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...
6/4/2026 4:22:38 PM FTC and State AGs Target Reviews and Deceptive Business Listings in Home Services By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon Margaret Ulle The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Illinois attorney general filed a federal...
6/1/2026 5:36:23 PM Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Fee Disclosures By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp 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...
6/1/2026 5:28:56 PM Online Retailers Face Rising Risk from Strike-Through Pricing Claims By Shahin Rothermel Ellen Berge A recent review of civil filings in Washington, DC reveals a conspicuous pattern challenging strike-through pricing: a single nonprofit...
5/14/2026 10:19:01 PM U.S. vs. UK Contract Law in Advertising Agency Agreements Explained By Barry Benjamin By Barry Benjamin Negotiating a cross-border, U.S./U.K. advertising agency services agreement adds some additional wrinkles to the...
5/14/2026 10:10:25 PM New York City Proposes Strict Click-to-Cancel Subscription Requirements By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel Eden Caliendo +1 more... Show less New York City is poised to strengthen local enforcement of autorenewal and subscription programs, largely mirroring and operationalizing...
5/14/2026 10:08:31 PM Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Email Marketing By Ellen Berge Ari Rothman Shahin Rothermel 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...
5/6/2026 9:03:25 PM Stored Payment Credentials and ROSCA: Lessons from the FTC’s Uber Case By Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel From one-click checkouts to autofilled payment fields, the modern payment experience is built on convenience. Consumers have come to...
5/6/2026 9:02:29 PM IEEPA Tariffs Invalidated: Rising Class Action Risk for Consumer Pricing By Shahin Rothermel Ari Rothman By Shahin O. Rothermel, Ari N. Rothman & Ashley Craig After the Supreme Court’s decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the...
4/29/2026 10:43:36 AM FTC Targets “Made in USA” Claims Under New Executive Order By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon Eden Caliendo On March 13, the Trump administration issued an executive order (EO), “Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in...
4/28/2026 7:43:38 PM FTC v. Uber: California Court Allows Claims against Uber One Subscription to Proceed By Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel A federal judge in the Northern District of California ruled on Uber’s motion to dismiss a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission...
4/22/2026 8:24:08 PM Intuit v. FTC Reshapes Deceptive Advertising Enforcement Authority By Len Gordon Michaela Bevan By Leonard L. Gordon & Michaela Bevan On March 20, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the administrative adjudication of...
4/22/2026 4:13:45 PM Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Advertising Claim Substantiation By Todd Harrison Claudia Lewis 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...
4/17/2026 7:51:38 PM TCPA Decision Weakens FCC Written Consent Requirement for Telemarketing By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp Another court used McKesson and Loper Bright to limit requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Following the...
4/17/2026 7:41:41 PM State AGs Sue OneMain Financial Over Deceptive Loan Add-Ons By Len Gordon Margaret Ulle Attorneys general from 13 states filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against OneMain Financial (OneMain) and...
4/15/2026 2:27:02 PM FTC Warns Auto Dealers: Advertised Vehicle Prices Must Include Mandatory Fees By Len Gordon Eden Caliendo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is sending warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups nationwide, reminding them that...