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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.


01.24.19

Direct Selling Joins Self-Regulatory Program Neighborhood at CBBB

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) announced the establishment of a new direct selling self-regulatory program that will be administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB).


01.24.19

Florida Court Awards FTC $25M Against Roca Labs

A Florida federal court has ordered Roca Labs to pay more than $25 million in an action filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the weight loss marketer’s efforts to prevent consumers from writing bad reviews, among other violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act.