United States: Consumer Law

In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta unpacks a recent update in Trump v. Slaughter, in which the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay allowing President Donald Trump's removal of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to stand while the case makes its way through the appeals process.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) together announced a settlement with Whaleco, Inc., the operator of Temu, over allegations that the online marketplace violated the INFORM Act.

William "Billy" Hewes III has been nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the seat on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) vacated by former commissioner Douglas Dziak.

FTC Commissioner Mark Meador spoke at the National Advertising Division's Annual Conference this week in Washington and provided some insight into his views on advertising and consumer protection.

On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA" or "Agency") announced that it had fined Tractor Supply Company ("Respondent") $1,350,000 for alleged violations of the California...

n 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Amazon alleging that the company engaged in a variety of "dark patterns"...

Three days into trial, Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that the company misled millions of consumers into subscribing to Amazon Prime and then made it unreasonably difficult for them to cancel in alleged violation of the FTC Act.

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid esters, colloquially known as ortho-phthalates or simply phthalates, are a class of synthetic chemicals that were historically...

On September 26, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") issued a decision requiring Tractor Supply Company, the nation's largest rural lifestyle retailer with more than 2,500 stores in 49 states...