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4/21/2025 9:26:37 PM

Key Takeaways from Venable’s 11th Annual Advertising Law Symposium

By Len Gordon

Venable’s Advertising and Marketing Group hosted its 11th Advertising Law Symposium at our offices in Washington, DC on March 20. The...

4/21/2025 9:14:05 PM

Negative Option and Continuity 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...

4/16/2025 3:59:06 PM

Do You Know Who You’re Paying? FTC Lawsuit Against an Online Bill Pay Platform to Proceed

By Len Gordon Ellis McKennie III

On March 21, a federal judge in Washington state denied Doxo Inc.’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission...

4/16/2025 3:51:09 PM

Cleo AI Settles with FTC for $17 Million for Alleged Misleading Practices and Autorenewal Violations

By Len Gordon Ari Rothman Shahin Rothermel +1 more...

In one of the first settlements since the new administration took office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $17 million...

4/8/2025 3:23:48 PM

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Nondelegation Case Implicating the Powers of Administrative Agencies

By Craig Gilley Len Gordon

By Craig A. Gilley, Leonard L. Gordon & Megan Barbero On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Federal Communications...

4/8/2025 3:21:21 PM

The National Advertising Division

By Len Gordon

Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...

3/25/2025 2:06:16 PM

FTC Files Brief Defending “Click to Cancel” Negative Option Rule

By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel +1 more...

Ending speculation and uncertainty about whether new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would repeal or continue to defend...

3/25/2025 2:03:00 PM

Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to Humphrey’s Executor

By Len Gordon

By Leonard L. Gordon & Megan Barbero On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission...

3/19/2025 10:13:09 PM

National Advertising Division Targets Celebrity, Influencer, and Third-Party Marketing in Recent Decisions

By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp

The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently issued a series of decisions addressing influencer and third-party marketing. The NAD is...

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...

3/18/2025 9:29:03 PM

New York Seeks to Beef up Consumer Protection Framework

By Len Gordon Jonathan Pompan

By Leonard L. Gordon, Jonathan L. Pompan, Ellis McKennie & Eden Caliendo New York attorney general Leticia James is the latest...

3/18/2025 9:27:45 PM

Pleading an Injury in Consumer Class Actions: Is It Enough to Just Say So?

By Len Gordon

By Caitlin Blanche & Kaidyn McClure In recent years, businesses have faced an onslaught of consumer class actions challenging...

3/14/2025 9:22:24 PM

Update on the FCC’s One-To-One Consent Rule

By Craig Gilley

In January the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) one-to-one consent rule, finding that the agency...

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...

3/5/2025 9:50:04 PM

FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Challenged by Industry in the Eighth Circuit

By Len Gordon

By Leonard L. Gordon & Margaret Ulle A security services company and several trade groups filed their merits brief in the U.S. Court of...