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Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams. The Dirty Dozen lists twelve of the most prevalent scams that, in the IRS’s estimation, represent the most significant...more
This update is intended as a follow-up to the Coblentz 2025 Mid-Year Privacy Report’s discussion of California privacy enforcement themes. Since our 2025 mid-year privacy report highlighted the CPPA’s (now CalPrivacy’s)...more
New York’s pioneering Buy-Now/Pay-Later (“BNPL”) Law is one step closer to taking effect with the issuance of pre-proposed regulations by the state’s Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) on February 23, 2026....more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in Veronica Bramlett, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. RES 360 LLC and Peach City Properties LLC, No. 1:25-CV-3312-MLB (N.D. Ga. Mar. 4,...more
In remarks delivered at the American Bankers Association’s Washington Summit on March 11, 2026, FDIC Chairman Travis Hill outlined the agency’s ongoing effort to recalibrate the federal banking regulators’ supervisory and...more
Virginia Attorney General (AG) Jay Jones has joined an ongoing lawsuit by 23 Democratic AGs challenging Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell T. Vought’s interpretation of the CFPB’s statutory...more
Biotech and digital health teams working in Europe sometimes find that the hardest General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) question in clinical research is not whether the law applies (it does), but how the different views...more
Global antitrust enforcement in 2025 was both tough and balanced. The headline figure tells one story: total fines in the jurisdictions surveyed in our report rose again to USD 7.7 billion, the highest since 2021. But the...more
A visual breakdown of the geographical trends in antitrust enforcement fines around the world. ...more
Across key jurisdictions, the “gatekeeping” phase in collective redress—whether certification or collective authorization—continues to define who gets into court and on what terms, with materially different thresholds shaping...more
The Washington Post has published a report detailing a whistleblower complaint alleging that a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee stole two complete databases from the U.S. Social Security...more
Incomplete responses, inaccurate information, obstruction and other procedural missteps attracted significant regulatory attention and penalties in 2025. We saw regulators, including in the EU, China, and the U.S., step up...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it is proposing to make several changes to its planned motor finance compensation scheme, initially consulted on in October 2025 following the UK Supreme Court ruling on...more
2025 saw a plethora of dawn raids as well as authorities reaching for enhanced detection tools and investigative powers....more
Don’t hate me but I actually really like when the time changes. I feel weird waking up at 4 am. Now I wake up at 5 am like a normal person. And when I woke up this morning I was so happy to see this beautiful map had been...more
In 2025, regulators across many jurisdictions showed an increased appetite to utilize so-called “soft enforcement” tools, often employing novel approaches to ensure their enforcement objectives were met....more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—commonly known as PFAS—have become one of the most fertile grounds for class action litigation in the United States. What began as a focused wave of environmental contamination suits has...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its regulatory priorities report for the consumer investments sector, setting out key priorities for the year ahead. The report is for advisers, wealth managers,...more
Key point: (1) Courts grapple with nonstatutory damage claims in “broken banner” cases; (2) Courts dismiss CIPA claims where plaintiffs failed to explain delays; (3) New privacy litigation trend takes off as two courts deny...more
Illegal call blocking and labeling by the carriers and analytics engines must stop. The end. R.E.A.C.H. filed a petition with the FCC last year seeking to accomplish just that. To date, however, no action by the Commission....more
A key theme of antitrust enforcement throughout 2025 has been a distinct focus on strategic sectors identified as critical for economic growth and supply chain resilience. As individuals and governments alike seek to reduce...more
The FTC recently issued a COPPA enforcement policy statement regarding age verification. This statement adds to the children’s patchwork, which we recently wrote about. The statement also comes in advance of the April 22,...more
In December 2024, the FTC announced two separate settlements against Mobilewalla, Inc. and Gravy Analytics, Inc., asserting that the two companies were unlawfully tracking and selling sensitive location data from users...more
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) continued its active enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with its announcement of two new settlements – the first with PlayOn...more
A recent order in Shah v. MyFitnessPal, Inc. suggests that some courts may be looking at CCPA to understand California consumers’ privacy expectations. The case arises from the increasingly common allegations focused on...more