Sep 12, 2024 FDA Serves Up a Stricter Enforcement Standard for Celebrities Endorsing Rx Drugs By Jim Czaban Being a celebrity has its challenges. Adding a new one to the list, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued an...
Aug 22, 2024 Adieu, Fake Revie(u)w By Libby O'Neill It’s here! The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) final rule banning fake reviews and testimonials, that is. Some of you may remember...
Jul 10, 2024 New Illinois Law Mandates Influencers to Compensate Child Participants By Lisa Wiznitzer A new Illinois law that took effect on July 1 mandates that parent influencers compensate their children for appearing in content. This...
May 09, 2024 Disclosures Required When Using AI-Generated Actors/Voices By Brian Heidelberger Ryan Martin As advertisers and agencies continue to determine how to best use artificial intelligence (AI) to market their products and services,...
May 07, 2024 Benefit of the Bargain? Courts Split on Harm in Fictitious Pricing Cases By Jennifer Savitt Retailers vying for consumers’ attention often promote sales and discounted prices to make a sale. Lawsuits regarding how companies...
May 06, 2024 SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Waiver Updated and Amended By Brian Heidelberger Those who continue to struggle with the cost of using SAG-AFTRA talent to develop social media and other digital commercial content have...
Apr 25, 2024 David Beckham v. Mark Wahlberg's Fitness Franchise (F45) - What It Teaches Us About Talent Agreements By Brian Heidelberger A lawsuit between with two major celebrities on opposite sides doesn't come along very often, especially one that can give us insight...
Mar 27, 2024 Are You A Social Media Platform? If so, Florida Has New Rules for You. By Jessica Lee This week, the Governor of Florida signed HB 3 (an act relating to online protections for minors into law), which will require social...
Mar 11, 2024 Advertising Aspirations for Reducing Environmental Impact Invites Charges of Greenwashing By David Mallen Last week, the New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against JBS USA Food Company, leading producer of beef products,...
Feb 05, 2024 SAG-AFTRA Signs Agreement for Use of AI Voices in Internal Development and Video Games By Brian Heidelberger In January 2024, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Replica Studios announced an...
Feb 02, 2024 Learnings from FTC's Ruling Against "Free" Offer Advertising By Brian Heidelberger The FTC made a false advertising complaint against Intuit in March 2022. It claimed that TurboTax tricked consumers into thinking they...
Jan 16, 2024 New Court Decision Regarding "Carbon Neutral" Advertising By Brian Heidelberger A class action was brought against Evian spring water, where a consumer claimed that the use of "carbon neutral" on packaging indicated...