Dec 05, 2024 Plastic Pollution Case Dismissed By Chris Cole In an important decision regarding plastic recycling and disposal, the New York Supreme Court has dismissed the NY Attorney General's...
Nov 26, 2024 Penn State Prevails in Retro Logo Infringement Suit By David Halberstadter Jessica Kraver Lauren Eiten The Nittany Lions are used to winning on the football field, but last week they also snagged a decisive victory in the courtroom. On...
Nov 25, 2024 What the Evian "Carbon-Neutral" Ruling Means for Advertisers By Catherine O'Brien In a notable ESG ruling, U.S. District Judge Nelson Roman dismissed a class action lawsuit against Danone Waters of America that had...
Oct 30, 2024 Fly Carbon Neutral? Qantas Accused of Greenwashing in New Complaint By Catherine O'Brien Qantas Airways is facing a formal complaint lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) by the Environmental...
Oct 09, 2024 Recent hurricanes lend new urgency to carbon emissions reduction. By Chris Cole The "news" about ESG has recently been overwhelmingly that it is dead – killed by some regulators and fatigued consumers. Although,...
Aug 14, 2024 FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews By Chris Cole The FTC has finalized its new rule banning fake consumer reviews. The rule, which will become effective in October, prohibits selling or...
Aug 01, 2024 ABA Weighs in on Generative AI Use in Legal Practice By Michael Justus Alex Kim The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 512, attempting...
Jul 15, 2024 FTC Warning Letters on Right to Repair Suggest Future Enforcement By Chris Cole The FTC has issued warning letters to eight companies, accusing them of possibly imposing restrictions on third-party servicing of...
Jul 12, 2024 After Loper Bright, should the FTC's views on advertising interpretation still receive deference? By Chris Cole In 2015, the FTC prevailed in litigation against POM Wonderful, makers of pomegranate juice. POM Wonderful LLC, et al., v. Federal Trade...
Jun 07, 2024 State Law Requiring PFAS Disclosure Leads to Class Action Lawsuit By Chris Cole A Maine law that required (at least until recently amended) consumer products companies to disclose the presence of “intentionally added”...
May 28, 2024 Another Expansion in Climate Change Litigation Risk By Johnjerica Hodge India Williams Andrew Zavaleta For years, climate change has posed a litigation risk for companies. A mere glance at litigation dockets will show a variety of parties...
May 08, 2024 Joint Democratic Staff Report Fuels New Climate Change Accusations Against Big Oil By Chris Cole On April 30, a Joint Staff Committee comprised of the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the...
Apr 25, 2024 100% Pure, Natural False Advertising Litigation By Michael Justus One of the worst-kept secrets among the plaintiffs’ bar is that claims like “pure” and “natural” on consumer-product labels can lead to...
Apr 25, 2024 New Lawsuit Against AdTech's Contribution to Bots By Chris Cole In a New York State Court lawsuit filed on March 11, 2024, a small digital content developer called Nubai sued its former adtech vendor,...
Apr 22, 2024 10 Legal Trends for Brands to Watch When Investing in Sports Marketing By Daniel Render The recent ANA Advertising Law 1-Day Conference, hosted in Katten’s New York office, included a panel about current legal trends in...
Apr 08, 2024 UK FCA Publishes Guidance on Social Media Financial Promotions By Neil Robson Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 26 March 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its finalised guidance in relation to financial promotions on social media...