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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Opt-out Signals No Longer Just Noise: State Privacy Law Requirements Taking Shape

Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. Perhaps less familiar are recent state laws giving consumers the right to tell...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court to Address FCC’s Authority in TCPA Cases: McLaughlin v. McKesson Cert Grant

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation (No. 23-1226) to address whether the Hobbs Act requires district courts to follow the FCC’s interpretation that the TCPA...more

A&O Shearman

UK Payment Systems Regulator Updates Powers and Procedures Guidance

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The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator updated its Powers and Procedures Guidance to reflect recent developments in its processes and structure. The guidance explains: (i) the PSR's role and its ways of working; (ii) the...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter- October 2024 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

New York City Council Hearing Addresses Operation Padlock and New Regulations Targeting Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers

Recently, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting unlicensed retailers selling cannabis and other similarly regulated products through...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Court Denies Class Certification in VPPA Case

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In a recent decision from the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. denied class certification of a proposed class of paid Univision NOW subscribers who assert that Univision NOW’s use of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB issues advisory opinion on medical debt collection practices

On October 1, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion regarding medical debt collection practices and debt collectors’ obligations under the FDCPA and Regulation F. The advisory opinion identified practices for which debt...more

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California Passes Trend-Setting EPR Law for Apparel, Textiles

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California has become the first state in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law making producers of apparel and textiles responsible for the full lifecycle of those products....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FHFA reproposes amendments to its Suspended Counterparty Program

On September 18, the FHFA issued a second proposed rule to amend its Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) regulation, following a review of comments on the initial proposal (covered by InfoBytes here). The SCP requires...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Reports Check Fraud Amounting to $688 Million Over Six Month Period

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued last month an in-depth report on check fraud stemming from mail theft (“Report”).  This is a pernicious and expanding problem.  The Report follows upon a joint alert...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Generative AI and California Health Care Facilities: What You Need to Know about AB 3030

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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 3030, a California bill intended to regulate the use of generative AI by health care facilities in the state. This is some of what we are discussing with our healthcare clients: Who...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Acting Comptroller discusses financial inclusion and Vital Signs initiative

On September 25, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu delivered remarks at the “Inclusive Finance for Development: 15 Years of Impact” event hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Texas AG Brings SCOPE Act Enforcement Action Against TikTok – Just One Month After Law Took Effect

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The Texas Attorney General’s (AG) office announced its first enforcement action under a new children’s and teens’ state privacy law that went into effect a mere month ago. Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New Consumer Protection Laws to Affect NY Healthcare Providers

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On October 20, 2024, several significant consumer protection laws will go into effect, directly affecting healthcare providers throughout New York State. Introduced through the FY 2025 Executive Budget, these new laws reshape...more

A&O Shearman

New Jersey District Court Dismisses Algorithmic Room-Rate-Fixing Case Alleging Use Of Room Pricing Software By Atlantic City...

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On September 30, 2024, Judge Karen M. Williams of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed with prejudice a complaint, lodged by a putative class of consumers, that alleged various...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act is now in effect

On October 1, Montana became the newest state with a comprehensive data privacy law, the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act. Application The MCDPA applies to any persons who conduct business in Montana or produce products or...more

Troutman Pepper

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari: Revisiting the Hobbs Act and FCC Interpretations

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On October 4, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation. This case will address a critical question that has been a point of contention among various...more

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PFAS Litigation Update: Edgewell Sued for Failing to Warn of PFOA in its Menstrual Liners

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On September 30, Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC was hit with a lawsuit in California superior court concerning its Carefree brand of menstrual liners. The plaintiff, an environmental group called Ecological Alliance, LLC,...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - October 2024

What consumers can do to reduce environmental health threats all around us - It’s a paradox of modern life: We want more and more stuff, and we want to get all of  it faster, cheaper, more conveniently. And yet, does our...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has been aggressively pursuing civil enforcement actions.  While criminal enforcement of antitrust laws has been depressed, DOJ has found success in pursuing civil and merger...more

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Second Circuit Clarifies Showing Necessary to Satisfy New York’s Long-Arm Statute for Cases Involving Foreign, Internet-Based...

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The Second Circuit recently reversed a district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction in American Girl, LLC’s (“American Girl”) Lanham Act lawsuit against Chinese e-commerce company Zembrka. The Second Circuit...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Judge refuses to dismiss most reverse discrimination counts in case against Colony Ridge

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Saying that reverse redlining is a form of discrimination, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has refused to dismiss a discrimination case alleging that Texas developer Colony Ridge specifically...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

GLP-1 Drugs: FDA Removes Lilly’s Zepbound® and Mounjaro® (tirzepatide injection) from its Drug Shortage List

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On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined the shortage of the tirzepatide injection, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication, has been “resolved”. The tirzepatide injection had appeared...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Governor Signs Three Bills Amending CCPA Provisions on Sensitive Information and Opt-Out Preferences in the Context of...

During the final days of the California legislative session, which ended on August 31, 2024, the California legislature passed several privacy bills, described below, that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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Lead-Based Paint Rule Enforcement: United States and New York City Builder/Developer Enter into Consent Decree

The United States Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) on behalf of the United States and Legacy Builders/Developers Corp. (“Legacy”) entered into an August 23rd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Lead...more

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