Novo Nordisk has taken Eli Lilly to court in the United States, alleging that Lilly's weight-loss drug advertisements misleadingly compare the highest doses of its own medicines against lower doses of Novo's products...

Hope Gamble sued New England Auto Finance, Inc. in federal court under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 93A) protects consumers against unfair or deceptive business practices and allows consumers, under certain circumstances, to bring class actions...

On January 30, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld claims of false advertising by POM Wonderful LLC.

On May 27, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce advanced by voice vote H.R. 2668, legislation to clarify the Federal Trade...

In the continuing battle between would-be class action plaintiffs and entities relying on text messaging to communicate with consumers (and, here, patients), the Second Circuit ...

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule addressing consumer reviews and testimonials.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) mailed over $668,000 in the form of 3,791 refund checks to victims of a tech support scam last month.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently charged two Utah individuals and their telemarketing operation with violating the FTC Act and the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule ...

The FTC recently named Ashkan Soltani as its newest Chief Technologist. In this role, Soltani will serve as the agency’s top regulator on a variety of issues involving technology and consumer protection.

There's news for consumer product manufacturers, packagers and distributors. On January 22, 2015, the FTC proposed to amend its Fair Packaging and Labeling Act ("FPLA") rules.

HUD announced the filing of its complaint in a statement of interest in an existing lawsuit brought by housing advocacy groups against Facebook in March of this year.

In December, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs ("DCA") entered into a settlement with Brooklinen, a bedding company.

Subway scored a recent victory when a federal court dismissed a putative class action brought by two customers over a free sandwich promotion alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") after allegedly receiving a text message offering a free 6" Oven Roasted Chicken sub.

Walmart was sued this week in federal court in California over claims that it misled consumers about the source of its Organic Marketside brand of eggs.

A lawsuit was recently filed alleging that Majans America misled consumers by marketing its snacks as "Ancient Grain Twists."

When does a marketing slogan cross the line from harmless puffery to a claim requiring substantiation? NAD's recent decision involving Howies Hockey's "World's Highest Quality" advertising demonstrates how context transforms the same statement from acceptable boasting into an objective claim that demands proof.

On December 17, 2015, the FTC issued its largest monetary award ever. An identity theft protection company, LifeLock, agreed to pay consumers $100M to settle FTC charges...

One of the world’s most consumer protective spam laws recently went into effect in Canada on July 1, 2014, and many companies operating outside of Canada are learning that the law also impacts them because of how broadly it is drafted.

On the one-year anniversary of Target’s announcement that it had suffered a massive data breach, Judge Magnuson in the District of Minnesota cleared the way for a consumer class action against the retailer to move forward into discovery.