Believe it or not⊠Itâs the last Friday of August. How time flies! đ Iâll be going in to teach my first class of the semester today and Iâm so excited! I love being able to share my many years of legal knowledge with a new generation of students. It can be challenging at times […]
Cannabidiol (CBD) product marketing can be VERY tricky. âŠand over the years it has only gotten more complex with an influx in CBD sales. An Arizona-based company was recently fined over $30,000 for false and unsupported claims that were deceiving consumers. This company was claiming that their product was a cure for many conditions including, […]
Have you ever received a weird email saying you had to pay a debt you didnât know you owed? Maybe a text from an unknown number? Spam calls, texts, and emails are so common nowadays that we often think we can see right through them⊠However, theyâre getting more and more realistic. The FTC has […]
Weâve all been there⊠Some companies say FREE and then charge you a service fee. or shipping fee. or a processing fee⊠Despite how often we see it happen, this is an đŁILLEGAL practice. Not only will your company be fined, but youâll often be BANNED from selling or providing a service. Recently, a loaning […]
In a recent FTC case, 3 healthcare companies were sued after several instances of false claims that misled customers about products and services. đđ»The companies lured customers in with deceptive websites ⊠đđ»âHigh-pressure sales tacticsâ were used to convince consumers that their healthcare plans covered all of their concerns. They did NOT. To top it […]
In todayâs society, we seem to rely more and more on artificial intelligence (AI) to help with different tasks. We use AI for anything and everything from the mundane to potentially creating other AI systems, programs, etc. The question that seems to be debated is can AI be as smart as a human to own […]
Regardless how big or small the business is, #AdLaw affects ALL businesses that donât comply. The settlement in this case is based on false advertising by mislabeling a product. This case is yet another example of how broad Ad Law is, and how important it is to have your product labels reviewed for legal compliance with Ad […]
As an Ad Law attorney, I remind everyone that all your marketing assets must be legally compliant before using them publicly per the law. Are the photos used on your website copyrighted? Do you have the legal right to use them? Are you using #disclosures? Do you need #disclaimers? Is your marketing compliant with Ad Law? Websites […]
There seems to be a trend where famous people are photographed and such photos are posted to social media. But, when the famous person downloads the photo and reposts it on his/her social media, they get sued by the photographer. Who owns the right to post the photo? Technically, the photographer owns the copyright of […]
Can you afford that fine? The FTC announced that it reached a $3 million settlement with a trading company for misleading customers with âfalse investment promisesâ. The company made baseless money-making claims in its marketing to lure in customers. The company itself made millions while their customers lost thousands of dollars on top of the money they spent […]
