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The Larger Participant Rule: A New Route for Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso break down recent state-law developments affecting auto dealers and finance companies in California and Massachusetts. The...more
On October 31, 2025, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced the execution of a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Google regarding privacy claims originating from two lawsuits filed by Texas against Google...more
FTC Alleges LA Fitness Employs Unfair Practices to Obstruct Membership Cancellations - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a lawsuit alleging LA Fitness that the nationwide chain of gyms violated the FTC Act...more
On October 24, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a lawsuit alleging promotional text messages sent to a consumer’s phone violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more
On November 3, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion to enjoin a final rule issued by the CFPB that applies TILA protections and other federal regulations to residential PACE financing....more
Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines how companies...more
On October 31, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a $2.8 million settlement with a real estate company. The settlement resolved claims that the company and its principals violated the Garden State’s...more
In Antitrust analysis in the United States, the Small but Significant Non-Transitory Increase in Price (“SSNIP”) test is often a key component of market definition analysis, whether performed quantitatively or qualitatively. ...more
Three years after two Georgia Tech cybersecurity officials filed suit claiming the institution had fabricated scores submitted to the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its safeguards for federal research projects, the...more
After half a decade of development and review, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will implement contracting regulations, effective November 10, 2025, making the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program a...more
On October 9, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") and the European Commission issued (for public consultation) joint guidelines clarifying how the EU’s Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and General Data Protection...more
On October 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the lower court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a law firm in a case alleging violations of the FDCPA related to collection efforts on a used car...more
On October 10, 2025, Italy became the first EU member state to enact comprehensive national AI legislation when Law No. 132/2025 entered into force. The law establishes governance structures, sector-specific rules, and...more
Work to find and stop methane emissions is getting a $100-million boost, with an investment aimed at expanding satellite monitoring and helping countries adopt policies to rein in releases of the potent greenhouse gas....more
On October 30, the California DFPI announced a consent order with a digital asset kiosk operator, resolving findings that the company violated several provisions of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL)....more
On October 30, the attorney general of Pennsylvania announced a settlement agreement with a seller of collectible merchandise alleged to have violated the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law....more
After the United States Supreme Court’s decision in McKesson, readers of this blog know that companies facing Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) allegations have raised challenges to these claims on grounds...more
New rules under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) have applied since 13 December 2024 across the European Economic Area (EEA) – comprising the European Union member states, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein...more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has reached a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV, marking the first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) against a streaming service....more
On November 3, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia certified a class in a class action case alleging a federal credit union charged fees in connection with monthly loan payments that violated...more
On October 30, the California DFPI entered into a consent order with a mortgage lender and servicer after a regulatory examination into the company surfaced multiple alleged violations of the California Residential Mortgage...more
We recently had the great good fortune to host a live AD Nauseam podcast at the 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law conference with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and National Advertising Division...more
On October 31, the Superior Court of the State of California approved the attorney general’s proposed settlement with an internet-based live TV company and media streaming service resolving allegations that the companies...more
As we last updated, the Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted review of Riffard v. Bank of America, which raised the question of whether the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts the Wisconsin Consumer Act’s (WCA) notice of default and...more
Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $1.1 million settlement with JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (JBS) over allegations that the meat producer misled consumers about its...more
