Advertising and Marketing

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USFDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainTreasury Releases Competition Report for Alcohol Market

Alcohol

Model Law Proposes Tighter Requirements for Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol ShippingThe Fifth Circuit Allows Larger Craft Brewers to Sell Beers To-GoAlcohol Regulation as a Model for Cannabis Regulation: The Benefits and Drawbacks

Antitrust

Antitrust Bills Seek to Break Up Big TechTreasury Releases Competition Report for Alcohol MarketPresident Biden Doubles Down His Support for "Right-to-Repair" Movement

Appellate

Supreme Court Hears Argument on a State Attorney General's Authority to Defend State's LawsDOJ Embraces Agency Guidance Documents Again, But What Does It Mean for Regulatory Compliance?

Cannabis

Uncertainty Ensues Around Sale of Delta-8 THC in VirginiaCannabis Residency Rules Toppling? First Circuit Is the First Domino to FallCannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Introduced in the Senate: Will It Live Up to the Hype?

Compliance

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USFDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainState Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

CFPB Deputy Director Takes Aim at "Rent-a-Bank Schemes"CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule Bolstering Enforcement Efforts by StatesState Attorneys General Urge CFPB Oversight on "Buy Now, Pay Later" Companies

Consumer Financial Services

State Attorneys General Call on Financial Giants to Eliminate Overdraft FeesConnecticut Issues Cease and Desist Against Lead GeneratorThe Clash of Two Movements

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

False Claims Act Risk for Government Contractors: Aerojet RocketDyne Settlement Latest ChapterNAAG Launches Center on Cyber and Technology: A Potential Roadmap for AGs and Companies AlikeNinth Circuit Provides Guidance on Web Scraping

Department of Justice

False Claims Act Risk for Government Contractors: Aerojet RocketDyne Settlement Latest ChapterHouse Oversight and Senate Judiciary Committees Scrutinize Agencies' FOIA Implementation, Resulting in DOJ Guidelines and TestimonyAntitrust Bills Seek to Break Up Big Tech

EPA

Biden Administration Presses Forward With Revised WOTUS RuleDemocratic Attorneys General Urge EPA to Prioritize Environmental Justice in Hydrofluorocarbons Rule

Events

Ashley Taylor to Participate in Virtual Cybersecurity Panel Event | November 10, 2021 | 1 - 2 PM CT2021 NAAG Eastern Region Meeting on the Surveillance Economy

FCA

Travel Companies in Nevada False Claims Act Action Appeal to the Nevada Supreme CourtFederal Contractors on Notice After DOJ Announces First Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative Settlement

FDA

FDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainIndustry Comments Loom Large in DC Court, Finding FDA Regulation of Premium Cigars "Arbitrary and Capricious"FDA Set to Propose Maximum Nicotine Level in Cigarettes

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Republican AGs Take Aim at Major Credit Card Providers Over New Gun Store Merchant Code

Federal Court

State Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme CourtIndustry Comments Loom Large in DC Court, Finding FDA Regulation of Premium Cigars "Arbitrary and Capricious"World's Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Wins Dismissal of Class-Action Lawsuit

Federal Enforcement

FDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainRegulatory Investigation Red Flags That Signal Significant Risk for CompaniesBipartisan Coalition of 31 State AGs Urge FDA to Deny Marketing Authorization for Non-Tobacco Nicotine Products

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USFTC and Six States Sue Roomster Over Alleged Deception, Including Fake ReviewsFTC Makes Good on Its Promise to Ramp up Right-to-Repair Enforcement

Financial Services

Senate Democrats Introduce Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022Department of Treasury Releases Study on Money Laundering Risks in Art and NFTsOCC Defeats AGs' Challenge to "Valid When Made" Rule

FinTech

House Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market OversightCalifornia Governor's Blockchain Executive Order Calls for State and Federal Regulatory HarmonyJoint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement Issues Risk Indicators to Detect Illicit Financial Activity Involving NFTs

Health Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

The Case for Early-Stage Compliance

HHS

HHS/OCR Seeks Comment on Scope and Implementation of "Recognized Security Practices"

Local Government

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USManufacturers Respond to the Right to RepairUncle Sam Argues No Federal Preemption for Municipal Pipeline Regulation

Other State Regulators

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USFDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainState Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme Court

Payment Processing

Fed Launches FedNow Service Provider ShowcaseFTC Enters Consent Agreement with Payment Processor for Opening Merchant Accounts for Fictitious CompaniesCalifornia Passes Bill, Adding New Money Transmitter Requirements

Regulatory Litigation

FDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainState Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme CourtTravel Companies in Nevada False Claims Act Action Appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court

SEC

SEC Announces 2022 Regulatory AgendaHouse Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market OversightSenate Banking Committee Ranking Member Drafts Stablecoin Regulatory Framework Exempting Stablecoins From SEC Regulation

State Attorneys General

Republican AGs Take Aim at Major Credit Card Providers Over New Gun Store Merchant CodeFTC and Six States Sue Roomster Over Alleged Deception, Including Fake ReviewsNew AG on the Block: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti

State Court

FDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainState Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme Court

Supreme Court

State Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme CourtBiden Administration Presses Forward With Revised WOTUS RuleDOJ Embraces Agency Guidance Documents Again, But What Does It Mean for Regulatory Compliance?

Technology

House Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market OversightNinth Circuit Provides Guidance on Web ScrapingUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Discusses Digitization of the American Economy; States Digital Asset Regulation Should Be "Tech Neutral"

Tobacco

FTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the USFDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … AgainIowa Attorney General Brings Suit Against Participating Manufacturers to the Master Settlement Agreement

Uncategorized

Troutman Pepper Expands Leading State Attorneys General Practice with Two Top Partners in Orange CountyTroutman Pepper Boosts Incident Response Team with Addition of Privacy and Data Protection Partner Kamran Salour in Orange CountyAshley Taylor Interviewed by The American Lawyer

White Collar Law

What Is the Major Questions Doctrine? A Discussion With Ohio Solicitor General Ben FlowersWorld's Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Wins Dismissal of Class-Action LawsuitAn Introduction to the Regulatory Oversight Podcast