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Five Stars, Zero Tolerance: FTC Turns Up Enforcement Under Consumer Review Rule

The FTC is now prioritizing enforcement of its Consumer Review and Testimonials Rule, issuing warning letters to companies using fake reviews, undisclosed incentives or misleading testimonials, and demanding immediate corrective action.

United States Consumer

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

That Free Trial Might Cost You: "Automatic Renewal" Litigation On The Rise In CA

On July 1, 2025, California amended its Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17600 et seq.), enumerating new obligations for businesses and providing enhanced rights to consumers.

United States Consumer

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Emerging Issues And What To Watch For In 2026

As Goodwin anticipated in our 2024 Year in Review, 2025 witnessed a fundamental shift in the consumer financial services regulatory landscape.

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Payday And Small-Dollar Lending

In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reduced its scrutiny of small-dollar lenders by publicly announcing that it "will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions...

United States Consumer

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Court Shatters Claims Involving Exploding Sunroof

United States Consumer

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Winston & Strawn LLP

2026 Perspectives In Private Equity: Consumer

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2026 Perspectives In Private Equity: Education

United States Consumer

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 14 – Introducing Seyfarth’s New Data Law Practice Group (Video)

United States Consumer

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Executive Order Directs Agencies To Revisit Mortgage Rules

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Senate Passes Bill To Cap Retail Installment Charges At 16%

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

CalPrivacy Enters Settlement With Ford Over Alleged "Unnecessary Friction" In Consumer Privacy Opt-Out Process

United States Consumer

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Dechert

AI Product Liability: The Next Wave Of Litigation

United States Consumer

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K&L Gates LLP

Your Website Is Under Scrutiny: Navigating Legal And Regulatory Compliance Risks In The Digital Consumer Experience (Video)

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

State AG News: Child Safety, Gambling, Unfair Practices (March 19-25, 2026)

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

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Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

Press 1 For America: FCC Proposes Restrictions On And Compliance Requirements For Offshore Call Center Customer Support

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened a sweeping rulemaking that could force communications providers to move some of their...

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

New York Revised Coerced Debt Protections

On March 18, New York enacted S. 8830, amending the state's coerced debt law and changing how consumers and creditors must handle claims that a debt was incurred through coercion.

United States Finance

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Axinn Associates At The Antitrust Spring Meeting: Perspectives On The DOJ Antitrust Division’s Whistleblower Rewards Program

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Emerging Issues And What To Watch For In 2026

United States Consumer

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Payday And Small-Dollar Lending

United States Consumer

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Debt Collection And Debt Settlement

United States Finance

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) And Mini-TCPAs

United States Media & IT

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

The FTC Launches A Dedicated Healthcare Task Force

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 14 – Introducing Seyfarth’s New Data Law Practice Group (Video)

United States Consumer

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Consumer Credit

Payday And Small-Dollar Lending

In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reduced its scrutiny of small-dollar lenders by publicly announcing that it "will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions...

United States Consumer

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

The FCA's Motor Finance Redress Scheme: Final Policy

It's been a while in the making, but the FCA has finally confirmed the form of the redress scheme that will compensate customers who were treated unfairly when taking out motor finance.

United States Finance

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Employment Tip Of The Month – April 2026

Beginning on April 18, 2026, employers in New York, with few limited exceptions, will be barred from obtaining or using an individual’s credit score or consumer credit history during or after hiring of an employee.

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Senator Hawley Investigating FICO Credit Score Pricing Practices And Urging FTC To Investigate As Well

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Thirteen AGs Sue Major Installment Lender Over Add-On Packing; Former CFPB Attorneys Lead The Charge

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - March 19, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Credit Card Rate Caps And The Credit Card Competition Act: The Right Problem, The Wrong Tools? (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Florida District Court Upholds CFPB's Residential PACE Rule

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Moving Forward To The Past

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

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Product Liability & Safety

Court Shatters Claims Involving Exploding Sunroof

A district court in Ohio granted summary judgment to automaker Kia despite evidence that the panoramic sunroof on one of its cars “spontaneously exploded and shattered.

United States Consumer

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Clearing The Smoke: Plaintiff Counsel's Advertising Defeats Class Certification Attempt In The Northern District Of Illinois

The decision serves as a reminder that early fact discovery can yield significant dividends at the class certification stage. Even an "arguable" defense unique to the named plaintiff may suffice to defeat certification.

United States Media & IT

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Dechert

AI Product Liability: The Next Wave Of Litigation

Artificial intelligence (AI) litigation is beginning to consolidate around a familiar body of doctrine: product liability. Early cases are testing whether consumer-facing AI applications...

United States Consumer

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Your Website Is Under Scrutiny: Navigating Legal And Regulatory Compliance Risks In The Digital Consumer Experience (Video)

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

FTC Blog Updates (March 16-20, 2026)

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

Generative AI Not Immune From Potential Legal Action

United States Technology

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Gardiner Roberts 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

Eastern District Of Pennsylvania Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Company As Time-Barred

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

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Consumer Law

FTC Shows No Signs Of Letting Up On Enforcement Actions Against Deceptive Practices In Auto Industry

On April 2, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Maryland Attorney General's Office announced they had settled a lawsuit brought by the agencies against a dealer group based in Maryland...

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Five Stars, Zero Tolerance: FTC Turns Up Enforcement Under Consumer Review Rule

The FTC is now prioritizing enforcement of its Consumer Review and Testimonials Rule, issuing warning letters to companies using fake reviews, undisclosed incentives or misleading testimonials, and demanding immediate corrective action.

United States Consumer

B

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Press 1 For America: FCC Proposes Restrictions On And Compliance Requirements For Offshore Call Center Customer Support

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened a sweeping rulemaking that could force communications providers to move some of their...

United States Media & IT

SJ

Steptoe LLP

That Free Trial Might Cost You: "Automatic Renewal" Litigation On The Rise In CA

United States Consumer

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Bill Introduced To Curb ADA Online Accessibility Lawsuits

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Letter From The Editor

United States Privacy

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Roth Jackson

A Deep Dive On BNPL Regulation And Other "Hot" Topics With Max Dubin Of The New York DFS (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - April 2, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

State AG News: EPA, Fuel Pricing, Data Security (March 26-April 2, 2026)

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Latest Videos

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New Rule Requires Private Schools To Report, Prevent Bullying (Video)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

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.

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

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Miller Shah

Inside Litigation - Reshaping Product Liability Defense Strategies (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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

HK

Holland & Knight

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