Last week, two Washington consumers filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Old Navy of spamming them with emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales. For example, the complaint alleges that:
This week, State AGs and their staff gathered to participate in the annual National Association of Attorneys General AG Symposium, where they discussed topics such as leadership, relationships with prosecutors, and Supreme Court updates. One of the most topical panels
Two recently-introduced bills are sending a message in Washington D.C.: federal law should harmonize with states on marijuana issues.
The first, the Small Business Tax Equity Act, would upend a little-known section of the tax code and allow cannabis businesses
On Tuesday April 18, FTC Chair Khan, and Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter spent almost three hours responding to criticism and compliments before its House oversight panel. Only occasionally did the hearing cover its title subject – “Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget”
NAD recently announced two decisions involving Biossance’s Squalane & Marine Algae Eye Cream. Neither of the decisions involved claims made by the company itself, though. Instead, the decisions involved mentions of the eye cream made by third parties – Sephora
Indiana’s Consumer Data Protection Act advanced in the state legislature last week and now heads to Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s desk. The bill mirrors comprehensive privacy legislation enacted in Virginia, Utah, and Iowa, further extending the reach of privacy
New York’s legal cannabis market is growing up. And it with? More regulations.
The Cannabis Control Board, a subset of the Office of Cannabis Management charged with overseeing marijuana regulations statewide, approved a set of labeling, packaging, and advertising regulations.
Digital advertising, analytics, and health/wellness-related personal information are very much in the news, with increased scrutiny and enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requirements under the new state privacy laws, and
Buy One, Get One – or “BOGO” offers – are popular with consumers and almost ubiquitous in grocery stores and other retailers across the country. Although retailers have a lot of flexibility in how to structure those offers, they need
The FTC sent out new penalty offense notices to 670 companies today, warning them that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000. The companies also received copies of the FTC’s previously-issued penalty offense
