3/20/2025 2:55:49 PM Trump Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners By Ronald Urbach Alexa Meera Singh On Tuesday March 18, President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Kelly...
3/19/2025 10:09:54 PM DOJ Dismisses Lawsuit Over COVID Nasal Spray False Advertising By Len Gordon Todd Harrison By Leonard L. Gordon, Todd A. Harrison & Nicole Yapp On March 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to drop a lawsuit filed on behalf...
3/19/2025 2:31:43 AM Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners By Jeff Greenbaum Testing the limits of executive power, President Trump fired the two Democratic Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca...
3/10/2025 6:19:07 PM FTC Announces "Top Scams of 2024" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just released data showing the top “scams” reported to the FTC in 2024. As the FTC explained, “Those...
3/9/2025 10:53:03 PM What are the President's Consumer Protection Priorities? By Jeff Greenbaum On March 6th, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 2nd to be National Consumer Protection Week. While this...
3/7/2025 5:40:05 PM Email Marketing By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
3/7/2025 5:38:16 PM Some Hints About and Clues to the FTC’s Consumer Protection Priorities By Len Gordon We’ve written previously about the Trump administration’s effort to increase his influence over independent agencies such as the FTC and...
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 9:17:47 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...
2/16/2025 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...
2/11/2025 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...
2/10/2025 9:51:42 PM FTC Chair Announces Senior Staff Appointments By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that he has appointed Christopher Mufarrige as Director of the FTC's...
2/4/2025 7:38:56 PM Welcome to the New Federal Trade Commission! But First, a Look Back at FTC Rulemaking By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Jay Prapaisilp & Ellis McKennie With the Biden-Harris administration and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina...
2/4/2025 12:49:23 AM FTC Closes Two "Made in USA" Inquiries By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' “Made in USA” claims. Here's a quick recap. The FTC...
1/29/2025 10:22:17 PM FTC Issues Proposed Rulemakings Related to Deceptive Earnings Claims By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Nicole Yapp As part of a flurry of activity before the change in its leadership, the Federal Trade Commission...
1/29/2025 10:21:13 PM FTC and New York Attorney General Settle with Handy for Deceptive Practices By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Micah Wallen The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York attorney general announced a settlement with...