Our most recent installment of Kelley Drye’s State Attorney General Webinar Series featured a conversation with representatives of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, including Chief Deputy Jace Goins, Consumer…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health
South Carolina is slated to join a growing group of states that have passed age-appropriate design code (AADC) requirements for online products used by children and teens…
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/ Constitutional Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The expanded New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) will go into effect on February 22, 2026. All employers should review their current sick leave policies to ensure they are compliant with the new requirements…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On Thursday, January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new general license, General License NO. 46 (the License), “Authorizing Certain Activities Involving…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
The January 31 deadline for companies that operated as data brokers in 2025 to register in California has passed, but registration is just the beginning of what lies ahead for data brokers in the remainder of 2026 (and beyond)…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
While much of the country was bundled up in cold winter weather, privacy leaders and regulators braved the icy roads and gathered in our DC office earlier this week for our Privacy State of the Union event…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Certain rules governing the contents of a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (“HIPAA Notice”) have been updated and require that the HIPAA Notice be revised no later than February 16, 2026…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
Last week, 35 state attorneys general, led by Connecticut, North Carolina, Utah, and Pennsylvania, penned a letter to xAI outlining concerns regarding nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) generated on Grok…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
This week, the Center for Industry Self-Regulations launched the Institute for Responsible Influence, an entity whose first key initiative will be a certification program designed “to elevate transparency, strengthen…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
Cleaning cat litter can be a dirty business and, according to a new lawsuit, marketing litter boxes can be even dirtier. The maker of Meowant brand self-cleaning litter boxes filed a lawsuit against its rival PetPivot, alleging…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
Last year, the Washington Supreme Court issued a significant decision in a class action lawsuit accusing Old Navy of sending emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
Washington and New Jersey have finalized new regulations that add to the list of state restrictions and reporting requirements addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)—so-called “forever chemicals”—in consumer…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
On December 17, 2025, a coalition of ten state attorneys general announced a $4.25 million settlement with Menards, the third-largest home improvement chain, resolving allegations that the company deceptively marketed its…
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/ Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential
AI chatbots are no longer a novelty. They are now embedded in social media platforms, search engines, and educational tools. Providers of AI chatbots face mounting scrutiny nationwide, as advocacy groups and legislators question…
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/ Privacy, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology
According to the Unified Regulatory Agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) plans to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to update effluent…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
