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Consumer Protection

  • The new era of AI technology has ushered in competition concerns alongside consumer-protection fears. Accordingly, regulators and lawmakers are taking note of the AI craze and are keen on ensuring that companies involved in AI are respecting both antitrust and consumer protection laws.

    April 01, 2024Karen Hoffman-Lent and Kenneth Schwartz
  • What They Say and Do Not Say

    Part Three of a Three-Part Article

    The question remains: Is the defendant in a False Claims Act matter barred from discussing the case, as are the relator and the government?

    February 01, 2018Andrew W. Schilling and Megan E. Whitehill
  • The importance of promoting brands and products on digital platforms has continued to grow as advertisers are learning how to use social media to reach out to specific populations by harnessing the power and goodwill of the people on these platforms that are popular with and influence particular niche groups of interest. These so-called “influencers” can have thousands, or even millions and tens of millions of followers. But when is the influencer an objective critic, and when is she a paid spokesperson?

    January 01, 2018Alan Friel and Stephanie Lucas
  • This is not the first time that a credit reporting agency has been breached, nor is it the first time that Equifax has reported a breach. What is different with the current breach is its size and the nature of information compromised, as well as the implications of the breach in light of the increasingly complex web of cybersecurity regulations nationwide.

    October 02, 2017F. Paul Greene
  • There is a new trend emerging in FCRA litigation involving Chapter 13 bankruptcy, under which debtors propose a repayment plan to make installment payments to creditors over three to five years. Increasingly, plaintiffs are filing suit based on certain credit-reporting actions taken (or not taken) during a pending Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, after plan confirmation but prior to the entry of the discharge — when a debtor has met all requirements set by the court.

    March 02, 2017Amy L. Drushal and Lara Roeske Fernandez