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Endorsements and Actual Usage – A Deep Dive into the FTC and State Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Google

By Daniel Kaufman and Victoria Weatherford on May 24, 2023 Posted in FTC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced his office has reached an $8 million settlement with Google of its lawsuit alleging deceptive radio disc jockey advertisements for the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. You might remember that we previously reported on this lawsuit when it was filed, in January 2022. While Texas was first out of … Continue Reading

Compliant Consumer Review Practices

By Amy Ralph Mudge and Victoria Weatherford on April 11, 2023 Posted in Webinar

Join Amy Ralph Mudge and Victoria Weatherford on April 20 at 12:30 p.m. ET as they outline what you need to know to make sure your solicitation, moderation, and posting of reviews pass muster with the FTC, state AGs, NAD, and the courts. During this webinar, they will also discuss troubleshooting the use of third-party … Continue Reading

Roomster Gets a One-Star Review from the FTC and Six States

By Daniel Kaufman and Victoria Weatherford on September 2, 2022 Posted in FTC

2022 continues to be the Year of the Review for consumer protection law enforcers. We have seen several cases already this year, and the latest suit has the added bonus of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) teaming up with a bipartisan group of six states to sue one company and three individuals. The company of … Continue Reading

FTC and the States — Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask

By Daniel Kaufman and Victoria Weatherford on March 3, 2022 Posted in FTC

A lot has been written about the impact of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) future law enforcement approaches and strategies. One option is more administrative litigation, but that process can take many years and requires the FTC to demonstrate that the challenged practices were “dishonest or fraudulent.” Another option … Continue Reading

Look Back, Look Ahead: State Attorneys General Enforcement – Part Two

By Craig A. Hoffman, Victoria Weatherford and Jeffrey Zohn on March 2, 2022 Posted in State Attorneys General

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Hoffman and Victoria Weatherford presented on recent trends and predictions on state attorney general enforcement. The following summarizes our 10 predictions for state attorneys general enforcement in 2022. Prediction No. 1: Upcoming … Continue Reading

Look Back, Look Ahead: State Attorneys General Enforcement – Part One

By Victoria Weatherford, Craig A. Hoffman and Jeffrey Zohn on March 1, 2022 Posted in State Attorneys General

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Hoffman and Victoria Weatherford presented on recent trends and predictions on state attorney general enforcement. The following summarizes our 10 key takeaways from 2021. Takeaway No. 1: Biden Transition Shifts Attorneys General … Continue Reading

Texas’ Latest Lawsuit Against Google Challenges Endorsements Made by Radio Personalities

By Victoria Weatherford and Lisa Virgen on January 27, 2022 Posted in Advertising, FTC

Last week, the State of Texas sued Google in state court for allegedly deceptive advertisements by radio personalities (radio DJs) praising the Google smartphone, the Pixel 4. The lawsuit claims that Google violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act when it used radio personalities to read scripted testimonials before they had access to the phone. … Continue Reading