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The United States federal government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission [49] (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws [50] and enables private litigation through a number of laws, most significantly the Lanham Act (trademark and unfair competition). Specifically, under Section 43(a), false advertising is an actionable civil ...
Deceptive advertising is any statement by an advertiser that is false or misleading, or that does not adequately identify itself as an advertisement. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission : "A basic truth-in-advertising principle is that it's deceptive to mislead consumers about the commercial nature of content.
Notably, Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act focuses on false advertising and unfair competition, providing a legal recourse for individuals and businesses. [10] This section enables legal action against those engaging in misleading advertising practices that may cause confusion about the origin of goods or services.
Burger King, for example, said about a similar lawsuit that “reasonable consumers viewing food advertising know” that food in ads “has been styled to make it look as appetizing as possible.”
Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The Post-Crescent. Wydeven: Subway customers ask 'Where's the beef?' leading to false ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania consumers would be notified when content has been generated by artificial intelligence, and defendants couldn’t argue that child sexual abuse material ...
Pages in category "False advertising law" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Consumer Protection Act, 2019; F. False advertising;
Oreck Corporation has agreed to stop making false and unproven claims about the health benefits of its products and will pay a $750,000 fine to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. The FTC ...