In April 2019, the Fourth Circuit held that the government debt collection exemption, found within the 2015 amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), violates the First Amendment but
In a move that businesses producing and selling marijuana and CBD products should be paying close attention to, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently
The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) message is clear: companies can’t restrict consumers from publishing negative reviews as a condition of purchase. Provisions or clauses containing this sort of restriction are
How do I ensure my business is complying with state and federal consumer protection laws? What happens if I break the rules? Can my license be revoked? How can I
The accounts receivable industry was well represented at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Debt Collection Town Hall Meeting last week. At the Bureau’s request, Jan Stieger, Executive Director of
California lawmakers hoping to scale back, expand, or at least clarify the scope of the state’s groundbreaking privacy law have seen their first real victories as Assembly and Senate committees
The 2015 amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) allowed calls to collect debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government to be exempt from regulations on automatic
Cannabidiol (more commonly known as CBD) products may be new, but federal regulators are still applying a decades-old tenet of consumer protection law to their sale: you must be able
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is seeking comment on proposed changes to rules promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB). GLB requires companies that offer consumer financial
Is a call a “call” if you never received a call? The Southern District of Florida has weighed in on this legal riddle and concluded that ringless voicemails are “calls”
