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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Reviews Green Claims in Battle Between Bottled and Boxed Water

The International Bottled Water Association (or ​“IBWA”) challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or ​“BWIB”), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment. Yesterday, we looked at...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC amendments to COPPA Rule effective soon

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published an updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Rule) in the Federal Register. The updates are effective June 23, 2025. But...more

Troutman Amin LLP

WAR OF ATTRITION: Lead Seller Stuck in TCPA Suit After Settling with Litigator Wins Transfer of Third-Party Suit

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Interesting little case for you folks today. Any time you are in a TCPA class action that involves multiple parties– such as when a lead seller makes calls and then transfers the calls to a buyer who is subsequently sued– the...more

Troutman Amin LLP

TCPAWORLD AFTER DARK: ETN America Issues a Press Release After TCPA Class Action Suit Filed– and I like the Move

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So just last week I reported on a new suit against ETN America and its CEO Well today the company issue a press release to reassure folks in the lead gen space. Pretty good move if you ask me. Content of press release is...more

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Debt Collection Industry Advocates for Revocation of Burdensome TCPA Rules

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In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for input on unnecessary compliance burdens, the debt collection industry, led by ACA International, is advocating for significant reforms to the Telephone...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Expanded FCC Foreign Government Sponsorship ID Rules Are Now in Effect; FCC Sets December 8 Compliance Deadline

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On June 10, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice (Notice) announcing that broadcasters have until December 8, 2025 to comply with the FCC’s expanded rules...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NTIA Revamps Federally Funded $42.5 Billion Broadband Deployment Subsidy Program

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more

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AT&T Customer Data Resurfaces on Dark Web in Enhanced, Decrypted Format

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According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Can Companies Use ​“Mass Balance Accounting” to Substantiate Green Claims?

The International Bottled Water Association (or ​“IBWA”) challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or ​“BWIB”), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment. NAD’s decision covers a...more

Mayer Brown

FCC Confirms Utilities Demand Response Communications are Permissible Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On June 9, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) issued a declaratory ruling clarifying that utilities may send non-telemarketing, time-sensitive “demand-response” calls and texts to customers who have...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Stock Advisory Hit With DNC Registry Lawsuit

On June 9, 2025, Tradercodes, 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”). The National DNC...more

Hogan Lovells

Submitting tracking pixels in emails to consent: the CNIL launches a public consultation

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On 12 June 2025, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on a draft recommendation regarding the use of tracking pixels in emails. This recommendation roughly assimilates pixels and any...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

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Influencers on the "Free Stuff" Train Require Monitoring for False Claims

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A recent National Advertising Division (NAD) decision provides a warning that sending free stuff to influencers may make you responsible for what those influencers say, even without a formal relationship between the brand and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Take Care Before You Share: How Copyright Registration Can Turn Nothing Into Something

A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by  securing a copyright registration early and the associated risk doing so creates for a third-party user....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Arkansas Adopts Privacy Law To Extend COPPA-Like Protections to Teens

On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders signed the Arkansas Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (the Act) into law. Among other things, the Act prohibits operators of websites, online services, or apps...more

Wiley Rein LLP

NTIA Restructures BEAD Program with Major Broadband Funding Changes

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On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a highly anticipated Policy Notice (Notice) making significant changes to the NTIA’s rules implementing the Broadband Equity...more

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New Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Recordkeeping Requirements Become Effective, But FCC Provides Last-Minute Reprieve

With publication of OMB approval in the Federal Register, yesterday was the effective date for amendments to Section 73.1212(j) of the FCC’s Rules, which governs sponsorship identification for broadcast programming that “has...more

DLA Piper

EU: Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on IAB Europe and the TC String – Implications for GDPR Compliance

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On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Market Court) delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case concerning the Transparency & Consent Framework (“TCF”) (case no. 2022/AR/292). The Court largely upheld the...more

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Updates on CIPA Reform: CA SB 690 Progresses to the Assembly Without Retroactivity Provision.

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A national leader in privacy law, California was among the first states to include an express right to privacy in its constitution, create a data breach notification law, and codify robust consumer data protections. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC takes action against student loan debt relief companies

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The FTC has recently taken action against two student loan debt relief companies and their owners....more

Troutman Amin LLP

TCPA CLASS ACTIONS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET!!: TCPA Class Action Filings DOUBLE in April, 2025 And That’s Not All…

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Well as TCPAWorld.com readers know well the TCPA class actions continue to pour in. Previously we reported TCPA class action filings were up over 100% YoY through March, 2025....more

BakerHostetler

Just What the Doctor Ordered: NAD Clarifies When a Doctor Endorsement Is a Puff vs. a Claim

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We love endorsement cases, and we love puffery cases. NAD recently gave us two in one, looking at a claim for TheraBreath mouthwash made by the brand’s founder, Dr. Harold Katz: “It’s a better mouthwash....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Advertising Won’t Fix a Broken Culture

I’ve been working with organizations—political, civic, religious, and business—since my days at Stony Brook, back when I was involved with student political groups and the school paper. I’ve written ad copy, designed flyers,...more

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NTIA Makes Substantial Modifications to BEAD Requirements

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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Policy Notice modifying and replacing certain requirements outlined in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more

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