3/2/2026 7:13:43 PM New Prize Tax Rules Raise the 1099 Threshold for Sweepstakes and Contests By Melissa Steinman By Melissa Landau Steinman, Christopher N. Moran & Eden Caliendo Among the many changes included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
3/2/2026 6:45:23 PM Amidst a Political and Image Dispute in Colombia By Sandra Ávila-González On March 8, 2026, Colombia will elect their parliament, and the campaign is in full heat. What has caught our attention is Daniel...
3/1/2026 12:01:27 AM Are Apple's Watches "Carbon Neutral"? By Jeff Greenbaum Apple promotes the fact that some of its watches are “carbon neutral.” Some consumers sued, alleging that the claim is false and...
2/26/2026 3:51:52 PM Texas Attorney General Probes Pesticide Use on “Organic” Produce at Grocery Chains By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Michaela Bevan Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into major grocery chains’ use of...
2/25/2026 8:43:32 PM FTC Lawsuit Targets JustAnswer for Alleged ROSCA and Subscription Disclosure Violations By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against JustAnswer LLC and its CEO, arising from the company’s...
2/24/2026 9:58:20 PM FTC Wins Eleventh Circuit Ruling Over Hidden Fees and Deceptive Marketing By Len Gordon An Eleventh Circuit panel unanimously upheld a federal district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission...
2/24/2026 9:53:12 PM FCC Delays Revoke All Consent Rule for Robocalls and Text Messages Until 2027 By Craig Gilley Shahin Rothermel The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has further extended the effective date of the Revoke All consent rule from April 11, 2026 to...
2/23/2026 10:38:11 PM AGs Warn Companies About Signing on to Environmental Groups' Standards By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, along with the Attorneys General of nine other states, sent a letter to...
2/23/2026 7:27:36 PM Victims of finfluencers short-changed by paltry fines for unauthorised financial ads. By Brinsley Dresden Wendy Saunders Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Helen Hart +1 more... Show less In September last year, we wrote about the first court appearance of three finfluencers whose trials are now scheduled to take place in...
2/23/2026 5:43:07 PM The FTC Walks Back Its Rytr Enforcement Action, Signaling a Shift in Federal AI Regulation By Len Gordon In a rare course correction, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reopened and vacated its 2024 consent order against Rytr LLC, a...
2/23/2026 5:30:55 PM Why New York City’s Consumer Regulator Belongs on National Compliance Radar By Jonathan Pompan Len Gordon New York City’s consumer regulator has long been part of the local compliance backdrop. It now deserves sustained, strategic attention....
2/21/2026 2:35:55 PM What Does "Dishwasher Safe" Mean? By Jeff Greenbaum Walgreens sells Complete Home Heavy Duty plastic cutlery. The front and the back of the packaging are labeled “DISHWASHER SAFE” and...
2/20/2026 4:39:50 PM FTC Signals Heightened Enforcement of New Consumer Review Rule By Claudia Lewis Todd Harrison Shahin Rothermel The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to ten companies for alleged deceptive review practices, indicating its intent...
2/20/2026 4:30:10 PM New York Broadens Attorney General Authority and Embraces Enforcement-Driven Regulation By Jonathan Pompan Ellen Berge Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel +1 more... Show less New York has amended its General Business Law to move beyond a deception-based consumer protection standard and authorize enforcement...
2/18/2026 8:21:17 PM Industry Groups Urge FTC to Revive Click-to-Cancel Rulemaking on Subscription and Negative Option Plans By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp Two association groups, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), recently submitted a...
2/18/2026 8:15:54 PM FTC Revives Click-to-Cancel Rule: A Fast VAST Update By Shahin Rothermel The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revived its efforts to update the Negative Option Rule. On Friday, the FTC announced it had submitted...