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...
2/18/2026 8:12:40 PM State AGs Increase Scrutiny of Buy Now, Pay Later Providers Amid Consumer Protection Concerns By Ellen Berge By Ellen T. Berge & Margaret Ulle Last month, attorneys general from seven states launched a coordinated inquiry into the rapidly...
2/17/2026 4:00:46 PM New Law Formalizes the Multimedia Profession as Brazil Gradually Institutionalizes Digital Occupations By Roberta Medina Valdir Rocha On January 6, 2026, Brazil enacted Law No. 15,325, formally recognizing the profession of “multimedia.” The statute introduces a new...
2/17/2026 3:58:36 PM India’s 2026 IT Rules Amendment: Regulating AI-Generated Content and Accelerating Compliance By Sharad Vadehra Aakriti Vadehra On 10 February 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) formally notified the Information Technology...
2/11/2026 6:37:37 PM Québec Court Approves Nearly $1.3 Million Fine Relating to Price Advertising Practices By Kelly Harris Lauren Shrubb A settlement agreement was approved by the Court of Québec last week, highlighting the continued regulatory focus on price advertising...