1/12/2026 6:09:38 PM NYC's New Consumer Protection Leadership Signals Return to Aggressive Advertising Enforcement to Help Tackle The “Affordability” Crisis By Ronald Urbach Robert J. Chappell Jr. Advertisers and marketers who target NYC consumers should take note: the appointment of former FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director...
1/12/2026 6:06:39 PM New Rules for Automatic Renewals and Online Reviews in Spain By Ignacio Temino Spanish Law 10/2025, which was passed on the last days on 2025, introduces significant amendments aimed at strengthening consumer...
1/10/2026 10:51:47 PM Menards Enters Into Multi-State Settlement Over Rebate and Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the holidays, the big-box retailer Menards entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Attorneys General of...
1/6/2026 6:01:17 PM FTC Begins Rulemaking on Unfair Rental Housing Fees After Issuing Warning Letters By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection issued 13 warning letters to rental housing management...
1/6/2026 5:39:43 PM Registered Designs in Hong Kong – Reform on the Horizon? By Anthony Leung Introduction A public consultation regarding the Registered Designs Ordinance was recently launched in mid-December 2025, which is part...
1/6/2026 2:27:04 AM NYC to Crack Down on "Junk Fees" and "Subscription Tricks and Traps" By Jeff Greenbaum New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders signaling that the City intends to make fighting “junk fees” and...
1/5/2026 4:46:56 PM Privacy New Year’s Resolutions By Gary A. Kibel Jeremy Merkel The new year might mean the same to you, but for businesses, the turn of the calendar once again means a new set of privacy compliance...
1/4/2026 8:05:13 PM Alaska AG Settles with Car Dealers Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced that the Alaska Department of Law entered into a settlement with Lithia...
12/28/2025 10:14:36 PM Some Tips for 2026 From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As we head into 2026, here are some thoughts from the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the key issues that advertisers...
12/23/2025 11:48:19 PM The FTC Continues to Crack Down on Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking or Not) By Jason Howell Kate Patton The FTC Continues to Crack Down on Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking or Not) In October, our colleague Holly Melton read the tea leaves...
12/23/2025 4:37:44 PM Three Recent AI Developments Worth Noting By Hannah Taylor New York Enacts First-of-Its-Kind AI Disclosure Law New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed S.8420-A/A.8887-B, a first-of-its-kind...
12/23/2025 1:54:44 PM New York State Expands Its Consumer Protection Law By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the "Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR)...
12/22/2025 8:30:29 PM FTC Sends Warning Letters To Companies: Don’t Mess With The Consumer Review Rule By Terri Seligman The FTC announced today that it sent letters to ten (unspecified) companies, warning them that it had “reason to believe” that each...
12/21/2025 6:40:05 PM SEC Issues Risk Alert On Use of Endorsements and Third-Party Ratings By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations recently published a Risk Alert to promote compliance with the...
12/19/2025 8:11:02 PM Oregon AG Settles With HelloFresh Over "Free" Offers By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, the Oregon Attorney General entered into a settlement with grocery delivery service HelloFresh, resolving allegations that...
12/17/2025 10:09:08 PM AI Legal Updates: Synthetic Performer Transparency; State + Federal Conflict By Samantha Rothaus Gary A. Kibel On December 11, 2025, artificial intelligence regulation shifted dramatically with two major legal developments. New York Gov. Kathy...