Ad Law Access

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

CCPA Litigation Round-Up: Q2 2020

January 1, 2020 was the effective date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) . As we reported and summarized in our Q1 2020 CCPA Litigation Round-Up, private litigants wasted no time in filing…

EU Court of Justice Strikes Down Privacy Shield; SCCs Safe for Now

On July 16, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a highly-anticipated decision evaluating the validity of two popular mechanisms for transferring personal data from the EU to the United States: Privacy Shield…

FTC Files Complaint Alleging Mail Order Rule Violations

As the pandemic continues to turn consumers to online shopping, shoppers report increasing dissatisfaction with websites that advertise “Fast Shipping,” “2-Day Shipping,” or make similar representations about speedy…

Webinar Replay: Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19

The replay of our recent webinar Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19 is available here . The FTC has recently sent warning letters to hundreds of companies for allegedly falsely implying that products…

Supreme Court to Weigh-in on the Definition of an Autodialer Under TCPA

On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court granted Facebook’s petition for certiorari in a case with potentially broad implications for both class action litigation and business communications with their current and potential…