FTC Asks Social Media, Video Streaming Firms Info on Misleading Ads March 20, 2023 By Eva Mathews The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta...
FTC Is Preparing Potential Antitrust Case Against Amazon February 6, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Spencer Soper The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that could be filed as soon as...
Pennsylvania Recovers $1.7M for Buyers of Car Repair Coverage Service Contracts September 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has secured a court order for more than $1.7 million in restitution...
Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing September 21, 2022 A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and...
California Insurance Commissioner Touts Bills Signed by Governor October 13, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for protecting the state’s consumers through the signing of...
Diet Dr Pepper Is Not Promising Weight Loss, Court Rules December 31, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday said the maker of Diet Dr Pepper did not deceive consumers into thinking...
Bipartisan Internet Privacy Proposal Calls for User OK to Share Data But Is Mum on Suits December 23, 2019 By Ben Brody, Rebecca Kern and Daniel R. Stoller A top House panel unveiled long-awaited draft privacy legislation that calls for limits on sharing consumers’ information and would allow...
Anxiety, Policy Limits Rising Ahead of California’s Sweeping Data Privacy Law July 1, 2019 By Don Jergler Robert L. Wallan’s clients are keeping him quite busy as they fret about the implementation next year of the nation’s...
Pros and Cons of the Rise of Online Insurance Platforms: Geneva Association December 4, 2018 Online platforms can foster insurance market transparency and reduce both transaction costs and information asymmetries, factors typically associated with increased...
North Dakota’s Godfread ‘Excited’ About Technological Innovations in Insurance October 20, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones North Dakota’s insurance commissioner is bullish on the technological innovations that are occurring within the insurance industry and wants his...