Ad Law Access Podcast

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

Hurried Woman Sues Over Cook Time Instructions

| 3 min

Time is money, and when you’re hungry for mac-and-cheese, a few seconds can be worth millions of dollars. Or at least that’s what a Florida woman suggests in her class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz over a claim on…

NAD Worries Consumers May Take Megan Thee Stallion Too Seriously

| 3 min

Imagine that Megan Thee Stallion told you that by investing as little as $1 in Bitcoin, with herMegan Thee Stallion Ad knowledge and your hustle, “you’ll have your own empire in no time.” Would you think that $1 is all…

Next Stop on the FTC’s Rulemaking Train: Proposed Revisions to the Business Opportunity Rule

| 6 min

The FTC voted unanimously to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) considering expansions to and revisions of the FTC’s existing Business Opportunity Rule (“BOR”). This will be the first review of the…

Coca-Cola Beats False Advertising Suit Over Aspirational Claims

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Last year, we posted about Earth Island Institute’s lawsuit against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company falsely represents itself as “a sustainable and environmentally friendly company, despite being one of the…

The FTC’s Proposed Impersonation Scam Rule – Not as Straightforward as it Looks

| 10 min

Since Lina Khan took the reins of the FTC, the agency has launched five new rulemakings under its Section 18 (“Mag-Moss”) authority – specifically, rules to combat government and business impersonation scams, deceptive…