On December 2, Greystar agreed to a $24 million settlement over allegations it misled renters by omitting mandatory fees from advertised monthly rents.  This settlement underscores the FTC’s continuing scrutiny of “junk fees” and signals that the FTC may pursue rulemaking requiring greater transparency in rental fee advertising. Continue Reading Greystar’s $24 Million Settlement Signals FTC Crackdown on Hidden Rental Fee

On December 16, 2025, the EU Commission unveiled its proposal for the Biotech Act.  The proposal, which is only the first part of a bigger initiative for regulating biotechnologies, focuses primarily on the health sector.  The Commission took the opportunity to broadly revise the Clinical Trial Regulation (“CTR”) – see our blog post here.  In particular, it sought to better align the CTR requirements with those of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).  This blog post provides an overview of those revisions relating to the processing of personal data during clinical trials.Continue Reading EU Biotech Act Suggests Clarifying Data Protection Rules For Clinical Trials

The European Commission (“Commission”) recently launched two stakeholder consultations under the EU AI Act. The first (see here), closing on 9 January 2026, relates to the copyright-related obligations for General Purpose AI (“GPAI”) providers under the AI Act and GPAI Code of Practice. The second (see here)…

Continue Reading European Commission Launches Consultations on the EU AI Act’s Copyright Provisions and AI Regulatory Sandboxes

In December 2025, the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (AESIA) published a set of detailed guidance documents and templates aimed at helping providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act comply with the relevant requirements of the law. All materials are currently available in Spanish only.Continue Reading Spain Issues Guidance Under the EU AI Act

In advance of the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act’s (“Act”) effective date on January 1, 2026, the Indiana Attorney General released a Data Consumer Bill of Rights (“Bill of Rights”) that summarizes the rights created in the Act.Continue Reading Indiana Attorney General Releases Data Consumer Bill of Rights

On December 2, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a decision clarifying the obligations of online marketplace operators with regard to content posted on their platform, where such content includes personal data.  This blogpost provides an overview of the decision and its key takeaways.Continue Reading CJEU Clarifies Responsibilities Of Online Marketplace Operators

Since our mid-year recap on minors’ privacy legislation, several significant developments have emerged in the latter half of 2025. We recap the notable developments below.Continue Reading End-of-Year 2025 State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy

On November 12, 2025, the European Commission launched two public consultations that could significantly reshape EU product compliance rules. To participate, stakeholders – including businesses, consumer groups, and industry associations – are invited to complete the Commission’s online questionnaires, available until February 4, 2026.Continue Reading Help Shape the Future of EU Product Compliance: Participate in the Public Consultations

A Washington State Supreme Court decision last spring that construed that state’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (“CEMA”) to broadly prohibit any misleading information in retailers’ email subject lines has opened the floodgates to similar state spam claims. In the past six months, there have been eight putative class action complaints…

Continue Reading Recent Class Actions Under State Anti-Spam Laws Target Retail Email Marketing Practices and Raise Questions about CAN-SPAM Act Preemption

On November 19, 2025, the European Commission unveiled its 2030 Consumer Agenda, setting out priorities for EU consumer policy over the next five years. Below is an overview of the six key measures most relevant to industry.Continue Reading European Commission Announces 2030 Consumer Policy Strategy