More than two years after Prepared Food Photos sued Pool World in federal court in Spokane Washington, alleging that a retailer had infringed Prepared Food Photos’ copyright in a stock photo of vegetables on a grill, Prepared Food Photos has agreed to pay Pool World for its consent to dismissal of the action. Pool World […]
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Last week, the Trump Administration finally got around to posting its Spring 2025 semiregulatory agenda. Among the notable consumer-related items, the Department of Transportation intends to withdraw an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the last administration that was considering regulations relating to compensation, rebooking, and accommodations for delays and cancellations that were within […]
For those graduating or finishing clerkships in 2026. More information here. The application deadline is September 30.
The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter Monday to Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Open AI, and other AI companies, warning that state AGs would enforce their respective laws to protect children against illicit AI practices. The letter, signed by 44 jurisdictions, highlighted the recent news that Meta had approved the use of “AI […]
That’s one of the topics discussed on this Consumer Finance Monitor podcast interview of Penn’s Cary Coglianese.
. . . that will include discussion of the consumer finance industry. Speakers will include several law professors. Ballard Spahr is conducting the webinar. Register here.
At Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast.
Consumer Federation of America just released its annual report of consumer complaints submitted to state and local agencies. Auto sales and auto repair issues tops the list for the ninth year in a row, the report said. The Top Ten1. Auto Sales and Repair2. Retail Purchase Issues3. Home Improvement4. Consumer Credit5. Landlord/Tenant Issues6. Frauds and […]
In the Baltimore Sun (also available on Lexis) titled “Marylanders deserve to know what tariffs are costing them.” The op-ed, which I wrote, specifically addresses Maryland but the arguments apply to other states too. Here are two paragraphs (the essay had previously noted that the White House had attacked Amazon’s consideration of tariff disclosures as […]
DOJ has announced the launch of an “Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to advocate for the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and businesses,” lead by the DOJ Antitrust Division. The task force is asking members of the public to submit comments as to […]