Feb 29, 2024 Jack Daniel's left with hangover by sobering ASA decision. By Brinsley Dresden Yesterday's ASA decision about a poster as for Jack Daniel's No.7 is a further reminder of how strictly the ASA will apply the rules...
Feb 28, 2024 Listen to Episode 2 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show—“Marketing FDA-Regulated Products” By Shahin Rothermel Episode 2 of the Ad Law Tool Kit Show, “Marketing FDA-Regulated Products,” is now available. Listen here, or search for it in your...
Feb 27, 2024 Making Green Claims? Keep in Mind New State Laws By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel By Leonard L. Gordon, Shahin O. Rothermel, Tyler Welti & Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman As we anxiously await the Federal Trade Commission’s...
Feb 26, 2024 Product Safety and Recalls: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Melissa Steinman By Melissa Landau Steinman & Erin Maus Join us over the next few months as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising...
Feb 25, 2024 Are Disclosures on the Back of Packaging Effective? By Jeff Greenbaum If an advertiser includes a claim on the front of packaging, but puts the qualifying language on the back, will that disclaimer be...
Feb 23, 2024 FTC Issues Record-Breaking Civil Penalty in “Made in USA” Case By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Jay Prapaisilp Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely...
Feb 22, 2024 Your 2024 Outlook: California’s Enforcement Trends and New State Laws Governing Automatic Renewal Programs By Shahin Rothermel It’s that time of year again. Regardless of what you call them—subscriptions, negative option programs, automatic renewals, or continuous...
Feb 22, 2024 Institute for Advertising Ethics Launches "Green Shield" Certification for Marketers By Jeff Greenbaum The Institute for Advertising Ethics just launched its Green Shield Certification Program to educate marketers about how to avoid...
Feb 20, 2024 Listen to Episode 1 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show – “Product Safety and Recalls” By Len Gordon Episode 1 of the Ad Law Tool Kit Show, “Product Safety and Recalls,” is now available. Listen here, or search for it in your favorite...
Feb 19, 2024 You're Invited: "Fireside Chat with CONAR Mexico" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 29th, the International Advertising Association is sponsoring a virtual fireside chat with Karla Avila, the Director General...
Feb 19, 2024 Listen to the Ad Law Tool Kit Show – a New Podcast from Venable By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Today we’re excited to announce the launch of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show, a podcast that will help you and your organization identify...
Feb 16, 2024 You're Invited: "Consumer Endorsements and Reviews -- An International Perspective" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 21st, the American Bar Association is hosting a webinar, “Consumer Endorsements and Reviews – an International Perspective.” ...
Feb 16, 2024 HUGE numbers of influencers in Europe routinely flout disclosure rules, study finds By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The European Commission and various national consumer protection authorities have been carrying out a sweep of posts by 572 influencers....
Feb 16, 2024 Political advertising: Ballot of old nonsense or transparently better this time round? By Jessica Todd Geraint Lloyd-Taylor 2024 is the world’s largest ever election year, with over two billion voters going to the polls across 50 countries this year, including...
Feb 15, 2024 FTC Proposes To Prohibit the Impersonation of Individuals By Zach Lewis As AI-powered chat bots, voice cloning, and deepfakes cause increasing harm to consumers (and celebrities like Taylor Swift), the FTC is...
Feb 15, 2024 Unpacking the FTC’s Negative Option Rule Informal Hearing By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Michael Munoz The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held its informal hearing on the proposed amendments to the Negative Option Rule. Clearly on...