On September 30, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $5.7 million settlement with Dun & Bradstreet, resolving allegations that the global provider of business-decisioning data and analytics, violated a prior 2022 FTC order by deceptively marketing its business credit
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Supreme Court Stay Sets Stage for Reconsidering Humphrey’s Executor
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump may remove Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause while her legal challenge to the termination proceeds.
Supreme Court Stay on FTC Commissioner’s Removal
In a 6–3…
FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director on Privacy Rules and AI Regulation
Chris Mufarrige, the director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, spoke last week at the National Advertising Division’s Annual Conference in Washington, providing further insight into how the FTC is thinking about key issues.
Mufarrige focused his remarks…
National Advertising Division 2025 Annual Conference: Highlights and Takeaways
This year’s National Advertising Division’s (NAD) Annual Conference demonstrated that the self-regulatory process remains an active venue for companies interested in challenging competitor advertising claims. Attorneys from Venable’s Advertising and Marketing Group represent both advertisers and challengers at all levels…
The INFORM Act in Action: First Enforcement Signals the Stakes
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) together announced a settlement with Whaleco, Inc., the operator of Temu, over allegations that the online marketplace violated the INFORM Act. According to the complaint, Temu failed…
FTC Commissioner Mark Meador Highlights Consumer Protection Priorities at NAD Conference
FTC Commissioner Mark Meador spoke at the National Advertising Division’s Annual Conference this week in Washington and provided some insight into his views on advertising and consumer protection.
Meador began by noting that he was an antitrust lawyer prior to…
Prescription Drug Advertising Under Scrutiny: New FDA and HHS Enforcement Actions
Last week, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum, “Addressing Misleading Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements.” The memorandum invokes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate prescription drug advertising, noting that the agency has historically required manufacturers, packers,…
Legal Ping-Pong: D.C. Circuit Restores, Then Supreme Court Removes, Rebecca Slaughter as FTC Commissioner
Defamation on the Rise and Anti-SLAPP Protections at Risk: Lee Brenner and David Fink Featured in The Recorder
In a recent interview with The Recorder, Venable partners Lee Brenner and David Fink, based in Los Angeles, weighed in on two major developments shaping today’s defamation litigation landscape: the sharp increase in defamation lawsuits and the troubling erosion…
Compliance Deadline of September 1 for Companies Sending Texts: Telemarketing Registration in Texas
Texas’s amended telemarketing registration law takes effect on September 1. Although the law is not new, the legislature expanded it to apply to text messages. Under Texas’s existing law, a company that makes telephone solicitations to or from Texas must…