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Solicitors General Insights: A Deep Dive With Mississippi and Tennessee Solicitors General — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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State AG Pulse | “Don’t Mess With Our Health or Our Kids!”
Podcast - FTC Commissioner Dismissals: Background and Implications
State AG Pulse | With the Reshaping of Government, More Power To State AGs
The Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom Kline — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
State AG Pulse | DEI in the Federal and State Spotlight
The People's Protector: A Conversation With AG Jason Miyares — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Bipartisan Leadership and Reform at NAAG: Insights From Brian Kane — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Standard Formula Podcast | Unpacking the IAIS’ Adoption of the Insurance Capital Standard
Balancing Law and Public Service: Insights From AG Formella — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Hospice Insights Podcast - Upping the Ante: Will CMS’s Enhanced Oversight Efforts Cause Hospices to Fold?
Behind the Scenes: The Role of Senior Staff in AG Offices — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Understanding Georgia's Civil Justice Climate With Commissioner John King — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Stephen Piepgrass is joined by colleagues Brad Weber and Christy Matelis from the firm's Antitrust Practice Group to explore the evolving landscape of right-to-repair laws across the...more
The FTC recently issued a report to Congress on its collaboration with state attorneys general. Titled “Working Together to Protect Consumers: A Study and Recommendations on FTC Collaboration with the State Attorneys...more
On September 8, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell issued an initial decision ruling that Intuit Inc. (Intuit) “engaged in deceptive advertising in violation of Section 5...more
Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong, along with Illinois, New Hampshire, and Tennessee AGs, jointly authored a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging improved collaboration with state AGs....more
Despite the media headlines that may lead one to believe that there are no laws applicable to artificial intelligence (AI) in the US, existing federal and state laws apply, along with a series of frameworks issued by various...more
It has been just over one year since Lina Khan was confirmed by the Senate and designated Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair by the president. At the outset of her tenure, she had a Democratic majority, which ended in...more
The wave of Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) rulemaking has begun, and it raises many questions: Most notably, how big is this wave going to be, why is the FTC doing this and do I have time for this? Although...more
As we look to 2022, a question on many companies’ minds is what actions we will see from the FTC. Two recent developments are important on that front. First, the FTC recently signaled its intent to initiate rulemaking on...more
Online platforms may soon face restrictions on how they use personal data to customize content and information feeds to users. Recently proposed bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to create breakthrough advances in a wide range of industries, while raising legal and ethical questions that will likely define the next era of technological advancement. ...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently settled an enforcement action against an advertiser for $753,000 for deceptive “Assembled in USA” product claims, the first such settlement following the FTC’s recent adoption of...more
How would you prefer to be manipulated? If we weight your social media feed on what we know you like to see, then you will be showered with commercial clickbait. If we weight your social media feed by what is likely to spark...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published “A Proposal for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence,” a special publication that is part of a series of documents and workshops...more
Although the U.S. has no federal law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence (AI), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has indicated that it may be preparing to exercise its consumer protection authority with...more
The Seventh Circuit issued a decision recently that eliminates an enforcement tool long used by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—the ability to obtain equitable monetary relief from defendants when the FTC challenges...more
On June 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reached a proposed settlement with LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC (doing business as "DealerBuilt") over allegations that the automobile software...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly sent warning letters on April 3, 2019 to companies that advertise and sell cannabidiol (CBD) containing products via internet...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is not the only consumer watchdog keeping a close eye on the financial sector and certainly not the only agency focused on FinTech. This is also a key area for the Federal Trade...more
On July 26, 2018, the FTC testified before two subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding the FTC’s continued focus on payment processors....more
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social media platforms have become the format of choice for many companies that want to advertise their products and services. At the same time, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more
Regulators from the states of Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota and North Dakota (“Participating States”) have entered into a settlement agreement with three affiliated debt collection companies to settle...more
Negative Option Marketing Enforcement Actions in Federal Court - A negative option is a provision in an offer or agreement to sell or provide any goods or services “under which the customer’s silence or failure to take...more
In 1942, economist Joseph Schumpeter observed that the "creative destruction" of innovation often drives economic growth in market economies as companies continuously introduce new products or services, or new ways to produce...more