Advertising and Marketing

Etsy Targeted Over Sale of Counterfeit ProductsTTB Seeking Comment on Potential Changes to Trade Practice RegulationsFTC Releases Second Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising in the US

Alcohol

Stakeholders' Input Welcome: Virginia ABC to Assess Options for Regulating Liquid Nicotine in the CommonwealthTTB Seeking Comment on Potential Changes to Trade Practice RegulationsWashington Breweries and Distributors Sue Oregon over Beer Shipping and Distribution Laws

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

TTB Seeking Comment on Potential Changes to Trade Practice RegulationsAlcohol Regulation as a Model for Cannabis Regulation: The Benefits and DrawbacksTreasury Releases Competition Report for Alcohol Market

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

Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Regulatory UpdateNew Congressional Bills Seek to Advance FDA CBD Product RegulationVirginia General Assembly Passes Bill to Regulate Delta-8 THC

Compliance

Oregon Bill Proposes to Replace Escrow Deposit System With "Equity Assessment" for Certain Tobacco Product ManufacturersState AGs With Opposing Objectives File Separate Amicus Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Grant Cert in CFPB Funding AppealFDA Implements More Aggressive Approach to Enforcement of ENDS Premarket Requirements

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Indiana AG Settles with Company over Allegedly Providing Unfair and Deceptive Personal Loans to Finance Auto PurchasesCalifornia AG Agrees with CFPB's Preliminary Preemption Determination, Urges Bureau to Further Narrow TILA PreemptionArizona AG Concludes Non-Recourse, No-Interest Earned Wage Access Products Are Not "Consumer Lender Loans" Requiring a License

Consumer Financial Services

California AG Agrees with CFPB's Preliminary Preemption Determination, Urges Bureau to Further Narrow TILA PreemptionColorado AG Announces Two More Settlements in GAP Refund CasesNJ Attorney General Reaches Settlement With Merchant Cash Advance Company Over Alleged Unfair and Deceptive Practices

Cryptocurrency

Regulating Digital Assets: Will Congress Finally Enact a Comprehensive Regulatory Framework in 2023?State AGs Reach $24M Settlement With Cryptocurrency Company NexoHouse Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market Oversight

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

AGs Require Company With Ovulation Tracking App to Protect User DataVirginians Ring In New Year With New Privacy ActTikTok Faces 'Pile-On' Pressure From States After Indiana Sues

Department of Justice

Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill Heads to Biden's DeskFalse 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 Testimony

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

Medi-Cal California False Claims Act Settlement Further Exemplifies States' Pursuit of Government ContractorsCould PPP Lenders Be Liable for Borrower Misrepresentations?Travel Companies in Nevada False Claims Act Action Appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court

FDA

Inside FDA’s Response to Reagan-Udall Foundation Report: Spotlight on the Science and Application Review Task ForceHidden FDA Report Raises Questions About Its Approach to Public Records and Premarket Tobacco ReviewFDA Won't Use Its Existing Authority to Regulate CBD After All

Feature Posts

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AI: Impact and Use in Background Screening (Part Five)

Federal Court

FDA Implements More Aggressive Approach to Enforcement of ENDS Premarket RequirementsWashington Breweries and Distributors Sue Oregon over Beer Shipping and Distribution LawsState Taxation of Remote Sellers: US Supreme Court Declines Review of First Post-Wayfair Decision from a State Supreme Court

Federal Enforcement

New DOD Rule Limits PPE From China and Other Foreign NationsNew DOD Contracting Process Aims to Attract Innovative StartupsFDA Implements More Aggressive Approach to Enforcement of ENDS Premarket Requirements

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Prepare for Renewed FTC Regulatory Focus on Hidden and Junk FeesFifth Circuit Sides With AG Paxton, Finding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act UnconstitutionalAGs Support FTC's Potential Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Crackdown

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

Twelve State AGs Send Letter Opposing SEC Rule Regulating CryptocurrencyNew York AG Says Cryptocurrency Exchanges Must Register as SecuritiesNY AG Sues Former Celsius CEO for Misleading Investors

Gaming

Fifth Circuit Sides With AG Paxton, Finding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Unconstitutional

HHS

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

Higher Education

CFPB Signals Interest in Higher Education Lending 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

Military Lending

California Legislation Strengthens Consumer Protections for Servicemembers

Other State Regulators

Oregon Bill Proposes to Replace Escrow Deposit System With "Equity Assessment" for Certain Tobacco Product ManufacturersPlaintiffs Set Sights on Bankman-Fried and Other Celebrities Who Promoted Collapsed Cryptocurrency Exchange FTXWashington Breweries and Distributors Sue Oregon over Beer Shipping and Distribution Laws

Payment Processing

Arizona AG Concludes Non-Recourse, No-Interest Earned Wage Access Products Are Not "Consumer Lender Loans" Requiring a LicenseFed Launches FedNow Service Provider ShowcaseFTC Enters Consent Agreement with Payment Processor for Opening Merchant Accounts for Fictitious Companies

Podcast

AI: Impact and Use in Background Screening (Part Five)AI: Impact and Use in the Financial Services Industry (Part Four)AI: Impact and Use in the Health Care Industry (Part Three)

Regulatory Litigation

New York AG Says Cryptocurrency Exchanges Must Register as SecuritiesPlaintiffs Set Sights on Bankman-Fried and Other Celebrities Who Promoted Collapsed Cryptocurrency Exchange FTXFDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … Again

SEC

SEC Warns Auditors to Take Their Role and Independence SeriouslySEC Announces 2022 Regulatory AgendaHouse Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market Oversight

State Attorneys General

California AG Urges California Legislature to Ban Junk FeesForty-Nine AGs Sue Telecommunications Company Over Illegal RobocallsNorth Carolina AG Settles $150K Medicare Fraud Claim With Health Care Provider

State Court

South Carolina Judge Rules NAACP Public Records Scraping Case May ProceedFDA 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 Attorney General Calls on CFPB to Heed Fifth Circuit’s Ruling in Community Financial Services Association of AmericaState 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 Rule

Technology

New York AG Says Cryptocurrency Exchanges Must Register as SecuritiesPreparing for an Era of Regulated Artificial IntelligenceTikTok Faces 'Pile-On' Pressure From States After Indiana Sues

Tobacco

Stakeholders' Input Welcome: Virginia ABC to Assess Options for Regulating Liquid Nicotine in the CommonwealthRJ Reynolds Sues California AG Disputing Applicability of Flavor BanInside FDA’s Response to Reagan-Udall Foundation Report: Spotlight on the Science and Application Review Task Force

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