8/26/2025 9:05:38 PM Produce Paper, Packaging or Food Serviceware? State Regulations Put Brands and Agencies at the Center of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws By Brian Heidelberger Extended Producer Responsibility is no longer just a policy trend abroad—it is now taking hold in the U.S. These laws place the...
8/18/2025 5:15:42 PM NAD Finds Brand Responsible to Try to Cause Take Down of Influencer's Social Media Post It Didn’t Pay For By Brian Heidelberger The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently looked at a complaint over a social media video posted by an influencer. The interesting...
8/18/2025 5:03:56 PM Match Group’s $14 Million Lesson: Even Without “Click-to-Cancel,” Subscription Companies Can’t Play Hard to Get By Libby O'Neill Last week, Match Group Inc., the powerhouse behind Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish and The League, agreed to shell out $14 million and...
8/14/2025 2:30:25 PM Will There Be a New York Law Requiring Disclosure of AI Use in Advertising? By Brian Heidelberger New York’s proposed Synthetic Performer Disclosure Bill (A.8887-B/S.8420-A) is positioned to become the first law in the United States...
8/13/2025 8:02:20 PM Illuminating the Risks: FDA Clearance Does Not Fully Shield Health & Wellness Devices from Advertising Scrutiny By Jennifer Savitt The surge in health and wellness devices—including wearables, beauty devices and more—comes a result of consumer interest in preventive...
7/23/2025 8:35:54 PM NY Delays Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Enforcement as Lawsuit Proceeds By Sarah Rubenstein Polak Jessica Lee Last week, on July 14, 2025, a New York federal court issued a general stay of enforcement of the NY Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act,...
7/23/2025 8:10:27 PM Addition of Arbitration Provision To Terms Not Binding Without Consumer's Clear Agreement By Brian Heidelberger On July 3, 2025, a federal court rejected Safeway’s attempt to make customers resolve a false advertising lawsuit in arbitration...
7/16/2025 6:15:10 PM What Gen AI court rulings mean for content owners and creators By Brian Heidelberger Recent court decisions in two highly publicized Gen AI cases favored the platforms and may start to reduce the concerns over using Gen...
7/14/2025 2:04:34 PM A View from NY: A Look at New York's New Algorithmic Pricing Disclosures By Jessica Lee Below is a peek into what New Yorkers are seeing now that New York's new Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act is in effect. ICYMI:...
7/14/2025 1:56:01 PM The Business Case for Disclosure of Brand Partnerships by Influencers By Brian Heidelberger The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs recently released a report that influencers, creators and those who work with...
7/9/2025 2:36:23 PM The FTC's "Click to Cancel" Rule Has Been...Canceled By Robyn Mohr Libby O'Neill The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's “click to cancel” rule which was set to take effect on July 14....
7/3/2025 6:12:30 PM Plaintiffs Aim to Apply California Consumer Hidden Fees Laws to Transactions in Other States By Brian Heidelberger A lawsuit was recently filed in Cook County, Illinois, against Airport Parking Reservations Inc. and Gomez Travel Services Inc., focusing...