United States: Consumer Law

President Trump has nominated Brian Johnson, a former CFPB acting director with extensive public and private sector experience, to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The nomination has drawn both praise from industry groups citing his regulatory expertise and criticism from lawmakers concerned about the agency's enforcement trajectory.

Connecticut's 2026 legislative session transformed the state's Unfair Trade Practices Act into a primary vehicle for technology regulation, creating fifteen new per se violations while systematically excluding private enforcement rights for AI and tech-related provisions. This shift represents a fundamental change in how Connecticut regulates technology companies, concentrating enforcement power exclusively with the Attorney General for areas ranging from AI companion safety to surveillance pricing.

The FTC has filed a major enforcement action against the Genesis Tech enterprise, targeting 15 corporations and eight individuals for allegedly running deceptive subscription schemes through marketing affiliates.

On June 10, the CFTC (by the vote of its sole Commissioner) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish a framework for determining when event contracts involving gaming, war, terrorism, assassination, or unlawful activity are contrary to the public interest under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

Connecticut imposes new training, continuing education and recordkeeping requirements on homemaker-companion agencies and registries, effective 01.01.27.

Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced that they are taking action to reduce and eliminate “junk fees” in New Jersey.

On May 22, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint and request for injunctive relief against Discord, Inc. under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), alleging that the platform misled...

On May 12, 2026, we produced a 90-minute webinar in which we explored one of the most important and rapidly developing issues in consumer financial services law...

Crown Communities, LLC v. Austin arose out of a dispute over the exercise of a statutory right of first refusal under the Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Act.