Our State AG webinar series continues, this time with Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Consumer Protection Division Chief Phil Carlson, a position previously held by our own Abby Stempson. During our webinar, the Nebraska AG’s Office highlighted
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NARB Agrees Advertiser Can’t Support Aspirational Net Zero Claims
JBS – the second-largest food company in the world – made several aspirational claims about its commitment “to be net zero by 2040.” Those claims were challenged by a trade association, who argued that the claims were misleading. As we…
States Follow FTC Auto Renewal Settlement with a New $2.3 Million Settlement
In 2017, the FTC announced that Adore Me, an online lingerie company, had agreed to return more than $1.3 million to customers who enrolled in a negative-option membership program offering discounts and other benefits. Almost six years later – in…
State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned from . . . Connecticut Part II
FCC Open Meeting Recap: June
On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the items adopted during the FCC’s June 8, 2023, Open Meeting. First, partner Chip Yorkgitis will cover a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will…
Lawsuit Questions Use of Carbon Offsets to Substantiate Green Claims
Plaintiffs recently filed a class action lawsuit against Delta, alleging that the airline’s “carbon-neutral” claims, such as: “Carbon Neutral Since March 2020,” and “travel confidently knowing that we will offset the carbon emitted on your Delta flight,” are misleading because…
Commerce Department Revises Entity List to Address China’s Military Capabilities
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS” or “the agency”) has revised the Entity List to address the agency’s growing concern around Chinese entities recruiting Western pilots to train People’s Liberation Army pilots on Western aircraft maneuvers and…
USF News: WCB Grants Limited, One-Time Waiver to Number of Lifeline Subscribers
On May 30, 2023, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), in an Order (DA 23-460) on its own motion, granted a limited, one-time waiver to a number of Lifeline subscribers who received incorrect information about the deadline for recertifying their eligibility…
Update on INFORM Consumers Act (and Reminder About Our June 21 Webinar)
In May, we published a blogpost about the INFORM Consumers Act and its upcoming (now imminent) effective date of June 27, 2023. As that date grows closer, online marketplaces and sellers can learn all about the law by signing up…
Jones v. Google reminds us that private rights of action could come from anywhere
As most privacy watchers know, one of the hot-button issues in the ongoing debate over federal legislation is whether the law should include a private right of action (PRA). As we also know, some existing federal privacy laws include a…