ArticleSEC Adopts Final Rules On Form 8-KDisclosure of any material cybersecurity incident, including the material impact of the incident.United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleVietnam Warns Brands About Advertising On YouTube Videos That Contain "Anti-State Propaganda"Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication has reached out to various companies and told them to stop advertising on YouTube videos that contain "anti-state propaganda," according to news reports.VietnamMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleYear-End Compliance: NYC Requires Certain Employers To Offer Transit BenefitsYou do not have to have a bricks-and-mortar office in New York City to fall within the scope of the new law. United StatesEmployment and HRFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleGone But Not Forgotten – States Move To Expand Post-Mortem Rights Of PublicityLegal protection for individuals' rights of publicity continues to grow, even when the individual in question has died.United StatesIntellectual PropertyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNew Trade Secrets Law Calls For Changes To Handbooks And Certain Employment AgreementsTo be in compliance, the law states that an employer can provide a "cross-reference" to a "policy document" given to the relevant employees that describes the reporting policy for suspected violations of law.United StatesIntellectual PropertyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNY's New Anti-SLAPP Law Seems To Be Crushing It, With Courts Striking Libel Suits Left And RightIn November 2020, I blogged about New York's passage of an updated anti-SLAPP statute that provides powerful protections to defendants facing libel ...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePresident Biden Nominates Two Republicans For FTC CommissionerToday, President Joe Biden announced that he intended to nominate Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is made up of five Commissioners, and only three...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleAnother FTC Inquiry About "Made In USA" ClaimsThe FTC says that, in order to make "made in USA" claims, the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the United States. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance Releases New Guide To Social MediaThe Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just published the second edition of Social Media: A Global Legal Perspective.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleHulu Says It Will Now Accept Issue AdvertisingAccording to media reports, Hulu confirmed that it will now accept issue advertising. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleIAB & 4AS Release Video AddendumOn January 4th, the Interactive Advertising Bureau ("IAB") and the American Association of Advertising Agencies ("4As") released for public comment a draft ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleIs It A "Pho Keene" Great Name Or Is It Offensive?A new French-Vietnamese restaurant was forced to remove its signage after concerns were raised about the restaurant's name being offensive.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleJUUL Settles Lawsuit With North CarolinaThe State of North Carolina had charged that JUUL, the e-cigarette maker, aggressively marketed its products to teens, sparking an epidemic of nicotine addiction in children. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNew FTC Guidelines On Digital AdsYesterday, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued new guidance to advertisers about how to make effective disclosures in digital advertising. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNo Laches Defense At NAD Leads Advertiser To Opt Out: Gets Referred To FTCWhirlpool initiated a challenge at NAD, claiming that Conair's on-pack claim that Cuisinart is "The Most Trusted Name in the Kitchen" is false and unsubstantiated. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNYC Brings First Price Gouging Case And Says There Are More To ComeThe New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it sued Metro Drugs in Manhattan for violating New York City's price gouging rules. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePlay Ball! Sporting Goods False Ad Case SettlesAs reported by Law360, a pending class action against Wilson Sporting Goods Co has settled.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSDNY Deals A Blow To ADA Website Accessibility LitigationThe Southern District of New York is quickly becoming a less favorable venue for serial plaintiffs bringing website accessibility lawsuits.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleWho Made The "First" Biodegradable Cooler?When Igloo claimed its "Recool" cooler was the world's first biodegradable cooler, competitor Vericool sued for false advertising under the Lanham Act, asserting it had released a biodegradable cooler years earlier. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleYouTube Announces Changes To Its Standards To Help Protect AdvertisersYouTube has announced several changes to its standards to help advertisers avoid having their advertising appear with inappropriate content.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC