Consumer advocates across New York State were thrilled when Gov. Hochul unveiled the first plank of her 2024 State of the State agenda at a press conference in January. She announced her goal of ...

Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. On Jan. 14, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals issued its decision in Richard Hobish, et al. v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, affirming the ...

In 2026, New York strengthens consumer protections with new laws. The FAIR Business Practices Act expands the Attorney General’s powers to target unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices, aligning ...

U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively. We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others ...

Westchester County is updating its 50-year-old consumer protection law to bolster enforcement and go after new ways of swindling and online scams no one imagined in a pre-internet era. The changes ...

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The Federal Trade Commission warned Apple in a fiery letter on Wednesday that it may be violating consumer protection laws by stifling right-leaning publications on its popular news app. FTC Chairman ...

ALBANY — New York consumers could be protected from “unfair, abusive and deceptive” business practices under a measure passed by the state Legislature Tuesday. Democrats and civil legal rights groups ...

Class-action settlements alone hit nearly $40 billion in 2024, marking the third consecutive, record-setting year in the category. Private TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) claims have also ...

Attorneys at Perkins Coie LLP explain how state attorneys general are increasing antitrust and consumer protection enforcement in areas like mergers, conduct, online privacy, and AI.