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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • August 05, 2026

    3 Private Suits Test Influencer Ads As FTC Stays On Sidelines

    Three lawsuits filed so far this year illustrate how influencer campaigns are facing growing scrutiny from private plaintiffs, despite the Federal Trade Commission not bringing an influencer marketing enforcement action since revising its endorsement guides to address the topic in 2023, but brands can take concrete steps to reduce the risks, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • August 04, 2026

    Edison Equip. Sparked Eaton Fire, LA County Report Finds

    Los Angeles County fire authorities on Tuesday released an investigation report on the origins of the January 2025 Eaton Fire, finding that the devastating fire ignited after a "glowing material" fell from an electrical event on Southern California Edison transmission towers into a dry fuel bed.

  • August 04, 2026

    Callaway Must Face Rival Golf Co.'s False Ad Suit, Judge Says

    TaylorMade Golf can proceed with a suit alleging TopGolf Callaway tricked customers into thinking it had superior golf balls through misleading UV light demonstrations and misinformation campaigns, a California federal judge said Tuesday, finding TaylorMade sufficiently alleged TopGolf engaged in dishonest advertising that instilled false product quality information.

  • August 04, 2026

    State Privacy Enforcer Consortium Adds Vermont To Ranks

    Vermont's attorney general has become the 12th member of a bipartisan collective of U.S. regulators launched last year to collaborate on implementing and enforcing their states' data privacy regimes, the group announced Tuesday. 

  • August 04, 2026

    Wyden Presses States To Tackle Data Privacy Law Evasion

    Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked a handful of state regulators to issue clear guidance on their data privacy laws and band together and go after companies that are selectively ignoring consumers' requests to opt out of the sale of their data.

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