2/16/2025 5:18:15 PM The Fifth Circuit Slams the Brakes and Vacates FTC CARS Rule By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Jay Prapaisilp & Eden Caliendo This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade...
2/15/2025 2:43:04 PM Court Dismisses New York Attorney General's Lawsuit Over "Net Zero" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum About a year ago, the New York Attorney General sued JBS Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (together, “JBS”) in New York...
2/11/2025 4:55:35 PM What Can You Buy For $53,088? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the laws that the agency enforces, as...
2/11/2025 4:14:38 PM Now Available: Venable’s Advertising Law Tool Kit – 13th Edition By Len Gordon New year, new Tool Kit! The 13th edition of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit is now available for download. This annual...
2/10/2025 9:51:42 PM FTC Chair Announces Senior Staff Appointments By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that he has appointed Christopher Mufarrige as Director of the FTC's...
2/10/2025 3:38:56 PM Shaadi.com’s 30-Day Money Back Guarantee Ad Blocked by Indian High Court By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya Aakriti Vadehra Introduction The age-old adage, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," seems fitting for the recent legal tussle between...
2/9/2025 1:32:22 PM CFPB (Apparently) Shuts Down Operations By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, Russell Vought, the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, who is also serving as the Acting...
2/7/2025 1:49:44 PM Yrefy Enters Into $750K Settlement With Massachusetts Over Use of Celebrity Endorsers By Jeff Greenbaum The Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just entered into a settlement with Yrefy, a...
2/4/2025 7:38:56 PM Welcome to the New Federal Trade Commission! But First, a Look Back at FTC Rulemaking By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Jay Prapaisilp & Ellis McKennie With the Biden-Harris administration and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina...
2/4/2025 12:49:23 AM FTC Closes Two "Made in USA" Inquiries By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' “Made in USA” claims. Here's a quick recap. The FTC...
2/3/2025 1:48:29 PM Data Protection in Advertisements By Baran Güney The Advertisement Board (“Board”), at the meeting dated 12 March 2024 and numbered 343, examined websites that require membership as a...
2/2/2025 3:07:53 PM Big Ass Fans Settles With California DAs Over "Clean Air" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum A group of District Attorneys in California reached a settlement with Big Ass Fans, resolving allegations that the company misled...
1/29/2025 10:22:17 PM FTC Issues Proposed Rulemakings Related to Deceptive Earnings Claims By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Nicole Yapp As part of a flurry of activity before the change in its leadership, the Federal Trade Commission...
1/29/2025 10:21:13 PM FTC and New York Attorney General Settle with Handy for Deceptive Practices By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Micah Wallen The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York attorney general announced a settlement with...
1/28/2025 7:33:18 PM FTC and Illinois Attorney General Settle with Grubhub for Deceptive Practices By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Ellis McKennie The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Illinois attorney general announced a settlement with...
1/28/2025 7:27:08 PM FTC Issues Scaled-Back Final Fee Rule Targeting Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp +1 more... Show less In December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its long-awaited Final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. When the FTC released the...