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

Higher education institutions across the country are facing a new wave of borrower defense to repayment (BDTR) claims. This recent development comes just as the federal government...

United States Consumer

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

FTC Updates (March 9-13, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was active in the consumer protection space, announcing two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM).

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Signals Enforcement Priorities For Consumer Protection In 2026

On March 5, the Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Christopher Mufarrige delivered remarks outlining several enforcement priorities for the agency’s consumer protection work, including enforcement of the Better Online Ticketing Sales Act (BOTS Act), efforts to address fraud in the U.S. payment system, and actions targeting deceptive subscription practices under the Restore Online Shopper’s Confidence Act (ROSCA).

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

On February 23, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled Consumer Product Safety Commission: Opportunities to Strengthen Oversight of Toxic Substances in Children's Products.

United States Consumer

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Bergeson & Campbell

FTC Reopens The "Click-to-Cancel" Debate: New Negative Option ANPRM Puts Subscription Businesses On Notice

United States Consumer

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Roth Jackson

FTC Seeks Comment On Updates To Negative Option Marketing Rule

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

Oregon Moves To Opt Out Of Federal Interest-Rate Exportation For Consumer Loans

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

New York City Finalizes SHIELD Debt Collection Rule

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Consumer Protection — Still Open For Business

United States Consumer

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Arnold & Porter

New York's Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act Is In Effect

United States Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

Higher Education — Year In Review For 2025

United States Consumer

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Steptoe LLP

Preparing For April 2026 – New Digital Accessibility Standards For Public Institutions Of Higher Education

United States Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

FTC Updates (March 2-6, 2026)

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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

Minimizing Construction Delays In Domestic And International Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How American 'Jock Tax' And State Income Tax Affect NFL Players, Other Professional Athletes: The Sam Darnold Super Bowl Example

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Consumer Law

Rebuilding Restaurant Pricing Engine In The Age Of Promotions

The playing field for restaurant pricing has changed as the industry enters 2026. Menu prices have climbed steadily, outpacing inflation. Consumers, meanwhile, are signaling affordability fatigue.

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

FTC Seeks Comment On Potential Updates To Negative Option Rule

On March 11, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on whether it should amend its Rule Concerning...

United States Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California's Unfair Competition Law And Consumers Legal Remedies Act—2025 Annual Overview

In California, plaintiffs' lawyers and state and local prosecutors wield two powerful tools: the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA).

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

FTC Updates (March 9-13, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Warns Auto Dealers About Pricing Practices

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

NYDFS Teases Extensive New BNPL Requirements In Pre-Proposal Rulemaking Activity

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

California Continues To Actively Enforce Privacy Opt-Out Rights

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren 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

FTC Reopens Negative Option Marketing Rulemaking – Seeks Comments By April 13, 2026

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe 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

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

On February 23, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled Consumer Product Safety Commission: Opportunities 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

On March 4, 2026, Judge Chad F. Kenney of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice a putative class action asserting claims against a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and certain of its executives under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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

On February 12, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators in Maryland proposed the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act.

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

The Next Wave Of Tariff Litigation: Consumer Class Actions

United States International

AP

Arnold & Porter

跨境电商企业应对美国CPSC产品召回十项新问题

United States Consumer

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Day 4 Of The ICPHSO Symposium: Courtroom Drama & Consumer Voices

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Consumer Credit

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

On February 12, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida upheld the CFPB's final rule applying mortgage-style requirements to Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Moving Forward To The Past

Now, at least in the Fifth Circuit, so long as a business has a consumer's prior express consent, written or not, it may place any type of prerecorded message call to the consumer.

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

Banning Credit Checks In The Workplace: New York's Latest Compliance Challenge

United States Employment

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Mintz

New York Employers Beware: Credit Checks Are Being Banned Statewide

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

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Latest Videos

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AG Pricing Update - $4.25 Menards Settlement In Rebate Probe; Colorado AG Targets 2026 Pricing Practices (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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.

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 10 – TCPA Quiet Hours (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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

MS

Miller Shah

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