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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Take a Sad Song and Make It Better: Fifth Circuit’s Commercial Speech Ruling Leaves Door Open to State Law Challenge

In an April 2023 blog post, we questioned the constitutionality of Mississippi’s regulations that restrict medical cannabis businesses from advertising. And, in that post, we observed that challenging those regulations under...more

Hogan Lovells

New Version of the Digital Chart Regulation: Key Updates on Influencer Marketing

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The new version of the Digital Chart Regulation, adopted on October 30 by the Italian Advertising Authority (IAP), introduces significant updates in the realm of influencer marketing. This revision comes at a time when the...more

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English court determines the “meaning” of personal data

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In a previous blog post we considered an unsuccessful application to strike out a claim for alleged breaches of the UK GDPR, on the grounds that the claim was – in substance – a defamation claim. That application was...more

Perkins Coie

Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision Raises Bar for Website “Wiretap” Suits

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In recent months, a wave of lawsuits has swept across the nation, targeting websites for allegedly violating state wiretapping laws through their use of tracking software.  Despite none of these statutes explicitly addressing...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Canadian news organizations sue OpenAI, Trump considers appointing “AI czar”, fighting AI scammers with AI, and...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Federal Trade Commission Sues Business Financing Company for Allegedly Misleading Consumers

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On November 4, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission sued Seek Capital, LLC, and Roy Ferman, Seek's founder and CEO, for allegedly violating several federal laws, including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DORA Demystified: Dispelling 5 Myths for ICT Service Providers

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into force from 17 January 2025. Under DORA, in-scope regulated financial services (FS) businesses operating in the EU (Firms) face new cybersecurity requirements and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Hiring From the Federal Government: A Top 12 List

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With the change of Presidential Administrations and with a new Congress, many current federal government officials and employees – whether elected, appointed, or hired – are exploring employment opportunities in the private...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le CRTC lance une consultation sur le contenu canadien dans le secteur audiovisuel

Le 15 novembre 2024, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a publié l’Avis de consultation de radiodiffusion CRTC 2024-288 (l’« avis »), qui invite le public à déposer des...more

Venable LLP

Understanding False Advertising Claims: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

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Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate the legal risk of campaigns and promotions....more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — A Win for TCPA Compliance and the Lead Generation Industry

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) can be a difficult and complex area of law to litigate. In recent years, the plaintiffs’ bar has upped that difficulty and complexity by targeting products designed to help with...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Federal Communications Commission Allows Third-Party Call...

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Report and Order authorizing telecommunications service providers with a STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication obligation (i.e., originating, intermediate, and...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — November 2024

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover an FCC...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CRTC Launches Consultation on Canadian Content in the Audiovisual Sector

On November 15, 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-288 (Notice), which invites comments from the public on the regulation of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

N.C. Federal Court Casts Doubt on Extraterritorial Reach of State Telemarketing Statute

The Middle District of North Carolina recently denied, in part, a motion seeking dismissal of serial TCPA plaintiff Craig Cunningham’s complaint alleging violations of the TCPA and the North Carolina Telephone Solicitations...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Best Practices for Brands in Connection With Celebrity Endorsements, Testimonials, and Influencer Marketing Activities

On November 15, 2024, in Dallas, Texas, a 27-year-old social media influencer fought a 58-year-old boxing legend and approximately 108 million people tuned in to witness the spectacle. While not quite the Super Bowl, the...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] AD Nauseam: 2025 Predictions and Transition

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On today’s episode of AD Nauseam Amy and Daniel talk about what to expect with the transition back to a Trump FTC in January 2025....more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Major CIPA Victory!

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Readers of this blog are aware of the never-ending stream of lawsuits alleging that the use of third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on company websites is tantamount to illegal wiretapping in violation of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Ephemeral Sweeps: President-Elect Trump’s SEC Expected to Abandon Probes into Use of WhatsApp and “Off-Channel” Messaging...

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After a three-year crackdown on the use of “ephemeral” electronic messaging platforms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Chair Gary Gensler, early indications are that the incoming Trump...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Litigation Under Wiretap Law and What Website Owners Need to Know

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Massachusetts’ highest court recently issued an opinion that delves into the complex intersection of privacy law and modern technology. The case centers around whether the collection and transmission of users’ web browsing...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FCC updates the TCPA for opt-out requests

Recently, the FCC announced the new rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will take effect on April 11, 2025, making it easier for consumers to revoke consent for unwanted robocalls and robotexts. As...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

“Get Laid Off with Me” on TikTok: What Employers Must Know About This New Trend

TikTok is unquestionably a modern phenomenon that features dancing, pranks, challenges, and unites the world with cat and dog videos. In the employment arena, it has also introduced the world to the ideas of “Quiet Quitting,”...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What the Evian "Carbon-Neutral" Ruling Means for Advertisers

In a notable ESG ruling, U.S. District Judge Nelson Roman dismissed a class action lawsuit against Danone Waters of America that had alleged the company deceptively labeled its Evian bottled water as "carbon-neutral." This...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Decision Offers Guidance on Comparisons Against Categories

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When an advertiser makes a comparison against a category of products, it must generally substantiate the claim against 85% of the products in that category. It’s common for advertisers to narrow down a category in order to...more

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