Thursday, Jul. 2, 2020

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits any person from calling or text messaging someone on a wireless phone using an automatic telephone dialing system (an “autodialer”) or an artificial or prerecorded voice (a "robocall") unless the call is an emergency or the person has the...

Monday, May. 11, 2020

Remember the Grammy’s a few years back, when Arby’s shouted out to Pharrell Williams on Twitter, requesting the return of its hat. (See here.)  And Pharrell, good sport that he was, tweeted back at the restaurant chain, accusing...

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019

Readers of this column know that we frequently cover cases where a defendant claims that its compliance with various federal labeling requirements preempts a state law false advertising claim.  The defendant’s argument often fails.  (See ...

Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019

It’s amazing how many blog posts we’ve written about chickens. Or, rather, cases involving chickens.  BBB National Advertising Division's (NAD) recent decision in the ongoing Cluck Wars is worth a read: it deals with how the imagery in an ad can potentially have an impact on the claim used in...

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