Consumer Protection Law and Regulations

On December 2, 2025, the San Francisco City Attorney, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in California state court against major...

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently announced the creation of a fourth unit within the Section, the Health & Safety Unit ("HSU").

Although cannabis research has been outpaced by consumer behavior and public policy, the research is catching up.

The trade group representing debt collection agencies, creditors, debt buyers, collection attorneys, and debt collection industry service providers has filed suit...

On November 17, the FTC announced a final court order permanently banning a small-business financing company and its chief executive from offering business financing, debt relief, and credit repair services and imposing a $48,280,328 monetary judgment to resolve allegations of unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act

Issued on November 10, 2025, the long-awaited decision from the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser supports Colorado's exercise...

From ‘illegal DEI' to union activity to False Claims Act risks, the past year has been a flurry of activity and high-stakes changes for higher education institutions.

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule that will change how the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program evaluates whether a government or nonprofit employer qualifies as "public service." Effective July 1, 2026...

On December 9, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule rejecting the use of disparate-impact liability, i.e., holding entities liable for discrimination due to a policy's disproportionate effect on a certain group, even without evidence of intentional discrimination.

Last month, the Oregon Attorney General entered into a settlement with grocery delivery service HelloFresh, resolving allegations that the company misled consumers with deceptive "free meal," "free shipping, and "free gift"...

The essence of the new regime is to enable a firm to make recommendations designed for groups of consumers, rather than having to conduct in-depth individual assessments.

As another year winds down, a look back at 2025's privacy landscape shows that attempts at passing federal comprehensive and sector-specific privacy laws continue to stall...