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Elizabeth Warren Addresses Financial Industry

Elizabeth Warren, the presumed head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), addressed some of the nation's largest players in the financial industry last night at the annual meeting of the Financial…

California Limits Cadmium in Children's Jewelry

As children's product manufacturers and retailers have wondered whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission would take action specific to cadmium, California's Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that…

FTC Advises Congress to Bring Telecommunications Carriers Within the Scope of Proposed Federal Data Security and Data Breach Legislation

Yesterday, the FTC testified before a Senate Subcommittee and recommended that proposed data security legislation introduced by Senators Pryor (D., AR) and Rockefeller (D., WV) be modified so that its requirements and…

8th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules False Advertising Allegations Regarding Organic Claims Are Not Preempted by Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that certain false advertising claims based on state consumer protection and anti-deception statutes were not preempted by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990…

Elizabeth Warren Appointed to Special Advisory Role for New CFPB

In a previous post we discussed the probability that Elizabeth Warren would be chosen to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Friday, September 17, 2010, President Obama named Harvard Law Professor…