25 March, 2025 FTC Files Brief Defending “Click to Cancel” Negative Option Rule By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp +1 more... Show less Ending speculation and uncertainty about whether new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would repeal or continue to defend...
25 March, 2025 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...
19 March, 2025 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...
19 March, 2025 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...
18 March, 2025 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...
18 March, 2025 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...
14 March, 2025 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...
07 March, 2025 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...
07 March, 2025 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...
05 March, 2025 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...
03 March, 2025 FCC Enforcement Advisory Issued Regarding Payola and the Sponsorship Identification Requirements By Craig Gilley The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under new chair Brendan Carr has issued an enforcement advisory addressing complaints that...
03 March, 2025 New Executive Orders Declare “So-Called” Independent Agencies No Longer Independent By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp President Trump issued two executive orders aimed squarely at upending the long-accepted authority and independence of certain federal...
27 February, 2025 Charitable Fundraising Platforms By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
27 February, 2025 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...
25 February, 2025 Lawsuit Alleging Greenwashing Filed against Procter & Gamble for Charmin Toilet Paper By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon Claudia Lewis Last month, a putative class action was filed against Procter & Gamble challenging various green advertising claims for its Charmin...
25 February, 2025 New York Court Dismisses Suit Against JBS but Allows Attorney General to File Amended Complaint By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Eden Caliendo Environmental claims are a powerful tool for companies to demonstrate their commitment to...