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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown secured a settlement with Lexyl Technologies and Bookonline.com over allegations that the companies deceptively added unnecessary "refund protection" fees to hotel bookings through pre-checked boxes. The settlement requires over $750,000 in consumer restitution and mandates that future fees require affirmative consumer opt-in rather than automatic enrollment.

Join us for the next webinar in our 2025 State AG Webinar series on consumer protection priorities, where we welcome guest speakers Christopher J.I. Leong, Supervising Deputy Attorney General...

Perturbed by two allegedly unwanted faxes, Arnold Chapman brought a putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). For himself, he sought the most the statute could provide – $3,000, an injunction, and costs.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act" or the "Act")—which provides for the distribution of over $2 trillion in forgivable and low-interest loans to qualifying...

In this webinar, the eighth in our Policymaker Speaker Series, US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined our Legislative and Public Policy team and various clients to discuss the...

These rules were called for by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 but weren't proposed until February 2015.

Query whether the Dodd-Frank change to Section 19(b) was intended to put exchange rule increases beyond SEC review where the SEC seemingly failed to act quickly enough to review the increase.

In a recent speech, Commissioner Gallagher provided another perspective on the need for the SEC to focus on disclosure reform.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") gave notice that its Board of Directors will meet next week with the following discussion agenda...

Companies listed in the U.S. are required by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act to report whether they manufacture products that incorporate so called conflict minerals.

The SEC has adopted provisions which prevent felons and other bad actors from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D, the most frequently used private placement rule.

On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules and amendments (the "Rules") under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act").

Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established a series of new incentives and protections for individuals to report possible violations of the federal securities laws.

The in-depth interview covered a range of topics, including the SEC's likely regulatory outlook over the next four years, the future of Dodd-Frank Act policies

The Dodd-Frank Act required that the SEC periodically assess the "accredited investor" definition.

Against all odds, an appeals court in the US has ruled that whistleblowers who report misconduct internally are protected from retaliation under the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Supreme Court remanded the Wehbi case to the Eighth Circuit, directing it to reconsider its previous decision that ERISA preempts North Dakota's law regulating PBMs in light of its Rutledge.