Ad Law News and Views-November 29, 2017
Recent News
Is It Time to Rethink Establishment Claims?Chairman Pai Set to Release Draft Net Neutrality Item
Will Your TV Watch You? FCC Green Lights Targeted Advertising in Next Gen TV Broadcasting Standard
FTC Announces $1.3 Million Settlement in Negative Option Case
Preparing for the Opioid Litigation Epidemic
Investing Under the Influence? SEC Issues Warning Letters to Celebrities and Social Influencers
Instagram Expands its Influencer Tool, but is it Enough?
Time to Revisit Morals Clauses
Genetically Modified – Naturally!
Regulatory Changes Affecting All “Service Providers” – 12/31/17 Deadline
House Antitrust Subcommittee Explores the Role of Antitrust Law in Net Neutrality
Hilton Settles NY and VT State AG Investigation into 2015 Data Breach; Pays $700,000 Civil Penalty
Analysis
Regulators, Not Private Plaintiffs, Should Judge Substantiation for Consumer-Product Health ClaimsSenior associate Glenn Graham co-authored the WLF Legal Backgrounder article “Regulators, Not Private Plaintiffs, Should Judge Substantiation for Consumer-Product Health Claims.” The article discusses the Nat’l Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. v. King Bio Pharm, Inc. case and reasons why State regulators should be the only ones allowed to bring false-advertising cases based on a lack of substantiation.
Upcoming Events and Speeches
Connected Cars in the U.S. and Canada: An UpdateDecember 4, 2017”,“TELECONFERENCE
American Bar Association
IN FASHION: Kelley Drye’s 4th Annual Fashion and Retail Law Summit
January 18, 2018”,“NEW YORK, NY
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Interactive and Hands-On Mock Product Launch
January 25, 2018”,“WASHINGTON, DC
ACI’s Inaugural Advertising Claims Substantiation Boot Camp
Christie Thompson
Avoiding Privacy/Security Legal Snafus in VR/AR
March 24, 2018”,“AUSTIN, TX
SXSW
Alysa Hutnik