6/13/2025 6:26:00 PM New York’s SFY 2025-26 Budget: A New Era of Consumer Protections By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton In May 2025, New York State passed its Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget, ushering in a sweeping set of consumer protection reforms. Tucked into...
5/12/2025 6:21:52 PM Today's the Day: The FTC's Junk Fees Rule Goes Into Effect By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton The FTC’s Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees takes effect today, May 12, 2025, and it’s about to shake up how businesses disclose prices...
4/10/2025 9:39:22 PM Recent FTC Settlement Underscores Importance of Compliant Subscription Practices By Kate Patton As the new Federal Trade Commission leadership continues to shape its consumer protection agenda, we look to recent enforcement and...
1/16/2025 10:55:32 PM FTC Proposes Earnings Claims Rulemaking, But Fate Is Uncertain By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on three proposals—two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and...
12/27/2024 2:38:42 PM Is Your Food Product ‘Healthy’ Under the FDA’s Revised Definition? By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued a final rule to update the “healthy” claim that marketers can use on...
12/3/2024 7:27:19 PM FTC Extends TSR’s Applicability to Inbound Calls for Tech Support Services By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission has adopted amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) that will extend the Rule’s coverage to...
10/16/2024 8:42:28 PM ‘Click to Cancel’ is Here, as FTC Announces Final Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Federal Trade Commission today (finally) announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which imposes new requirements on negative...
10/10/2024 11:51:28 AM FTC Examines Data and Advertising Practices of Streaming Services, Makes Key Recommendations to Address Concerns By Kate Patton A Federal Trade Commission staff report released last month and discussed during the last open meeting of the Commission examines certain...