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FDA’s Final Rule for “Healthy” Claim Requirements: What Industry Should Know

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Our Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Team unpacks what companies need to know about the Food and Drug Administration’s final rule on “healthy” food labeling....more

A&O Shearman

UK Financial Conduct Authority publishes Dear CEO letter for contract for differences providers

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a Dear CEO letter setting out its strategy for providers and distributors of contract for differences over the next two years. The FCA's planned work relates to: - Consumer...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OCR Proposed Tighter Security Rules for HIPAA Regulated Entities, including Business Associates and Group Health Plans

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As the healthcare sector continues to be a top target for cyber criminals, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule (scheduled to be published in the Federal Register January 6). It...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees

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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule—dubbed the Junk Fees Rule—to address what it views as deceptive pricing practices that cause harm to consumers and that undercut other honest...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Advertising Lessons from the World of Pickleball

I’ll start by admitting that I don’t know anything about the game of pickleball. Using the word ​“basketball” as an example and working backwards by breaking the word ​“pickleball” into its component parts, I can make an...more

Morgan Lewis

Court Reverses Prior Decision Finding ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Claim May Be Misleading

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A US federal district court, upon a motion to reconsider, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss class action claims concerning its use of the term “carbon neutral.” This decision represents a victory for consumer goods...more

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Healthy Or Not? The FDA’s New Rule Redefines What “Healthy” Means On Food Labels

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The FDA recently issued a final rule, which updates the definition for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy.” The definition change aims for “healthy” to be consistent with current nutrition science and Federal dietary...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

2024 Wrap-Up of the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report

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As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Did Your Company Receive an FTC Warning Letter or Notice of Penalty Offense?

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Has your company received an FTC warning letter or a penalty offense notice? If so, such correspondence should not be ignored because there is a high likelihood that the FTC is in the process of actively and quickly seeking...more

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

Mayer Brown

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

BakerHostetler

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

Quarles & Brady LLP

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

$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

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