Advertising and Marketing

FTC Issues Final Rule on Fake Reviews and TestimonialsTicketing Company Agrees to COVID-19 Customer RefundsDistrict of Columbia AG Sues StubHub for Alleged "Dark Patterns" and Hidden Fees

Alcohol

Massachusetts Court Rejects State AG's Effort to Vacate Order in Settled Liquor Law DisputeTTB Seeking Public Input on Potential Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Changes"Places of Business" Matter in the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

PACT Act Basics: Five Things Tobacco Sellers and Shippers Should KnowTTB Seeking Public Input on Potential Alcoholic Beverage Labeling ChangesTTB Seeking Comment on Potential Changes to Trade Practice Regulations

Antitrust

State AGs Say Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Increase Grocery Market CompetitionA Look at State AGs Supermarket Antitrust Enforcement PushCalifornia AG Settles With Oil Companies

Appellate

Eighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette SalesTroutman Pepper Welcomes Former Missouri Deputy Solicitor General"Places of Business" Matter in the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory LandscapesDOJ Addresses Pricing TechnologiesAGs Focus on AI Has Implications for Private Equity Investors

Cannabis

Happy Hour at 4:20? Lessons from Minnesota's Booming Hemp-Derived THC Beverage MarketNCAA Drug Testing & Cannabinoids: A Break-Up StoryState AGs Take Action to Quell Proliferation of Intoxicating Hemp Products

Compliance

Eighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette SalesMassachusetts AG Secures Landmark $4M Settlement Over Alleged Staffing ViolationsSan Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor Ban

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

New State Junk Fee Laws Set Corporate Advertising Bar—For NowRegulators Promote "All-of-Government" Solar Energy Market InitiativeCalifornia AG Leads Multistate Effort to Support CFPB's Registry for Corporate Offenders

Consumer Financial Services

2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory LandscapesMinnesota House Passes Key Provisions of Debt Fairness ActMassachusetts AG Settles With Major Student Loan Servicer for $1.8M Over Faulty Notices

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

Notifying Law Enforcement of Security IncidentsComplying With Information Requests: Utility Makes Novel Proposal to "Snitch" on Suspected Cannabis GrowersEnsuring Proper Legal Involvement in the Incident Response Process

Department of Justice

Cannabis Rescheduling: Closing of the Comment Period and What Lies AheadThe Impact of Cannabis Rescheduling on State Laws and Regulations: Insights From CANNRABridging Federal and State Cannabis Laws: Understanding the Impact of Proposed Changes and North Carolina's Legislative Actions

Environmental

Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One)Arizona Files Another Lawsuit Against Automobile Industry for Alleged Emissions ViolationsWisconsin AG Resolves Investigation Into Alleged Violation of State Air Laws With $85K Settlement

EPA

Arizona Files Another Lawsuit Against Automobile Industry for Alleged Emissions ViolationsVirginia Governor and AG Announce Withdrawal From California-Based EV Mandate

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

Massachusetts AG Secures Landmark $4M Settlement Over Alleged Staffing ViolationsNorth Carolina Attorney General Reaches $500,000 Settlement in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Health Care ProvidersFTC Judge Rules That Intuit's "Free" Service Ads Violated the FTC Act

FDA

Industry Urges SCOTUS to Consider FDA Graphic Cigarette WarningsFederal Court Rules Montana AG Preempted From De-Listing Cigarette ManufacturerFDA Unauthorized ENDS Enforcement: 2024 Mid-Year Roundup

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Federal Court

ATF Rift With California Tribe Could Expand State Authority Over Tribal Tobacco SalesEighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette Sales30 States Urge Ninth Circuit to Reinstate Data Privacy Lawsuit

Federal Enforcement

Bridging Federal and State Cannabis Laws: Understanding the Impact of Proposed Changes and North Carolina's Legislative ActionsTreasury Department Pushes Back Against State Efforts to Dissolve CTAPACT Act Basics: Five Things You Should Do if ATF Comes Knocking

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC Issues Final Rule on Fake Reviews and TestimonialsState AGs Say Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Increase Grocery Market CompetitionNew State Junk Fee Laws Set Corporate Advertising Bar—For Now

Financial Services

New York AG Sues $1B Crypto Firms Allegedly Engaged in Fraudulent SchemesCalifornia AG Leads Multistate Effort to Support CFPB's Registry for Corporate OffendersConnecticut AG Adds Independent Enforcement Authority for Dodd-Frank Actions

Financial Services Litigation

New York AG Sues Yellowstone Capital Over Alleged "Fraudulent Loans" Targeting Small BusinessesSEC Targets Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technologies, and Anti-Money Laundering for 2024 Examination Priorities

