April 2012

Deception is the Primary Thing That We Advertising and Marketing Lawyers Have to Worry About.  But It Isn’t the Only Thing.

Claims that certain types of ads are “unfair” or violate public policy have gained considerable traction overseas in recent months.  For example, there is a brand-new Israeli law that bans the use of overly

The California appellate court’s decision in Balsam v. Trancos requires marketers nationwide using commercial email advertisements to include in the from line of each email either a domain name that is registered to the sender which can be determined by performing a WHOIS look-up, or the name of the sender or marketer on whose behalf

In honor of the kick off of baseball season, here’s a doubleheader blog about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Fair Debt Collection Practices

The CFPB has published its first annual report summarizing the Bureau’s administrative activities relating to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Until this year, publication of this report had been the responsibility