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Accentuate the Positive, Don’t Eliminate the Negative: What a New FTC Case Says About Managing Your Customer Reviews

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a new action and proposed settlement with the telemedicine firm NextMed. The action, which may seem familiar to those who followed FTC advertising cases of years past,...more

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FTC Settles with NextMed Over Deceptive Pricing, Hidden Material Terms, and Fake Reviews and Testimonials in Telehealth Membership...

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This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with NextMed parent company Southern Health Solutions, Inc., in response to allegations that the telemedicine platform offered deceptive claims and fake...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs, and Mark Twain, Hold Companies Accountable for AI Use

This week, two state attorneys general on very different ends of the political spectrum announced separate actions related to purported discrimination by AI services. Missouri sent inquiry letters to four Big Tech companies...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Federal Court Certifies Class Action Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for Improperly Denying Large Dollar Claims

The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently certified a class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for its standard operating procedure of reviewing and denying claims in...more

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FTC Settles with UK-Based Payment Processor Over Alleged Tech Support Scams

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​​​​​​​On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced ​it had reached a settlement ​with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing payments for...more

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FTC Targets “Merchant of Record” for Unlawful Payment Processing, TSR, and ROSCA Violations

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In a development that underscores the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) growing scrutiny of the “merchant of record” model, the commission announced a $5 million settlement with UK-based Paddle.com Market Limited (Paddle),...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 17, 2025)

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Wiley also has launched a Trump Administration Resource Center and Resource Guide to track Executive branch priorities during the second Administration of President Trump. With Wiley’s deep-rooted understanding of Washington...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB reopens case against student loan debt-relief company

On June 9, the CFPB filed a motion to vacate a stay of proceedings and reopen a case that had been administratively closed since February. In response to the CFPB’s request, the court scheduled a hearing on July 11. The...more

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New Mexico Joins Growing List of States to Secure Insulin Price Cap Settlements

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New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez announced settlementswith Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and Novo Nordisk Inc. to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical companies’ pricing policies resulted in underinsured and uninsured patients...more

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The State AG Report – 06.05.2025

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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: • AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Permanently Bans Debt Collector for UDAP and FDCPA Violations

On April 30, the FTC filed a stipulated order for a permanent injunctive relief and a monetary judgment against a Georgia-based debt collection company and its owner, which the court granted on May 9, to resolve allegations...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - May the Force of Law Be with You

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Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest"...more

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NY AG Reaches $3.2M in Settlements With 8 New York Nissan Dealerships

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New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James’ office has reached a cumulative total of $3.2 million in settlements with eight Nissan dealerships that the office accuses of overcharging New Yorkers for purchasing leased...more

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FTC enters into stipulated order to permanently ban Global Circulation, and its owner, from debt collection industry

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Alleging that Global Circulation, Inc. (GCI) threatened consumers with jail time, lawsuits, and wage garnishments to pressure them into paying debts they did not owe, the FTC entered into a stipulated order with GCI and its...more

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State AG Pulse | Massive Google Settlement Shows AGs Serious About Privacy

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Following the recent $1.375B settlement between the Texas AG and Google over its use of embedded tracking software, our fifth State AG Pulse episode in season 5 asks whether consumers really understand how their personal data...more

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FTC Settles with Debt Collector

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​On May 1, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had filed an amended complaint​ and entered into a proposed final order with a debt collector and its owner, resolving allegations that the company engaged...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Imposed $9.6 Million Judgement Against Debt Collector for Alleged Threats and Phantom Debt

On April 30, 2025, the FTC filed an amended complaint and final order in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against a debt collection company in connection with allegations that the company engaged...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Orders Defunct Debt-Relief Company to Pay $43 Million for Alleged Student Loan Abuses 

On May 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered the former owner of a now-defunct debt-relief company to pay over $43 million in restitution and penalties. The order resolves a lawsuit filed...more

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State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update

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While uncertainty continued to loom over the CFPB, the states did not take a spring break. Instead, we saw an eye-popping settlement from NY DFS involving BSA/AML claims. And both republican and democratic AGs continued to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB seeks withdrawal from auto finance suit

On April 24, the CFPB filed a memorandum in support of a consent motion to withdraw as a plaintiff in its enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case involves the CFPB and the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB drops CFPA, TILA-related case

On April 23, the CFPB filed a notice of dismissal pertaining to its lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against a credit card company and its CEO. The CFPB alleged the company...more

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FTC Settles With accessiBe For Misleading Statements About WCAG Compliance

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on April 22, 2025, that it has approved a settlement entered into a Final Order with accessiBe, which claimed its plug-in product, accessWidget, “can make any website compliant...more

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Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Targeted by AG Enforcement Efforts

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A group of 29 Republican state and territorial AGs sent a letter to federal officials and agencies urging them stop the marketing and sale of illegal Chinese e-cigarettes in the United States. In the letter, the AGs...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday Appointed Co-Chair of NAAG Consumer Protection Committee

On April 8, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the appointment of Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday as the new co-chair of NAAG’s Consumer Protection Committee. The Committee’s mission is...more

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A Post-CARS Rule Brake? Not So Fast. Buckle Up for New Regulatory Activity in the Motor Vehicle Space

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The Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (“CARS Rule”) on January 27, 2025, determining that the FTC failed to follow its own procedural requirements...more

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