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FTC and Wisconsin DOJ Agree to $1.1M Settlement with Auto Dealers over Unlawful Junk Fees and Discrimination Against American...

On October 24, the FTC and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $1.1 million settlement with a group of Wisconsin auto dealers for allegedly charging customers illegal junk fees and unlawfully discriminating...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2022

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In 2022, automotive suppliers face many of the same issues that have bedeviled the industry throughout 2021, as well as a host of all-new challenges. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of pre-pandemic life, the relative...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 8, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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ConsumerFi Podcast with Eric Johnson: The New Administration's Impact on the Auto Sales and Lending Industries

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The general consensus is that a Biden/Harris administration will mean a lot of changes for automotive finance and sales. But exactly what types of change and how quickly will changes occur? Just how bad for the industry will...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

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It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

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Cartel Snapshot - June 2019

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced three new investigations and several developments in its other investigations, including new investigations in the commercial flooring industry, online auctions for...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update June 2019 #1

This Week: House Judiciary Committee to probe competition in digital markets, House and Senate Committees examine the state of the media marketplace, DOT convenes conference on vehicle-to-everything communications, FTC to...more

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FTC sends 2016 ECOA report to CFPB

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The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. The FTC has authority to enforce the ECOA and Reg B as to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - July 2016 #2

VW Will Pay $14.7B in Largest FTC False Ad Suit - Volkswagen made a $14.7 billion deal with the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the California Attorney General over charges that the auto...more

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Volkswagen proposes a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Judge Breyer sets a June 21 deadline for a...

Tris Coffin heads the Vermont Volkswagen Class Action litigation team at DRM that also includes Directors Bob Luce and Marc Heath. On the evening of April 20, a number of news outlets published stories that Volkswagen...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Whom Should You Suspend During an Internal Investigation?

Whom to suspend during any Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation is always a delicate question to answer. Unfortunately there is never an easy answer. As the Volkswagen (VW) emission-testing scandal continues to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance at the Tipping Point, Part V – Protection Afforded From a Compliance Program

Today, I wrap up my series on why I think compliance is at the Tipping Point. However as it is a Friday in October, I continue my tribute to the Man in the Shadows, producer Val Lewton, whose films for RKO had some of the...more

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Insurance Antitrust Legal News: Volume 4, Number 1

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Verisk/EagleView Merger Derailed by FTC Challenge - On December 16, Verisk Analytics, a leading provider of data analytics and related services to the insurance industry, including rooftop aerial measurement products,...more

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House members propose bill to nullify CFPB indirect auto finance guidance

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A bipartisan group of fourteen House members have introduced a bill (H.R. 5403) that would nullify the CFPB’s indirect auto finance guidance issued in March 2013 and require the CFPB to provide for a notice and comment period...more

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Antitrust Law: 2012 Highlights

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In 2012, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice won several significant convictions, both at trial and through guilty pleas, while the merger enforcement efforts of the Division and the Federal...more

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