North America: Consumer Protection

On May 11, 2026, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 5, and Governor Lamont is expected to sign it into law. The law is a comprehensive online safety law with significant requirements...

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

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.

Child support requirements can be difficult to understand. As circumstances change, these obligations carry significant financial and emotional weight. Understanding the factors that may alter child support...

Daniel Waldman's article, “New lawyers are lost,” was published by Precedent. In his article, he offers advice on how to elevate student training in law. “As senior members of the bar, we need to face the truth. If you want new calls to embark on lawyer life with a decent skill set, you almost certainly have to teach them those skills yourself,” Daniel says.

EU negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement to simplify the AI Act and extend key compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems from August 2026 to December 2027.

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.