Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Consumer Enforcement Overview: 2024 NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference

Last week, State Attorneys General (AGs) and staff convened to discuss the hot topics in consumer protection in private and public sessions during the NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference. The Executive Director…

Arizona Turns Up the Heat in Amazon’s Legal Battles

General Kris Mayes recently filed two new lawsuits against Amazon. The first accuses Amazon of using “dark patterns,” or digital design tricks, that make it difficult for consumers to cancel their Prime subscriptions.…

FTC Staff’s Revised MLM Guidance—More Content, Less Clarity

Yesterday FTC Staff released updated Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing that provides a detailed account of their current perspective on applicable standards governing the direct selling and multi-level…

Update on TSR Amendments and Recordkeeping Requirements

As an update to our earlier blog post detailing the FTC’s amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the changes have since been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of May 16, 2024 . However,…

A Viewer’s Guide to FTC’s Vote on Banning Noncompete Clauses

The Federal Trade Commission will hold the most important meeting of this administration at 2 PM EDT Tuesday April 23, 2024. Commissioners will decide whether to issue a rule that declares most noncompete clauses in…