Ad Law Access Podcast
New California Law Governing Commercial Co-Ventures Now (Partly) In Effect
Consumers increasingly want to feel good about their buying decisions and like-minded companies often look for ways to communicate how they align with consumers through “cause marketing” campaigns. One popular type of…
Two Firsts for FTC Civil Penalty Enforcement
On Friday, the FTC announced what would ordinarily be an unremarkable enforcement action against a company for unsubstantiated earnings claims. The FTC alleges that WealthPress, an investment advice company purporting…
FTC Proposes to Regulate Virtually Every Labor Relationship in the United States
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission revealed what it meant when it vowed to be more than an antitrust and consumer protection agency. It announced a proposal to regulate virtually every labor and service…
Using Domestically Sourced Recycled Content? Look Beyond the Recycling Process
We periodically stumble across older FTC investigations that have new relevance, and post about them as reminders. That happened recently as we get more questions about the use of recycled content and the desire to…
CFPB Tackles Fine Print in Consumer Financial Contracts
Downloading an app, buying a product or service, or otherwise interacting with a company frequently requires consumers to consent to multi-page contracts. In a new proposed rule, the CFPB would require nonbank…