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Sweepstakes Apps: McDonald's Sweepstakes Promotion Is Back – With A Twist

Smart phones and other mobile devices have become a significant part of everyday life.

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

AGs Fight To Keep Kids SAFE

Two state attorneys general took actions in September to protect kids by requiring businesses to, among other things, verify the ages of their users.

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

When Online Speech Collides With Louisiana Employment Law

Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, thousands of people took to social media to react.

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Employers' Considerations When Employees' Online Content Results In Real-World Discord In The Workplace

The interplay between protected speech and the workplace continues to leave employers scratching their heads as they strive to foster a productive workplace.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Littler Lounge: Data Doesn't Lie – Following The Digital Footprints In Workplace Lawsuits (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

FDA Announces "Crackdown On Deceptive Drug Advertising" With Important Implications For Traditional And Digital Media Advertisers

United States Healthcare

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Mintz IRA Update — Disrupting The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Era Of The DTC Model

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

The Social Media Aftermath Of The Charlie Kirk Assassination – Can An Employer Fire An Employee For Offensive Social Media Posts?

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Further Extending The TikTok Enforcement Delay (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CPSC Signals Shift To AI-Driven Product Safety Oversight

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Influencer Lawsuit Dismissed On Procedural Grounds (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Administration Targets Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising

United States Healthcare

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Ropes & Gray LLP

New York Federal Court Dismisses Adtech Class Action Because No Ordinary Person Could Identify Web User

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Mass Deportations: How Donald Trump Is Weaving A 'Dangerous' Web Of 'Host Countries'

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Copyright Infringement Litigations Based On Influencer Posts – How To Protect Your Business

Companies that engage influencers to promote their brands on social media face a growing risk of being sued for copyright infringement when those influencers...

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Amidst Scrutiny Of E-Commerce Platforms, FTC Brings First INFORM Consumers Act Case

E-commerce platforms offering consumer products should take note of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) first action enforcing the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Consumers Act), announced against Temu on September 5, 2025.

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

What To Do If You Are Accused Of A Title IX Violation In College

Being accused of sexual misconduct in college is a deeply serious and often overwhelming situation. Title IX investigations can move swiftly...

United States Consumer

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Offit Kurman

How Does New York State's Smartphone Ban Impact My Child's IEP Or 504 Plan?

New York state's new smartphone ban in schools has left parents and guardians wondering how the ban might impact their student's individualized education plan (IEP) or 504 Plan.

United States Consumer

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Tully Rinckey

The Final Denver Broncos Right Of First Refusal Case (ROFR): A Masterclass In Complex Trust Litigation And Media Management

United States Litigation

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Fennemore

2025 Mid-Year Check-In: Top 5 Issues For Influencers

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Why Porn Star GIGI DIOR Can't Register Her Name As A Mark

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

State AGs Again Urge Action To Protect Kids From Tech And AI Risks

United States Technology

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Minnesota Restrictive Covenants Update: What Constitutes Solicitation?

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

USCIS Discretionary Review Update – What Clients Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Fakhoury Global Immigration

A (Byrne &) Storm Is Brewing – Do Not Ignore The Online Safety Act's International Reach

Worldwide Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

37 State Attorneys General Urge Meta To Safeguard Instagram's Location Sharing Feature

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Finds Brand Responsible To Try To Cause Take Down Of Influencer's Social Media Post It Didn't Pay For

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NAD Considers Material Connection Disclosures On LinkedIn

United States Healthcare

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

A (Byrne &) Storm Is Brewing – Do Not Ignore The Online Safety Act's International Reach

Earlier this year, as deadlines for online platforms passed to implement highly effective age verification and to conduct risk assessments, we wrote extensively about Ofcom's ramp up of enforcement programme...

Worldwide Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

37 State Attorneys General Urge Meta To Safeguard Instagram's Location Sharing Feature

Last week, a bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general led by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sent a letter to the head of Instagram...

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Finds Brand Responsible To Try To Cause Take Down Of Influencer's Social Media Post It Didn't Pay For

The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently looked at a complaint over a social media video posted by an influencer.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NAD Considers Material Connection Disclosures On LinkedIn

Agendia made two posts on LinkedIn that linked to articles in which Dr. Nathalie Johnson touts Agendia's genomic test to evaluate early-stage breast cancer over Genomic Health's...

United States Healthcare

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Does A "Closer-Than-Usual Working Relationship" Mandate A Disclosure?

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Velos Media, Under New Ownership, Takes Litigation Aim At TikTok

Velos Media, LLC has filed suit against ByteDance (TikTok) (1:25-cv-00967), asserting five patents from families originally developed at BlackBerry and one patent from a family originally developed at Sharp.

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Double Disclosures: When Do You Need Them?

Arecent NAD case (Report #7841) addressed this very issue but since the advertiser voluntarily pulled the ads in question, NAD did not make a substantive determination.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

EntertainHR: Tick Tock, TikTok: Why Employers Should Evaluate Social Media Policies

TikTok is home to many viral video trends, including "day in the life" and "story time" videos. "Day in the life" videos frequently contain short...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Amendments To The COPPA Rule Now In Effect

On June 23, significant amendments (Amendments) to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule) became effective, which increase obligations on many operators of websites and online services.

United States Privacy

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Bass, Berry & Sims

New Tax Bill Raises Form 1099-MISC Threshold: What It Means For Consumer Promotions, Sweepstakes And Prize Winners

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Private Law Firms Are Quietly Powering State Privacy Enforcement

United States Privacy

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is Boxed Water "Better"?

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

NIL And Sports Representation: The New Wild West

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Mitigating Risk In The Influencer Economy: A Legal Guide To Avoiding FTC Penalties For Brand Partners

United States Media & IT

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Honigman

Mandatory Registration Of Influencers/YouTubers - Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

NAD Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About Content Creator Disclosures

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Legal Developments In The Gaming Industry: First Half Of 2025

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

A New Form Of Legal Advertising?

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

New US State Children's Privacy Laws Continue To Reshape Digital Marketing

United States Privacy

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Beige Battle: Social Media Influencers Settle Dispute Over Minimalist Brand Identity

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Higher Ed On Alert: Visa Vetting Overhaul Threatens Fall Enrollment Of International Students

United States Immigration

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Minnesota May Be First To Require Social Media Warning Label

United States Privacy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The Intersection Of Social Media, AI, And Product Liability

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

NJ Federal Court Dismisses Class Action Alleging Bank Disclosed Personal Financial Information To Meta

United States Privacy

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Riker Danzig LLP

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Mod Squad: Legal Aspects Of Social Content Moderation (Video)

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Gamma Law

LaborSpeak: NY Social Media Law (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2024 Will Be A Year Of Reinvention And Reinvestment In The Future Of Local News (Video)

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AlixPartners

Cops Sue Afroman Alleging "Lemon Pound Cake" Violates Their Right Of Publicity

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Rights Of Publicity Vs Trademark Rights: What Are The Differences And How To Use Them (Video)

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Lewis Roca

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