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Tracking After Rejection? ATP Tour Complaint Highlights Risks of Misaligned Cookie Controls

California resident Nathaniel Bee filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the ATP Tour’s website used third-party tracking technology that captured details on how visitors interacted with the site, including what content they...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What to Watch: OPDP Off to a Roaring 2026

Operating at full capacity thus far this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “agency”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) has so far released seven untitled letters, reminding the industry that...more

Troutman Amin LLP

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Lending Company Sued For Sending Automated Text Messages

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Hi TCPAWorld! In the ever evolving landscape that is the TCPA, another big class action lawsuit against a lending company case was just filed this week in the U.S. District Court down in beautiful San Diego....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

A Decade of Litigation: Key Takeaways from the Johnson v. Comodo Group TCPA Settlement

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The recent final approval of a class action settlement in Johnson v. Comodo Group, Inc. demonstrates the substantial risks companies face when facing allegations of engaging in automated telemarketing without proper consent....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Protecting Your Business’ Social Media Accounts from Hackers

For small and medium-sized businesses, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are essential marketing tools. However, account takeovers by hackers pose a serious and growing threat that every business owner should...more

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are the Trademark Battleground of 2026

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“Dupes” are no longer just a social media trend or a consumer wink-wink. They are now a serious brand-protection issue sitting at the intersection of trademark law, design rights, and digital marketing. The key legal question...more

Hogan Lovells

India introduces mandatory labelling for AI and 3-hour takedown for illegal content

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On 10 February 2026, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules”),...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Privacy Returns to the Supreme Court: Geolocation, Video Data & What Clients Should Expect

The U.S. Supreme Court seldom takes up privacy cases, but the 2026 term includes two matters that could have profound implications for how businesses collect, retain, and disclose data. ...more

Troutman Amin LLP

JUST GETTING STARTED?: ETN America Settles TCPA Class Action With Wolf– Ordered To Give Up Name of Lead Supplier

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You folks might remember I covered a story about ETN America and officer Shlomi Cohen being sued by the Wolf in a TCPA class action. ETN responded by issuing a press release doubling down on its TCPA compliance efforts, which...more

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South Carolina’s New Age-Appropriate Code Design Act Signed into Law with Immediate Effect

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South Carolina’s Age-Appropriate Code Design Act (the “Act”) was signed into law with immediate effect on February 5, 2026, with no time for covered online services to develop the mechanisms to ensure compliance with the Act....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Surge in Ransomware Incidents Prompts Federal Cybersecurity Guidance and Enforcement Across Sectors

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the latest federal agency to signal it is monitoring companies’ cybersecurity practices and their susceptibility to cyber-attacks. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Impact to Advertisers of White House Withdrawal of EPA Climate Change Endangerment Finding

In a move that divests EPA of the authority to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in air emissions, on Thursday, the White House will withdraw EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding, which under Section...more

International Lawyers Network

NYC’s New Consumer Protection Leadership Signals Return to Aggressive Advertising Enforcement to Help Tackle The “Affordability”...

The Bottom Line - New enforcement era begins: NYC has a new “sheriff” with expanded powers and strong allies. Any company that advertises and markets products or services to consumers in New York City must learn the rules...more

Baker Donelson

Copyright Law in 2025

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Courts Begin to Draw Lines Around AI Training, Piracy, and Market Harm - In 2025, U.S. courts issued the first substantive, merits-stage decisions addressing whether the use of copyrighted works to train generative artificial...more

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Uncertainty Continues in California on CIPA Section 638.51 Claims

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The wave of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) Section 638.51 cases (i.e., pen register or trap-and-trace claims) against companies using web tracking technologies such as Meta and TikTok pixels shows no sign of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FCC Sides With Broadband Provider In Pole Replacement Cost Dispute

On February 5, 2026, in its first decision under the new accelerated docket for pole attachment disputes, the Federal Communications Commission found that electric utility, Appalachian Power Company (“APCO”), a subsidiary of...more

BakerHostetler

Making Gains on Protein Claims

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Protein is having a moment – it’s in lattes, on fast‑casual menus and likely being pitched for toothpaste somewhere in a marketing brainstorm. But before brands start flexing those “high protein” callouts, you’ll want to make...more

A&O Shearman

The CAC Introduces New Online Safety Rules For The Protection Of Minors

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On December 26 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued the Measures for the Classification of Online Information that may Affect the Physical and Mental Health of Minors (the Measures). The Measures clarify...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Imposes Broad 'Foreign Adversary Control' Reporting Requirements

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Key Takeaways - The FCC’s January 29 order mandates broad attestations and disclosures for entities regulated by the FCC and under foreign control, effective roughly in late March. Reporting requirements fall into...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Website Tracking in Limbo: SCOTUS to Clarify Video Privacy Protection Act as California Privacy Law Remains a “Total Mess”

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A sharp contrast in the speed of obtaining appellate review is emerging between two key privacy statutes. While the U.S. Supreme Court is set to resolve a circuit split over the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), litigants...more

Blattel Communications

Looking for Optimism in a Bruising Media Landscape

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The layoffs hitting the Washington Post are significant and further shrank one of the nation’s largest, by journalist head count, text-focused media outlets. As an avid news consumer, and someone who lives in the D.C. area,...more

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December 2025 Litigation Update: Elevated Consumer Litigation and Complaint Activity Defines 2025 Year-End Review

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WebRecon’s year-end data confirms that 2025 was one of the most active years for consumer litigation in recent memory. While Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) filings dipped slightly in December, filings under the Fair...more

Mayer Brown

FCC’s January Actions Intensify National Security and Foreign Ownership Oversight

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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) closed January with multiple actions that collectively increase transparency around foreign ownership and toughen national security-oriented compliance expectations—developments...more

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FCC Urges Communications Providers to Strengthen Ransomware Defenses

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On January 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or the “Commission”) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a Public Notice (DA 26-96) to highlight best practices that communications providers...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New Jersey's Revised Legal Notice Requirements Effective March 1, 2026

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On June 30, 2025, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2025, c. 72, which significantly modifies New Jersey's statutory framework governing the publication of legal and public notices. The legislation modernizes longstanding...more

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