Ad Law Access Podcast

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

New York’s Cannabis Market Sees New Advertising Rules

| 3 min

New York’s legal cannabis market is growing up. And it with? More regulations. The Cannabis Control Board, a subset of the Office of Cannabis Management charged with overseeing marijuana regulations statewide,…

Safeway Faces Class Action Over BOGO Offers

| 2 min

Buy One, Get One – or “BOGO” offers – are popular with consumers and almost ubiquitous in grocery stores and other retailers across the country. Although retailers have a lot of flexibility in how to structure those…

D.C. Attorney General Settles with Washington Commanders

| 4 min

Earlier this week, District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb settled one of two outstanding lawsuits against the Washington Commanders – this time over allegedly deceptive practices related to security…

FTC Sends Penalty and Offense Notices to Nearly 700 Companies Regarding Product Claims Substantion

| 6 min

The FTC sent out new penalty offense notices to 670 companies today, warning them that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000. The companies also received copies of…

State AGs an their Role in Class Action

| 4 min

While it may be common knowledge for many that state attorneys general (State AGs) bring enforcement actions under state consumer protection laws, it is likely less well-known that the State AGs also serve a role under…