Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

State Attorneys General settle with TurboTax Maker over Free Tax Preparation Services

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Earlier this week, 50 states and D.C. obtained a $141 million settlement with Intuit related to its advertising of free and freemium TurboTax products. This settlement, which took the form of an Assurance of Voluntary…

Three State AGs to Leave the National Association of Attorneys General

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In a major development, the States of Missouri, Montana, and Texas have announced their withdrawal from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). For several months, there have been increasing rumblings…

Update: Chair Cantwell Introduces S. 4145, A One-Sided 13(b) Fix

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We described draft legislation circulating in the Senate Commerce Committee that would have given the Federal Trade Commission almost unfettered authority to enjoin permanently any act, practice or method of…

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Pushes One-Sided 13(b) Fix

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The one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC has renewed calls for Congressional action to expand and codify the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement authority under…

FTC Uses AMG Anniversary to Push for a Bipartisan 13(b) Legislative Fix

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During the Federal Trade Commission’s April 28 open meeting, Commissioners utilized the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC to highlight the implications of the…