New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has launched an investigation into prediction market platforms, examining their marketing and advertising practices targeting city residents. The inquiry focuses on potentially deceptive tactics used by platforms like Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan, with particular concern for marketing directed at young people and allegations of undisclosed influencer marketing.

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has launched an investigation into prediction market platforms like Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan, examining their marketing practices targeting New Yorkers. The probe focuses on allegations of false and deceptive advertising tactics, particularly those directed at young adults, including undisclosed influencer marketing and fictitious depictions of profitable wagers.

Lyft, Inc. – the popular ride hailing service featuring the iconic pink moustache – is facing a second class action lawsuit in California alleging violations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA").

More often than not companies are realizing that they have a consumer provide her information after she has previously opted-out of marketing.

On October 16, 2015, FLH represented Shire in a class certification hearing before Magistrate Judge Goodman in the Southern District of Florida.

The Seventh Circuit has once again weighed in on the scope of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) remedial authority. The case, FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, has had, in the words of the court...

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales of alcohol beverages have been a hot topic in the alcohol industry for the last two decades.

A flurry of recent class action lawsuits is forcing clothing retailers to rethink their marketing tactics for outlet stores.

The Annual Overview includes a comprehensive summary of both the state of the law and noteworthy recent developments.

The FTC and CFPB will hold a media only call on Monday, November 19, at 12:00 pm ET, to announce "a coordinated effort to protect consumers."

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") has released procedures it will use in examining student lenders.

On September 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint, together with a proposed consent order, against Top Notch Funding II, LLC...

According to a report in The New York Times’ Dealbook, the payday lending regulations the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is drafting would govern a broader range of short-term loans than some may like, with car title loans and installment loans falling under the guidelines, and would create measures aimed at curbing what the Bureau has been calling the payday lending "cycle of debt."

According to the CFPB, the hearing will feature remarks from CFPB Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from consumer groups, industry representatives, and members of the public.

Judge Richard Seeborg ruled earlier this month that neither the FAL, the UCL, nor the CLRA require a company to disclose on its labels that its products may contain ingredients harvested using child or other forced labor.

California courts have been inundated with consumer class actions filed after a February California Supreme Court decision which held that the state's Song-Beverly credit card statute prohibits retailers from requesting a customer's ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions.

The FTC is seeking research, recommendations for discussion topics, and requests for panelists in advance of the workshop.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress last week that the new consumer financial protection agency that was formed by the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation this past summer will not begin issuing new rules governing banks and other consumer financial entities until at least July 2011.

A federal court in California recently examined whether a bundled shipping and handling fee constitutes a "mandatory fee" under California's Honest Pricing Law.

The deadline for motor vehicle dealer compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's revised Used Car Rule is rapidly approaching.