Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron D. Ford recently announced that the State of Nevada and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have filed a suit against IYOVIA. IYOVIA currently operates under the brand names IM Mastery Academy,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
In this special crossover episode between Moving the Metal and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso, and Chris Willis analyze the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, focusing on its impact on…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Transportation
In mid-January, a bipartisan coalition of nine state attorneys general, as well as the Washington, D.C., attorney general, announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales. The attorneys general of…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Conflict of Laws, Consumer Protection, Criminal Law
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published in the Federal Register an interim final rule extending compliance dates for its 2023 small business lending rule under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Pending expected approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2025. Once in place, the CHOICE…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
You have a brand—a trademark—for your business. Perhaps it is a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods or services. At its heart, trademark law is designed…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
On June 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant opinion in the case involving Guardian Flight, LLC and Med-Trans Corporation, two air ambulance providers, against the defendant insurance company…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Insurance
On May 27, the Texas Legislature sent Senate Bill 3 (SB3) to Gov. Greg Abbott for signature, marking a potentially seismic shift in the legal landscape for hemp-derived cannabinoid products in the state. If signed into law – or…
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/ Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Criminal Law
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In this episode of Payments Pros, Carlin McCrory is joined by Mary Zinsner, a partner in the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to explore the increasing litigation trends in the payments industry, with a focus on elder…
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/ Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of consumer…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
On June 12, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the joint motion by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Townstone Financial, Inc. to vacate the Stipulated Final Judgment…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
In May, California’s attorney general (AG) charged a local dermatologist with more than 20 counts of fraud after uncovering a scheme that allegedly resulted in the state’s Medicaid program paying out over $1.3 million for…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Health, Insurance
Maryland Attorney General (AG) Anthony G. Brown recently announced three settlements with real estate and property management companies, resulting in more than $310,000 in combined civil penalties and restitution. Brown alleged…
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/ Civil Rights, Real Estate - Residential
Five months ago, we reported about a class action lawsuit against an artificial intelligence (AI) company that engages workers to perform data labeling and content creation and classifies them as independent contractors (ICs)…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
