10/10/2026 9:50:20 PM Appellate Court Rejects NYC's Greenwashing Claims Against Fossil Fuel Companies By Jeff Greenbaum Several years ago, New York City sued Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they violated New York City's...
9/24/2026 11:14:44 PM FTC Says It's Considering Revising the FTC's Impersonation Rule By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is considering whether to revise the FTC's Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of...
9/21/2026 1:05:44 PM Is This Packaging a Trick or a Treat? By Jeff Greenbaum During the Halloween season, some consumers went to the store and bought a bag of Reese's Peanut Putter Pumpkins. The packaging featured...
9/18/2026 5:32:22 PM BBB National Programs Releases Results of Green Claims Study By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, BBB National Programs released the results of a research study it commissioned, which looked into how consumers...
9/16/2026 1:33:39 PM FTC Issues Guidance on "Price Transparency" for Auto Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it has issued new guidance on “price transparency" for auto dealers. The Automobile...
9/14/2026 12:35:53 PM ICC Releases Updated Edition of Alcohol Advertising Guidance By Jeff Greenbaum The International Chamber of Commerce just released an updated edition of the ICC Framework for Responsible Alcohol Marketing...
9/5/2026 3:25:51 PM Kentucky Sues Nonprofit for Advertising About the Availability of Abortion Pills By Jeff Greenbaum Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued reproductive health education nonprofit Mayday Health, alleging that the organization...
8/31/2026 2:23:19 PM NAD Says a Disclosure Can't Fix a Misleading Product Demonstration By Jeff Greenbaum Dreame Technology advertised a hair styler and a hair dryer that could dry shoulder-length hair in two minutes. Dyson, a competitor,...
8/28/2026 12:46:18 PM Court Says X Must Disclose Its Content Moderation Policies By Jeff Greenbaum New York law requires social media companies to disclose certain aspects of their content-moderation policies. The law requires...
8/22/2026 3:48:31 PM Auto Dealer Pays $4M to Settle "Junk Fee" Case Brought by FTC and State of Connecticut By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Connecticut entered into a $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan, resolving...
8/20/2026 3:48:17 PM FTC Reaches $2.1M Settlement Over Search Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with online bill payment company Doxo, resolving allegations that the...
8/14/2026 3:12:11 PM NYC Council Announces Investigation Into Marketing by Prediction Market Platforms By Jeff Greenbaum New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced that the Council has begun an investigation into prediction market platforms,...
8/12/2026 12:29:53 PM Sonoma County DA Reaches $5.1M Settlement Over Greenwashing and Other Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced that Sonoma County – along with the District Attorney's Offices of San Diego,...
8/11/2026 12:51:11 PM FTC Abandons "Disparate Impact" as a Basis for Section 5 Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just issued a Policy Statement Regarding Disparate-Impact Claims and “Unfair Discrimination” Claims, saying...
8/9/2026 12:39:54 PM Does an Expiration Date Actually Mean That the Sale Ends on That Date? By Jeff Greenbaum Members of Safeway's rewards program get members-only prices on various products offered for sale in the store. A group of Safeway's...
8/4/2026 11:35:16 AM Washington AG Reaches $1M Settlement Over Junk Fees By Jeff Greenbaum Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that his office reached a settlement with Lexyl Technologies and Bookonline.com,...