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Gene Grabowski on Trade Associations
On August 21, a group of trade organizations filed an amicus brief in support of a motion to dismiss filed by a subprime auto lender that is the target of a joint enforcement action brought by the CFPB and the New York State...more
Trade association boards, like the boards of other private companies, often consist of stakeholders who are personally and professionally invested in the organization. Board members typically also possess significant business...more
The Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) proposed new rules this week (56 N.J.R. 1684(a) and 56 N.J.R. 1699(a)), finally implementing the legislature’s creation of reporting requirements for independent expenditure (IE)...more
On 18 June 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which includes the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, released the China Antitrust Law Enforcement Annual Report (2023) (the “Report”). This article provides...more
A number of trade associations (The Business Roundtable, the American Investment Council, The Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness of the US Chamber of Commerce, the Investment Company Institute, the Managed Funds...more
On June 18, 2024, in NAIB, et al v. Weiser, et al., the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted the motion for preliminary injunction filed by plaintiffs, the National Association of Industrial...more
Earlier this week, 159 trade associations representing key supply chain stakeholders sent a letter to the Biden administration and relevant congressional committees calling on the U.S. government to intervene in the stalled...more
The financial services industry has (finally) received some good news. Last week, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction to stop Colorado from enforcing interest and certain fee limitations under the Colorado...more
Our Investment Funds Team reviews the implications of the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Private Funds Rules....more
On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated—in their entirety—the controversial private fund reforms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in August 2023 (collectively, the...more
A New Jersey appellate court, reversing a summary judgment decision, recently held that the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. (the Coalition) had associational standing to bring an action against Ford Motor...more
As we have previously discussed, a new law from New York State will require companies selling dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to pay close attention to consumers' age. This law went into effect on...more
The Institute of Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) announced in an April 18th news release that it is now the Recycled Materials Association (“ReMA”). The new name was announced at the Association’s ISRI 2024 Conference and...more
On March 26, 2024, the National Association of Industrial Bankers (NAIB), American Financial Services Association (AFSA), and American Fintech Council (AFC) (collectively, “Trade Associations”) filed a complaint in the United...more
In August 2023, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed a bill which amends the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (Act). This new law impacts both temporary labor agencies (Agencies) and Third-Party Clients (Clients)...more
Introduction - Allowing third parties to intervene in front of judges raises several issues of fundamental importance. For example, the need for decision makers to have access to all relevant information, and the...more
On March 7, 2024, approximately 1,200 members of the construction industry participated in NC’s 43rd State Construction Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. In case you missed the Conference, Spilman attorneys Stephanie...more
Keypoint: The Utah legislature repealed and replaced the Utah Social Media Act in response to a lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds. Prior to closing in early March, the Utah legislature passed two bills...more
In the latest development to challenges to the CFPB’s 1071 rulemaking, plaintiff trade associations, including the American Bankers Association and the Texas Bankers Association, have filed a motion for summary judgment...more
Several financial services trade associations wrote to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra voicing their concerns with the Advisory Opinion regarding Section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The trade associations...more
Social media and influencer marketing is now critical for business promotion. However, organizations and influencers that misrepresent, fail to disclose, or include inadequate disclosures regarding their sponsorship or...more
The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (“CKRC”) submitted November 21st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA”) addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: ...more
The FTC sent warning letters to two trade associations and twelve online health influencers warning them that they may have violated the FTC Act by failing to adequately disclose payments for social media posts promoting the...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to two trade associations and a dozen social media influencers on November 13, 2023, advising them that their disclosures of material connections in social media...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a proposed rule that would seek to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). This rule...more