In their brief, the coalition, co-led by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James, argues that the administration's efforts to eliminate the CFPB will harm consumers by preventing them from utilizing the CFPB's robust complaint reporting system to raise issues of fraud or deception.

Hosted by Simone Roach, this episode covers a recent NAD decision about Rascals' claim that the Hydrolock Core in its diapers ​"holds up to 25 x its weight" and ​"absorbs 15 x its weight."

Glad advertises that its ForceFlex MaxStrength bags are ​"25% more durable." More durable than what? If you follow an asterisk, you'll learn that they are 25% more durable...

A recent NAD decision involving an AI-enabled fall detection platform raises critical questions about proving causation versus correlation in artificial intelligence advertising. The case examines whether evidence showing positive outcomes associated with AI technology is sufficient to claim the technology itself causes those results...

When Mammoth Brands compared Harry's razor prices to Gillette's, claiming consumers were being "ripped off," it sparked a challenge at NAD. The decision addresses critical questions about what constitutes fair pricing comparisons in advertising and how far companies can go with aggressive competitive language. NAD's ruling provides essential guidance on using regular prices versus promotional pricing and the boundaries of permissible disparagement in comparative advertising.

Hosted by Simone Roach, this episode covers New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's new lawsuit against Discord, Inc., a popular messaging application provider...

Comprehensive state privacy laws are the "new normal." Comprehensive state privacy legislation is unlikely to slow down any time soon. In the first few weeks of 2025 alone, nineteen comprehensive privacy bills were introduced across ten states. As more states endeavor to jump on the privacy bandwagon, consumer protection offices will no doubt begin to ramp up education and enforcement efforts.

On March 24, 2023, in Consumers' Research v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a Decision (No. 22-60008) upholding the constitutionality of Congress's...

A new amendment in Virginia expands protections around reproductive health data, but its broad scope may trigger compliance challenges that businesses didn't anticipate.

Hosted by Simone Roach, this episode covers the CEMA provision that prohibits anyone from sending a commercial email to a Washington resident...

As covered in the blog post "It's Here: California Voters Approve the CPRA," California voters passed ballot Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 ("CPRA")...

Data brokers who are registering with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) this month should prepare to provide full metrics about their responses to privacy rights in calendar year 2023.

On this episode of the Ad Law Access podcast, Gonzalo Mon and associate Lauren Myers take us through their recently published article, Top FTC Rules and Guides You Should Keep in Mind.

Many states are considering comprehensive privacy legislation in the absence of a federal law. On another much anticipated episode of the Ad Law Access podcast...

This week, State AGs and their staff gathered to participate in the annual National Association of Attorneys General AG Symposium, where they discussed topics such as leadership, relationships...

On February 3, 2022, the Commerce Department published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") to clarify the scope of the foreign-direct product rule ("FDPR").

Today, the European Union imposed sweeping export controls and sanctions on Belarus.

On September 11, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis detailing trends in suspected evasion of export controls on Russia.

On April 7, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new General License No. 25 (GL25) authorizing certain transactions ordinarily incident to telecommunications and the exchange...

On June 23, 2023, the EU adopted its latest round of Russia sanctions. The new regulations have a focus on combatting circumvention and evasion, following suit with similar measures...