The National Advertising Division’s Connection with Identifying and Avoiding Consumer Litigation Risks

About this episode

This episode discusses consumer litigation risks and the role of self-regulatory organizations in mitigating these risks.

Consumer litigation risks are a significant concern for companies selling products and services for personal use, including consumer class action lawsuits, as well as scrutiny and enforcement actions from the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and district attorneys. Mitigating these risks requires understanding how self-regulatory organizations (SROs) work. In this episode, Kent Schmidt interviews Dorsey Partner Fara Sunderji on SROs, focusing on the National Advertising Divi...

People in this episode

Host: Kent Schmidt

Guest: Fara Sunderji

Topics covered

• consumer litigation risks
• self-regulatory organizations
• National Advertising Division
• class action lawsuits
• FTC enforcement actions

Keywords

• consumer litigation
• class action lawsuits
• National Advertising Division
• self-regulatory organizations
• FTC
• enforcement actions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, National Advertising Division, state attorneys general, district attorneys

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