Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

Advertising Lessons from the Survival Industry

| 5 min

My Patriot Supply (or “MPS”) and 4Patriots both make long-term survival food kits and related products. If a natural disaster strikes, if AI-powered bots wreak havoc on humanity, or if you just want to binge-watch your…

New Law Governing Online Platforms and Sellers Takes Effect in June - Are You Ready?

| 9 min

On June 27, 2023, “online marketplaces” (i.e., online selling platforms like Amazon and EBay) will have some brand new obligations. So will many of the third party sellers that operate on these platforms.

Retailer to Pay $197 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

| 3 min

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted about a few cases involving pricing claims, including a post discussing a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a post discussing a lawsuit over major retailer’s frequent sales, and…

Promotions Lessons from the My Pillow Guy

| 5 min

Mike Lindell – the “My Pillow Guy” – makes pillows that are soft to touch and claims that are hard to prove. In 2021, Lindell announced that he had compiled evidence demonstrating that China had interfered in the 2020…

Overreach, Data Privacy & More- A Rundown of the Fiscal Year 2024 FTC Budget Hearing

| 13 min

On Tuesday April 18, FTC Chair Khan, and Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter spent almost three hours responding to criticism and compliments before its House oversight panel. Only occasionally did the hearing cover its…