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NY Attorney General Sues JBS Over Greenwashing
Last year, a trade association challenged aspirational claims that JBS – the world’s largest producer of beef products – was making about its commitment “to be net zero by 2040.” NAD determined that although the…
PFAS Grease-Proofing Agents Officially Slip Out of U.S. Market
Rest assured, you can stop worrying about ingesting “forever chemicals” when you use fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, and take-out paperboard containers. Last week, FDA announced here that so-called…
SDNY Allows False Advertising Suit Over “Carbon Neutral” Claims to Move Forward
A 2022 class action lawsuit against Danone Waters’ evian spring water will move forward, thanks to a judge in the Southern District of New York, who decided this week that he could not determine as a matter of law that…
Top Advertising Law Developments in 2023
If you follow our blog, you already know that there have been a number of significant developments in the world of advertising law over the past 12 months. In this post, we highlight ten of those developments and…
H&M Faces New Allegations of Greenwashing
Last year, a plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit against H&M, arguing that the retailer misled consumers into thinking that its Conscious Choice collection of clothing was “environmentally friendly” and…