Advertising and Marketing

California AG Resolves Litigation Alleging Elevated Levels of Cadmium and Lead in Seafood ProductsVirginia's EpiPen Settlement and What It Signals for Pharma Under AG ScrutinyFTC Sues JustAnswer Over Allegedly Deceptive Subscription Practices

AG Association Events

Leadership Changes at NAAG

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)

Indian Tribe Fights With ATF Over Applicability of PACT Act to Its Cigarette SalesPotential State-Centric Marijuana Policy in the 119th CongressPACT Act Basics: Five Things Tobacco Sellers and Shippers Should Know

Antitrust

2025 State AG Year in ReviewDOJ Antitrust Division AAG Slater Announces "Comply With Care" Task ForceFlorida AG Announces Investigations Into Climate Scoring Organizations

Appellate

Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Public Nuisance Suit Against Opioid Distributors28 State AGs Defend State ENDS Directory Laws in Amicus Brief to Fourth CircuitCourt Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization Requirements

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

New Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AIBipartisan AG Coalition Opposes FCC Action to Preempt State and Local AI Laws2025 State AG Year in Review

Better Business Bureau (BBB)

12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 – How the BBB Shapes Regulatory OutcomesArizona AG and BBB Launch Educational Campaign on Modern Consumer ScamsUnderstanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints

Cannabis

Circuit Split Emerges on State Marijuana Residency Rules, With Ninth Circuit Finding Dormant Commerce Clause InapplicableColorado AG Fines Cannabis Company for Violating Prior SettlementCongress Narrows Federal Definition of 'Hemp,' Effectively Banning Most Intoxicating Hemp Products

CCPA

California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Multistate Sweep Targeting GPC ComplianceHealthline Proposed Settlement Informs Businesses of What Not to DoCalifornia AG Announces Investigative Sweep Targeting Geolocation Data

Compliance

Florida AG Sues Retailers for Alleged Violations of Nicotine Product and Consumer Protection LawsKim Kardashian’s Clothing Company Settles With New Jersey AG After Collecting Sales Tax on Tax-Exempt ItemsMinnesota Attorney General Sues Nonprofit and President for Alleged Governance Violations

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Payments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 2Payments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 1How Payments Law Landscape Will Evolve In 2026

Consumer Financial Services

Payments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 2New Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AIPayments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 1

Cryptocurrency

South Dakota AG Proposes Legislation to Authorize Seizure of Digital CurrencyFTC Announces Settlement With Crypto Firm Over Exploited Security VulnerabilityCFTC Approval Allows Polymarket to Reenter the U.S. Market

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

2025 State AG Year in ReviewUpdate on New Jersey's Proposed Privacy Regulations12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 8 – How State AGs Are Rewriting Social Media Rules

Department of Justice

DOJ and DHS Launch Cross-Agency Trade Fraud Task ForceTroutman Pepper Locke's Spencer Churchill Joins DOJ's Office of Legal CounselAllied Stone Inc. to Pay $12.4M to DOJ to Resolve FCA Claims

Environmental

Court Enjoins Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility Law for Some Companies, but Others Face Continued Compliance ObligationsFlorida AG Announces Investigations Into Climate Scoring OrganizationsCalifornia AG Faces Legal Challenge Over Hiring Outside Counsel in Climate Lawsuit

EPA

New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3MArizona Files Another Lawsuit Against Automobile Industry for Alleged Emissions ViolationsVirginia Governor and AG Announce Withdrawal From California-Based EV Mandate

Events

Pub K's Government Contracts Annual Review ConferenceState Privacy Law Evolution: New Legislative and Regulatory Enforcement ApproachesAshley Taylor to Participate in Virtual Cybersecurity Panel Event | November 10, 2021 | 1 - 2 PM CT

FCA

What's Next in False Claims Act EnforcementAllied Stone Inc. to Pay $12.4M to DOJ to Resolve FCA Claims2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

FDA

Federal Court Bars Enforcement of Virginia Vapor Directory, Pending Fourth Circuit RulingFDA Takes Cigarette Graphic Health Warnings Fight to Eleventh CircuitFDA Pilot Program Will Fast-Track Certain Nicotine Pouch PMTAs

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New Jersey Adopts Disparate Impact Rules Under LAD, With Broad Reach Across Housing, Lending, Employment, And Other Fields, With Specific Guidance On AIDavid B. Dove, Troutman Pepper Locke Partner, Elected Chair of the University System of Georgia Board of RegentsTroutman Strategies Principal Robert Miller Named to USLege’s Lobby Legends of the Year 2025 List

Federal Court

Circuit Split Emerges on State Marijuana Residency Rules, With Ninth Circuit Finding Dormant Commerce Clause InapplicableFlorida Court Stays TCPA Discovery While Weighing Whether Texts Are 'Calls'Kalshi Files New Lawsuit Challenging Enforcement Actions From Gaming Regulators in Connecticut

Federal Enforcement

CFTC Withdraws Proposed Rule on Prediction MarketsBipartisan AG Coalition Opposes FCC Action to Preempt State and Local AI LawsFederal Court Bars Enforcement of Virginia Vapor Directory, Pending Fourth Circuit Ruling

