Daily Compliance News: August 21, 2025, The Fabricated Evidence Edition
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In a landmark ruling, the German Bundeskartellamt fined Amazon EUR 59 million ($70 million) and prohibited Amazon from discriminating against third-party sellers for offering prices Amazon deems too high. On February 5,...more
On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced its first-ever whistleblower reward, paying $1 million to a whistleblower under its new Whistleblower Rewards Program...more
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced on February 2, 2026, that it fined Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. $750,000 for two violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)....more
Readers may recall a piece late last year in which we discussed proposed sweeping changes to Michigan’s mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) law. Below, we provide an update on the status of Michigan Senate Bill...more
A financial institution was accused of charging excessive or unfair overdraft fees that allegedly caused significant financial burden on its customers. This overdraft fee practice attracted regulatory scrutiny, resulting in a...more
On 15 December 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on three automotive starter battery manufacturers and their trade association for cartel behaviour in breach of EU competition law. A fourth manufacturer blew...more
On January 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced it had taken enforcement actions against two companies for failing to register as data brokers, in violation of California’s Delete Act, by the...more
With the passage of Avery’s Law, signed into law on December 18, 2025, Ohio has overhauled its regulatory approach to dangerous and vicious dogs by clarifying definitions, adding new compliance obligations and harsher...more
Ofcom has stepped up the pressure, firstly, by issuing two new sets of fines, with one reaching up to £1,050,000 for failure to implement highly effective age verification and failure to respond to statutory notices....more
An analysis of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) enforcement activity in FY 2025 reveals that the SEC initiated 56 actions against public companies and subsidiaries in FY 2025, a decrease of 30% from FY 2024....more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (“AP“) has imposed a fine of €2.7 million on Experian Nederland B.V. (“Experian“) for breaches the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“)....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
EC Imposes Fines for Resale Price Maintenance - On 14 October 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on three fashion companies for online and offline resale price maintenance (RPM) in breach of EU competition...more
On October 14, 2025, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) fined eight auto insurance companies for violating its cybersecurity regulations (known as “Part 500”). The fines come as recent amendments to Part 500...more
The Data Protection Authority in Guernsey (Authority) has imposed a £100,000 administrative fine on a business following a significant personal data breach that exposed special category data....more
On October 17, the California DFPI issued a consent order against a company and fined it over $1 million for allegedly charging consumers fees and interest exceeding the allowable limits. Sections 22304.5 and 22306 of the...more
On 13 October 2025 the FCA fined an employee for insider dealing for selling his own and close family member’s entire shareholding whilst in possession of, and using, inside information. The FCA has imposed a financial...more
The C$176.9 million administrative monetary penalty imposed against the Vancouver-based, overseas-operated, cryptocurrency exchange Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., operating under the name Cryptomus, by the Financial Transactions...more
On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a final order against farm, ranch and rural lifestyle retailer, Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), for violations of the California...more
On September 30, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a stipulated final order requiring a national retailer to pay a $1.35 million fine and implement remedial measures to resolve alleged violations of...more
On October 1, FINRA censured a payment provider and fined it $375,000 after it accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC). FINRA alleged between October 2019 and March 2022 the payment provider failed to...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently issued a $1.35 million fine against a California business for privacy law violations. They also issued a detailed multi-year compliance plan....more
In a significant privacy enforcement action, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has fined Tractor Supply Company $1.35 million for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This marks the...more
On 8 September 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed its first-ever fine on a company for providing incomplete information during an ongoing antitrust investigation. In June 2023, the Commission conducted...more
The European Commission (EC)’s EUR172,000 fine tallies with a step up in enforcement by antitrust authorities globally of procedural breaches by companies during antitrust probes....more