Ad Law Access Podcast

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

Neora Prevails In Landmark Decision For Direct Selling Industry

| 9 min

Big, BIG win for the direct selling industry, as Judge Barbara Lynn (N.D. Texas) grants judgment for Neora, LLC (formerly Nerium) on all of the FTC’s claims, including that the company was operating an illegal pyramid…

Retailer to Pay $10 Million to settle Pricing Claims

| 3 min

Lawsuits challenging how companies advertise sales are on the rise. In this year alone, we’ve posted about a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a lawsuit over a major retailer’s frequent sales, and a large settlement…

FTC Recommends Sharpening Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids

| 5 min

In October, we posted about the FTC’s day-long workshop on ​“Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” and wondered what the FTC might be planning. Last week, we got an answer when the FTC released a…

California Just Passed SB 362: Whatever You Think About the Merits of the Law, It’s a Big Deal

| 8 min

As we’ve discussed here, data brokers have been in the hot seat lately, with the enactment of new state data broker registry laws, aggressive enforcement by the FTC, a looming rulemaking by the CFPB to extend the…

Texas Court Puts Hold on CFPB’s Use of Unfairness Authority to Include ​“Discrimination”

| 8 min

As the Supreme Court deliberates over the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the CFPB’s funding method is unconstitutional, another court in the Fifth Circuit dealt a blow to the CFPB’s aggressive agenda. On Friday, the…