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NYC DCWP Announces New Effective Date for Amended Debt Collection Rules

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On November 1, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (NYC DCWP) announced that the effective date for the amended debt collection rules has been officially moved to April 1, 2025....more

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New York Imposes Stringent Cybersecurity and Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations on Hospitals

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New York recently passed new cybersecurity regulations for hospitals licensed in New York to enhance patient safety and cybersecurity....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS and CFPB Issue Joint Statement on Federal Efforts to Protect Low-Income Medicare Enrollees

On October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a joint statement reiterating federal requirements aimed to “protect Qualified Medicare...more

Stinson LLP

Flag After the Play, Ruling on the Field Under Review: $4.8 Billion NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation

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In June 2024, a California jury awarded plaintiffs nearly $4.8 billion in an antitrust class action against the National Football League (NFL) and DirecTV. In the case, In re National Football League's "Sunday Ticket"...more

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US: CFPB Finalizes Open Banking Rule Under Section 1033: Key Takeaways for Accessing Consumer Financial Data

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Overview - On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized its long-anticipated “Personal Financial Data Rights” rule (and Executive Summary) – more commonly known as the “Open Banking” rule –...more

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FCA Financial Promotions Quarterly Data 2024 Q3

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its financial promotions quarterly data for Q3 2024. The FCA summarizes the data collected between July 1 and September 30, 2024 and the action it took against firms...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

#StatusUpdate on Social Media, Apps, and Children’s Privacy

Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Legislature Strikes at Confidentiality Clauses in Consumer Refunds and Settlement Agreements

A targeted change to California law will prohibit non-disparagement and similar confidentiality clauses in consumer settlement agreements and refund policies. Starting January 1, 2025, businesses settling disputes with...more

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging CFPB’s Advisory Opinion on Medical Debt

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On November 1, ACA International, LLC and Collection Bureau Services, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Director Rohit Chopra, challenging the CFPB’s recent advisory...more

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CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights on Auto-Finance and Auto-Servicing — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this special joint episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Moving the Metal, Chris Willis teams up with Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso, hosts of the Moving the Metal podcast, to discuss the CFPB’s recent supervisory...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB seeks approval of Townstone Financial order

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Following lengthy litigation, the CFPB is attempting to close the books on its case against Townstone Financial alleging discriminatory lending practices and redlining African American neighborhoods in Chicago....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Recommends More Prominent Disclosures on Beauty Influencer Posts

Last year, the FTC updated its Endorsement Guides to impose more stringent requirements on how influencers must disclose their relationships to the companies whose products they promote. Although the FTC later sent letters to...more

Venable LLP

Foul! SEC Faults Investment Adviser for Inadequate Disclosures on Professional Athlete Endorsements

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t the only regulator in town when it comes to endorsements and testimonials. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates investment adviser marketing under its “Marketing...more

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Colorado AG Proposes Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Rules to Implement Recent Legislative Updates

Just over one year after the Colorado Privacy Act Rules took effect, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a set of proposed draft amendments that, if implemented, would significantly modify the Rules to reflect recent...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB’s Chopra discusses Personal Financial Data Rights rule

On October 23, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra released prepared remarks about the CFPB’s recent finalization of the Personal Financial Data Rights rule (the Rule) under Section 1033. The Bureau believes the Rule would give...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC releases complaint and court’s TRO against an allegedly deceptive e-commerce scheme

On October 21, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the FTC’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against several companies and individuals (the defendants) engaged in an allegedly...more

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Circular Economy: The European Commission Adopts New Ecodesign Requirements

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On November 5, President Donald Trump was elected President-elect for a second time. We anticipate that President Trump’s upcoming term will usher significant shifts in U.S. environmental and natural resource law and policy,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump’s Alliance with RFK Jr. Indicates Realignment of Priorities for HHS in Second Term

As former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term with a victory, his health care priorities will differ somewhat from his first term, which focused heavily on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

“Conquesting”: Use of Rival’s Name as Keyword Search Term Isn’t Actionable Under Lanham Act

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Noting how rare it is for trademark infringement cases to be decided on summary judgment, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment finding that the plaintiff law firm...more

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It's Not a Lottery, It's Just Deceptive

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Elon Musk's Surprising Defense to $1MM Election Giveaway - In a stunning argument to the PA Attorney General’s claim that Elon Musk’s $1MM Election Giveaway is an illegal lottery, yesterday Musk’s lawyer’s argued that it...more

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Cozen Cities - November 6, 2024

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PHILADELPHIA — City Council Moves to Ban AI Rent “Price-Fixing” - The Philadelphia City Council advanced legislation that would empower the City to sue landlords for alleged “price-fixing” of rental rates, particularly...more

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PFAS in Children’s Products: State-by-state Regulations - November 2024

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PFAS in Children’s Products is a major focus for state regulators across the country, prompting some of the most stringent PFAS restrictions in consumer products. ...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Trump 2.0: Potential CFPB Changes in 2025

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Former President Donald Trump emphatically won a second term in office, and with his election, sweeping changes appear in store for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). While President-elect Trump did...more

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FTC and State Coalition Settle Data Breach Cases with Marriott

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Marriott International Inc. and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC, on October 9, 2024, concerning three alleged...more

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AI Regulation Under a Second Trump Term; Elon Musk’s Influence

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With President Trump's re-election, the approach to artificial intelligence regulation in the United States is poised for a dramatic shift away from the more proactive, government-led model that was anticipated under a Harris...more

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