Ad Law Access
Telemarketing During the Pandemic
Over the past few weeks, my colleagues have discussed some of the considerations for marketing around COVID-19, including claim substantiation and price gouging . In the next few posts, we are going to take a deeper…
Coronavirus Advertising-Related Enforcement is Ongoing
This post updates an earlier post relating to marketing around the coronavirus. We noted a couple news items this week that help add context to the pervasiveness of and risks related to price gouging enforcement. In…
Read This Before You Market Around Coronavirus
Until recently, most consumers likely associated anything starting with “Corona” with a sunny beach and a lime wedge. Not anymore. The public is rightly concerned about coronavirus and how to avoid catching it. And…
Pain Point: FTC Settles With Pain Relief Marketer For $4 Million
The FTC announced a settlement with NeuroMetrix, Inc., and its CEO, Shai Gozani, relative to allegations that the marketers made deceptive pain relief claims on a medical device called Quell. Quell is an FDA-cleared…
Trust in Trustworthiness Ratings? Privacy Group EPIC Lodges Complaint with FTC Regarding Airbnb Ratings
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Airbnb is violating the FTC Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by assigning “secret…