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Consumer protection law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve consumer protection regulations and the developing law surrounding them from specialists working in this area.

FDIC Rescinds Guidance Governing Re-presentment Of Same Transaction

The FDIC has issued FIL-14-2026 rescinding its guidance governing the re-presentment of the same transaction after raising questions about the Biden Administration’s prior guidance.

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Files Complaint Against Stanley Black & Decker For Alleged Violations Of Reporting Requirements Under The Consumer Product Safety Act

On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had filed a civil enforcement action (the Complaint) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Navigating The Greenwashing Maze: The Multiple Pathways Of Risk To Consider For Environmental Marketing Claims

Companies making environmental marketing claims face mounting legal challenges from multiple fronts, including state and local regulators, consumer class actions, and competitor litigation. Recent enforcement actions reveal how recyclability claims, eco-friendly labels, and sustainability messaging are being scrutinized under various consumer protection laws, creating a complex compliance landscape for businesses advertising green products.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Maryland Enacts Food-Sector Personalized Pricing Law

On April 28, 2026, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed HB 895, the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act, into law. The Act makes Maryland the first state to enact a sector-specific restriction on certain personalized...

United States Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

States Continue Targeting Virtual Currency Kiosks With New Licensing And Consumer Protection Laws

United States Consumer

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Bill That Would Have Given CPSC Fast Lane For Ordering Recalls Of Direct-to-Consumer Products From China Dies … For Now

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

CPSC Notification Requirements, Recalls And Recent Enforcement Actions: Desk Reference For Section 15 Of The Consumer Product Safety Act

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Spring Cleaning Your Subscription Practices: What To Toss Before Regulators Do

United States Consumer

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

Virginia Moves Toward State-Court Class Actions: A Major Shift With Significant Business Implications

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

StubHub To Pay $10 Million For Failing To Disclose Full Price Of Tickets

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Stored Payment Credentials And ROSCA: Lessons From The FTC’s Uber Case

United States Consumer

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Get Out Of TCPA Jail Free Card? Maintain A DNC Policy!

United States Consumer

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC, Maryland AG Reach Settlement With Lindsay Automotive Group

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Criminal Sentencing In Royal Sovereign Case Underscores Staggering Consequences For Defective Product Reporting Failures

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Do Employers Need To Know About Independent Contractors And California EDD Payroll Tax Audits? (Video)

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Hot Topics In International Trade BLG Newsletter Articles And Upcoming Events

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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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Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

CFPB Finalizes Slimmed-Down Section 1071 Small Business Lending Rule

On May 1, the CFPB finalized a substantially revised Section 1071 rule, which implements the small business lending data collection and reporting requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)...

United States Finance

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Maryland Enacts Food-Sector Personalized Pricing Law

On April 28, 2026, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed HB 895, the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act, into law. The Act makes Maryland the first state to enact a sector-specific restriction on certain personalized...

United States Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FTC Launches “Made In The USA” Enforcement Sweep Following Trump Executive Order, Highlighting Importance Of Understanding FTC “Made In USA” Standard

On April 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced a coordinated enforcement sweep involving three law enforcement actions against companies accused of falsely claiming that their products were made in the United States.

United States Media & IT

AP

Arnold & Porter

John Deere’s $99 Million Settlement And The Accelerating State Right-To-Repair Landscape

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

CFPB’s Final Rule Recalibrates Fair Lending Enforcement: A Return To Clarity And Core Statutory Principles

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Virginia Moves Toward State-Court Class Actions: A Major Shift With Significant Business Implications

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

No Calls During TCPA “Quiet Hours?” – Unless You Consent

United States Litigation

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

FTC, Maryland AG Reach Settlement With Lindsay Automotive Group

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC Doubles Down On Interchange Fee Preemption Against The Backdrop Of High-Stakes Seventh Circuit Litigation And A Post-Loper Bright World

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Navigating The Greenwashing Maze: The Multiple Pathways Of Risk To Consider For Environmental Marketing Claims

Companies making environmental marketing claims face mounting legal challenges from multiple fronts, including state and local regulators, consumer class actions, and competitor litigation. Recent enforcement actions reveal how recyclability claims, eco-friendly labels, and sustainability messaging are being scrutinized under various consumer protection laws, creating a complex compliance landscape for businesses advertising green products.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

StubHub To Pay $10 Million For Failing To Disclose Full Price Of Tickets

The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action against StubHub Holdings, Inc., resulting in a $10 million settlement over allegations that the ticket resale giant violated the FTC's new Fees Rule by failing to disclose...

