The Federal Trade Commission highlighted the agency’s work to protect consumers from potential harms related to artificial intelligence in a comment submitted as part of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) notice of inquiry examining the implications of emerging AI technologies.
Following the Supreme Court’s Facebook ruling the Plaintiff’s bar has shifted away from ATDS cases and toward TCPA cases arising from prerecorded calls or marketing calls to numbers on the DNC list.
On July 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Townstone Financial, Inc., et al. In this pivotal decision, the Seventh Circuit reversed a prior ruling from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and held that liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) extends to prospective applicants – namely to individuals who have not submitted an application for credit but may be considering or in the process of applying for credit.
The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law. We’re looking at the specific federal agency rules and positions most susceptible to attack now that SCOTUS ditched the decades-old Chevron doctrine. This edition will focus on how the new standard will affect the way federal agencies – particularly the Federal Trade Commission – attempt to regulate privacy and artificial intelligence.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu issued statements at today’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) board meeting regarding proposed rulemakings on bank liquidity and bank ownership, and final guidance on bank resolvability.