Ad Law Access Podcast

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

Google Unlists Gemini Video After NAD Inquiry

| 4 min

On December 6, 2023, Google introduced its new Gemini AI model with a video that showcased some of its capabilities. The video demonstrated how Gemini could identify hand-drawn images, make sense of gestures, create…

DC Court of Appeals Revives Greenwashing Suit Over Aspirational Claims

| 6 min

In 2021, Earth Island Institute filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company’s campaign to promote its sustainability efforts and goals amounted to greenwashing. A year later, the DC Superior Court…

State AGs and Junk Fees - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

| 5 min

Junk fees have made, and continue to make, state attorney general headlines with recent actions by Maryland and Rhode Island relating to consumer transportation. The rubber met the road when Maryland Attorney General…

NAD Decision Considers #1 Claims

LegalZoom makes various #1 claims, including that it is the “#1 choice for online small business formation,” that it is “#1 rated by small businesses,” and that is ​“voted #1 by small businesses.” ZenBusiness…

NAD Decision Considers As Seen In” Claims

| 3 min

LegalZoom has a box on its website with the title ​“As Seen In” followed by the logos of five publications that have featured its services. In an NAD challenge, ZenBusiness argued that because LegalZoom has an…