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02.07.19

Product or Packaging? Advertiser to Appeal NAD Decision on Origin Claims

J-B Weld Company said it plans to appeal to the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) after the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that it discontinue “Made in USA” claims that were posted on its product packaging and website for its epoxy and adhesive products.


02.07.19

CNIL Searches Out Record GDPR Fine for Google

After Google was ordered to pay €50 million (about $57 million) by the French data protection authority—the largest financial penalty under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to date—other companies were left to wonder whether they are next.


02.07.19

Ross Settles Deceptive Pricing Suit for $5M

A deceptive pricing class action will cost Ross Stores almost $5 million after a federal judge in California granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement.


02.07.19

Applying Aggrieved Consumer Standard, Court Tosses TCCWNA Suit

A new decision from a Pennsylvania federal court signals that the tide has turned on the recent wave of cases filed under the New Jersey Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA).


01.31.19

A Wire Act: DOJ Says Law Applies to All Forms of Gambling

Reversing its prior stance, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new opinion stating that the Wire Act applies to all forms of gambling—not just sports gambling—adding another layer of oversight to the online gambling industry.


01.31.19

A Call to ‘Upgrade’ Can Be Puffery, NAD Says

In a mixed decision addressing puffery, the National Advertising Division (NAD) found that a claim made by Kraft Heinz on point-of-sale (POS) displays for its Heinz Real Mayonnaise constitutes puffery, but may also be an unsupported comparative claim when viewed in a different context.


01.31.19

Washington, DC, Adds Auto Renewal Law

The nation’s capital joined the growing number of states regulating automatic renewal contracts when Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the new law into effect this month.


01.31.19

Ninth Circuit Has No Due Process Concerns About ADA Compliance

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit became the latest court to apply the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to website and mobile app accessibility, reversing dismissal of a suit against Domino’s Pizza.


01.31.19

HHS Publishes Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

In December 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services published “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients” (HICP).


01.30.19

State AGs Keep Busy With Financial Services Cases

State attorneys general (AGs) remain busy in the financial services industry, with an almost $500 million settlement between a for-profit college and the AGs of 48 states and Washington, D.C.