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC Sues JustAnswer Over Allegedly Deceptive Subscription PracticesFTC Warns Companies Over Deceptive Online Review PracticesFTC Announces Settlement With Crypto Firm Over Exploited Security Vulnerability

Financial Services

State AGs Unite: New Privacy Task Force Signals Shift in Regulatory Power DynamicsCrypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed TokenState AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate Scams

Financial Services Litigation

California AG’s Verdict in Consumer Protection Trial UpheldCFPB and Massachusetts AG Win $50M Judgment Against Credit Repair Services CompanyNew York AG Sues Yellowstone Capital Over Alleged "Fraudulent Loans" Targeting Small Businesses

FinTech

Crypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed TokenState AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate ScamsNavigating Cryptocurrency in the Marijuana Industry: Risks and Technological Solutions

Gaming

Trading, Gambling, or Something Else? Prediction Markets and the Payments PuzzleCFTC Withdraws Proposed Rule on Prediction Markets2025 State AG Year in Review

Government Contracts

Government Contractors and the Fall 2025 Government Shutdown: Risk Management and Best PracticesWhat to Expect When the New CMMC Final Rule Hits Defense Acquisitions on November 10Troutman Pepper Locke Expands Government Contracts Practice with Partner Michael Barnicle

Health Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

Virginia's EpiPen Settlement and What It Signals for Pharma Under AG ScrutinyArizona AG Enters Consent Judgment With Medical Imaging Service Provider Over Failure to Provide Customers Refunds and Payment Options2025 State AG Year in Review

HHS

Court Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization RequirementsFeds Seize Illegal E-Cigarettes Worth MillionsAGs Take Action Regarding Claims of Medicaid Fraud

Higher Education

NCAA Rescinds Rule Change That Would Have Allowed Athletes to Bet on Professional SportsThe False Claims Act Enters the School ZoneTroutman Pepper Locke Receives Unanimous Support as 52 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief to Protect Educational Benefits for Veterans

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

$51.75M Settlement in Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation Illustrates Creative Resolution for Startups Facing Parallel Litigation and Enforcement ActionFTC, States Sue John Deere in Right to Repair LawsuitNCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust Lawsuit

Military Lending

Troutman Pepper Locke Receives Unanimous Support as 52 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief to Protect Educational Benefits for VeteransThe 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

Nevada Judge Rules Prediction Market Firm Falls Under State Gaming LawsIllinois Department of Insurance Initiates Litigation Against State's Largest Insurer Over Failure to Produce DocumentsNew York Legislators Investigate Residential Property Insurance

Payment Processing

Suit Against Cannabis Giant Trulieve Underscores Cashless ATM Risks and the Need for Banking ReformsState 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 License

Podcast

Trading, Gambling, or Something Else? Prediction Markets and the Payments PuzzleNew Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AIFrom Vegas to Venezuela: High-Stakes Predictive Markets

Political Compliance/Election Law

Colorado AG Issues Advisory on Deepfakes Ahead of 2024 General ElectionBipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling

Private Equity

Connecticut AG Initiates Investigation Into Private Equity Group Over Conditions at Apartment Complex2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New EraIllinois and Minnesota AGs Join FTC’s Lawsuit Against Private Equity Firm

Regulatory Litigation

FINRA's Proposed Outside Activities Rule 3290Economic Development: Maximize Your Growth InvestmentIowa AG Obtains Court Injunction and Civil Penalties Against Stem Cell Company in Four-Day Trial

SEC

Securities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter – January 2026Supreme Court to Decide Key Question on SEC Disgorgement 12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 12 – The SEC Reset

State Attorneys General

Connecticut AG Initiates Investigation Into Private Equity Group Over Conditions at Apartment ComplexTexas and Florida AGs Issue Opinions Ratifying Trump Administration’s Executive Orders Dismantling DEI Polices and ProgramsCalifornia AG Resolves Litigation Alleging Elevated Levels of Cadmium and Lead in Seafood Products

State Court

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Puff Bar Violated State Consumer Protection LawsMissouri Governor's Efforts to Ban Unregulated Psychoactive Cannabis Products Meets ResistanceSan Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor Ban

State Privacy Law

Update on New Jersey's Proposed Privacy RegulationsJustices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State LawsState AGs Fill the AI Regulatory Void

Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Decide Key Question on SEC Disgorgement Justices’ Separation-Of-Powers Revamp May Hit States NextRepresenting One to Help Millions

Technology

New Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AIFlorida Court Stays TCPA Discovery While Weighing Whether Texts Are 'Calls'Bipartisan AG Coalition Opposes FCC Action to Preempt State and Local AI Laws

Tobacco

Florida AG Sues Retailers for Alleged Violations of Nicotine Product and Consumer Protection LawsThree Troutman Attorneys to Serve on FDLI Committees for 2026Federal Court Bars Enforcement of Virginia Vapor Directory, Pending Fourth Circuit Ruling

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

Price Transparency: Massachusetts Adopts New Consumer Protection RulesTroutman 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 County

White Collar Law

FINRA's Proposed Outside Activities Rule 3290Limited Relaxation of US Export Controls on Syria Leaves Many Restrictions in PlaceDOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program