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Global antitrust enforcement report - 2025

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2024 saw a significant increase in overall global fines for antitrust enforcement, with total penalties for the jurisdictions surveyed in our report at USD6.7 billion, over double that of 2023 (USD2.9bn) and substantially...more

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New York Attorney General Advances New UDAP Legislation Paving the Way for Stronger State Consumer Protection in Wake of CFPB...

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On Thursday, March 13, 2025, New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) Letitia James advanced newly proposed legislation to better protect consumers and small businesses from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (“UDAP”). This...more

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Acting General Counsel of NLRB Issues First GC Memorandum, Rescinding Controversial Pro-Labor Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) William B. Cowen issued his first General Counsel Memorandum (“GC Memo”) GC 25-05 rescinding nearly all of the Biden...more

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First Tranche of Australia's Much Anticipated Privacy Law Reforms Revealed

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The first wave of Australia's expansive privacy law reforms has been introduced into Federal Parliament in the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) ("Bill")....more

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CFPB wins default judgment in auto dealership complaint, but federal judge rejects bureau assessment of damages

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A federal District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Victoria Marie Calvert, awarded a default judgment to the CFPB against USASF, a car loan servicer of loans originated by U.S. Auto Sales Inc., a buy-here,...more

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Proposed State Legislation Would Nearly Double the Statute of Repose under the Colorado Construction Defect Action Reform Act and...

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While Colorado struggles with an ongoing housing supply deficit and potential buyers grapple with interest rate resistant prices and higher costs of borrowing, local and state governments are entertaining all kinds of...more

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Government’s “Generational Changes to Competition Law in Canada” Increase Risks for Canadian Businesses

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On November 28, 2023 the Canadian government unveiled another round of amendments to the Competition Act that had been previewed in its Fall Economic Statement the previous week. These changes, together with several...more

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Reversal of Burden of Proof Under Proposal for a New EU Product Liability Directive

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In Short - The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....more

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Personal Information Protection in Québec: Preparing for the Next Round of “Bill 64” Amendments in September 2023

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The second wave of “Bill 64” amendments to Québec’s private-sector privacy legislation – the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (“PPIPS”) – will take effect on September 22, 2023. In...more

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The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 Passes the House of Representatives

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Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill carving out an exception to the general rule that the United States government is not liable for injuries to servicemembers. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of...more

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NLRB Takes One Step Closer to Expanding The Possible Damages Awarded to Employees Fired in Violation of the Act

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On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board announced that it is seeking public input to address whether the Board should award consequential damages to make employees whole for economic losses and under what...more

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Truth in Damages

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Florida's Growing Effort to Curb Frivolous Lawsuits and Excess Judgments - According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, Florida’s tort liability system ranks 46th out of 50 while the American Tort...more

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The Growing Threat of Wildfire to the Energy Sector Recent State and Federal Activity

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The unfortunate trend of increased wildfires across the western landscape continued in 2018, both as to the number of fires and the acreage burned. Most disturbing is the growing severity and impacts of these fires in terms...more

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