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Holland & Hart LLP

RUBS Relief: Residential Landlords Can Still Use RUBS Under New Colorado Law

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On January 1, 2026, the new Colorado Consumer Protection Act (the Act) will go into effect. The Act implements sweeping changes to pricing disclosure requirements that will significantly impact how multifamily residential...more

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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 – How the BBB Shapes Regulatory Outcomes — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Stephen Piepgrass sits down with partner Mike Yaghi of the RISE practice group and State Attorneys General (AG) team to explore how businesses can...more

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A Word of Caution: Wiretap Lawsuits Continue to Plague Website Owners

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Over the last several years, plaintiffs’ attorneys and other individuals have used antiquated wiretapping laws, including California’s 1967 wiretapping act, to allege that businesses with websites utilizing third parties and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FDA Withdraws “Standardized” Asbestos Testing Proposal for Talc-Containing Cosmetics, With Intent to Reexamine and Reissue

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On November 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its 2024 proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products.” 90 FR 54603. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A MoFo Privacy Minute Q&A: 2026 Updates to State Consumer Privacy Disclosures

Question: I’m aware that there are new state consumer privacy laws coming into effect on January 1, 2026, along with recently approved CCPA regulations. Do I need to update my business’s privacy policy and other...more

Hogan Lovells

Agentic AI in Financial Services: Regulatory and Legal Considerations

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As AI evolves, agentic AI has emerged as one of 2025's defining tech trends - autonomous AI systems capable of decision-making and executing complex tasks with limited or no human input. Financial institutions are already...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard

A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is spotlighting risks businesses face when using prerecorded telemarketing messages without proper consent. The...more

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Payments Conference 2025 – Key Takeaways

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On 20th November 2025 we were delighted to host banks, payments firms, FinTechs, legislators, regulators, and policymakers at our London office for the Hogan Lovells Payments Conference 2025. At the event we explored key...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed

The California Attorney General (CA AG) has again made waves in the privacy world, this time with a settlement requiring Sling TV to pay a $530,000 fine and make significant operational changes due to alleged violations of...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement

On October 30, 2025, the California Attorney General’s office announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV LLC and Dish Media Sales LLC for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Although the matter arose...more

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UK Subscription Law Shake-Up: New Rules Pushed to Autumn 2026

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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has confirmed that the new subscription contract rules under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) won't now take effect until autumn 2026 at the earliest...more

Fisher Phillips

Court Allows CIPA Claim Involving Third-Party Pixels To Proceed, Ignores Contrary Case Law: What Your Business Needs To Know

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Businesses may be feeling a bit of whiplash from a recent federal court ruling on California’s wiretapping law and should be on alert for whether their website tracking technology could be used to file a viable lawsuit. On...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act

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The Draft delineates the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Network Agency, centralizes data protection oversight with the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and, among other...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

FTC Settles with Institutional Apartment Operator over Fee Disclosures and Signals New Rulemaking

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On December 2, 2025, the FTC and State of Colorado settled their lawsuit against the nation's largest multifamily rental housing provider. The complaint alleged that the company's marketing practices misled consumers by...more

Troutman Amin LLP

NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because...

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What makes a link “hyper” anyway? Last month I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see what happens when a website isn’t properly designed to assure consumers are...more

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DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse

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Repeat litigator Nathan Barton is feeling quite strong and good today. He just nicked a TCPA defendant for nearly $131k on a default basis– in a claim involving 77 allegedly unwanted calls....more

Cozen O'Connor

Florida AG Probes TP-Link Over Data Handling and Cybersecurity Concerns

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Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating TP-Link Systems Inc.—a networking equipment manufacturer—over alleged consumer protection concerns involving cybersecurity practices, supply-chain infrastructure, and the handling of...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Food Litigation Watch: State Ingredient Warnings, Color-Additive Bans, and “Ultra-Processed” Claims

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Food companies face a rapidly shifting litigation landscape on three fronts: (1) state laws requiring on-package warnings for certain food ingredients (e.g., Louisiana S.B. 14; Texas S.B. 25), (2) state bans targeting...more

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Louisiana Mandates QR-Code Disclosure of Certain Food Additives

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Louisiana’s SB 14, signed into law on June 20, 2025, takes a different approach from Texas. Effective January 1, 2028, any food sold in Louisiana containing any of 44 specified ingredients (many overlapping with Texas’ list)...more

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Bipartisan AGs Urge Shopify to Filter Out E-Cigarette Sellers from Its Platform

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California AG Rob Bonta and the City of New York were joined by a bipartisan coalition of 24 AGs in sending a letter to Shopify Inc., urging the company to crack down on merchants using its e-commerce platform to sell illegal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Signals Major Shift in Exam Approach With New “Humility Pledge”

On November 21, the CFPB announced changes to how its Supervision Division will conduct examinations, including a new “Humility Pledge” that examiners must read to supervised entities at the start of each review. The Bureau...more

K2 Integrity

‘Tis The Season To Shop Cyber Smart: Holiday Risks To Organizations And Employees

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During the holiday season, online shopping sites advertise big sales to draw consumers onto their sites. Distracted by low prices and expedited shipping times, shoppers often forget to take a moment to think about security....more

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Blue-State AGs Tap Rohit Chopra to Lead Consumer Protection Working Group

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As reported by Bloomberg, the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) has hired Rohit Chopra, former Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), to lead a new Consumer Protection and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Washington DFI Seeks License Revocation and Industry Ban After Alleged Uniform Money Services Act Violations

On November 25, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued a Temporary Order to Cease and Desist and a Statement of Charges against a virtual-currency kiosk operator, alleging violations of the Uniform...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs to Check Out Buy-Now-Pay-Later Companies

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Seven Democratic AGs, co-led by North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson, sent letters to the six largest Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) providers seeking information about their lending practices and whether they are complying with state...more

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