30 Sep, 2024 The Hague's not vague. Ads by high carbon advertisers are to be illegal. By Brinsley Dresden In early September 2024, The Hague became the first city in the world to impose a legal ban on outdoor ads for high-carbon advertisers in...
30 Sep, 2024 Trump in a “River of Trouble” for Infringing Copyright in Classic Isaac Hayes Song By Brian Murphy Since 2020, Donald J. Trump and his campaign organization have regularly played the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at campaign...
27 Sep, 2024 Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement By Melissa Steinman By Melissa Landau Steinman, Shannon Sansom & Ellis McKennie Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice...
27 Sep, 2024 The Hungarian Authority’s Guidance on Tipping Awareness By Aniko Keller Dorottya Moldovan Tipping habits in restaurants vary from country to country. In some places, tipping is explicitly expected, while in others, it is not...
27 Sep, 2024 In a First – Jail for Operator for Unfair Consumer Practice By Denise Mirandah Summary On 9 September 2024, the managing director of Nail Palace received a four-month prison sentence for contempt of court, marking...
27 Sep, 2024 Handle Autorenewal Programs with Care: Federal Trade Commission Targets Care.com for Alleged Dark Patterns and Earnings Claims By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp By Shahin O. Rothermel, Jay Prapaisilp & Glen Hisani Companies that care about avoiding Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action should take...
27 Sep, 2024 Get Ready to Comply with CPSC’s Upcoming eFiling Requirement By Melissa Steinman By Melissa Landau Steinman, Elizabeth Lowe & Alexander Rubel Consumer products regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
27 Sep, 2024 California Restricts Use of "Buy" and "Purchase" In Connection With Digital Transactions By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill (AB2426) that restricts the use of the words “buy,”...
26 Sep, 2024 California Passes New Legislation Prohibiting Unauthorized AI Replicas By Samantha Rothaus Jordan Thompson California’s 2024 legislative session has resulted in some major new protections against the harmful use of artificial intelligence...
26 Sep, 2024 Green Lights for Green Advertisement By Triana Uribe & Michelsen Ltda The Superintendency of Industry and Commerce issued new guidelines about the advertisement of environmental benefits. When a product is...
21 Sep, 2024 ICC Issues the 11th Edition of its Advertising and Marketing Code By Jeff Greenbaum The International Chamber of Commerce just released a new edition of The ICC Advertising and Marketing Communications Code. First...
18 Sep, 2024 FTC Commissioner Claims Agency Creates Favorable Precedent Through Venue Selection By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp During the dog days of August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought two complaints against auto companies involving alleged...
18 Sep, 2024 Environmental Claims in Fashion: CMA publishes NEW 'Fashion Supplement' to its Green Claims Code By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Green claims are in vogue. One might say green is the new black, except that creates the impression this might be some passing trend....
16 Sep, 2024 Advertisement Board is Again Able to Block Access By Hande Hançar Baran Güney Turkish Constitutional Court (“Court”) annulled the paragraph 12 of Article 77 of the Consumer Protection Law, which granted the...
16 Sep, 2024 Home Depot Settles "Scanner Violation" Lawsuit with California District Attorneys By Jeff Greenbaum The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that the...
15 Sep, 2024 Court Rules FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Is Unenforceable Nationwide By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Liz Clark Rinehart & Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rulemaking crusade suffered a serious blow...