Category Archives: Truth In Advertising
Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California
Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California By Ian A. Stewart & Nicole A. Aaronson The new cannabis market is bringing with it the traditional competitive pressures on businesses to establish brands they hope will dominate the expanding …
FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims
FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims By Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) and Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making “Made in USA” claims that the FTC …
Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers
Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers By: Lance Benzel and Ellie Mulder Nearly 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on commercial speech by attorneys – paving the way for today’s …
NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M
NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M By Claude Solnik New York State Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit charging that Insys Therapeutics used false advertising to market Subsys, a drug that includes fentanyl, a highly addictive drug. The law …
Organic Consumers Association Files New Roundup Lawsuit Against Bigelow Tea
Organic Consumers Association Files New Roundup Lawsuit Against Bigelow Tea Posted by Roopal Luhana The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently filed a deceptive advertising lawsuit against tea-maker R. C. Bigelow, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It claims …
A watchdog group says Gillette’s “Boston made” ad campaign is deceptive
A watchdog group says Gillette’s “Boston made” ad campaign is deceptive By Cale Guthrie Weissman Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has big problems with a recent Gillette national ad campaign. The company, in both commercials and on social media posts, highlighted its Boston headquarters, …
Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment By IVN CellMark Biopharma, LLC and its CEO have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false or unsupported claims regarding two …
Why Data Privacy Matters Even More in an IoT World
Why Data Privacy Matters Even More in an IoT World By Juliet Childers Privacy is paramount, but as we further approach an IoT future, the lines of privacy and integration are blurring. Despite their page on data protection, Google repeatedly comes under fire every year for …
City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices
City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices By Angela Matua The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) previously announced that they would seek more than $2 million from car dealer Major World for deceiving their customers, …
What retailers should be aware of in developments in advertising law
What retailers should be aware of in developments in advertising law By Chad Finkelstein Having just survived peak shopping season, retailers — hoping to start 2018 off on a high note — are going to start vying for the public’s attention …
