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FTC Sends Warning Letters Regarding Potential Noncompliance With “Made in USA” Requirements. On July 8, the FTC sent letters to a flagpole retailer, footwear maker, football equipment company, and personal care products...more
New York Legislature Passes FAIR Business Practices Act. On June 18, the New York state legislature passed the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Business Practices Act),...more
On May 6, the attorneys general from 11 states and the California DFPI urged the CFPB to prioritize the distribution of $4.2 million in consumer restitution, following a bankruptcy court judgment against a company for UDAP...more
Following the devastating fires in Southern California, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This proclamation triggered the application of California Penal Code...more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Democratic Senator Melissa Hurtado want a bigger hammer to enforce California’s Cartwright Act, a key tool in prosecuting antitrust cases. The bill, SB 763, would raise the...more
In an order issued in January and made public on February 24, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted class certification to consumers alleging a fintech lender’s loan...more
The devastating January 2025 wildfires in southern California prompted Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency on January 7, 2025 for Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This triggered California laws around price...more
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump remarked that he is "thinking in terms of 25%" tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada". A tariff is a tax levied upon imported goods. When goods enter the United States,...more
As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more
The final text of the amended Negative Option Rule, featuring the new “Click to Cancel” program, goes into effect this week on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and should become enforceable approximately four months later on...more
California AG Rob Bonta sued global energy giant ExxonMobil Corporation for allegedly deceiving the public about the recyclability of plastic products and creating a global plastics pollution crisis in violation of state...more
In a recent ruling, the California Court of Appeal largely affirmed a lower court’s decision from March 2022, finding that Ashford University (now known as University of Arizona Global Campus), an online, for-profit college,...more