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Pattie Gonia Vs. Patagonia – Why Posting About An Ongoing Lawsuit May Be A Risky Move

Recently, social media personality Pattie Gonia shared a video with her more than 2 million Instagram and TikTok followers to draw attention to a lawsuit by clothing brand Patagonia filed against her in January.

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Texas AG Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Discord Over Alleged Deceptive Safety Practices

On May 22, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint and request for injunctive relief against Discord, Inc. under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), alleging that the platform misled...

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Happy Juice, Unhappy FTC

The FTC has filed suit against Amare Global Holdings, a mental wellness company, for allegedly making false health benefit claims about its dietary supplements for children and misrepresenting income opportunities for its brand partners.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Pattie Gonia v Patagonia – A Trade Mark Dispute In A Social Media Age

Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia and drag performer and entrepreneur Pattie Gonia have become embroiled in a high-profile trade mark dispute, highlighting the increasing intersection between intellectual property...

United States IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

A $1.5+ Million Reminder That Tracking Pixels Come With Legal Risk

United States Privacy

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut Enacts AI Framework While Colorado Scales Back Landmark AI Law

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

What Companies Should Know About Connecticut’s New Omnibus AI Law

United States Technology

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WilmerHale

Bipartisan Coalition Of State Attorneys General Opposes House Children’s Online Safety Bill

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

A Good Influence

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Ad Law News And Views - April 2026

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Bouck Could Make It Easier To Sue Tech Companies That Provide Generative AI Tools To Advertisers On Their Platforms

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Quince Lawsuit Is The Latest Warning Shot In The Music Industry’s Social Media Enforcement Campaign

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is Anyone Listening? CIPA Wiretap Claims Survive Dismissal

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Texas Targets Big Tech With Wave Of Suits And Investigations, Part Of Nationwide Trend

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Foreign Agent Crackdown Continues: Chinese Operative In NY Convicted

United States Government

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

From Access To Advancement: Mentorship And Sponsorship For Women Lawyers In Idaho

United States Employment

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Fennemore

Federal Court Vacates $100,000 H-1B Fee

United States Immigration

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOJ And CFTC Bring New Insider Trading Cases In Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Court Vacates $100K H-1B Payment Requirement

United States Immigration

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Fennemore

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 19, 2026)

This newsletter compiles recent federal and state consumer protection enforcement actions, regulatory announcements, and advertising challenge decisions from May 2026. It covers FTC settlements involving subscription practices and investment training schemes, state actions against lease-to-own companies and data collection practices, and NAD recommendations for advertising claims.

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

The Three AdTech Growth Shifts That Matter In 2026

As AI reshapes the advertising technology landscape, three fundamental shifts are redefining how companies allocate digital ad spend. With nearly one in three U.S. digital ad dollars flowing to connected TV and premium video, the industry is moving beyond surface-level AI integration toward strategic deployment that drives measurable outcomes and margin optimization.

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Tag, You’re Liable: What Instagram’s New Affiliate Reels Mean For Retailers

Instagram now allows creators to tag products directly in Reels (short-form, vertical videos) using affiliate links and earn commissions on resulting purchases...

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

California Attorney General Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing Social Media Addiction Law

California's Department of Justice has released proposed regulations to enforce the state's social media addiction law, establishing new requirements for age verification and parental consent mechanisms.

United States Privacy

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Jones Day

Webinar: Pricing 101: Key Considerations Across Privacy And Consumer Protection

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Updates (May 11-15, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Can A Social Media Post Get You Fired?

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

Will New York’s Valve Lawsuit Take The Steam Out Of Loot Box Video Game Monetization? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Embedded Posts, Copyright Infringement & TOS Licensing (Again!)

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Embedded Posts, Copyright Infringement & TOS Licensing (Again!)

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

How Product Brands Navigate Today’s Dupe Economy With Tiffany Gehrke And Alexa Spitz

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

How To Survive A Section 230 Defense: Recent Cases Provide Guidance

United States Media & IT

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FTC Settles With Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit "Media Matters For America”

United States Anti-trust

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Wiggin & Dana

FTC Blog Updates (April 27-May 1, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

How Product Brands Navigate Today’s Dupe Economy With Tiffany Gehrke And Alexa Spitz

As "dupe culture" continues to reshape consumer markets and brand loyalty, Marshall Gerstein attorneys discuss the growing legal and business challenges surrounding lookalike consumer products and trademark enforcement in the age of social media. The conversation explores how online marketplaces, influencer culture, and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping how brands approach intellectual property protection.

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

How To Survive A Section 230 Defense: Recent Cases Provide Guidance

Two recent cases out of the Northern District of California illustrate how immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. § 230) (the “CDA”) is evolving with respect to big tech...

United States Media & IT

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FTC Settles With Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit "Media Matters For America”

Following appeal arguments concerning an August 2025 ruling from D.C. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, the FTC has settled litigation with the left-wing watchdog journalism organization...

United States Anti-trust

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Wiggin & Dana

FTC Blog Updates (April 27-May 1, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed out April and opened May with activity across both consumer protection and competition bureaus. This past week, the agency released new data showing the scale of social media...

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Class Action Targets “Surveillance Pricing”: What Businesses Using Personalized Pricing Need To Know

United States Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Podcast - Inside Telehealth's Growth, Regulation And Access

Telehealth innovation succeeds only when compliance discipline matches the pace of growth.

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Institute For Responsible Influence Launches Creator Certification Program

The Institute for Responsible Influence has launched a voluntary certification program designed to train social media creators on FTC disclosure requirements and advertising compliance standards.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Agentic AI In Advertising: Five Legal Risks Marketers Cannot Ignore

The advertising industry is at an inflection point. Brands have spent years building governance frameworks for generative AI, including approval workflows, content review and prompting policies...

United States Technology

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic For $250 Million.

On Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic and one of its reporters, alleging defamation over an April 17 story detailing the Director's alleged excessive drinking...

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Brands, Agencies And Creators Need To Know About The New Responsible Influence Certification Program

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

DOS And USCIS Expand Immigration Screening Across Visas And Benefits

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Expanded Social Media Screening, Continuing Trend Of Heightened Scrutiny In Visa Adjudications

United States Immigration

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Klasko

Social Media Might Have To Rethink Platform Design And Features As Courts Reject Communications Decency Act, Section 230 Defense

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Will The Recent Social Media Verdicts Influence Climate Cases?

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How Successful Creators Approach The Business Of Podcasting

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Smart Glasses And Privacy: Wearable Surveillance And Disclosure Issues

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

In Massachusetts, Section 230 Does Not Immunize Meta From Claims That Instagram’s Design Features Injure Children

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

ICYMI: Developments In Anthropic Challenges To Department Of War Supply Chain Risk "Designation"

United States Technology

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Wiley Rein

Five Stars, Zero Tolerance: FTC Turns Up Enforcement Under Consumer Review Rule

United States Consumer

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The "Rogers" Test Continues To Be A Vital Protection For Expressive Works

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What Do A Megastar Actor And A Macaque Have In Common? Reputation

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Landmark Verdicts Against Meta And YouTube Signal New Era Of Social Media Platform Liability

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Oppenheimer v. DCB And Associates, LLC Et Al. (D. Mass. 25-cv-10363).

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

Ad Law News And Views - March 2026

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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Marks Gray

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Parlaying Real-Money Gaming Success Via Social Ads

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Gamma Law

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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