Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: State Fair Access and Debanking Laws Bring Country’s Political and Cultural Divisions to the Fore
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CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
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The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer
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Podcast - Part 2: An FTC Official Speaks About the Regulation of AI Technology
State AG Pulse | Never Say Never to Federal Privacy Legislation
An FTC Official Speaks About the Regulation of AI Technology
AD Nauseam: A Different Type of Imposter Syndrome
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 11 – State Attorney General Investigations
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Federal Trade Commission: Looking Back at 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024 and Beyond
The FTC Takes Initiative to Stop Junk Fees
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10 Key Trade Developments: Trade Remedy Cases
California’s New Privacy Enforcement "Sweep"
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 5 – Surviving an FTC Investigation
Status of the DOJ's Combatting Redlining Initiative — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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The FTC settled with Invitation Homes Inc. to resolve allegations that its home rental service practices violated the FTC Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act). ...more
Earlier this month, the Connecticut Appellate Court clarified the law regarding the interaction of enhanced damages available under different statutes. In Frank Charles White v. FCW Law Offices, the court held that, although...more
Utah AG Sean Reyes has secured a $42.5 million judgment against Real Estate Workshop and associated individuals and entities (collectively, “REW”) for their involvement in an alleged real estate investment fraud scheme that...more
On April 4, 2024, the Middle District of Florida dismissed a non-consumer plaintiff’s Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) claim for failure to plead injury to consumers. This ruling underscores the...more
Discovery misconduct can be remedied not only through the sanctions available in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but also potentially through the defense of unclean hands....more
Note: The March 25 version of this article has been updated. The other day, the FTC announced settlements with two different companies that allegedly made false promises to small businesses that their companies could help...more
A recent decision denying class certification in the Northern District of Illinois highlights the importance for class action defendants of challenging a named plaintiff’s damages expert as part of a strategy for opposing...more
Advertising and privacy. In 2024, it’s hard to talk about one without the other. Almost like peanut butter and jelly. A recent case from the Federal Trade Commission is an important reminder about the privacy and...more
A new proposed bill has the potential to significantly impact the viability of consumer protection claims brought against Colorado homebuilders. Consumer protection claims brought by homebuyers against homebuilders in...more
Ohio- Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement- Bryan Costin v. Midwest Vision Partners LLC., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112651, 2024-Ohio-463. The Eighth District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the trial court’s ruling...more
Here is a breakdown on how new Federal and State decisions clarify Massachusetts Chapter 93A Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Law in Business-to-Business Disputes - A flurry of judicial decisions in spring 2023 has...more
In 2022 and early 2023, voting machine companies and the parents of school shooting victims won a string of court rulings against the media companies and personalities that had allegedly spread defamatory, viral lies about...more
It’s no secret that one of National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s primary priorities is to broaden the damages available to an aggrieved party. Indeed, as we’ve previously discussed here, last...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed issues of enhanced remedies in a dispute regarding the sale of weightlifting equipment beyond the expiration of a licensing agreement between the involved parties....more
Facing a $12.8 million judgment, a plaintiff sought recourse in a legal malpractice claim against his trial counsel for its alleged role in that unhappy result. But his undoing was the Business Court’s focus on whether he...more
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A is one of the most potent weapons in any business litigator’s arsenal. That statute prohibits deceptive or unfair acts or practices in the course of trade or commerce, and it allows for...more
On April 21, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the trial court’s decision that several restaurants were not entitled to business interruption coverage for losses resulting from shutdown orders issued by...more
In a case of first impression, on January 24, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued an opinion in H1 Lincoln, Inc. v. South Washington Street LLC holding that "enforcement of a limitation of liability...more
Earlier this year, we blogged about the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG v. FTC, which significantly curtailed the FTC’s ability to seek monetary restitution under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. One quick update there: The...more
A Massachusetts state court ruled that real estate franchisor, Re/Max of New England (Franchisor), breached its franchise agreements, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violated Massachusetts’ consumer...more
State governments are getting creative with consumer protection laws in order to take a crack at industries that traditionally have concerned themselves primarily with industry-specific laws. A Virginia filing by the Attorney...more
Earlier this month, in Plastic Surgery Associates, SC v. Cynosure, Inc., United States District Judge Denise Casper denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and allowed Cynosure’s motion for summary judgment on...more
Chapter 93A, § 11 provides a right of action to persons engaged in business who suffer a loss of money or property as a result of unfair methods of competition, or unfair or deceptive acts or practices, used by another...more
With summer concerts and music festivals in full swing, many fans will be surprised to find $145 face value tickets reselling online for $3,000 to $11,000....more
Senators Call For Removal of Dioxane from Cosmetic Products - U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (DN. Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (DN. Y.) have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit detectable levels of 1,4dioxane...more