Oct 14, 2024 California Amends Autorenewal Law, with Stricter Consent Requirements and a “One Save” Rule: Fast VAST Update By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp Ari Rothman By Shahin O. Rothermel, Ari N. Rothman & Jay Prapaisilp California recently amended its automatic renewal and continuous service offer...
Oct 01, 2024 California Privacy Protection Agency Warns Businesses Against “Dark Patterns” and Urges “Symmetry in Choice” By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Kelly Bastide & Jay Prapaisilp Not to be left behind by other regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency...
Sep 26, 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...
Sep 16, 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...
Jul 18, 2024 California Releases FAQs on Complying with Impending Drip Pricing Law By Ellen Berge Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp The California attorney general released Frequently Asked Questions regarding California’s “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute,”...
May 15, 2024 Not So Fast: FTC Letter Rebukes Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Guidance By Len Gordon Michael Munoz By Leonard L. Gordon, Michael A. Munoz & Ellis McKennie Historically, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has touted self-regulation as...
May 06, 2024 California to Require Registration for Cause Marketing Campaigns By Louis DiLorenzo Paavana Kumar New state regulations will dramatically overhaul the way retailers and advertisers must approach cause marketing activities in California...
Apr 15, 2024 Not Strict Enough: California Proposes Further Amendments to Automatic Renewal Law By Paavana Kumar Jeremy Merkel Operating a subscription-based company in 2024 continues to be a constantly moving target of compliance. California, which already had...
Mar 20, 2024 California Court Cites FTC Green Guides, Allowing Plaintiff’s Challenge of Colgate Toothpaste Tubes “Recyclable” Claims to Proceed By Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel By Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel & Ellis McKennie Is a product recyclable if it is made of recyclable materials? Or is it...
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 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...
Jan 04, 2024 With New California Rules About Making "Recyclable" Claims on the Horizon, CalRecycle Releases Preliminary Study By Jordyn Milewski In October of 2021, California passed a new law (known as “SB 343”) placing restrictions on the making of “recyclable” claims. ...
Dec 10, 2023 Enforcement Action Highlights Concerns About Dark Patterns, Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements, and Emerging Technology Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In late November, the Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General's Office reached a settlement with DNA testing company...
Dec 08, 2023 California (Apparently) Pushes Date for VCMDA Compliance to 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum In October, California enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosure Act, which requires advertisers to include specific disclosures on...
Oct 20, 2023 New California Law Requires Disclosures When Making Certain Environmental Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, California enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act, which requires advertisers to include specific...
Oct 02, 2023 California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Blocked on Constitutional Grounds By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Jeremy Merkel California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) was temporarily blocked by a federal court judge who found that the law likely violates...