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The First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing: What Happened and What’s Next

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On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) virtually cohosted the first public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), focused on antitrust...more

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The Top 10 Takeaways for Businesses from the Supreme Court’s Three Big Administrative Law Decisions in 2024

Now that the dust has settled following the Supreme Court’s overhaul of administrative law through three late-term decisions, Akin litigators and policy advisors offer the most significant takeaways for businesses and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

April 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Federal Trade Commission. Deceptive real estate listings. On April 3, 2024, FTC announced close to $62 million in refunds for consumers misled by deceptive marketing and advertising practices used by Opendoor Labs, Inc., an...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US and States Target Deceptive “Junk Fees” and “Drip Pricing”

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On October 11, 2023, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment titled “Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees” (the Proposed Rule). The FTC said the Proposed Rule “would prohibit...more

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President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence - Initial Analysis of Private Sector Implications

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The Order marks an ambitious effort to stand up a whole-of-government approach to encouraging the benefits and managing the risks of artificial intelligence, with many of its most significant private-sector implications...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Hidden and Falsely Advertised Fees

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule aimed at eliminating certain "hidden" and "junk" fee practices. The FTC said that these fees, which may be undisclosed until late in the transaction process, are...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The EU-U.S. “Data Privacy Framework”: A New Solution for the Free Flow of Personal Data

U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States. U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more

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European Commission Approves EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Paving Way for Streamlined Transfers of Personal Data

Swiftly on the heels of the U.S. announcing it fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework), the European Commission (the EC) formally recognized that commercial organizations...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Follow the Money: AI Winners in President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Request

Artificial intelligence wins big in President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request with billions in new funding proposed for AI-related research, hardware, software and services at the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important and interesting developments from State Attorneys General across the country in the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Proposed Rule for DBE Program Comes as Infrastructure Money Begins to Flow

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a historic investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, railways, airports and transportation systems. The bill appropriates $550 billion to physical infrastructure projects,...more

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Medical Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Colbert County Medical Waste Transporter/Treatment...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and KTT, LLC d/b/a Med Rid Medical Waste Services (“KTT”) entered into a September 9th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations addressing...more

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Key Motor Carrier Provisions in the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill

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H.R. 3684 of the 117th Congress passed the U.S. Senate on August 10 with a vote of 69-30. This bipartisan infrastructure legislation would make historic investments without increasing taxes, authorizing $550 billion in new...more

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December 2016 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s proposed rule on the use of cell phones to make voice calls on commercial flights, the results of DOT’s negotiated rulemaking on accessible...more

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Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions - October 2015

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update reports on Congress’s six-month extension of FAA’s reauthorization; new U.S. Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements with the European Union and Canada; the FAA’s...more

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August 2015 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s launch of an investigation of alleged price gouging by airlines following Amtrak train service disruption in the Northeast Corridor, the agency’s...more

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NHTSA Seeks to Push Beyond the “New Normal” and into the “New Paradigm”

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In recent years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received increased public and Congressional scrutiny stemming from high-profile safety defects, such as the Toyota unintended-acceleration issues...more

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DOT Revises Its “Mistaken Fares” Enforcement Policy

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DOT’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings issued a notice temporarily amending its enforcement policy regarding airlines’ obligation to honor “mistaken fares.” Until now, DOT’s Enforcement Office has generally...more

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Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions - February 2015

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update includes an overview of the FAA’s long-awaited proposed rule on small unmanned aircraft commercial operations, the White House’s statement on privacy issues...more

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An Update on FAA Regulatory Revisions, DOT and FAA Enforcement Actions, and Other Aviation-Related Regulatory Matters

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update provides an overview of recent FAA regulatory initiatives involving crew pairing, alcohol and drug testing rates, the use of aviation fuel taxes by airports and...more

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Your HazMat Is In The Air: When Things Go Wrong

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With increased inspections and enforcement, businesses are discovering the hard way that many common materials are “hazardous materials” (“HazMat”) under U.S. DOT rules. ...more

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