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Consumer protection law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve consumer protection regulations and the developing law surrounding them from specialists working in this area.

Trump Administration Focuses New Consumer Protection Efforts On 'Made In America' Advertising Claims And Alleged Deceptive Pricing Practices

What's new: In March 2026, the Trump administration took steps related to consumer protection, including regarding "Made in America" advertising claims, negative option marketing and rental housing fees...

United States Consumer

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

FTC Blog Updates (March 16-20, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission continued its active enforcement posture in late March 2026, with significant developments spanning healthcare, franchise regulation, competition, and consumer financial protection.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

An Update On NYC DWCP ‘Junk Fee, Subscription Trap’ And Other Initiatives

Following New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Executive Orders cracking down on so-called “junk fees” and “subscription traps,” city officials have begun taking action...

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

ARL Lawsuits On The Rise

We have seen an increase in lawsuits alleging automatic renewal law ("ARL") violations in the State of California. Because our readers may not be familiar with the ARL and the lawsuits that have followed...

United States Consumer

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

ACTS Survey Compliance Deadline Temporarily Extended: What Higher Education Institutions Need To Know

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) Compliance Alert For Higher Education: Deal Rejections Mount As State Resistance Grows

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Consumer: Break-ups And Strategic Matchmaking

United States Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Thirteen AGs Sue Major Installment Lender Over Add-On Packing; Former CFPB Attorneys Lead The Charge

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

State Attorneys General Sue Lender For Alleged "Bait-and-Switch" Scheme

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

Court Rejects DOJ Office Of Legal Counsel Funding Theory In Rise Economy v. Vought

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Today’s Podcast Episode: CFPB Supervision Reset? What Banks And Non-Banks Should Know About The Emerging Examination Landscape

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New Rule Requires Private Schools To Report, Prevent Bullying (Video)

United States Consumer

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Navigating The Evolving BDTR Landscape: New Claims, Litigation Updates And Regulatory Shifts

United States Consumer

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Consumer Law

Trump Administration Focuses New Consumer Protection Efforts On 'Made In America' Advertising Claims And Alleged Deceptive Pricing Practices

What's new: In March 2026, the Trump administration took steps related to consumer protection, including regarding "Made in America" advertising claims, negative option marketing and rental housing fees...

United States Consumer

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Nevada Federal Court Certifies A $3 Million Dollar TCPA Class Action Against Individual Nevada Realtor

In 2023, Britney Gaitan, a realtor based in Las Vegas, used an online third-party service to accumulate the homeowner contact information...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

FDA MAHA Updates: "No Artificial Color” Claims And A New Preservative Safety Reassessment

At the outset of 2026, FDA announced a series of “priority deliverables” for 2026 as part of its Human Foods Program’s (HFP)...

United States Healthcare

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Executive Order Signals Heightened Enforcement Of "Made In USA" Advertising Claims

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

FTC Blog Updates (March 16-20, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Oklahoma's New Privacy Law: Familiar Framework, Fast-Approaching Deadline

United States Privacy

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

ARL Lawsuits On The Rise

United States Consumer

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CFTC Takes Additional Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulation: What You Need To Know

United States Finance

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Seeks Comment On Potential Rule To Address Unfair Or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Virginia Sues PBMs And Insulin Manufacturers Over Inflated Pricing Scheme

The Commonwealth of Virginia has filed suit against various pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insulin manufacturers for allegedly violating the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. According to the lawsuit, the defendants...

United States Consumer

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Hall Benefits Law

Understanding The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act ("LUTPA")

The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act ("LUTPA"), La. R.S. 51:1401 et seq., is the state's primary consumer-protection statute and a frequent source of litigation in business disputes.

United States Consumer

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Butler Snow LLP

Pennsylvania Attorney General Secures $750,000 Settlement Over "Negative Option" Collectibles Sales

On October 30, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced a $750,000 settlement with a collectibles company resolving allegations...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

What We Learned From … South Carolina: Leveling The Playing Field In Consumer Protection

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - September 2025

United States Consumer

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Maryland Federal District Court Blocks Education Department's Moves Against DEI Programs

United States Consumer

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Sectoral Tariff Update – Section 232 National Security Investigations

United States International

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

State AGs And Consumer Protection: What We Learned From … Nevada

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Insurer Has No Duty To Interplead Policy Limits Under Montana Law When Faced With Multiple Claimants And Potentially Insufficient Limits

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

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Product Liability & Safety

FTC Blog Updates (March 16-20, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission continued its active enforcement posture in late March 2026, with significant developments spanning healthcare, franchise regulation, competition, and consumer financial protection.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

States continue to enact legislation regulating the use of PFAS and other chemicals in cosmetics. In many cases, state laws impose prohibitions that exceed the prohibitions of federal and global regulations.

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

Generative AI Not Immune From Potential Legal Action

As the use of generative AI and LLMs continues to grow without much government intervention or regulation worldwide, the practice of law continues to adapt to the use of this technology.

United States Technology

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

GAO Report Identifies Opportunities For CPSC To Strengthen Oversight Of Toxic Substances In Children's Products

United States Consumer

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Bergeson & Campbell

Eastern District Of Pennsylvania Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Company As Time-Barred

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Maryland's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act: State-Level Regulation Fills The Federal Void On AI In Children's Products

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

EU Clarifies Ban On Destruction Of Unsold Apparel, Clothing Accessories, And Footwear

European Union Consumer

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Beveridge & Diamond

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

United States Energy

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ArentFox Schiff

美国产品责任纠纷中的惩罚性赔偿

United States Consumer

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

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Consumer Credit

Thirteen AGs Sue Major Installment Lender Over Add-On Packing; Former CFPB Attorneys Lead The Charge

A bipartisan coalition of thirteen state AGs filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against one of the nation's largest non-bank installment lenders, alleging a scheme...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - March 19, 2026

March 19 – Read the newsletter below for the latest Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance industry news, written by Ballard Spahr attorneys. In this issue, our lawyers discuss the SHIELD...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Credit Card Rate Caps And The Credit Card Competition Act: The Right Problem, The Wrong Tools? (Podcast)

We are releasing today on our Consumer Finance Monitor podcast our host Alan Kaplinsky's discussion with Marisa Calderon, President and CEO of Prosperity Now...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Florida District Court Upholds CFPB's Residential PACE Rule

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Moving Forward To The Past

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

The Consumerization Of Small Business Lending: Federal And State Regulations Accelerate (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Credit Bureau Pulls In Employment: State Law Limitations And Their Effect On Motor Vehicle Records

United States Employment

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FBT Gibbons

Amended Law Bans Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring, Managing Employees

United States Employment

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Gross Shuman P.C.

New York State Amends Law To Limit Use Of Credit Reports In Employment (Video)

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

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Latest Videos

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New Rule Requires Private Schools To Report, Prevent Bullying (Video)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

A Year After The February 14, 2025 USDOE Dear Colleague Letter And Title VI Coordinator Best Practice Issues (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Monroney Label Mistakes To Watch For During Year End Car Sales (Video)

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Miller Shah

The Digital Marketplace: The FTC's Focus On Fair Online Transactions (Podcast)

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Holland & Knight

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