2/27/2025 11:26:24 PM San Diego Notebook -- Thoughts From FTC Commissioner Holyoak on the Green Guides By Jeff Greenbaum FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak was one of the keynote speakers at this week's Consumer Brands Association annual CPG Legal Forum. She...
2/27/2025 9:23:58 PM Charitable Fundraising Platforms By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
2/27/2025 9:17:47 PM FTC Forges Ahead in Court Battle on FTC Act’s Scope Over Nonprofit Institutions (And Loses) By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp With much of the administrative state in turmoil, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appears to be holding steady and continuing to...
2/25/2025 5:22:46 PM Lawsuit Alleging Greenwashing Filed against Procter & Gamble for Charmin Toilet Paper By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon Claudia Lewis Last month, a putative class action was filed against Procter & Gamble challenging various green advertising claims for its Charmin...
2/25/2025 5:19:52 PM New York Court Dismisses Suit Against JBS but Allows Attorney General to File Amended Complaint By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Eden Caliendo Environmental claims are a powerful tool for companies to demonstrate their commitment to...
2/25/2025 5:16:10 PM Hungarian Competition Authority Clears Google in Lyric Card Investigation By Aniko Keller Viktor Halupka The Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) has announced the closure of its competition supervision proceeding against Google, initially...
2/25/2025 5:01:52 PM MeitY Releases the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025: A Proposed Framework for Implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the Act), which sets out provisions for the processing of personal data, represents a...
2/24/2025 11:04:54 PM Czech Trade Inspection Authority Handed Out Fines for False Discounts in 2024 By Ladislav Madl In January 2023, an amendment to the Consumer Protection Act came into force, which responded to unfair practices by retailers in...
2/24/2025 1:07:02 PM FCC Issues Warning Over "Payola" Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission issued an Enforcement Advisory warning radio broadcasters not to engage in...
2/22/2025 7:58:36 PM EDF’s Solar Panel claim disappears behind a cloud, with no silver lining By Brinsley Dresden On 19th February 2025, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld seven complaints against EDF Energy regarding their radio ad...
2/22/2025 2:29:11 PM SB 343 (California's "Truth in Recycling Law"): New Developments By Jordyn Milewski February has been a busy month for updates surrounding California's novel “Truth In Recycling” law, SB 343! (If you're unfamiliar with SB...
2/20/2025 3:28:42 PM Court Dismisses Consumer Lawsuit Over Lululemon's "Be Planet" Campaign By Jeff Greenbaum In 2020, “athleisure” fashion brand Lululemon launched its “Be Planet” marketing campaign. As part of the campaign, Lululemon made a...
2/19/2025 3:16:22 PM Can You Add Advertising to an Ad-Free Service? By Jeff Greenbaum When consumers subscribe to Amazon Prime, they get free shipping, access to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, and other benefits. Up...
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...