No Password Required: From AOL to Award-Winning Cuisine to High-Stakes Hacking
(Podcast) The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
How Startups Can Comply With Ever-Changing Privacy Laws
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
No Password Required: Reginald “Andre” Andre, CEO of ARK Solvers and Builder of Human + AI-Driven Culture
Podcast - New Guidance on Complying with FTC Rule on Deceptive and Unfair Fees
Litigation Communications Strategies for High-Stakes Cases: On Record PR
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the FTC
What Every Law Firm Leader Can Learn from Law Day and the Perkins Coie Ruling: On Record PR
LEGAL ALERT | NAD Finds Kevin Hart’s Social Media Disclosures Insufficient in Monitoring Decisions
Podcast - Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Consumer Protection Law Enforcement
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - TCPA Compliance and Litigation Update
Dialing In: The TCPA and Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Episode 120: Tim Cecere, President of St. Francis College in Brooklyn – Marketing and Advertising
Key Takeaways from Frontlines of Ad Campaigns Gone Wrong and Critical Claim Substantiation Missteps
Requesting Cloud Data from Third Parties? Here’s What Every Litigator Needs to Know About the SCA
Ley Mbappé
TCPA Trends: 2024 Year-in-Review and 2025 Predictions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 2 (Archive)
The California Attorney General (AG) has announced a landmark $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline), which operates a health information website. The settlement marks the largest fine to date in an...more
On June 20, the Supreme Court concluded that marketing denial orders (MDOs) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be challenged not only by the applicants (typically, the manufacturer or importer of the...more
Key takeaways - - Federal district courts are no longer required to defer to the FCC's interpretation of statutes in civil enforcement proceedings. - Regulated entities can now challenge prior federal agency interpretations...more
On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued perhaps the most momentous decision in Telephone Consumer Protection Act history with McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. This landmark ruling jettisons...more
Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation...more
In April of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency imposed a $632,500.00 monetary penalty on American Honda Motor Co. In our discussion of that action - Are Cookies Banners Crumbling? – we raised the alarm for...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security, & Data Protection practice....more
The recently approved Telecoms Law introduces new categories of regulated entities and imposes additional regulatory burdens on the industry. Four groups stand out among the newly regulated parties. First, digital platforms...more
First introduced in 2007 and ramping up in the last few years, several restrictions have been put in place in the UK to limit the promotion and advertising of food and drink products that are high in fat, sugar or salt...more
Here’s a reality check that might sting: while 70% of attorneys believe referrals are their greatest channel for new business, only 30% of in-house counsel actually refer their primary law firm to peers. This massive...more
The National Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti approved the Digital Code, which will reform the telecommunications and digital sector in Djibouti....more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Act under Article 40 of the DSA, creating a new framework for vetted researchers to access non-public data from Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Search Engines. This...more
Does prior express written consent permit calls/texts to consumers during the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) proscribed quiet hours? As our readers know, the FCC is now considering this very issue insofar as it...more
The use of AI recording tools has become prevalent. Companies’ policies addressing the legal issues with these tools is not yet as prevalent. If your company’s AI policy does not address these issues, it needs to be updated....more
Two recent summary judgment decisions out of the Northern District of California, issued only two days apart, highlight the complexity of deciding whether the unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train large language...more
On June 23, 2025, Nip & Tuck Plastic Surgery, LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Do Not Call (“DNC”) provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). DNC...more
Global digital platforms face an increasingly complex and fragmented content regulation landscape. Governments worldwide are imposing overlapping and sometimes conflicting rules for monitoring, managing, or restricting online...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Imposes First Digital Markets Act Fines on Apple and Meta - On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (Commission) has issued its first ever fines under the Digital Markets...more
The telecommunications sector is reaching an inflection point. The capital investment required to build and upgrade telecoms networks continues to rise, while the return on investment for operators maintaining traditional,...more
On June 12, 2025, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, with Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Dick Durbin...more
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
You need “name, image, and likeness” (NIL) rights to use an individual’s name, voice, image, or AI replica. The Internet and social media have rapidly multiplied the ways companies can promote their businesses and products,...more
Dans l’affaire Clearview AI Inc v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (l’« affaire Clearview ») (en anglais), la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a élargi la portée de l’exception relative aux...more
Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...more
On July 3, 2025, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 into law, marking a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry in the state. This new legislation specifically exempts radio,...more
