FTC warns states on attorney ad limits.

The article reports on the warning imposed by the Federal Trade Commission to six states in the U.S. including New York, to tighten restrictions on attorney advertising. The commission and its staff wrote a letter to the executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court regarding the proposed rule change and forwarded to other states involved. The state officials cited the need to have a proper balance between stopping deceptive lawyer advertising and safeguarding the ability of consumers.