Delayed Shipping Scams Get Their Turn in the Spotlight - FTC brings out MITOR for a new species of COVID-19 con - A Hundred Rip-Offs Bloom - Back at the beginning of July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released stunning...more
FTC (Not) Blinded by the Light - In a first, Commission goes after low-level light therapy device makers - Chic-Light -The Willow Curve is an attractive device with all the hallmarks of contemporary design. ...more
Pablo Escobar Estate Sues Atlanta Restaurant - Eponymous eatery uses drug lord’s likeness to bump biz and sell swag - Strange Praise - You have to wonder about a restaurant that promises “tasteful ambience” but names itself...more
7/1/2020
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Class Action ,
Executive Orders ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Lanham Act ,
Manufacturers ,
Online Platforms ,
Social Media ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Competition
Reese Witherspoon and Draper James in COVID-19 Giveaway Suit - Safety concerns heightened by virus-inspired Internet boom - Prêt à Despair -Draper James’ dress “giveaway” was a public relations disaster....more
6/24/2020
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Celebrities ,
Copyright ,
Fair Use ,
Marketing ,
Personal Data ,
Photographs ,
Sweepstakes ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing
Democrats and Republicans Unite for Children’s Data Review - Safety concerns heightened by virus-inspired Internet boom - Amityville Honor? One of the more obvious ways that the coronavirus has come to dominate our lives is a...more
Ben & Jerry’s ‘Happy Cows’ Case Comes to a Sad End - Misrepresentation claims were skim, not whole - Bovinity Divinity? We have several updates to previous stories this week, and the list kicks off with a class action brought...more
NCAA Sets College Athlete Endorsements Free - College stars will be allowed to strike deals but should expect limits - Throwing the Gates Open - It’s difficult for the sports world to generate headlines in the middle of...more
Jeff Dunham Tries to Bring Curtain Down on T-Shirt Company - Accuses ooshirts of profiting off his career, with a COVID spin - Comedy for Dummies - Think of the biggest acts in comedy. Names like Chris Rock, Amy Schumer,...more
Wait, Wait, Wait! Creekside Squeaks by With Last-Minute Advertiser Statement - FTC referral from NAD has remarkable mind-focusing benefits, it seems - Inquisition - Back in February, before the world changed, we covered a...more
The Rent to Own industry has been a frequent target of Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) action. While the industry notes that it provides an ownership option for consumers who are unable to pay up front and who...more
Industry Groups Commend FDA Action on Corona Scams - Four heavy-hitters in the supplement game make it clear how - Letter About Letters - If the types of scammers that would profit from dubious coronavirus cures had the...more
NAD Responds SWIFTly to Coronavirus - Industry self-regulatory council institutes fast-track review for digital ad disputes - Stand Back! Although they don’t get the same press as closing businesses and silent entertainment...more
Journal to CBD Manufacturers: Don’t Be an Outlaw - Anyone creating CBD products should grok FDA guidance, even if the market still feels like the Wild West - Dry Powder - Cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD-derived products are...more
We have blogged quite a bit about efforts by one or both of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) Democratic commissioners to push the Commission into a more enforcement-minded posture and to think creatively and...more
FTC Makes Coronavirus Readiness Announcement -
Not quite business as usual, but response seems confident -
Meddling With the Primal Forces of Nature -
The United States, and its partners in industry and technology...more
In the past few months, a minority of the commissioners have called for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) to take the heretofore unprecedented step of seeking consumer redress in Made in USA (MUSA) cases. (In...more
Don’t Panic, but Purell Just Got Sued Over Hand Sanitizer Packaging Claims -
Class action follows FDA letter, hints at lawsuit pandemic to come -
Headaches -
Coronavirus news is saturating everything, and stress is...more
Former TV Preacher Claims Coronavirus Cure - Bakker is back with ‘12-hour’ virus killer, but CSPI sets FTC on his case - Perennial - Jim Bakker is the gift that keeps on grifting....more
Can you call your processed food product “natural” or “pure” when it contains a residual amount of an herbicide or pesticide that the manufacturer did not add but was used by a producer in growing an ingredient in the...more
Yesterday, we blogged about the FTC and FDA’s joint warning letters to seven companies that claimed their products could treat or cure coronavirus. However, the regulators aren’t the only ones taking action over deceptive...more
Last week at our #BakerDigitalForum2020 (BakerHostetler’s forum on advertising, e-commerce, data privacy & security law) we heard from Richard Cleland, Assistant Director, Advertising Practices, for the Federal Trade...more
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: NAD does not have a great sense of humor when it comes to false disparagement dressed up in a joke. ...more
The Whole Egg Thing Still Stinks, Apparently -
Goop gets tagged by TINA for deceptive health claims – for the third time -
Reminiscing -
Remember the infamous Yoni Egg?
...more
Solar Panel Review Is Another Mixed Ruling From NAD -
Sunrun’s comparative savings claim, at least, is set on fire -
Bright Lights -
The country’s leading installer of residential rooftop solar panels – media darling...more
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