On June 5, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") adopted a judgment.

We understand that some signatories to the Commercials Contracts received an information request from the Union.

Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission issued a reminder to broadcasters about their legal obligation to charge federal political candidates and their authorized committees the “lowest unit charge” for the same class and amount of time for the same period during the forty-five days prior to the date of a primary election and sixty days prior to the date of a general election.

Two digital advertising companies are the targets of a recent Better Business Bureau effort to enforce the industry's self-regulatory principles.

Please visit http://www.jointpolicycommittee.org/update-regarding-negotiations/ for an update regarding the 2016 negotiations

While the European Commission announced back in March that they would investigate Facebook, sources have leaked that it is ready to announce formal charges, according to Politico and Reuters.

In a breaking story that is sure to stoke the debate regarding collegiate athletics and money, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that charges have been brought against assistant coaches at four prominent college basketball programs as well as the director of sports marketing at Adidas.

The following documents outline the obligations of JPC Authorizers with respect to the upcoming SAG-AFTRA negotiations, and provide guidance for the prudent planning of productions.

On January 14, so called Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli was found personally liable for antitrust claims brought by the FTC and 7 State AGs.

It will be interesting to see how the regulator interprets this should this be passed. It is unlikely the Bill will be passed by the National Assembly

Lincoln Bandlow was featured in the Broadway Journal article, "Rudin Seeks To Silence Angels."

Happy Holidays Readers! We wanted to share this very interesting post from the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) that discusses important issues to consider when buying that new high-tech toy.

The Association of National Advertisers recently asked me for predictions on legal challenges brands will be facing in 2018.

This time the company BODYTECH was sanction with a fine of USD$50,150. The reason, uncomplete, unclear an confusing information given to the consumers.

A quick update on our earlier blog about a lawsuit involving a supermarket that congratulated Michael Jordan on his Hall of Fame induction in an ad and included a $2 off coupon for steaks without his consent.

Partner Steve Augustino authored What Service Providers Can Do to Stem Illegal Robocalling in Independent Communications News (an ACA Connects publication).

On April 11, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California consolidated cases brought against a smart-TV manufacturer for improperly sharing users' information.

The fitness operator will pay between $10M and $15M to affected consumers and an additional $2.8M for attorneys' fees and expenses.

According to the letter, when the TCPA was enacted in 1991, the overall wireless penetration rate was 2.9 percent, whereas now 44 percent of American homes have only wireless phones.

John R. Gotaskie, Jr. authored the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, "Third Circuit significantly expands potential class of plaintiffs under the TCPA."