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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What Happens When You Ignore the Supreme Court? Maybe the Ninth Circuit Will Find Out – an Update on National Bank Preemption

As we reported in June, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Cantero v. Bank of America on bank pre-emption matters that remanded cases decided by three different Circuit Courts, finding that  the courts did not apply...more

Mayer Brown

Missouri Regulates Providers and Brokers Under New Commercial Financing Law

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Missouri has enacted the nation’s ninth state commercial finance disclosure law, regulating the providers and brokers of certain commercial financing transactions. Signed by Governor Mike Parson on July 11, 2024, Missouri...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Recyclable K-Cups: Investors Beware?

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On September 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Keurig) for making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods.  Without...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis and Civil Litigation: Has the Cannabis Industry Finally Met Its Most Dangerous Foe?

They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. My name is Whitt, and I’m a recovering litigator. I’ve spent years sending ugly letters and playing a zero-sum game with strangers, and it generally didn’t lead to a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Targets Medical and Rental Debt Collection in 2024 Annual Report

On September 5, the CFPB issued its annual report on debt collection practices, detailing the Bureau’s efforts to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This year’s report focuses on improper practices in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The CFPB Continues to Reshape Consumer Protection in the Digital Arena 

On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned...more

A&O Shearman

Zooming in on AI – #4: What is the interplay between “Deployers” and “Providers” in the EU AI Act?

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One of the key aspects of the EU AI Act (“AI Act”)[1] is linked to the qualification of providers and deployers and the nuances which help distinguish between the two categories of stakeholders. What would this mean in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Settles Action Against Student Loan Servicer with Industry Ban

On September 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a proposed order which, if entered by the court, will ban a student loan servicer from servicing federal student loans and require it to pay $120...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Cracks Down on Credit Services Provider for Gouging and Trapping Consumers

On September 13, the CFPB filed a complaint against a nonbank corporation and its CEO, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive and abusive acts through misleading advertising and unjustified, exorbitant fees related to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Consumer Privacy Update: What Organizations Need to Know About Impending State Privacy Laws Going into Effect in 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

New Legal Challenge for Pennsylvania Businesses: Navigating the Updated UTPCPL Cost Provisions

Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) Consumer Protection Section regularly conducts investigations of companies doing business...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Google Unlists Gemini Video After NAD Inquiry

On December 6, 2023, Google introduced its new Gemini AI model with a video that showcased some of its capabilities. The video demonstrated how Gemini could identify hand-drawn images, make sense of gestures, create games,...more

Miller Nash LLP

The State of State Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know (2024 Edition)

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Summer days are over and it’s time to hit the books. State legislatures were just as busy in 2024 as they were in 2023 making up for the U.S. Congress’s inability to pass a comprehensive privacy law....more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Data Privacy and Security Concerns for Businesses in the Hospitality and Tourism Markets

Hospitality and tourism is a broad and varied industry that can encompass hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos, theme parks, wineries, breweries, distilleries and more. While these businesses all have very different methods of...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

National Bank Reaches Settlement with the CFPB for Alleged Credit Reporting Violations

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On September 11, 2024, the CFPB issued an administrative consent order against the Bank, alleging multiple violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), and the Furnisher...more

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PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-state Regulations - September 2024

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The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains one of the primary focuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federal levels....more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Sets October Comment Deadlines on NPRM for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 09.12.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Children’s Programming Commercial Limits Violations Result in $3M Fine for Broadcasters

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For one of our authors, their kids’ current favorite treat is a chocolate bar sold by a popular YouTube personality (and philanthropist!). The kids know about this particular chocolate bar because the personality promotes it...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

FTC amendments to Health Breach Notification Rule are now in effect

On April 24, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had finalized changes to its Health Breach Notification Rule - to address emerging technologies. Specifically, the Rule was broadened to (1) apply to entities not...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Calhoun v. Google - Continued Considerations for Privacy Notices

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Website owners often struggle to design privacy policies that are not only comprehensive, but also comprehensible. The tension between these competing concerns was in sharp focus in a recent Ninth Circuit decision, Calhoun v....more

Troutman Pepper

Nevada Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment in Debt Collector’s Favor in FDCPA and TCPA Case Alleging Attorney Representation and...

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On September 9, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector in a case involving alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act/Environment: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's Order and Assessment

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 5th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the City of Dayton, Tennessee addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Safe...more

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California Greenlights Two Significant AI Bills

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in state legislatures across the country over the past year. As is common with technology-related issues, California has taken the lead in regulating the AI space. The...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Proposed Draft Amendments to Colorado Privacy Act Rules Published

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Keypoint: The proposed draft amendments modify the Colorado Privacy Act Rules to create a process for issuing opinion letters and interpretative guidance and to address the biometric and children’s privacy amendments passed...more

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