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...