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Three-Clicks You're Out? The FTC's Action Against Uber Showcases That Businesses Need To Provide Transparent Cancellation Processes

On April 21, 2025, the FTC filed an enforcement action against Uber alleging that Uber enrolled consumers in Uber One without proper consent, created substantial barriers to cancellation, and misrepresented...

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Education Department Announces Negotiated Rulemaking On Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs

The U.S. Department of Education has announced its intention to host public hearings and establish one or more negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations on various programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

United States Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Foreign Influence On American Campuses

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing transparency with respect to foreign funding at U.S. colleges and universities.

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

Fourth Circuit Rejects Rehearing In ACH Fraud Suit Alleging Violations Of KYC Rules And NACHA Operating Standards

On April 22, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a panel ruling that found a credit union could not be held liable for a scam in which fraudsters diverted over $560,000...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Universities Face Full Funding Freezes Amid Trump Administration Demands

United States Consumer

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Steptoe LLP

Leaked Budget Proposal Suggests Major Restructuring Of Federal Health And Safety Agencies, Including The Consumer Product Safety Commission

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

Are Student Emails 'Maintained' Under FERPA? The Nevada Supreme Court Weighs In With An Emphatic 'Yes'

United States Consumer

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Thompson Coburn LLP

New Executive Order On HBCUs Establishes Initiative To 'Promote Excellence And Innovation'

United States Consumer

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations And Deceptive Marketing Practices

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Washington, D.C.'s First Annual Restaurant And Specialty Retail Summit - The First Of Many For Local Industry Leaders

United States Consumer

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

State AG News: Healthcare, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment April 10-16, 2025

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

White House Initiative To Promote Excellence And Innovation At Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence At American Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss How Austin's Growth Is Shaping Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Tentative List Of Countries For Potential Travel Ban And Travel Restrictions

Worldwide Immigration

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Pryor Cashman LLP

The External Revenue Service: A Bureaucratic Overreach Or Necessary Reform?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Reciprocal Tariff Comment Period – One Week Remains To Submit

One week remains for clients to submit comments in response to review of potential reciprocal tariffs being conducted by the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR").

Worldwide International

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

FTC Sues PepsiCo For Illegal Price Discrimination Under Robinson-Patman Act

The Federal Trade Commission recently sued PepsiCo, Inc. alleging that the company engaged in illegal price discrimination by providing a large retailer with unfair pricing advantages in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act.

United States Consumer

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Lathrop GPM

FTC And Illinois Attorney General Settle With Grubhub For Deceptive Practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Illinois attorney general announced a settlement with Grubhub Inc. to resolve allegations that the company engaged...

United States Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

SB 760: Maryland Regulated Retail Display Of 'Closed-Loop' Gift Cards

United States Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

PepsiCo Sued By FTC For Price Discrimination

United States Consumer

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

FTC Takes Aim At Deceptive Earnings Claims

United States Consumer

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC Updates (December 16 – December 27, 2024)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DC AG Sues Amazon For Failing To Deliver Prime Membership Benefits For Certain DC Zip Codes (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Junk Fees Rule Targets Ticket Sales And Hotel Rentals

United States Media & IT

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Consumer Credit

CFPB To Withdraw BNPL Interpretive Rule Amid Broader Agency Rollback

The CFPB has announced plans to withdraw its May 2024 interpretive rule that subjected buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) products to regulations applicable to credit cards under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

CFPB Drops Two More Major Lawsuits

The CFPB has recently dismissed two more enforcement actions—one against a major credit reporting agency and another against a lease-to-own financing provider.

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

2024 Year In Review: Credit Reporting

Welcome to the "Credit Reporting" chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review.

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Refer A Friend Promotions? Get Consent!

United States Consumer

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

The US Senate Introduces The Credit Card Competition Act 2023

United States Anti-trust

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NERA

Texas Federal Court Pauses CFPB Rule Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Unleashing Uncertainty: President Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFPB Alleges Credit Reporting Agency Conducted Sham Investigations Of Errors

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FTC Announces Final Order Against AI-Enabled Review Platform Sitejabber For Misrepresenting Consumer Ratings And Reviews

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Education

Education Department Announces Negotiated Rulemaking On Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs

The U.S. Department of Education has announced its intention to host public hearings and establish one or more negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations on various programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

United States Consumer

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Foreign Influence On American Campuses

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing transparency with respect to foreign funding at U.S. colleges and universities.

United States Consumer

WR

Wiley Rein

Universities Face Full Funding Freezes Amid Trump Administration Demands

As detailed in our prior client alerts here, on January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to the heads of all executive...

United States Consumer

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Steptoe LLP

Are Student Emails 'Maintained' Under FERPA? The Nevada Supreme Court Weighs In With An Emphatic 'Yes'

United States Consumer

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

New Executive Order On HBCUs Establishes Initiative To 'Promote Excellence And Innovation'

United States Consumer

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

White House Initiative To Promote Excellence And Innovation At Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education For American Youth (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence At American Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

Set Telemarketing To Snooze: Telemarketing Quiet Hours Lawsuits On The Rise!

As our readers are aware, the legality of telemarketing during quiet hours has been a hot topic in recent months. Last week, another putative class action Complaint was filed as a result of text messages...

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Fourth Circuit Rejects Rehearing In ACH Fraud Suit Alleging Violations Of KYC Rules And NACHA Operating Standards

On April 22, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a panel ruling that found a credit union could not be held liable for a scam in which fraudsters diverted over $560,000...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

State AG News: Labor & Employment, State AG Office News, Consumer Protection April 3-9, 2025

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the highlights from April 3-9, 2025.

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations And Deceptive Marketing Practices

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

State AG News: Healthcare, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment April 10-16, 2025

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC's Updated Health Data Breach Rule Covers Apps, Other New Tech

United States Privacy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 23, 2025)

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

CFPB Suggests Shift In Supervision And Enforcement Priorities

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Industry Concerns Cause FCC To Delay Implementation Of Broad Consent Revocation Requirement Under TCPA

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Latest Videos

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Trump 2.0 And Higher Education: Your Questions Answered (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

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Bracewell

Best Practices For Complying With Consumer Products Safety Commission Regulations (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Offer Letter And Contracts: Considerations For Independent Schools During The Hiring Season (Video)

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Responding To Student Borrower Defense To Repayment (BDR) Claims (Video)

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Thompson Coburn LLP

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