418 ABA Journal Advertising Law articles.
A lawsuit alleging Morgan & Morgan was running misleading ads has apparently settled.
U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of Philadelphia issued an order last Friday that dismissed the case based…
May 11, 2018 12:14 PM CDT
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 AM CDT
A company that promotes cryptocurrency trading software is told to take down a photo of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other legal luminaries that purports to represent members of its…
Mar 2, 2018 2:53 PM CST
Federal judges in Tennessee and Florida have refused to completely dismiss lawsuits claiming two law firms sought to interfere with timeshare contracts through ads seeking clients who want to dump…
Jan 30, 2018 3:38 PM CST
Recently, a North Carolina ethics opinion explained that attorneys can advertise through a text message service that provides subscribers a choice of whether to initiate live telephone conversations.
Dec 1, 2017 1:10 AM CST
A personal injury law firm in Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit that contends a rival law firm copied the look of its billboard to cause confusion among potential clients.
The…
Nov 28, 2017 8:00 AM CST
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority, alleging that its restrictions on “issues-oriented” or controversial advertising on Metro trains and buses violates the First Amendment,…
Aug 10, 2017 12:29 PM CDT
Apr 1, 2017 5:15 AM CDT
The First Amendment takes a leading role before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. A case decided Wednesday, along with two others, could impact a slew of important free speech principles, including commercial speech, the government speech doctrine, online privacy, the right to receive information and ideas, speech vs. conduct and the viewpoint discrimination principle.
Apr 1, 2017 3:20 AM CDT
The Federal Trade Commission and the New York State Attorney General have filed suit against dietary supplement makers Quincy Bioscience over its popular supplement, Prevagen.
On Monday, New York Attorney…
Jan 10, 2017 4:05 PM CST
DeVry University has agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission that its ads misled prospective students about its graduates’ job success.
DeVry did not…
Dec 16, 2016 10:08 AM CST
Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer and two former controlling shareholders can’t be prosecuted for the website’s online ads for adult services, a California judge has ruled.
Judge Michael Bowman of Sacramento…
Dec 13, 2016 8:30 AM CST
A Mississippi-based law firm seeking nursing home neglect and abuse cases didn’t violate Georgia trademark law by targeting PruittHealth Inc. in one of its ads, the Georgia Supreme Court has…
Nov 22, 2016 12:10 PM CST
The ex-wife of convicted Subway pitchman Jared Fogle filed a lawsuit Monday contending she would never had married him if the company had reported his sexual interest in minors.
The…
Oct 25, 2016 8:00 AM CDT
Avvo, an online attorney directory, does not violate an Illinois law that bars the use of someone’s identity for commercial purposes without permission, a federal judge there ruled Monday.
The…
Sep 14, 2016 12:18 PM CDT
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