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California’s Hidden Fees Law: What Businesses Need to Know About All-In Pricing

California businesses are facing a new pricing reality. Under California’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” also known as SB 478 or the “Honest Pricing Law,” most businesses advertising prices to consumers must show the full price a...more

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FinCEN Issues Joint Advisory on Non-Work Authorized Populations and Their Employers and Risks to the Integrity of the US Financial...

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Financial Services News Roundup. Our newsletter highlights important legal, regulatory, and business developments related to financial services and banking....more

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Congress and State Lawmakers Are Racing to Keep Up With AI

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States are taking the lead in regulating AI, even as Congress begins to debate a bipartisan frontier AI law and the Trump administration pursues a deregulatory agenda seeking to curb state AI lawmaking through an executive...more

Troutman Amin LLP

TWO TEXTS, ZERO CLAIMS: New Jersey Federal Court Holds Verification Code Texts Are Not Advertisements Under The TCPA And Orders...

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Hi TCPAWorld! I am Olga Koroleva, one of the newest associate attorneys at Troutman Amin, LLP! And this is my first TCPAWorld post! In Zelma v. Wonder Group Inc., No. 25cv3232 (D.N.J. May 20, 2026), pro se Plaintiff Richard...more

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Four Practical Sustainability Communication Lessons for Multinational Companies

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Here’s a bunch of wisdom from Cooley’s Beth Sasfai: “Many multinational public companies are grappling with a common challenge: how to satisfy multiple audiences simultaneously....more

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Paramount–Warner: Cleared by DOJ but Not by States, Global Enforcers, Consumers

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The Justice Department may have cleared the Paramount–Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery transaction without conditions, but today that no longer ends examination of a deal’s antitrust implications....more

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Connecticut Amends Privacy Law for a Third Time and Introduces New Requirements for Data Brokering, Personalized Pricing, Using...

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A new package of Connecticut privacy laws significantly expands the state’s privacy framework. Through SB 4, HB 5222, and HB 5563, Connecticut has amended the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), created a new data broker...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Deliver Input on FTC’s Food Delivery Fee ANPRM

Last month, a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 16 states submitted a comment letter in response to the FTC’s ANPRM on food delivery fees that advocated for the FTC to adopt a new rule addressing pricing for food...more

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The Louisiana Data Privacy Act (LDPA): What to Know About Data Privacy Compliance on the Delta

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Louisianans know how to let the good times roll–and nothing stops a good time dead in its tracks faster than a lack of privacy. With Governor Jeff Landry’s signature, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (LDPA) marks the 22nd...more

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The FTC’s Labor Task Force and Earnings Claims

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On June 16, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission reminded marketers about the importance of backing-up earnings claims....more

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Word On The Street: State AGs Set Their Sights On Data Centers And Affordable Housing

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Democratic state attorneys general are prioritizing increased oversight of data centers and aggressively expanding enforcement around affordable housing, using a mix of litigation, regulation and advocacy to address community...more

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UK FCA response to UK Treasury committee on motor finance scheme

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a response letter (dated 8 June) to a letter from the House of Commons Treasury Committee sent in May, setting out the status of the motor finance redress scheme and the...more

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The $10 Million Oops: How One New Jersey Dealer's Penalty Got a Dramatic Makeover — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down a New Jersey enforcement action against a dealer group that began with a 2018 consent order and escalated into a...more

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New York’s Consumer Litigation Funding Act Pulls Back on Litigation Funding Agreements

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New York plaintiffs have long been able to obtain cash advances from third-party litigation funding companies in exchange for a share of any future recovery. The arrangement sounds straightforward, but the details are not....more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments - June 2026

Appellate Court Vacates And Remands District Court Decision In TSCA Fluoride Case - As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice...more

Troutman Amin LLP

NO ROBOTS, NO MERCY: Court Suggests ATDS Is Not Essential to Certain TCPA § 227(b) Claims

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Hi TCPAWorld: In the ever-changing world of technology, where new systems and platforms are constantly developed to place calls using an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”), it can be difficult to keep track of what...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - June 2026

A "health-washing" lawsuit for a reduced-sugar sports drink, an appeals court reversal in litigation about DL malic acid, states focusing on the online food delivery industry, and more....more

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Old Crime, New Code: DOJ puts algorithmic collusion in the crosshairs

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Software cannot shield collusion. Where it is the path of collusion, criminal enforcement is on the table. That was the message from Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad at the Antitrust West Coast Conference...more

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AGs Urge FTC Action on Food Delivery Platforms

Sixteen state attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to amend its Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees to apply to the online food delivery industry....more

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Texas AG Opens Investigation Into Celsius Over Youth Marketing and Caffeine Risks

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On June 4, 2026, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Celsius) regarding the marketing of its Alani Nu energy drinks and whether the company misrepresents their safety...more

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UK FOS response to FCA consultation on simplifying the pensions and investment advice rules

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The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation on simplifying pensions and investment advice rules. The FOS broadly supports the proposed shift...more

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Hot Topics in Data Privacy: Staying Cool and Compliant This Summer

This edition of Hinshaw’s Privacy, Cyber, and AI Decoded highlights several newly enacted pieces of legislation in 2026 that businesses and our clients should include in their growing list of compliance planning, along with...more

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UK government call for evidence for review into access to banking services

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HM Treasury has published a call for evidence for the independent review into access to banking services, assessing the impact of the decline in face-to-face services across the UK. The review will consider: (i) which...more

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Wave of Fragrance Class Actions Targets Hospitality Industry

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A wave of class action lawsuits has been filed against major hospitality providers alleging that the use of synthetic fragrances in common areas violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and various state consumer...more

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New York attorney general alleges arbitration platform ‘secretly collaborated’ with merchant cash advance companies

On June 8, the New York Attorney General (OAG) announced a petition filed in the New York County Supreme Court, alleging that an online arbitration platform and its founders misrepresented the platform’s arbitration services...more

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