United States Consumer

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Blog Updates (April 20-24, 2026)

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a company’s president and CEO must pay a $140 million judgment based on participation in a timeshare exit scheme.

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

EPA Adds Microplastics And Pharmaceuticals To Safe Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List; States Await EPA Response To PFAS Clean Air Act Request; And New Mexico Adopts Expanded PFAS Labeling Requirements

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

NYC Proposes New Rules For Auto-Renewal Subscriptions

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FTC v. Uber: California Court Allows Claims Against Uber One Subscription To Proceed

United States Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

NYC Proposes New Rules For Auto-Renewal Subscriptions

United States Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FTC Seeks Comment On Fees In “Online Food And Grocery Delivery Services”

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Today’s Podcast Episode: NYC DCWP At The Forefront Of Consumer Protection: A Conversation With Commissioner Sam Levine

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Product Liability & Safety

DOJ Files Complaint Against Stanley Black & Decker For Alleged Violations Of Reporting Requirements Under The Consumer Product Safety Act

On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had filed a civil enforcement action (the Complaint) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Grapples With Roundup®, Federal Preemption, And The Limits Of EPA Authority

On April 27, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, a closely watched case that could reshape the intersection of federal pesticide...

United States Litigation

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Bill That Would Have Given CPSC Fast Lane For Ordering Recalls Of Direct-to-Consumer Products From China Dies … For Now

In late October, in the midst of the government shutdown, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the “Protecting Americans from Harmful CCP Products Act” (S.3069)...

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

CPSC Notification Requirements, Recalls And Recent Enforcement Actions: Desk Reference For Section 15 Of The Consumer Product Safety Act

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

How To Survive A Section 230 Defense: Recent Cases Provide Guidance

United States Media & IT

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

2026 AI In Manufacturing & Supply Chain Series

United States Technology

FL

Foley & Lardner

California's Rapidly Incoming SB 343 And SB 54: Anti-Greenwashing Laws Going Too Far?

United States Environment

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Artificial Advice, Real Liability: New York Weighs Restrictions On AI Impersonations Of Licensed Professionals

United States Technology

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Dechert

States Consider Options To Curtail Public Nuisance Suits

United States Litigation

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Dechert

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Education

Religious Institutions Update: May 2026

In Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Wash. v. Brown, 162 F. 4th 1190 (9th Cir. 2026), the court of appeals considered a pre-enforcement action seeking a declaration that it violates the church...

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

Capital Snapshot: A Monthly Overview Of The Issues, Events, And Timelines Driving Federal Policy Decisions

Our Legislative & Public Policy team is pleased to provide the April 2026 edition of Capital Snapshot, which includes a monthly summary of the issues, events, and timelines driving federal policy and political decisions.

United States Strategy

AP

Arnold & Porter

Federal Court Approves Landmark Title IX Settlement

A federal court has approved a groundbreaking class action settlement in which a state university will pay $1.6 million and implement comprehensive gender-equity reforms to resolve allegations that it systematically failed to allocate...

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

UPDATE: USDA Announces Reorganization Of Food, Nutrition, And Consumer Services Mission Area

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

Requirements For Accepting 31aa School Funding For School Safety And Mental Health Ruled Constitutionally Valid

United States Government

CH

Clark Hill

Title IX Athletics In The Crosshairs: The Current Landscape And What Institutions Need To Know Now

United States Consumer

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOJ Extends ADA Title II Website Accessibility Deadlines For Governmental Entities—But Litigation And Compliance Risks Remain

United States Government

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOJ Extends Public Entities’ Compliance Deadline For ADA-Related Website Accessibility, But HHS’s May 2026 Deadline Still Looms

United States Government

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Department Of Education Proposes Earnings Premium Metric For Postsecondary Programs

United States Consumer

HK

Holland & Knight

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Latest Videos

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

BS

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

A Year After The February 14, 2025 USDOE Dear Colleague Letter And Title VI Coordinator Best Practice Issues (Video)

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

MS

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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