3/21/2026 10:42:26 PM FTC Calls for Comments on the Amended Negative Option Rule: A Fast VAST Update By Shahin Rothermel Ellen Berge Len Gordon The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a call for comments in response to its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Negative...
3/15/2026 7:20:49 PM FTC Warns Auto Dealers About Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent letters to ninety-seven auto dealership groups, warning them about their...
3/13/2026 1:32:58 PM FTC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying Age-Verification Technology under COPPA By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Jeremy Merkel Among the myriad of privacy issues on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s agenda, children’s privacy has long been front and center. It...
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...
2/23/2026 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...
2/20/2026 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...
2/18/2026 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...
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...
1/6/2026 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...
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...
12/10/2025 5:34:58 PM Ninth Circuit Affirms the FTC’s Authority to Seek Damages After AMG Capital By Len Gordon Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision issuing a permanent injunction and over $7 million in sanctions against...
12/10/2025 4:53:02 PM FTC Bans Seek Capital in $48 Million Settlement By Len Gordon Micah Wallen Just days after the federal government shutdown came to an end, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wasted no time returning to...
11/21/2025 8:43:45 PM FTC’s Melissa Holyoak Outlines Consumer Protection Focus at ANA Advertising Law Conference By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp In her remarks at this year’s ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference, Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission...
10/27/2025 2:22:23 PM FTC and Nevada AG Crack Down on Deceptive Tax Debt Relief Scams Mimicking the IRS By Len Gordon Micah Wallen Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Nevada Attorney General’s Office jointly filed suit against a group of tax debt...
10/23/2025 3:19:22 PM Dun & Bradstreet Faces $5.7M FTC Penalty for Violating Compliance Order and Misleading Small Businesses By Len Gordon Micah Wallen On September 30, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $5.7 million settlement with Dun & Bradstreet, resolving allegations that...