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Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Fast Facts, Big Impacts: The Manufacturing Lightning Round - January 16th, 9:00 am - 11:45 am ET

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Join Bricker Graydon attorneys and distinguished experts as we cover a myriad of topics in a 2-hour, rapid-fire format webinar designed to provide you with valuable information that you can put to immediate use. See the...more

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FDA Issues New Cosmetics Proposed Rule: Let’s Talk About Talc

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Two years after the enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the long-awaited proposed rule on talc-containing cosmetics....more

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Kentucky’s Consumer Privacy Law Is Coming, But on a Slow Track

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To round out this year’s series on new state consumer privacy laws, we are covering the statute passed by Kentucky earlier this year. Please also keep your eye out for our 2024 round-up article that will be published soon, as...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Breaking Down Barriers: Leveraging Unified AI and Cross-Functional Data Strategies to Drive Business Results 

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Editor’s Note: HaystackID® brought together industry experts in a recent webcast to discuss the interplay of artificial intelligence (AI), data management, and cross-functional collaboration in modern organizations. The...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CFPB Proposed FCRA Rulemaking Could Significantly Expand FCRA Coverage and Restrict Access to Information

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) titled “Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices” 89 Fed. Reg. 101402 (Dec. 13, 2024). If adopted in its...more

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Missouri Enacts Commercial Financing Law

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What Happened? As we have previously apprised you, California, New York, Utah, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Kansas have enacted laws that require certain commercial financing “providers” to furnish certain...more

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New York Gives Businesses a Package of Six New Consumer Data Protection Laws to Unwrap During the Holiday Season

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On December 21, 2024, while many Americans were busy signing holiday cards and exchanging gifts, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was signing six significant pieces of legislation aimed at enhancing online safety and...more

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NAD’s SWIFT Disclosure Track Commands Respect at a Bargain

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NAD has amended its SWIFT track processes and procedures multiple times since its inception in an effort to make sure the process is fair yet efficient. While it met with some nontrivial resistance from industry at its...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Issues Final Rule on PACE Transactions

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As previously reported, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Act), enacted in 2018, directs the CFPB to prescribe regulations that apply Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ability-to-repay (ATR)...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Enforces Stand-Alone Class Action Waiver

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Earlier this year, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Pace v. Hamilton Cove that class action waivers in consumer contracts that do not contain an arbitration clause (i.e., a stand-alone class action waiver) are not per se...more

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One More for the Road: FTC Files Price Discrimination Suit Against Beverage Company in Final Weeks of Biden Administration

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This month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed its much-anticipated lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC (“Southern Glazer’s”), alleging the alcohol distributor violated the Robinson-Patman Act...more

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Texas Court Enjoins Enforcement of HIPAA Final Privacy Rule Against Individual Doctor and Clinic

On December 22, the day before the 2024 Final HIPAA Privacy Rule (2024 Rule) was set to go into effect, a federal district court in Texas enjoined enforcement of the 2024 Rule against Dr. Carmen Purl and Dr. Purl’s Fast Care...more

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The 340B Program in 2024: A Tumultuous Year in Review

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The 340B Program has continued to undergo significant upheaval in 2024 that has the potential to bring about impactful changes to how the 340B Program operates moving forward. These developments have left 340B stakeholders in...more

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CFPB Adjusts HMDA Asset Exemption Threshold

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The CFPB recently issued a final rule increasing the asset exemption threshold under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)....more

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How Anonymous Is Your AI Model?

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There is more to learn from the European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion on AI models. I previously reviewed the EDPB’s take on what the consequences could be for the unlawful processing of personal data in the...more

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$6 Billion Verdict Dodged: Formula Giants Cleared of Liability in Baby NEC Case

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A jury in St. Louis, Missouri was recently asked to award over $6 billion in damages against baby formula manufacturers defendants in a lawsuit that alleged the defendants’ specialized infant formulas for premature babies...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

A New Year and the New Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act

As we welcome in a New Year, Delaware is poised to join a dozen other states by enacting and implementing a new comprehensive data privacy law designed to give consumers stronger rights over their personal data. This new act,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Considers Comprehensive AI Bill

Texas is joining a growing number of states in considering comprehensive laws regulating use of AI. In particular, the Texas Legislature is scheduled to consider the draft “Texas Responsible AI Governance Act” (the “Act”),...more

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Judgment on the Pleadings Granted Due to Insufficient Pleading of FCRA Violations

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Alert December 30, 2024 The United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) due to an alleged...more

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2024 Year-End Recap of California Consumer Privacy Act Activity

First passed into law in 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) received its first major update in 2020 by way of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), through which the California Privacy Protection Agency...more

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Minnesota’s Consumer Privacy Law Takes Aim at Profiling and Takes Effect Soon

It’s the season of lists and next on ours: Minnesota! This state joined 18 others to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation in recent years. To avoid being on the “naughty” list, make sure to review your compliance...more

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2023 U.S. PET Bottle Recycling: National Association for PET Container Resources Issues Report

The National Association for PET Container Resources (“NAPCOR”) issued a document titled: 2023 PET RECYCLING REPORT (“Report”). ...more

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Audio Description Requirements Extend to Nielsen Television Designated Market Areas 101 to 110 on January 1

Beginning January 1, 2025, the FCC’s audio description requirements will expand to commercial television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC in 10 additional Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs): Johnson...more

BakerHostetler

Robinson-Patman Revival or Lame Duck Hail Mary? FTC Brings First Price Discrimination Case in Decades

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On December 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its first Robinson-Patman Act case in more than 20 years, just as the White House is set to change parties and the balance of power on the FTC will swing...more

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CFPB Proposes to Include Coerced Debt in the Definition of “Identity Theft”

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What Happened? On December 9, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking(“ANPR”), seeking stakeholder input regarding amending the definitions of “identity theft” and...more

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