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The recent National Advertising Division (NAD) annual conference focused on the latest developments in advertising law, including issues like environmental, social and governance claims...

The Green Guides help marketers avoid making environmental marketing claims that are unfair or deceptive under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Digital advertisers should also know that the FTC has aggressively been issuing Notices of Penalty Offenses to seek civil penalties.

The FTC put pharma giants on notice for deceptive marketing claims. But does it actually have the authority?. From PR Week

The FTC sent out new penalty offense notices to 670 companies today, warning them that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") recently announced that is has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions that the Commission enforces.

The FTC continues to issue Notices of Penalty Offenses concerning FTC Endorsement Guide violations to digital advertisers and marketers, both alone and in conjunction with the issuance ...

On June 14, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") released a request for information about relationship banking and consumers' ability to obtain information...

$5.5 Million FTC Settlements for Bamboo Textile and Environmental Benefit Claims Under Penalty Offense Authority - The FTC recently announced that it has reached a $2.5...

WASHINGTON, USA – On Thursday, the Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that Kohl’s Inc., (Kohl’s) and Walma

In complaints filed, the government alleged that Kohl’s and Walmart advertised towels, sheets, pillows, and other products as being made of bamboo when such products were actually made of rayon.