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Jones Day Talks®: Corporate Fraud Investigations in 2025: Lessons, Trends, and Need-to-Knows
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the CFPB: What to Expect with Supervision and Enforcement During Trump 2.0
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The FTC Takes Action Against Grubhub
Auto Finance Under the Microscope: Unpacking Landmark FTC and AG Settlements — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 11 – State AGs on the Antitrust Frontline — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • NY Fights FAIR to Expand State Consumer Protection Law - ...more
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on May 15 to discuss the agency’s consumer protection and competition efforts and...more
Actual deception, substantial injury (including through AI), kids and teens, financial institutions and employees. Those are the key enforcement priorities of the Federal Trade Commission when it comes to data privacy...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed order requiring Workado, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) detection tools, to stop advertising the accuracy of its AI detection tools...more
The FTC’s settlement with Cleo AI gives some indication as to what we might see from the agency in the coming months. The FTC alleged, among other things, that Cleo AI’s actions violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. In...more
On April 24, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a Decision and Order against an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Company (the "Company"), alleging that it made false and unsubstantiated claims about its AI Content...more
When Apple announced the iPhone 16 last year, it advertised that it would be “the first iPhone built for Apple Intelligence.” Apple touted several AI features and advertised that Apple Intelligence is “Available Now.” In...more
The podcast we are releasing today is part 1 of a re-purposed webinar we produced on March 25 titled “The Impact of the Election on the CFPB - Part 4.” As a result of the diminishing impact of the CFPB on enforcing the...more
Numerous businesses today deploy artificial intelligence (AI) innovatively across various industries, with many companies eager to hop on the AI hype train and ride the momentum of new and innovative business tools. While...more
State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children’s internet safety, and...more
On March 13, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the introduction of the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Business Practices Act). The proposed legislation...more
On March 13, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced proposed legislation to strengthen the state’s consumer protection framework by expanding enforcement powers beyond deceptive acts and practices to also include...more
With the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) usage over the last two years, companies are developing AI tools at an astonishing rate. When pitching their AI tools, these companies claim that their products can do...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into the artificial intelligence company DeepSeek’s privacy practices and its claims that its AI model rivals the most advanced AI models in the world, including OpenAI....more
With the increase in AI-related litigation and regulatory action, it is critical for companies to monitor the AI technology landscape and think proactively about how to minimize risk. To help companies navigate these...more
On January 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a proposed $1,000,000 settlement with accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. accessiBe is a software provider that sells an AI-powered web accessibility tool...more
On the eve of a change in administration, the Biden/Chopra CFPB released a "Compendium of Recent CFPB Guidance," a sweeping collection of interpretations of federal consumer financial laws under the current leadership...more
On Jan. 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with software provider accessiBe. At first, accessiBe seems to be a simple, routine FTC case following the traditional formula: Advertising + False Promises...more
Consumer protection wins again! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final order settling its complaint against Rytr LLC, an artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistant tool that was capable of producing detailed...more
On Thursday, January 9 at CES 2025, two sitting FTC Commissioners – Rebecca Slaughter (D) and Melissa Holyoak (R) – sat down for a revealing discussion moderated by two former FTC Commissioners now in the private sector –...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On January 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing that accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. (collectively, accessiBe) agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising...more
On Sept. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with healthcare technology company Pieces Technology pursuant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. Originally published in...more
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Evolv Technologies, alleging that the company made deceptive claims about the capabilities of its AI-powered security screening system,...more
The election of Donald Trump as president, combined with forthcoming Republican control of Congress, likely means significant change in how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is structured and approaches...more