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Register Today for Kelley Drye's Privacy Law Symposium and Webinar

March 21, 2012 20:43

Live in Los Angeles or via webinar, please join Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on April 23 for an afternoon program covering privacy-related trends in enforcement, class action litigation, and insurance recovery. Click here to register for the webinar. Privacy Law Symposium and Webinar: Enforcement,...

Common Legal Myths and Realities about Pinterest

Gonzalo E. Mon
March 21, 2012 14:43

Although Pinterest launched just two years ago, the site already boasts over 10 million users and a staggering number of page views every day. Both numbers are growing quickly. Companies are paying attention to this rapid growth and — much like the early days of Facebook — many are...

Introducing the Food and Drug Law Access Blog

Sarah Roller
March 14, 2012 22:16

We are proud to announce a new blog from Kelley Drye & Warren LLP:  Food and Drug Law Access. This sister blog to Ad Law Access provides news and commentary concerning food and drug law and public policy developments, including legislative, regulatory, enforcement, and case law...

Mobile Privacy: 5 Legal Concerns for Developers

Gonzalo E. Mon
March 14, 2012 13:21

If you work with mobile apps, you may already know that privacy is a hot issue. Regulators are pushing companies to improve their privacy practices, Congress is contemplating new laws, and class action lawyers are suing companies that don’t clearly disclose their practices. In the past few...

Has the FTC Replaced Its Old Standard for "Up to" Claims?

March 12, 2012 15:08

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced five settlements with companies that had made energy savings claims for replacement windows. Those five settlements may change the standard for making “up to” claims. Both the FTC and the National Advertising Division...

Commerce Department Kicks off Multistakeholder Process for Consumer Privacy Codes of Conduct

March 05, 2012 17:12

In the wake of the White House's February 23, 2012 release of Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting and Promoting Innovation in a Global Digital Economy ("Framework"), the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration...

CPSC Issues Revised Recall Handbook and New Guidelines for Reverse Logistics Plans

Christie L. Grymes
March 02, 2012 16:55

Yesterday the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") announced a revised version of its Recall Handbook and new Guidelines for Retailers and Reverse Logistics Providers ("Reverse Logistics Guidelines").  Although much of the documents' content reflects existing law and...

FDA Continues Study of Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertising with Study of Corrective Advertising

March 01, 2012 00:28

On February 29, 2012, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice soliciting comments on its intent to conduct research entitled “Experimental Study: Examination of Corrective Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Television Advertising.” FDA issued the notice pursuant to the Paperwork...

A Look Back at FDA's Scrutiny of Personal Care Products in 2011

February 29, 2012 22:32

Our new sister blog, Food and Drug Law Access, posted an informative article, "FDA's Scrutiny of Personal Care Products in 2011," from HAPPI -- the Household and Personal Products Industry magazine. It is often said that “beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” A review of...

White House Unveils Commercial Online Privacy Framework

February 24, 2012 20:02

On February 23, 2012, the White House released its long-awaited consumer data privacy framework that establishes clear consumer privacy “ground rules” intended to govern how commercial entities collect and use consumers’ personal information in an evolving technological landscape...