5/26/2026 10:19:12 PM California Set to Launch Business and Consumer Services Agency in July By Tayo Awoyinfa On May 12, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has appointed Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial...
5/24/2026 7:28:41 PM The FTC's "Active Listening" Settlements: Lessons on AI Marketing, Consent, and Vendor Liability By Andrew Folks Undoubtedly the topic raised most frequently once a new acquaintance discovers my profession: whether their phone eavesdrops and serves...
5/13/2026 9:05:47 PM Washington AG's $2.25 Million Settlement with Homeaglow Targets Negative Option Marketing and Deceptive Review Practices By Holly Melton The Washington State Attorney General has reached a $2.25 million settlement with cleaning service Homeaglow Inc. over allegations that...
5/11/2026 5:35:01 PM Canvas Gets Schooled: EdTech Data Breach Litigation Puts Instructure in the Hot Seat By Holly Melton The operator of Canvas, the cloud-based learning management platform used by more than 8,000 schools and universities, is facing a wave...
5/11/2026 12:24:40 PM You're Invited (in Cannes): "Cannes Rules!" By Jeff Greenbaum This summer in Cannes, Frankfurt Kurnit will be a part of Cannes Rules! – a full-day event devoted to advertising law and...
4/30/2026 3:27:12 PM LA Fitness and the FTC Square Off Over Gym Membership Cancellation By Holly Melton LA Fitness is pressing a California federal judge to dismiss the FTC's suit over its gym membership cancellation practices. The arguments...
4/17/2026 6:14:03 PM FTC Seeks Comment on Fees in “Online Food and Grocery Delivery Services” By Hannah Taylor The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on fee practices in “online food and grocery...
4/5/2026 7:10:51 PM Another Discount Pricing Case (This One Against Home Depot) Survives Motion to Dismiss By Holly Melton Reference price litigation keeps coming, and now it's targeting a big one. In Berger et al. v. The Home Depot USA Inc., No. 1:24-cv-01435...
3/20/2026 5:43:08 PM Associations Challenge Constitutionality of California's Truth in Recycling Law By Matthew Pearson On October 5, 2021, California enacted a law—Senate Bill 343 (“SB 343”), also known as the “Truth in Recycling” law—that made it unlawful...
3/11/2026 9:36:45 AM Washington Moves to Reduce Statutory Damages Under its Anti-Spam Law By Regina Gerhardt What's Going on with CEMA? Washington lawmakers are looking to scale back damages available to plaintiffs under the state’s anti-spam...
3/5/2026 2:14:38 PM Another “Fake Discount” Case Targets Online Retailer Snapfish By Holly Melton Reference price litigation continues to roll through the consumer class action pipeline. The latest example is a new suit against...
3/2/2026 3:57:14 PM No Written Consent Needed for Robocalls, Says 5th Circuit By Andrew Folks On February 25, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit shook the telemarketing law snow globe. In Bradford v. Sovereign...
1/12/2026 12:56:25 PM FCC Delays TCPA Consent Revocation Rule, Again By Andrew Folks On January 6, 2026, the FCC extended its waiver of 2024 rules requiring businesses to honor consent revocation requests uniformly across...
1/7/2026 7:36:32 PM Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC Summary Judgment in Case Involving Hidden Fees By Holly Melton Here we go again. The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision finding that Corpay, Inc. (formerly FleetCor...
12/23/2025 11:48:19 PM The FTC Continues to Crack Down on Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking or Not) By Jason Howell Kate Patton The FTC Continues to Crack Down on Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking or Not) In October, our colleague Holly Melton read the tea leaves...
12/9/2025 8:58:39 PM FTC’s Latest Warning Letters Signal a Much Broader Enforcement Frontier on Pricing Transparency By Holly Melton Last week’s Greystar settlement stood out as a significant action on hidden rental fees — but the FTC’s next move makes clear that it...