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FTC Settlement Targets Deceptive Business Opportunity And Credit Repair Scheme

The FTC secured a settlement with Growth Cave, LLC and related entities ("Growth Cave"), along with the company's co-CEOs...

United States Consumer

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Cozen O'Connor

New York Enacts The Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act

On October 23, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul enacted the Jack Reid Law (the Reid Law), amending the New York Education Code to extend certain protections to students attending nonpublic elementary and secondary schools...

United States Consumer

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McDermott Will & Schulte

State AG News: Consumer Protection, Environmental Regulation, EV Infrastructure (January 22-28, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Below are the updates from January 22-28, 2026:

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

D.C., Maryland & Virginia AGs Not Playing With Fraudulent Youth Club Charities

D.C. AG Brian Schwalb, Maryland AG Anthony Brown, and former Virginia AG Jason Miyares settled with two fraudulent youth club nonprofits and their founder to resolve allegations...

United States Consumer

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Cozen O'Connor

Understanding The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act ("LUTPA")

United States Consumer

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Butler Snow LLP

DOJ Enforcement Branch Signals Strategic Shift In Civil Consumer And Policy Litigation

United States Consumer

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Miller Shah

A Turn In The Tide? Washington Bills Aim To Stem The Recent Wave Of CEMA Litigation

United States Consumer

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BakerHostetler

FSR Brief EP10: Naming Firms Under Investigation In "Exceptional Circumstances" Put To The Test In Judicial Review (Podcast)

United States Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Non-Renewal Of Michigan Probationary Teacher Contracts

United States Consumer

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Clark Hill

Non-Renewal Of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

United States Consumer

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Clark Hill

U.S. Department Of Education Signals Shift On Entity-Owner Co-Signature Requirements, But Leaves Some Questions Open

United States Consumer

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

New York's FAIR Business Practices Act: What The New Consumer Protection Measure Means For Your Business

United States Consumer

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Title IX's Three-Part Test For Athletic Participation Remains Enforceable In The Courts (At Least For Now…)

United States Consumer

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Higher Education Compliance And Government Enforcement: Looking Ahead To 2026

United States Consumer

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Foley Hoag LLP

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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Consumer Law

NCUA Issues 2026 Supervisory Priorities Letter Emphasizing Safety, Soundness, And Risk-Focused Examinations

On January 14, the NCUA issued a letter outlining its supervisory priorities and examination program updates for 2026. The letter emphasizes risk-focused supervision, continued reliance on defined-scope examinations...

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FTC Announces Civil Contempt Motion Seeking Receivership And Expanded Injunctive Relief For Alleged Order Violations

On January 13, the FTC announced that it had filed a combined motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada seeking to hold a payment processor and its executives in civil contempt for alleged violations...

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Stay ADvised: 2026, Issue 3

Two companion bills pending in the Washington Legislature—SB 5976 and HB 2274—would make targeted but significant changes to Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA).

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

FTC Settlement Targets Deceptive Business Opportunity And Credit Repair Scheme

United States Consumer

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Cozen O'Connor

2025 DOJ Criminal Division Fraud Section Year In Review

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

California Attorney General Continues Aggressive CCPA Enforcement Against Sling TV

United States Privacy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

A Turn In The Tide? Washington Bills Aim To Stem The Recent Wave Of CEMA Litigation

United States Consumer

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BakerHostetler

CEMA Email Litigation Update

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

California Data Broker Registration Deadline Arrives Jan. 31, Applying To More Businesses Than Ever

United States Privacy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Understanding The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act ("LUTPA")

The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act ("LUTPA"), La. R.S. 51:1401 et seq., is the state's primary consumer-protection statute and a frequent source of litigation in business disputes.

United States Consumer

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Butler Snow LLP

Pennsylvania Attorney General Secures $750,000 Settlement Over "Negative Option" Collectibles Sales

On October 30, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced a $750,000 settlement with a collectibles company resolving allegations...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

What We Learned From … South Carolina: Leveling The Playing Field In Consumer Protection

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Jared Libet, Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Unit...

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - September 2025

United States Consumer

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Maryland Federal District Court Blocks Education Department's Moves Against DEI Programs

United States Consumer

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Sectoral Tariff Update – Section 232 National Security Investigations

United States International

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

State AGs And Consumer Protection: What We Learned From … Nevada

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Insurer Has No Duty To Interplead Policy Limits Under Montana Law When Faced With Multiple Claimants And Potentially Insufficient Limits

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

Eighth Circuit Blocks Click-To-Cancel Rule

United States Consumer

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Clark Hill

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Product Liability & Safety

Ohio Artificial Meat

Beware meat and egg product makers! On March 20, 2026, a new product labeling law will go into effect in Ohio. The bill, known as HB 10, targets products labeled as "meat" and "egg" items, but are, in reality...

United States Healthcare

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Steptoe LLP

ACI's 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum On Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

The American Conference Institute's ("ACI") 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products returns March 12-13, 2026...

United States Healthcare

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Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

CPSC Withdraws Accreditation Of Four Consumer-Product Testing Laboratories In China

Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") withdrew its accreditation for four consumer-product testing laboratories located in China...

Worldwide Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Enforcement Under A Reorganized DOJ

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FDA Finds "Significant Data Gaps" For PFAS Used In Cosmetic Products

United States Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Consumer Credit

Banning Credit Checks In The Workplace: New York's Latest Compliance Challenge

New York has amended its Fair Credit Reporting Act to tighten restrictions on the use of consumer credit history in employment decisions. These amendments become effective April 18, 2026...

United States Employment

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Mintz

New York Employers Beware: Credit Checks Are Being Banned Statewide

Effective April 18, 2026, New York City's ban on credit searches in connection with employment decisions will now apply to all employers in New York State...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Trump Signals Credit Card Interest Rate Cap And Backs Credit Card Competition Act Of 2026

President Donald Trump has announced a proposed cap on credit card interest rates and voiced support for legislation addressing credit card transaction fees.

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Ringing In The New Year For New York Employers: What's Next For Compliance In 2026?

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

New York Is The Eleventh State To Restrict Employers' Use Of Credit History

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

ACA Files Suit Challenging Colorado Law That Omits Medical Debts From Credit Reports

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Permanently Bans Small-Business Financing Firm And CEO For Alleged UDAP And Telemarketing Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Concerns For Bank Fintech Partnerships: 10th Circuit's DIDMCA Decision Is The First Ripple In An Anticipated Wave

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Colorado's Attack On State-Bank Lending Partnerships Gets New Life

United States Consumer

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

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Latest Videos

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Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

Monroney Label Mistakes To Watch For During Year End Car Sales (Video)

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Miller Shah

The Digital Marketplace: The FTC's Focus On Fair Online Transactions (Podcast)

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Holland & Knight

FTC And AGs Rally For Fans In Ticketmaster And Live Nation Lawsuit Over Bots And Fees (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Introducing Consumer Counterpoint: A New Vidcast From Seyfarth (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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