North America: Consumer Protection

As our regular podcast listeners know, we ordinarily release a new podcast show once each week on Thursday. On a very few occasions, we have released a special extra podcast...

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

On September 25, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the creation of a new Civil Division office called the Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch.

Crowell's Litigation and Retail partner Meghan McMeel will be speaking at the ICPHSO 2025 International Symposium on October 15.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued its Lapse Plan in advance of the federal government shutdown.

As of October 1, 2025, the U.S. federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations. This means that many federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC")...

The Federal Trade Commission once again signaled its continued focus on making it easy to cancel recurring charges and avoid misleading practices in negative option plans.

A federal district court ruled that the Education Department violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution by improperly issuing guidance that deemed...

Sectoral tariffs are emerging as a preferred tool for the White House that leaves targeted industries, and those reliant on their import supply, subject to appreciably higher customs duties on imported goods.

On April 23, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on the FDA's plans for increased global engagement.

On March 24, 2012 the Minister of Health published proposed administrative monetary penalty ("AMP") regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I.

On February 24, 2012, the NHTSA issued its "Notice of proposed Federal guidelines" for "Visual-Manual NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines for In-Vehicle Electronic Devices" in which it set forth design and performance standards for limiting the distraction of drivers when using on-board integrated electronic devices.