Law

Bad Faith Claims Under the Consumer Protection Law

The insurer’s core product is not the policy document delivered at the point of sale; it is the promise of financial protection when a covered loss occurs. That promise has meaning only if honored ...
JD Supra

Virginia Consumer Protection Act Amendments Restrict Collection, Use, or Sharing of Health Information

On March 24, 2025, Senate Bill 754 (pdf) was signed into law amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), the Commonwealth’s general consumer protection law. The VCPA was originally passed in ...
Forbes

The CFPB Was A Mistake—Even Before It Abused Its Power

Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...
Law

CFPB Closure Would Leave Consumer Protections in Uncertain Territory, Observers Say

The Trump administration appears determined to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, either through an act of Congress or by ordering work stoppages and staff layoffs. Already the agency ...
Opinion
The Business & Financial Times on MSNOpinion

Policy paper on safeguarding the consumer rights on digital platforms

By Ernest Yaw OSEIThis writer holds a Master of Laws in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Ghana School of LawExecutive SummaryDigital platforms in Ghana and across Africa have ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

If Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has her way, San Diego County could tap a more than $200 million pool of money to set up a new team of lawyers to take on consumer litigation. District ...