and Labeling Rule Compliance Date Changes](%5C)**

**[Happy Chickens in a Line (Claim)](%5C)**

**[House Committee Considers Blockchain to Improve Supply Chains and Combat Counterfeiting](%5C)**

**[Florida AG Files Complaint Against Restaurant for Allegedly Deceptive ​“Locally Sourced” and ​“Sustainable” Claims](%5C)**

### Stay connected in 2018 by subscribing to the [Ad Law Access blog](%5C) by [email](%5C) or [RSS feed](%5C).

### ANALYSIS

**[Advertiser Self-Regulation And Class Actions](%5C)**

Partner [John Villafranco](%5C) and senior associate [Glenn Graham](%5C) co-authored the Law360 three part series ​“Advertiser Self-Regulation And Class Actions.” Part one discusses correlating NAD and Class Action Filings. Since January 2013, there have been 474 cases closed at the NAD, with 384 resulting in an adverse NAD decision. Part two examines and analyzes the timing of specific class action filings to get a better sense of whether the adverse NAD decision may have been a substantial contributing factor. The third and final part looks at which firms are filing class actions, and if an NAD decision can have any influence on a federal court’s analysis of a cause of action.

### UPCOMING EVENTS AND SPEECHES

[**Disillusioned by Disclaimers and Disclosures: Analyzing the Pain Points of Compliance on Today’s Social Media and Technology**](%5C)  
June 26, 2018”,“NEW YORK, NY  
Digital Advertising Law and Compliance

[**Dealing with Adverse Events/Product Problems**](%5C)  
June 22, 2018”,“SILVER SPRING, MD  
FDLI/CDRH In-House Training Course  
[Donnelly McDowell](%5C)

[**How We’re Different, How We’re the Same: The Law of Deception Globally**](%5C)  
June 6, 2018”,“LOS ANGELES, CA  
Global Growth and Compliance Workshop   
[John Villafranco](%5C)

[**Consumer Protection Law Update**](%5C)  
May 24, 2018”,” TELESEMINAR  
American Bar Association  
[Donnelly McDowell](%5C)

[**Lavish Lifestyles: How the FTC and Self-Regulators Evaluate Earnings Claims**](%5C)  
May 23, 2018”,” WASHINGTON, DC  
ERSP Self-Regulation Summit and Government Affairs Fly-In  
[John Villafranco](%5C)

 

 

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