Worldwide: Consumer Protection

On April 28, Maryland enacted SB 94, which revises the state’s earned wage access (EWA) framework and amends tipping provisions under Maryland’s Consumer Loan Law...

Paying for the steadily rising cost of medical care can be challenging, even for Americans with health insurance. Although insurance helps defray medical expenses, it doesn’t cover everything...

In the final episode of our Debt Sales 101 mini-series, we focus on what happens after a debt sale closes and how sellers manage ongoing compliance, oversight, and risk.

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to enforce the TAKE IT DOWN Act, the first comprehensive federal law addressing nonconsensual intimate imagery on online platforms.

California regulators characterize this settlement as the “largest CCPA penalty in California history” and the state’s first data minimization enforcement action.

The CFPB's final rule fundamentally reshapes Equal Credit Opportunity Act enforcement by eliminating disparate impact analysis, narrowing discouragement liability, and revising Special Purpose Credit Programs.

The plastics industry faces mounting pressure from evolving regulations, litigation risks, and public scrutiny over environmental impacts and product labeling. Legal challenges range from environmental violations and pollution claims to consumer protection allegations regarding misleading sustainability claims and product composition disclosures. As new claims emerge daily, stakeholders must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape that threatens both financial resources and consumer trust.

California's SB 343 "Truth in Recycling" law takes effect October 4, 2026, fundamentally reshaping how consumer products can display recyclability claims and symbols. Companies must now substantiate that their products meet specific collection, processing, and composition criteria before using the ubiquitous "chasing arrows" symbol or making recyclability statements.

Class action cases are on the rise in the United States with over 10,000 new class actions filed annually.

On April 28, Maryland enacted SB 94, which revises the state’s earned wage access (EWA) framework and amends tipping provisions under Maryland’s Consumer Loan Law...

The CFPB's final rule fundamentally reshapes Equal Credit Opportunity Act enforcement by eliminating disparate impact analysis, narrowing discouragement liability, and revising Special Purpose Credit Programs.

Joe Sciarrotta, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and Amber Smith, Deputy Attorney General for the Public Protection Division, recently joined a Kelley Drye webinar to discuss consumer protection...