FinTech

Navigating Cryptocurrency in the Marijuana Industry: Risks and Technological SolutionsCapital Markets, Professional Perspective - Proposed NY Digital Asset Framework Imposes Consumer Protection-Focused MeasuresTen State AGs Sue Coinbase, Alleging Securities Law Violations

Gaming

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Florida's Gaming Compact – Solidifying States' Rights to Regulate Gaming Outside Tribal LandsUS Supreme Court Stays Order Upholding State Gaming Compact Giving Florida Seminole Tribe Exclusive Sports Betting RightsMassachusetts Gaming Commission Targets Youth Advertising and Data Privacy in Proposed New Sports Wagering Rules

Government Contracts

Contractor's Guide to the Revised Davis-Bacon Act RegulationsWhen Worlds Collide: State AG-Led Tort Claims Meet Government Contractor DefenseThe NDAA 2024: Is This the Beginning of the End for Self-Certification in SBA Set-aside Procurements?

Health Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory LandscapesNorth Carolina Attorney General Reaches $500,000 Settlement in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Health Care ProvidersFTC and Bipartisan State AGs Win Landmark Case Against 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Over Daraprim Monopoly

HHS

Navigating the New Legal Landscape: The Impact of Loper Bright on Federal Marijuana ReschedulingTennessee and Mississippi AGs Sue the HHS Over New Antidiscrimination RuleThe Enemy of the Good: Comparing Administrative v. Legislative Approaches to Cannabis Reform

Higher Education

NCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust LawsuitFlorida, New York, and the District of Columbia Join NCAA Antitrust LawsuitCalifornia AG Bonta Upholds $21M Penalty Against Ashford University Over GI Bill Errors

Local Government

San Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor BanMassachusetts High Court Upholds Local Tobacco Sales BanUnique Aspects of Data Incident Response in Local Government

MDL

NCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust LawsuitState Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act: Recent UpdatesMDL Panel Applies Procedural Rule to Texas-Led Multistate Action Against Google

Military Lending

The NDAA 2024: Is This the Beginning of the End for Self-Certification in SBA Set-aside Procurements?California Legislation Strengthens Consumer Protections for Servicemembers

Other State Regulators

Eighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette SalesSan Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor BanThe Miller Amendment: Redefining Hemp to Protect Public Safety and Fair Competition in the Cannabis Industry

Payment Processing

State AGs and State Money Transmission Regulators Settle With Payment Processor Over Unauthorized Mortgage WithdrawalsArizona AG Concludes Non-Recourse, No-Interest Earned Wage Access Products Are Not "Consumer Lender Loans" Requiring a LicenseFed Launches FedNow Service Provider Showcase

Podcast

Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two)Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One)Managing Employee Compliance in Highly Regulated Industries

Political Compliance/Election Law

Bipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling

Private Equity

Money and Power at Odds: PE Meets Increased Oversight From State AGsFederal Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Private Equity FirmAGs Focus on AI Has Implications for Private Equity Investors

Regulatory Litigation

Troutman Pepper Welcomes Former Missouri Deputy Solicitor GeneralWisconsin AG Resolves Investigation Into Alleged Violation of State Air Laws With $85K SettlementCalifornia AG Settles With Oil Companies

SEC

8 State AGs Argue That SEC's Crypto Enforcement Action Is UnlawfulSEC Targets Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technologies, and Anti-Money Laundering for 2024 Examination PrioritiesTen State AGs Sue Coinbase, Alleging Securities Law Violations

State Attorneys General

New York AG Adopts Final Preclearance Rule and Prepares for the NYVRA to Take EffectTroutman Pepper Welcomes Former Virginia Chief Deputy AGNew Jersey Issues Notice of Violations and Fines to Retailers Allegedly in Violation of the State's Flavor Ban

State Court

San Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor BanMassachusetts High Court Upholds Local Tobacco Sales BanUS Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to California's Flavor Ban

State Privacy Law

Restrictions on Paying a Ransom DemandNJ Charges Into 2024 With New Privacy Law

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Florida's Gaming Compact – Solidifying States' Rights to Regulate Gaming Outside Tribal LandsUS Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to California's Flavor BanUnderstanding the NCAA's New Gambling Guidelines: Permanent Bans and Reinstatement Policies

Technology

Understanding Access vs. Acquisition2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory LandscapesDOJ Addresses Pricing Technologies

Tobacco

New Jersey Issues Notice of Violations and Fines to Retailers Allegedly in Violation of the State's Flavor BanIndustry Urges SCOTUS to Consider FDA Graphic Cigarette WarningsATF Rift With California Tribe Could Expand State Authority Over Tribal Tobacco Sales

Tribal Law

ATF Rift With California Tribe Could Expand State Authority Over Tribal Tobacco SalesEighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette SalesSupreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Florida's Gaming Compact – Solidifying States' Rights to Regulate Gaming Outside Tribal Lands

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