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Candice Kloes, Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

#338 How Clean Are Your Claims? Understanding the New Anti-Greenwashing Amendments to Canada’s Competition Act

Posted 1 year ago Tagged Canada Competition Act consumer protection false advertising greenwashing zero plastic waste agenda

Among the recent amendments to Canada’s Competition Act are new provisions targeting so-called “greenwashing,” i.e., […]

Katia Boneva-Desmicht, Partner, Baker McKenzie

#324 Is Green the New Black? Greenwashing and Consumer Protection in the Fashion Industry

Posted 1 year ago Tagged consumer protection EU Green Claims Directive fashion FTC Green Guides greenwashing sustainability

Sustainability claims are everywhere in the fashion industry — but how can consumers tell what’s […]

Christi A. Lawson, Partner, Foley & Lardner

#309 Can You Click, Cancel, and Comply? How the FTC Is Unsubscribing Businesses From Deceptive Practices

Posted 2 years ago Tagged consumer protection law FTC rules regulatory insights subscription economy

The FTC’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rule is reshaping consumer protection and compliance in the subscription economy. […]

Caiti Zeytoonian, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

#276 Does a Year Make a Difference? The Regulation of Influencers Under the 2023 Revised FTC Endorsement Guides

Posted 2 years ago Tagged advertising compliance consumer protection disclosures endorsement influencers marketing social media U.S. Federal Trade Commission

An important component of U.S. consumer protection law includes the regulation of endorsements, a form […]

Becca Wahlquist, Partner, Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP

#267 Dial L for Liability? Evolving Restrictions on Telemarketing to Consumers

Posted 3 years ago Tagged advertising practices anti-spam legislation consumer class actions consumer protection law do-not-call registry spam calls TCPA telemarketing telephone sales

Anyone with a phone number understands how annoying it is to receive unsolicited promotional voice […]

Angela Diveley Landry, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP

#198 What Is(n’t) Unfair Competition? An Analysis of the FTC’s 2022 Section 5 Policy Statement

Posted 4 years ago Tagged FTC Act Section 5 unfair competition unfair methods of competition

In November 2022, the FTC issued a policy statement concerning the scope and meaning of […]

Matthew W. Sawchak, Partner, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

#113 Are “UDAPs” Protecting Consumers or Promoting Chaos? Exposing the Fault Lines under State Statutes Prohibiting Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

Posted 5 years ago Tagged antitrust consumer protection litigation state enforcement

State UDAP laws are powerful tools for private plaintiffs and state Attorneys General to redress […]

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#61 From Virtual Spring Meeting: What To Expect In FTC CP Enforcement

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This special episode is the audio of a program that ran during the ABA Antitrust […]

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#54 From Virtual Spring Meeting: Virtual Spring Keynote Featuring Dr. Jeff Chen: Cannabis, Competition and Consumer Protection

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This special episode is the audio of a program that ran during the ABA Antitrust […]

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#42 Consumer Protection Year In Review

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This past year was a year full of important developments for regulators and self-regulators on […]