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Mayer Brown

The Civil Justice Council's Final Report on Litigation Funding – Key Recommendations and Market Implications

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On 2 June 2025, the UK Civil Justice Council ("CJC") published its long-awaited Final Report on the regulation and future of litigation funding in England and Wales (the "Report"). The Report makes 58 recommendations, which...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Attorney General Enters $1.55 Million CCPA Settlement with Healthline Media

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has settled claims against Healthline Media (Healthline) for violations of the California Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) related to the company's sharing of personal information and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS and Other State Regulators Impose $4.2 Million Penalty on Money Transmitter

On July 9, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), joined by regulators from five other states, entered into a multistate settlement with a money transmitter headquartered in New York. The $4.2 million consent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Rhode Island Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus

On June 26, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed companion bills S 0169 and S 0172 into law, twin measures that amend the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Interest and Usury statute to impose some of the nation’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Funding Cut Nearly 50% by “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

On July 4, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” was signed into law, which includes a provision to reduce the cap on the CFPB’s annual funding. The bill lowers the cap from 12% to 6.5% of the Federal Reserve’s total operating...more

A&O Shearman

HMT and UK FCA announce new "targeted support" proposals for pensions and retail investments

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper CP25/17 (CP) accompanied by a press release and updated webpage, proposing a new regulatory framework for "targeted support" in pensions and retail...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Supreme Court Ruling Shakes TCPA Litigation to the Core

On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued perhaps the most momentous decision in Telephone Consumer Protection Act history with McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. This landmark ruling jettisons...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FTC’s Proposed “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Struck Down by Eighth Circuit

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On July 8, 2025, less than a week before the “click-to-cancel” rule would have gone into effect, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down the proposed rule (Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DFPI Finalizes $300,000 Settlement with Crypto Kiosk Operator for Alleged Digital Asset Law Violations

On June 25, the California DFPI announced that it had finalized a consent order with a cryptocurrency kiosk operator, alleging violations of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) and the California Consumer Financial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Terminates Two Consent Orders Addressing Overdraft Fees and Mortgage Servicing Violations

On July 1, the CFPB terminated two separate consent orders, one involving a federal credit union and the other involving a national mortgage servicer. Both orders stemmed from 2024 enforcement actions and involved alleged...more

White & Case LLP

New York Poised to Significantly Expand Consumer Protection Law and Adopt Federal Unfair and Abusive Standards

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In the wake of the federal government's pullback on consumer protection regulation and enforcement, the New York Legislature has passed an expansive overhaul of its principal consumer protection law. The Fostering...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Negative Option Rule

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s “click-to-cancel” Negative Option Rule, holding that the FTC violated the FTC Act and the Administrative Procedure Act when it finalized the...more

Perkins Coie

Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC Negative Option Rule, What’s Next?

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Key Takeaways - - The Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s Negative Option Rule due to the agency’s failure to issue a required preliminary regulatory analysis during the rulemaking process. The ruling comes just days before the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

HUD Requests Public Input on Buy Now Pay Later Loans and FHA Mortgage Eligibility

On June 24, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to evaluate how Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans may affect FHA-insured mortgage underwriting. The RFI seeks comment on...more

Cozen O'Connor

Nebraska AG Latest to Hit the Brakes on GM Data Practices

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Click-To-Cancel Rule

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On Tuesday, July 8, the Eighth Circuit struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s new “click-to-cancel” rule just days before the FTC planned to begin enforcement on July 14, 2025. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] Nevada Attorney General’s Office: Consumer Protection and Other Priorities - July 14th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Join Kelley Drye for an important webinar, “Nevada Attorney General’s Office: Consumer Protection and Other Priorities.” This session will feature Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Chief Deputy of the Consumer...more

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AGs Renew Call for FDA Guidance on Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes and D.C. AG Brian Schwalb submitted a letter to the FDA in support of other state AG’s 2022 petition for reconsideration of a multistate petition seeking FDA actions on toxic heavy metals in food...more

Dickinson Wright

Rule Interrupted: “Click-to-Cancel” is “Click-to-Gone”

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) negative option rule, better known as the “Click-to-Cancel” rule, which was set to go into effect July 14, 2025, has been vacated in its entirely by the Eighth Circuit in Custom...more

Cozen O'Connor

Utah Snaps at Snapchat’s Youth Safety and Data Practices

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Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation...more

BCLP

Cookies in the Cross-Hairs: Enforcement Continues

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In April of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency imposed a $632,500.00 monetary penalty on American Honda Motor Co. In our discussion of that action - Are Cookies Banners Crumbling? – we raised the alarm for...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Sue HHS, DHS Over Alleged Health Data Sharing

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20 Democratic AGs sued HHS and DHS for allegedly sharing personal health data with ICE. The complaint alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—a division of HHS—transferred millions of individuals’ Medicaid...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Another Year, Another Reminder: Fees Still Matter – Especially for Small Plans

The just-released 25th Edition of the 401k Averages Book confirms what many of us on the fiduciary side have known—and preached—for years: fees continue to fall, but not evenly. While this is welcome news, it’s also a wake-up...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

"Click to Cancel" Rule Vacated Ahead of July 14th Deadline

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Just days before the “Click to Cancel” negative option rule was to go into effect, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the rule in its entirety. As explained in our previous alert, the rule, which would have gone into...more

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What’s next for UK HFSS regulation?

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First introduced in 2007 and ramping up in the last few years, several restrictions have been put in place in the UK to limit the promotion and advertising of food and drink products that are high in fat, sugar or salt...more

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