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IAPP Day 2: State Regulators Discuss Their Data Privacy Enforcement Strategies

During the second day of the IAPP's Global Privacy Summit, enforcers of state data privacy laws offered insights on the data collection practices on their offices' radar—and what's ahead for enforcement actions in Colorado, California, Oregon and Connecticut.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

7th Circuit Judge Calls Out Smith & Wesson Lawyers for Mass Shooting Description

"I'm tempted to take up some of your argument time listing the names of seven people who were killed and 48 who were wounded," Judge David Hamilton said regarding the gun maker's statement in a brief that "several" individuals were killed or wounded during a July 4, 2022, parade.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Republicans Holyoak, Ferguson Join FTC, Restoring Full Five-Member Commission

Since mid-2023, the FTC has operated with only three commissioners, all Democrats: the chair, Lina Khan; Rebecca Kelly Slaughter; and Alvaro Bedoya.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

CFPB Issues New Guidance Regarding Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Credit File Sharing Practices

Seeking to put an end to, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said, "background check and other consumer reporting companies creating flawed reputational dossiers that are then hidden from consumer view," the CFPB recently issued two advisory opinions to consumer reporting agencies.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

IAPP Day 1: Regulators, Privacy Professionals Evaluate AI Regulatory Landscape

The first day of this year's International Association of Privacy Professionals' Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C. saw regulators share ongoing efforts to collaborate within and between jurisdictions to ensure that AI governance frameworks are as comprehensive as possible.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

IAPP Day 1: The Privacy Sector's Most Entertaining Data Privacy Governance Metaphors

The first day of the IAPP Governance Privacy Summit 2024 in Washington D.C. focused on the integration of data privacy governance strategies within companies and among regulators as well.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Allows Suit to Proceed Against BMW Vehicles Alleged to 'Spontaneously Combust and Catch Fire'

The judge declined to dismiss the plaintiffs' other claims, including allegations of consumer fraud, unfair competition, false advertising violations out of California, New Jersey and Nevada, along with a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claim.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Can Seek Monetary Relief From Government, Business Impersonators Under New Rule

The regulation, which went into effect Monday, marks the agency's latest effort to combat the illicit billion-dollar-a-year business.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Wells Fargo Litigation Over 'Reverse Redlining' in Mortgage Lending Practices Moves Federal Courts

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Former FTC Chair Kovacic Speaks of Being 'The Face of The Agency,' Building Consensus

"Many non-chair commissioners think they would be better than the chair, so you have to work hard to maintain their commitment to a program, you have to engage them," said former FTC chair William Kovacic.
9 minute read

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