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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • State AGs Launch Wave of Lawsuits Over Youth Safety...more
Last week, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office released a webinar and business guidance to help companies comply with upcoming regulations on junk fees and negative option contracts. The webinar and guidance cover a...more
2024 was an action-packed year for followers of federal and state laws and regulations governing the disclosure of fees, or so-called “junk fee” laws....more
On March 3, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced new regulations to combat so-called “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total product costs upfront and simplify cancellation processes for trial...more
A rule governing Unfair and Deceptive Fees (940 CMR 38.00) published March 3 by the Massachusetts Attorney General sets new Total Price disclosure obligations in marketing and sales for a wide set of covered businesses,...more
For the past several years, state AGs have been “checked-in” when it comes to hidden hotel and resort fees. (Revisit our round-up of AG actions against those fees here). To date, these enforcers have largely relied on their...more
On May 20, the Governor of Minnesota approved HF 3438 (the “Act”) which rewrote two sections of Minnesota’s statutes to 1) redefine the scope of engaging in a deceptive trade practice, and 2) indemnify certain exemptions....more