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FTC Continues Aggressive Gramm-Leach Bliley Act Enforcement - Sends Warning Letters to Property Management Software Providers

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The Federal Trade Commission has recently announced that it sent warning letters to 13 property management software providers, nationwide. The letters warn the recipients that they may be violating the law if they inhibit...more

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UK FCA Update On Review Of Access To Cash Regime

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an update on its forthcoming review of the access to cash regime. The regime, introduced under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, seeks to maintain responsible...more

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Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Holder Rule at 50 — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, Jason Cover sits down with Brooke Conkle and Caleb Rosenberg to demystify the Federal Trade Commission's Holder Rule and its day-to-day impact on...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulator Alphabet Soup, December 2025 - CFPB Examiner Humility Pledge and Funds Woes

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), which has seen the scope of its activities, funding and staffing dramatically impacted since January of this year, has introduced a “Humility Pledge” that must be read at the...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

CalPrivacy and the AG’s Office Continue Enforcement Streak

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California continues its mission to ramp up enforcement of privacy regulations implemented under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendment, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)....more

Mayer Brown

DOJ Establishes Health & Safety Unit within the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section

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On December 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a website for a dedicated Health & Safety Unit (“HSU”) within the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. According to DOJ’s description, the new unit is designed to...more

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Social Links: Columbus to Sacramento: The Compliance Tour

Ohio’s new age-verification law for online adult content, which requires online platforms to limit certain users’ access to sensitive material, took effect on September 30, 2025. The statute, RC § 1349.10, asks covered...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas AG Secures $41.5M Settlement With Pfizer and Tris Pharma Over Allegedly Adulterated ADHD Drug: What Health Care Stakeholders...

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The Texas attorney general (AG) announced a $41.5 million settlement with Pfizer and Tris Pharma related to allegations that the companies provided adulterated pharmaceutical products to children and manipulated testing to...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

SB 446 and California’s New Thirty-Day Data Breach Countdown

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For businesses operating in California, the rules of the game are changing once again, this time concerning data security breaches of employee or consumer information. ...more

Fisher Phillips

New Class Action Targets Healthcare AI Recordings: 6 Steps All Businesses Should Consider to Limit Exposure

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A newly filed class action in San Diego highlights a key risk for any business deploying AI tools that listen, record, or summarize customer or patient conversations. On November 26, Sharp HealthCare was hit with a sweeping...more

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Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate

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Already one of the more robust mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) laws, the Michigan State Senate recently passed new legislation aimed at unsolicited telemarketing to Michigan consumers. Below, we discuss in...more

Cozen O'Connor

Three States Will Ring in 2026 with New Privacy Laws

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Kentucky, Indiana, and Rhode Island will kick off the new year by effectuating comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, ushering in new compliance obligations for businesses nationwide that meet the new laws’ thresholds....more

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2025 State AG Robocall Enforcement Trends: Targeting of VoIP Service Providers Continues, With Coordinated AG Scrutiny of...

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In 2025, states continued leading government efforts to address unlawful telemarketing and robocalls. One key theme emerging from their work was a continued emphasis on pushing VoIP service providers throughout the call path...more

McGuireWoods LLP

European Competition Law Newsletter – December 2025

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The European Commission (EC) opened on 13 November 2025 an investigation into possible abuse of dominance in breach of EU competition law by Red Bull through its activities as a category manager. This is the EC’s first formal...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Code of Advertising Standards for Influencer Marketing: Key Clauses and Application to AI-Generated Content and...

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Influencer marketing has become a cornerstone of modern advertising, offering brands a direct line to engaged audiences. However, with this growing trend comes the responsibility to ensure that marketing practices are...more

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The Genesis Mission and State Attorneys General AI Task Force: Federal Acceleration vs. State Resistance — AI: The Washington...

On November 24, President Trump issued Executive Order 14363, launching the Genesis Mission, a sweeping national AI R&D initiative that seeks to centralize scientific discovery, establish federal primacy over AI innovation,...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Québec’s Bill 10: Protecting Consumers Against Abusive Practices in Ticket Resales and Online Subscription Renewals

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In keeping with its recent renewed interest in establishing robust protections for consumers within the province, the government of Québec tabled a new bill on December 2, 2025 amending the Québec Consumer Protection Act...more

Mayer Brown

Second Circuit Poised to Rule on What Law Applies to Consumer Wire Fraud

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For years, courts faced with the question of who is liable for unauthorized wire transfers have turned to the familiar provisions of Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”)....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Quietly Reopens Click to Cancel Rulemaking in Response to Petition

In July, the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s “Click to Cancel Rule.” Since then, the FTC has continued to challenge cancellation practices under other authority....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Indiana & Kentucky Privacy Laws Go Live in the New Year

As businesses prepare for the holiday season and the new year inches closer, now is the time to revisit Indiana and Kentucky’s comprehensive data privacy laws taking effect on January 1, 2026....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State Attorneys General Launch New BNPL Inquiry

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On December 1, Attorneys General from Connecticut, North Carolina, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin sent letters to certain buy now pay later (BNPL) providers requesting information related to their...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Connecticut Order Lists Approved Phrases for July 1, 2026, Labeling Requirement

Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut will require that certain consumer products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be labeled. The products subject to the labeling requirement include...more

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New York’s Highest Court Says FAPA Applies Retroactively

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Almost three years after New York’s “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act” (FAPA) changed how the six-year time clock applicable to mortgage actions starts and stops, the state’s highest court resolved a heavily litigated...more

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5 Key Takeaways | The Essentials of Advertising Claims Substantiation

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Kilpatrick’s Barry Benjamin and Bryan Wolin were honored to participate in the firm’s long-running IP Innovation webinar series, with a presentation on December 3, 2025, covering the essentials of advertising claims...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

The Gamble Behind ‘No-Risk’ Games: Legal Challenges Across States

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You walk into a gas station to pick up your favorite road trip treats and a drink to keep you alert. While making your selections, your attention is drawn to a sight familiar to many: flashing lights and animations that pull...more

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