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Flying the Flag: Meeting the FTC’s “Made in USA” claim requirements

Advertisers should proceed with care prior to cloaking their products in red, white and blue, given that these types of claims are regularly the target of FTC, competitor and consumer challenges.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Google Street View case shows challenges posed by watchdogs

These kinds of victories give confidence and momentum to consumer watchdog groups, and that can spell trouble for attorneys that represent Google and other companies like it.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Privacy groups petition Facebook data use policy changes

The right of a person to control the use of their image for commercial purposes is the cornerstone of modern privacy law, the petition says.
2 minute read

International Edition

Government announces plans to launch planning court in 'radical' shake-up of UK justice system

The Ministry of Justice is considering the establishment of a specialist planning court to speed up the review process for large-scale infrastructure projects, as part of a "radical" set of proposals to reform public law and speed up the economic recovery. An eight-week consultation on a raft of proposed changes to the judicial review system was announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling (pictured) last week, including a separate 'planning chamber' staffed by expert judges; a tighter timeframe for applications; only allowing people with a direct interest in cases to apply for judicial review; and changing the rules around who has to pay legal costs so applicants foot part of the bill.
3 minute read

International Edition

General counsel work/life balance Q&A - Kellogg Europe's Orla Muldoon

Orla Muldoon has worked at three of the most prestigious names in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, namely Diageo, Coca-Cola and now as chief counsel of Kellogg Europe. She manages the legal team across numerous countries with responsibility for compliance in Europe and the Middle East, and is also part of the European Leadership Team, the principal strategic decision-making body of the Kellogg Europe business.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

US Airways defends American Airlines merger

The proposed merger would also make them the largest airline in the world, which raised concerns about the monopolization of certain flight routes and a reduction of competition across the industry.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

FDIC sues former bank over cow-leasing scheme

The Federal Deposit Insurance Co. (FDIC) has a beef with an insurer.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Duane Morris opens Myanmar office

Weve seen it a lot lately: U.S.-based law firms setting up shop in unique places or merging with other firmsboth large and smallto create everything from specialty outposts to law firm powerhouses. But this is a first.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: A Lone Pine order for trade secrets litigation?

For the defendant, the best strategy may be to lull the plaintiff into a false sense of confidence until it is too late for the plaintiff to correct its mistakes.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Latest proposed federal legislation of compounding pharmacies

Due to the attention created by the New England Compounding Center case and the resulting meningitis outbreak, the government is once again proposing ways to regulate compounding pharmacies.
4 minute read

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