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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 12

Plaintiff Scraps False Ad Suit Claiming Joe Rogan's "Alpha Brain" Deceives Consumers - So long, Alpha Brain false advertising lawsuit—we hardly knew ye. And now that the parties in the lawsuit alleging that controversial...more

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Healthline to Pay $1.55M for Alleged CCPA Violations: Key Lessons for Businesses from Largest Settlement Yet

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Healthline Media has agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – which is the largest settlement to date under the state’s landmark privacy law. The...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Previewing Consumer Financial Enforcement in California During the Second Trump Administration

During the first Trump Administration, in response to federal financial agencies adopting a deregulatory approach, several states became more active in the enforcement of consumer financial statutes and regulations to fill...more

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California Reminds Businesses Bribery is Illegal – Why Other States Should Follow Suit

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an  executive order pausing federal enforcement over the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by ordering the U.S. Attorney General to “cease initiation of any new FCPA...more

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A Vested Interest in Honest Business: California Attorney General Reminds Businesses that FCPA Violations Remain Actionable under...

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On April 2, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a Legal Advisory reminding businesses operating in California that foreign bribery remains illegal under California law and that violations of the US Foreign...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California AG Warns Companies That FCPA Violations Are Still Enforceable Notwithstanding Federal Pause

On April 2, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release and legal advisory reminding businesses operating in California that violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are still actionable...more

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California Attorney General Warns That FCPA Violations Are Actionable Under the State’s Unfair Competition Law

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On April 2, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta issued an alert reminding businesses operating in California that it is illegal to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Appellate court upholds $21 million judgment against for-profit college regarding unfair competition and false advertising claims

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On February 20, 2024, the California Court of Appeal largely affirmed an eight-figure judgment against Ashford University (“Ashford”), an on-line, for-profit college, and its parent company, Zovio, Inc. (formerly Bridgepoint...more

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Update: Judge Allows Most of Receiver’s Claims Against Wells Fargo for Involvement with Negative Option Marketers to Proceed

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A few weeks ago, we wrote an article discussing two enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission in the Central and Southern Districts of California that highlighted the risks to payment processors and financial...more

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California Settles with Glow App Over Alleged Privacy and Security Violations

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In September, the California Attorney General (the “AG”) reached a settlement with Glow, Inc. (“Glow”), a technology company that is responsible for an ovulation and fertility-tracking mobile application called the Glow app....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CMA COVID-19 Update: Recent Measures to Protect Consumers

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On 10 July, the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the package holiday sector. The investigation was launched on the back of work carried out by the CMA’s COVID-19...more

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California Supreme Court: Civil Penalty Claims Brought By Government Under UCl And FAL Should Be Determined By Court—Not Jury

The California Supreme Court has confirmed that claims for civil penalties brought by government entities under California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) and False Advertising Law (“FAL”) should be decided by a judge—not a...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Evaluating the Insurability of CCPA Fines Assessed by the California Attorney General

The insurability of civil fines imposed by the California Attorney General under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA" or "the Act") has been an area of significant concern since the CCPA's enactment in 2018. The issue...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

CCPA: Consumers and the Right to Sue

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) is a California privacy law that gives consumers, defined as natural persons residing in California, affirmative rights with respect to their data privacy. Namely, the CCPA...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Eight Ways Your Wine Business Can Avoid, Survive Unfair-Competition Actions

California counties in winemaking regions are increasingly using the state’s Unfair Competition Act (Business & Professions Code Section 17200 and 17500) to bring government enforcement actions against local wine industry...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Unfair Competition in the Wine Industry

California counties are increasingly using California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) to bring government enforcement actions against local businesses for myriad reasons. California’s UCL is extremely broad, encompassing...more

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