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FTC Draft Personalized-pricing Policy Would Require More Than A “personalized Price” Disclosure
The Federal Trade Commission has released a draft enforcement policy statement targeting undisclosed personalized pricing practices, proposing that retailers must clearly disclose when prices are individualized based on consumer data. The proposal would require businesses to explain not only that a price is personalized, but also the basis for personalization and the types of personal data used in pricing decisions.
United States Consumer
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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DOJ Merger Investigation Closure Credits AI Competition And Highlights Targeted Second Request Reviews
The U.S. Department of Justice recently closed its investigation into a merger between two leading sales enablement software providers, citing AI competition as a key protective factor against potential competitive harm. This decision offers important insights into how antitrust agencies are evaluating AI-native companies as competitive constraints and implementing more efficient, targeted merger review processes in technology sector transactions.
United States Anti-trust
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A&O Shearman
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A Second Visa Bond, Aimed At Immigrants: DOS Launches A Public Charge Bond Pilot Beginning In The Dominican Republic
The U.S. Department of State has launched a pilot program requiring certain immigrant visa applicants to post bonds ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 if found inadmissible on public charge grounds. Starting at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, this initiative represents a significant expansion of financial guarantee requirements beyond the existing nonimmigrant visa bond program, potentially affecting family-based immigration cases and creating new financial hurdles for sponsors and applicants navigating t
United States Immigration
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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DOJ, DHS Publish Trade Fraud Enforcement Guide Highlighting Customs And Tariff Enforcement Priorities
The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security have issued comprehensive guidance on trade fraud enforcement, revealing an aggressive new approach to customs violations across the entire supply chain. With over $1 billion in recoveries already secured, the government is signaling unprecedented scrutiny of importers, brokers, and supply chain partners alike.
United States Government
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy On Personalized Pricing And Consumer Data
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed an enforcement policy statement targeting personalized pricing practices, where businesses use consumer data to set individualized prices. The agency warns that companies may face enforcement action if they fail to adequately disclose how personal data influences pricing or engage in deceptive practices around price personalization.
United States Consumer
HL
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Seventh Circuit Outlines Potential Path To Dismissal Of Outsiders’ Qui Tam Actions
The Seventh Circuit has outlined a framework for dismissing qui tam actions brought by outsiders who lack inside information and rely on speculation rather than particularized facts. As data miners increasingly file False Claims Act lawsuits using publicly available information—encouraged by the DOJ's new FOCUS initiative—this decision provides defendants with a potential path to challenge such complaints at the pleading stage.
United States Litigation
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Some Like It Hot! Cal/OSHA Revises Its Heat Illness Proposal
Cal/OSHA has released a revised discussion draft of proposed changes to California's heat illness prevention standards, expanding outdoor high-heat procedures to more industries and introducing new acclimatization requirements for employees. The August 2026 proposal aims to harmonize indoor and outdoor heat standards while significantly affecting compliance obligations for California employers.
United States Employment
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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PFOA And PFOS Are Upheld As CERCLA Hazardous Substances: D.C. Circuit Rejects Industry Challenge
The D.C. Circuit's August 2026 decision upholding EPA's designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA marks a watershed moment in environmental regulation. This ruling creates a framework for strict, retroactive liability that could expose regulated entities to costly cleanup orders and cost-recovery actions spanning decades.
United States Environment
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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Cooperation, Compliance, And Consequences: Inside DOJ's $46 Million Veloxis Settlement
The Department of Justice's $46 million resolution with Veloxis Pharmaceuticals reveals how aggressive marketing tactics involving kickbacks to healthcare professionals and specialty pharmacies can trigger both criminal and civil enforcement actions. This case demonstrates the government's willingness to pursue pharmaceutical manufacturers under multiple legal frameworks, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Open Payments Program.
United States Healthcare
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Mintz
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IRS Creates New Office Of Conservation Easements And Ends Uniform Settlement Initiatives
The Internal Revenue Service has established a new Office of Conservation Easements to centralize expertise and coordinate policy, enforcement, and case-resolution strategy for conservation and historic preservation easement matters. This significant organizational change coincides with the termination of the IRS's uniform settlement initiative, fundamentally altering how conservation easement disputes will be resolved going forward. Taxpayers with pending cases face new considerations as the IRS transition
United States Tax
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Congress Passes 21st Century ROAD To Housing Act
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act represents the most significant federal housing legislation in three decades, combining comprehensive provisions to address affordable housing supply through regulatory relief for community banks, increased investment caps, and reforms to FHA lending standards. What implications will this landmark bipartisan legislation have for mortgage lenders, institutional investors, and the future of affordable housing in America?
United States Real Estate
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Holland & Knight
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