United States: Consumer Law

Last year, the firm warned that the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Old Navy1 significantly expanded the scope of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA), exposing businesses...

Explore how Erewhon transformed from a neighborhood health food store into a globally recognized luxury lifestyle brand, examining the psychology of premium consumer culture, celebrity influence, and the emerging trend of grocery store tourism. The episode also analyzes a significant trademark dispute involving Dean & DeLuca that raises critical questions about protecting and reviving legacy brand identities.

Maine's Attorney General office takes a distinctive, needs-driven approach to consumer protection, shaped by legislative selection rather than popular election and increasingly influenced by direct citizen ballot initiatives. From cryptocurrency kiosk regulations to private equity oversight in healthcare and mobile home parks, the state is responding to emerging risks while maintaining its traditional focus on scam prevention and home improvement disputes.

The Federal Trade Commission intensifies its consumer protection efforts through coordinated campaigns against imposter scams, enforcement actions targeting deceptive subscription schemes, and strategic interventions in merger activities across food service and pharmaceutical sectors. Recent FTC actions include finalizing a consent order to eliminate noncompete agreements affecting tens of thousands of pest-control employees and filing an amicus brief challenging alleged monopolistic practices in the autoim

The United States House Committee on Financial Services has advanced H.R. 9330, the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, a bill that would establish a comprehensive federal regime for the regulation of earned...

In a suit filed on June 26, 2026, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, Inc. (NACA), a nonprofit comprised of attorneys and consumer advocates, alleges that Polymarket and its executives engaged in deceptive...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging the organization deceives families about gender-affirming care for minors to sustain a lucrative medical industry. This unprecedented enforcement action treats clinical medical guidelines themselves as false advertising, potentially opening a new frontier in consumer protection law with far-reaching implications for medical practice and First Amendment protections.

State chatbot laws are evolving from basic transparency requirements to risk-based frameworks that impose different obligations depending on how chatbots interact with users. Companies deploying consumer-facing chatbots now face a complex patchwork of state requirements that vary based on whether the chatbot provides customer service, engages in health-related interactions, or simulates companionship.

A federal court examines whether egg carton claims about hens being "free to roam in a pleasant, natural environment" mislead consumers when the birds are actually confined to windowless facilities with minimal space. The case explores how production condition claims differ from product quality representations and whether industry-standard "cage free" terminology protects manufacturers from consumer protection lawsuits when additional marketing language creates different expectations.