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10/6/2026 7:56:04 PM

Xlear Challenge to FTC Health Claims Substantiation Standard Dismissed

By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Michaela Bevan +1 more...

A Utah federal judge recently dismissed Xlear, Inc.’s lawsuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) long-standing requirement...

10/2/2026 2:02:44 PM

Merchants Take the “Junk Fee” Fight to Their Payment Processors

By Ellen Berge Andrew Bigart Len Gordon

Junk fee litigation has, until recently, been largely a consumer-facing story: diners, online shoppers, and eventgoers challenging the...

9/23/2026 6:45:45 PM

Automatic Renewal Compliance: What Lawyers Aren’t Telling You About Your Biggest Legal Risks

By Shahin Rothermel Ellen Berge

Nearly every automatic renewal article gives companies the same advice: make your disclosures clear and conspicuous, obtain affirmative...

9/23/2026 6:39:58 PM

Consumer-Packaged Goods Companies Gain Ground Against State Labeling Mandates

By Amit Rana Caitlin Blanche

Within the last few months, two federal courts in Texas and California have blocked separate state product-labeling laws. In February, a...

9/22/2026 10:03:18 PM

Loot Box Litigation Intensifies as Valve Fights Gambling Claims

By Barry Benjamin

The legal battles over loot boxes continue, with gaming companies vigorously defending the use of randomized in-game rewards against...

9/22/2026 10:00:18 PM

Seventh Circuit Creates New Uncertainty for TCPA Text Message Compliance

By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp

Last week, the Seventh Circuit severely narrowed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) application to text messages, following...

7/30/2026 3:12:11 PM

Supreme Court Overrules Humphrey’s Executor and Permits At-Will Removal of FTC Commissioners

By Len Gordon

By Megan Barbero, Leonard L. Gordon, Jay Johnson, Courtney Dixon & J. Daniel Everson On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3...

7/20/2026 10:29:40 PM

State Fee Regulation Trends: Surcharging, Junk Fees, UDAP, and Interchange Fees

By Ellen Berge Andrew Bigart

By Anu Baron, Ellen T. Berge & Andrew E. Bigart States continue to devote significant attention to consumer protection and pricing...

7/18/2026 6:39:53 PM

New York AI Advertising Disclosure Requirement Now in Effect

By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp

As of June 9, 2026, New York requires certain advertisements that use artificial intelligence-generated human performers to include a...

7/13/2026 4:01:10 PM

A New Framework for AI Permissions in Entertainment: RSL Media’s Human Consent Standard

By Justin Pierce

By Justin E. Pierce, Sharoni S. Finkelstein & David E. Fink On May 12, 2026, RSL Media launched as a public benefit nonprofit co-founded...

7/9/2026 2:31:43 PM

FTC Settlement Highlights Risks of Deceptive AI Marketing Claims

By Len Gordon William Lawrence

We’ve all had that moment when we see an ad on social media for a product we were just talking to a friend about. Cox Media Group wanted...

7/9/2026 2:30:16 PM

Principal Media and Media Agency Contracts: Lessons From the Recent ANA Survey

By Barry Benjamin

Given the changes in the advertising world concerning media buying over the past decade, it is somewhat surprising to see that in a...

6/29/2026 9:56:07 PM

Event in Review | Ad Agency Contracts: Key Negotiating Points, Leverage, and Getting to Win-Win

By Barry Benjamin

Advertising agency agreements require careful balancing of legal risk, commercial realities, and long-term working relationships. In a...

6/24/2026 2:10:12 PM

Skill-Based Gaming Companies Face Growing False Advertising Scrutiny

By Barry Benjamin

Last month, a jury found mobile gaming company Papaya Gaming Ltd. liable for false advertising for $420 million in actual damages under...

6/24/2026 2:06:44 PM

Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Telemarketing and Texting

By Shahin Rothermel Ari Rothman

Join us as we offer a sneak peek into select chapters from the newly released 14th edition of Venable’s Advertising Law Tool Kit, which...

6/4/2026 4:25:11 PM

Shutterstock Settles with FTC for $35 Million for Subscription and Negative Option Marketing Practices

By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Margaret Ulle

Continuing with its aggressive enforcement of negative option marketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $35 million...