Ad Law Access Podcast
Arizona Turns Up the Heat in Amazon’s Legal Battles
General Kris Mayes recently filed two new lawsuits against Amazon. The first accuses Amazon of using “dark patterns,” or digital design tricks, that make it difficult for consumers to cancel their Prime…
CFPB Report and Hearing with DOT Highlight Risks with Rewards Programs
Yesterday, the CFPB released a report on rewards programs that traces the rise of such programs and warns that it views certain practices as unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices ripe for investigation and…
California Issues FAQs on Hidden Fee Law
This week, the California AG’s office released a set of FAQs on California’s law addressing hidden fees. As a reminder, the law states that the following practices will be unlawful under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act…
Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Mechanism as Constitutional
In a long-awaited decision with profound implications for the future of the agency, the Supreme Court held 7-2 today that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutionally funded. CFPB officials can…
FTC Staff’s Revised MLM Guidance—More Content, Less Clarity
Yesterday FTC Staff released updated Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing that provides a detailed account of their current perspective on applicable standards governing the direct selling and multi-level…