ArticleA New Challenge For FDA?A federal agency may issue a guidance document for a variety of reasons.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleAlleging Discrimination, FTC And Wisconsin Settle With Auto Dealer Over Junk FeesThe Federal Trade Commission and the State of Wisconsin recently entered into a $1.1 million settlement with Rhinelander Auto Center, resolving allegations that the auto dealer...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleArizona AG Settles Greenwashing Case Over Hefty "Recycling" BagsLast month, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes settled a consumer‑fraud lawsuit against Reynolds Consumer Products, over allegations that the company misled consumers about the recyclability of certain Hefty...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleBlack Friday Brings Fines For RetailersThe 29th of November 2019 marked another "Black Friday", with several price reduction campaigns carried out by the majority of the commerce premises across the country.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleCan You Show Birds Roaming Free When They're Only Raised Indoors?Purdue markets "Fresh Line" chicken and turkey products. Although these chickens and turkeys were apparently raised indoors, the product labels show the birds roaming freely outside a barn.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleDon't Be Bamboozled By Environmental Benefit ClaimsThe FTC recently announced that it has reached a $2.5 million settlement with Kohl's and a $3 million settlement with Walmart for allegedly making misleading representations that textile products...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFCC Approves Narrow Delay Of New TCPA Revocation RuleOn April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a limited waiver delaying by an additional year the effective date of certain parts of the new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rule.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFDA To Conduct Studies On The Effectiveness Of Influencer And Other Endorser DisclosuresThe second study will examine the effectiveness of disclosures used by influencers and patients in Instagram posts for a fictitious endometriosis product. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFifth Circuit Grounds Department Of Transportation's Price Transparency And "Junk Fee" RuleThis week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) price transparency and "junk fee" rule (the Rule or the Final Rule). The ruling effectively blocks the DOT...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFTC Finalizes "Made In USA" Settlement With Mattress CompanyLate last year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Resident Home, the parent company of Nectar Sleep, and Resident Home's owner, resolving charges that they made false, misleading, ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFTC Obtains Largest-Ever "Made In USA" SettlementOn Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleFTC Proposes To Prohibit The Impersonation Of IndividualsAs AI-powered chat bots, voice cloning, and deepfakes cause increasing harm to consumers (and celebrities like Taylor Swift), the FTC is seeking public comment on whether to expand...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleIndustry Groups Urge FTC To Revive Click-to-Cancel Rulemaking On Subscription And Negative Option PlansTwo association groups, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), recently submitted a Petition for Renewed Click to Cancel Rulemaking...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleInfluencers – Human Or Not Human – Authentic Persuasive ConvictionThe real and increasingly fast and loose playground inhabited by influencers is the various social media platforms popularly accessed from worldwide.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleNC And Utah AGs Launch AI Task ForceLast week, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced that they had formed a bipartisan AI Task Force...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleNew Website Accessibility Guidelines: W3C Publishes WCAG 2.1Any organization with a publicly-facing website—in other words, virtually any organization—should be aware that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleNYC To Crack Down On "Junk Fees" And "Subscription Tricks And Traps"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders signaling that the City intends to make fighting "junk fees" and "subscription tricks and traps" a priority for his new administration.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleOklahoma Proposed Autodialer Legislation Would Cause Litigation To Come Sweepin' Down The PlainMusical Theater was one of my favorite elective courses in high school, probably because a fair amount of the curriculum involved watching musicals on television.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleSocial Media And Suicide PreventionSocial media platforms have been actively considering the positive steps they can take to mitigate the harm of social media use on young people. The issue is real and ongoing - a report by the Education Policy Institute...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleState AGs Sue OneMain Financial Over Deceptive Loan Add-OnsAttorneys general from 13 states filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against OneMain Financial (OneMain) and affiliated companies, alleging deceptive and unfair practices related to the sale...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)