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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • June 23, 2026

    Current Consumer Protection Laws Can Fit Agentic Commerce

    While agentic commerce — artificial intelligence that searches, compares and makes purchases for customers — doesn't warrant a new consumer protection regime, it will require companies to design compliance into their products from the outset and challenge regulators to consistently apply existing laws, says Katherine Adkins at Affirm.

  • June 23, 2026

    How Reserve Studies Fit Into Condo Association Compliance

    In the five years since the Surfside condominium collapse and as states like New Jersey establish related safety mandates, reserve planning has emerged as a central compliance concern for community associations, acting as a practical tool for responsible disclosure and managing long-term capital obligations, say attorneys at Dilworth Paxson.

  • June 23, 2026

    AI Heightens Old Compliance Risks For Investment Advisers

    Though artificial intelligence offers genuine promise for investment advisers, it also magnifies long-standing risks — including those involving fiduciary duties, books and records, client confidentiality, and marketing — with most foundational compliance requirements likely to remain, says Theodore Edwards at Troutman.

  • June 23, 2026

    Umarex Says It Has No Link To Pistol In Hunter's Suit

    Umarex USA Inc. is urging a Colorado federal court to throw out a hunter's claims against it over a pistol that he says discharged with the safety on, arguing it had nothing to do with the manufacture, design or distribution of the gun.

  • June 23, 2026

    Orchestrater Of DraftKings Cyberattack Gets 18 Months

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Minnesota man to 18 months in prison for breaking into 60,000 accounts on the DraftKings sports betting site and selling the information, saying he was central to the planning and execution of the attack.

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