Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich recently announced that $2.5 million of funds from “sham” cancer charities will be given to authentic cancer centers across the United States. [...]
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to answer the question of whether federal courts have the power to scrutinize FCC orders. In the decision being challenged, [...]
On June 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC (LightYear) over a major data breach that occurred in October of 2016 [...]
In recent weeks, Nevada and Maine passed new data privacy legislation. Although these statutes are much narrower than the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), they demonstrate a [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this month, several California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) amendment bills took the first step towards becoming law by receiving passing votes from their designated committees. On [...]
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, [...]
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). Spanning over 500 pages, the proposed [...]
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 [...]
On Wednesday April 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lamps Plus Inc., et al. v. Frank Valera that class-based arbitration cannot be compelled where an [...]
