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The Federal Trade Commission announced the results of a study it commissioned, which indicates that many consumers understand "up to" claims as promising maximum results. The FTC believes the study will help guide advertisers to avoid the use of misleading "up to" claims. Read more.
July 2, 2012
The Connecticut Law Tribune quoted Ronald Minkoff on whether lawyers disciplined in one state may resign and practice in another state.
June 29, 2012
The terms of a proposed settlement of at least 17 lawsuits against Groupon may impact the way marketers of “daily deals” or other gift card offerings manage those deals and their expiration dates. Read more.
June 19, 2012
SHOOT Online mentioned Frankfurt Kurnit as a sponsor of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Awards Show at the Museum of Modern Art.
June 12, 2012
Ipfrontline featured Caren Lerner's article about how the California Resale Royalties act violated the dormant Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
June 8, 2012
The ABA Lawyer's Manual on Professional Conduct and Bloomberg BNA featured Ronald Minkoff's article about the duty to pay back profits earned on hourly-fee cases in dissolved law firms.
June 6, 2012
Adweek quoted Terri Seligman on a National Advertising Division investigation into photo retouching in print advertisements. View Article
May 29, 2012
The Washington Post quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the FTC's POM Wonderful advertising investigation.
May 25, 2012
This week, the social network Myspace agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that Myspace did not honor its own promises to consumers in its privacy policy. Read more.
May 10, 2012
Gamasutra published S. Gregory Boyd's article "Seven Steps to Improved Security".
May 2, 2012
Th ABA Journal featured Ronald Minkoff's article explaining the ethics issues that may arise if lawyers offer Groupon-style discounted legal services.
May 1, 2012
There are two news items from the advertising industry’s self-regulatory arena- the first from the Council of Better Business Bureaus, and the second from the National Advertising Review Council. Read more.
April 20, 2012
The Harvard Crimson featured Frankfurt Kurnit as a sponsor for five short documentary films at the Harvard Doc Festival 2012. Watch Trailer or Read Article.
April 16, 2012
On March 30, 2012, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced that they merged into a single union. This new union, SAG-AFTRA, will now oversee the services of over 150,000 actors, recording artists, stunt performers and other media professionals. Read more.
April 13, 2012
Reuters Legal quoted Ronald Minkoff on the difficulties in finding an impartial juror and the juror's obligation to disclose certain connections.
March 29, 2012
MediaPost quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the challenges of complying with FTC regulations governing children, social networking and privacy. View Article
March 28, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced that it reached agreements with five car dealerships that require them to stop running ads in which they promise to pay off a consumer's trade-in vehicle no matter what the consumer owes. These cases are exemplary of the FTC's increased focus on consumer protection issues in motor vehicle transactions. Read more.
March 19, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has closed its investigation of whether advertising claims made by Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. violated the FTC Act, citing several reasons for its decision, including that Lucky had corrected all incorrect statements that its products were "made in the United States." Read more.
March 15, 2012
As part of a regular review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is currently focusing on its "Wool Products Labeling Rules". These rules, which apply to any manufacturer, distributor, or labeler of wool products, were last modified in the year 2000. Read more.
March 13, 2012
Our client, Mary-Louise Parker, will star in Jamesy Boy, an indie prison drama toplined by newcomer Spencer Lofranco. Trevor White is directing and wrote the script with Lane Shadgett. View Article
March 9, 2012
In another example of the Federal Trade Commission's broad efforts to ensure that environmental marketing is truthful and based on solid scientific evidence, the FTC recently proposed settlement orders that prohibit five window replacement companies from making false claims about how much money consumers could save on their heating and cooling bills by having windows installed. Read more.
March 6, 2012
Crain's New York Business featured Andrew Hurwitz in "Executive Moves" as a partner in the Frankfurt Kurnit Entertainment Group. View Article
March 5, 2012
Two new privacy measures are likely to impact organizations that collect information about their customers online. Read more.
March 2, 2012
The Gala Gazette featured Jeffrey A. Greenbaum and Terri Seligman in a discussion of the FTC investigation concerning environmental marketing claims made in cat litter advertising and its implications in a market with a greater focus on "green" or environmentally conscious products.
March 1, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has issued an order requiring telemarketers to obtain prior written consent from consumers before distributing prerecorded telemarketing messages via autodialer to cell phones or residential landlines. Besides exceptions noted here, the order applies regardless of whether there is an existing business relationship between the marketer and the consumer, and will go into effect 12 months after formal publication of the approved rule in the Federal Register. Read more.
February 27, 2012
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