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FTC Targets Rental Housing Industry: Aggressive Approach Could Implicate Other Industries

Amidst increased political messaging about affordability and housing prices, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken aggressive actions targeting the rental housing industry in recent months.

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

New York Enacts FAIR Business Practices Act, Expanding State Enforcement Power

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the "Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act" (the FAIR Business Practices Act or the Act), effective 60 days after enactment.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

FTC Issues First Wave Of Warning Letters Under New Consumer Review Rule: Key Lessons For Brands

In August 2024, I wrote about the Federal Trade Commission's then-new Consumer Review Rule (Adieu, Fake Revie(u)w), which is designed to preserve the authenticity of online...

United States Consumer

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

2026 will be a significant year for retailers and e-commerce companies, with significant changes on the horizon that will affect the entire industry and ecosystem.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Client Alert: What To Expect In 2026 For Higher Education

United States Consumer

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Jenner & Block

FTC Updates (December 22 – 26, 2025)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 6, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

Why Judge Jackson Is Wrong: The CFPB Cannot Be Lawfully Funded When The Federal Reserve Has No Profits

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New York State Expands The Scope Of Its Consumer Protection Statute

United States Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Early Reviews Are In: FTC Flags Potential Violations Of Consumer Reviews Rule

United States Consumer

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

State AG News: Healthcare, Price Gouging, Scams (December 25-31, 2025)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Sixth Circuit Addresses For First Time How Fourth Amendment, Student Seizure Applies At Public Schools

United States Consumer

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Clark Hill

FTC Updates (December 15–19, 2025)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Green And Spiegel, U.S. Announces New Initiative To Protect Citizens Overseas

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

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Consumer Law

Committed Capital Sidecar: From Codes To Clicks — Telehealth In The Consumer-First Era (Podcast)

In this Sidecar episode of our Committed Capital podcast, Markus Bolsinger, co-head of Dechert's global private equity practice, joins Dechert partner Jennifer Csik Hutchens and associate...

United States Healthcare

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Dechert

Are Text Messages Telephone Calls For TCPA DNC Private Right Of Action Purposes?

Following the United States Supreme Court's decision in McLaughlin v. McKesson, companies facing alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA")...

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

New York Enacts FAIR Business Practices Act, Expanding State Enforcement Power

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the "Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act" (the FAIR Business Practices Act or the Act), effective 60 days after enactment.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

FTC Issues First Wave Of Warning Letters Under New Consumer Review Rule: Key Lessons For Brands

United States Consumer

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FTC Updates (December 22 – 26, 2025)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 6, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

FCC Extends "Revoke All" Consent Rule Effective Date; Businesses Still Have Time To File Reply Comments By February 3

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Rise In Wiretapping Litigation Should Prompt Dealers To Audit Their Data Tracking Tools

United States Media & IT

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Lavelle Law

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

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

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

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Jared Libet, Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Unit...

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - September 2025

The Federal Trade Commission once again signaled its continued focus on making it easy to cancel recurring charges and avoid misleading practices in negative option plans.

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

Eighth Circuit Blocks Click-To-Cancel Rule

United States Consumer

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Clark Hill

Eighth Circuit Cancels FTC's "Click-to-Cancel" Rule

United States Consumer

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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Product Liability & Safety

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

2026 will be a significant year for retailers and e-commerce companies, with significant changes on the horizon that will affect the entire industry and ecosystem.

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

FDA Finds "Significant Data Gaps" For PFAS Used In Cosmetic Products

As required under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), on December 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a Report on the Use of PFAS in Cosmetic Products and Associated Risks.

United States Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

On December 22, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") filed a civil enforcement action against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. alleging violations...

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

United States Healthcare

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Important Year-End Developments In PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, And Connecticut

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Second Bite At The (Candied) Apple: The Latest Litigation Threat Targeting UPFs

United States Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Perception, Risk, And Product Liability: Cannabis Research Catching Up To Consumer Behavior

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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Consumer Credit

Ringing In The New Year For New York Employers: What's Next For Compliance In 2026?

In 2025, as in prior years, New York State and New York City enacted a flurry of new laws/ordinances at the end of the year.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

New York Is The Eleventh State To Restrict Employers' Use Of Credit History

On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S03072, amending the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act1 to prohibit New York employers from obtaining or using consumer credit history in hiring and personnel decisions.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

ACA Files Suit Challenging Colorado Law That Omits Medical Debts From Credit Reports

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

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Permanently Bans Small-Business Financing Firm And CEO For Alleged UDAP And Telemarketing Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Concerns For Bank Fintech Partnerships: 10th Circuit's DIDMCA Decision Is The First Ripple In An Anticipated Wave

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Colorado's Attack On State-Bank Lending Partnerships Gets New Life

United States Consumer

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Colorado's Medical Debt Reporting Law Challenged In Federal Court

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

West Virginia Federal Court Certifies Class Action Challenging "Pay-To-Pay" Fees

United States Litigation

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Delaware Bans Medical Debt From Consumer Credit Reports

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Latest Videos

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Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 8 – Trends We Saw In 2025 (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)

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Miller Shah

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

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Holland & Knight

FTC And AGs Rally For Fans In Ticketmaster And Live Nation Lawsuit Over Bots And Fees (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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