United States: Compliance

The FTC's newly published 2026-2030 Strategic Plan reveals the agency's enforcement priorities for the coming years, with a primary focus on consumer protection through privacy and data security measures. With only two commissioners currently in place, the plan outlines key program areas including fighting deception, addressing unlawful privacy conduct, holding BigTech accountable for harm to children, protecting workers, and combating unfair ticket sales practices.

Generative AI tools can accelerate branding, but without proper legal safeguards, businesses risk trademark disputes, false advertising claims, and costly rebrands. Understanding how to maintain human control, clear brand elements, substantiate claims, and implement review processes is essential for companies leveraging AI in their marketing and brand development efforts.

How can healthcare organizations build defensible governance frameworks for physician compensation arrangements while navigating the complex regulatory landscape of federal laws? This podcast episode explores the intersection of compliance requirements and strategic goals, examining the critical role of dual-committee oversight and fair market value standards in an era of heightened enforcement.

Oregon has enacted legislation requiring AI companion platforms to disclose when users are interacting with artificial intelligence rather than humans, with stricter requirements for minor users including mandatory break reminders and prohibitions on appearing human. The law, effective January 2027, establishes protocols for addressing mental health concerns and creates a private right of action with $1,000 per violation damages.

Organizations face a critical gap in AI governance: most cannot identify where AI systems are making decisions, let alone trace those decisions through their full execution chain. This article introduces Decision Surface Mapping as the foundational step for building defensible AI governance infrastructure that can withstand regulatory scrutiny, litigation, and board-level accountability.

Explore how businesses can proactively manage disputes arising from tariff volatility and political uncertainty in this mini-podcast series.

Last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox announced that his office entered into a settlement with a group of Swickard car dealerships, resolving false advertising allegations against the dealers.

California Assembly Bill 2462 proposes sweeping changes to product recall liability, expanding the definition of "manufacturer" to include brand licensors and dramatically increasing penalties for non-compliance. The bill would require manufacturers to absorb recall costs across a much broader range of entities while establishing daily penalty assessments that could reach $5,000 per day for knowing violations.

The SEC’s Division of Trading & Markets today issued a conditional no-action position that it would not object if compliant “user interfaces” designed to facilitate the execution...