CARU's Senior Legal Associate, Tina Poturica-O'Neill will be speaking this evening at a Women in Children's Media Event entitled, Talking Tech: Social Media for Teens . Tina will be talking about what's legal and what's not with regards to what you can ask kids under 13 to do online. With everyone connecting on the Internet these days, tweens want to do the same. Come and learn the right way to do it! Register for this event here .

CARU recently closed a case concerning Skechers' toning shoes for girls. This case came right on the heels of the FTC's $40 million settlement over deceptive advertising claims by the company. CARU determined that advertising and packaging for the girls' toning shoes was misleading and implied that the shoes would make the owner more popular and fit. This case was recently featured in Ad Age. Click here to read more.

Thanks to all of you who made it out to California for CARU's 2012 West-Coast Conference. We sincerely appreciate your support and hope to see you next year. Our panelists were great and we thank you all for your hard work. Enjoy these photos from the event until our East-Coast conference when we hope to see you all again! Save the date: October 3, 2012! Please visit our website for more information.

CARU's Associate Director, Phyllis Spaeth  spoke at ACI's Food and Beverage Marketing & Advertising Conference on Monday, March 19th at the Westin in Washington DC. She was joined by Attorney-at-Law, Sabrina Simon and ConAgra Foods, Inc.'s Senior Counsel, Legal & Government Affairs, Suzanne Catanzaro on the panel.  Their panel was entitled, "Ensuring a Compliant Marketing and Advertising Campaign for Children Post-Reform: Preventing Costly Product Packaging and Advertising Mishaps." Follow our blog to find out about other speaking engagements where CARU will be appearing.

As mobile and tablet technology become more widespread the children's app market will inevitably grow as well. Many even predict children will eventually read textbooks via tablet. Check out this article in Macleans discussing the inevitability of a booming Apps market.

Senior Staff Attorney, Angela Tiffin will be speaking at the American Conference Institute's (ACI) Advertising Law conference on January 23rd and January 24th. The conference will address the industry and how to ensure that your company remains competitive and compliant. In addition to CARU other leaders like the FTC and the California Office of Consumer Privacy will speak on how to successfully implement privacy protocols as part of advertising strategies. For more information about this conference, visit ACI's website here . 

Andra Dallas will be addressing the Consumer Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association on January 11, 2012. She will be educating them about CARU and updating them on its recent cases. The Consumer Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association addresses current consumer protection issues on the national, state and local levels. Recent topics include consumer credit and debt, the new Consumer Financial Protection Board, updates on consumer protection legislation and reform on the state and local levels, privacy, and advertising and marketing law. The committee often collaborates with other City Bar committees, particularly in opining on state and local legislative issues and organizing programs. For more information about the Consumer Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association click here .