Facebook is updating its terms and services guidelines to clarify how it makes money from the personal information of its users. The changes reflect its ongoing attempts to satisfy regulators in the U.S. and Europe, which have urged the company ...

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Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal. Aiming to slow illegal pot sales that are undercutting the nation’s largest licensed market, California is kicking off a public information campaign — Get #weedwise — ...

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The Supreme Court is set to rule in a case that could clarify the limits – if any – on what bankruptcy attorneys can advertise and even the advice they can give clients under a bankruptcy reform statute enacted less ...

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AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, agreed to drop its lawsuit to stop a Verizon Wireless advertising campaign that AT&T said unfairly depicts its mobile-phone network coverage. AT&T filed a notice of dismissal Wednesday in federal court in Atlanta, ...

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A Kansas City Suzuki dealer is suing his brother for allegedly tarnishing the Suzuki name in a high-profile advertising scheme that prompted a flood of other lawsuits in Missouri and Kansas. Jeremy Franklin of JF Enterprises recently filed a lawsuit against Chad Franklin of CFS Enterprise Inc. and the American Suzuki Motor Corp. itself. Jeremy Franklin claims that the involvement of the corporation and his brother in a 2007 "Drive a Suzuki" and "Drive for Life" ad campaign hurt his business to the tune of $10 million.

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It took a protracted debate about how to structure the debate, but eventually The Missouri Bar Board of Governors approved some modest changes in advertising rules. The board rejected several controversial ideas Wednesday. Among the rejected rules were those preventing ads from vilifying opponents or including celebrity endorsements. The board also turned down a rule setting a precise definition of conspicuous disclosure of the mandatory disclaimer and another requiring direct mail solicitations to tell consumers how to contact the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.

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Last summer when gas prices hit the $4 a gallon mark, Harry the Handyman held a fake protest in St. Charles to market his services. Harry, real name Harry Sneed III, fashioned a sign that said “Will Work for Gasoline” ...

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