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CFPB Issues Three Interim Final Rules on Consumer Financial Protection Laws
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to flex its regulatory muscles under the Dodd-Frank Act. Last week the CFPB divested the Federal Trade Commission of its rulemaking authority from various…
FTC Closes an Investigation Into a Blogging Promotion
As we've noted in previous posts, if a company provides incentives to a consumer in order to encourage the consumer to promote the company's products, the consumer is required to disclose those incentives. It's not…
Bioethics Commission Study Released
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues has released its report “ Moral Science: Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research .” The report was requested by President Obama to determine if…
CFPB Issues Three Interim Final Rules on Consumer Protection Laws
On December 16, 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued three interim final rules modifying three separate consumer protection laws. This is the first of likely many waves of regulation in the…
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Agrees to Pay $600,000 Civil Penalty and to Forego Indemnification
Yesterday the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC" or "Commission") announced provisional acceptance of a $600,000 civil penalty settlement with Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. The agreement resolves CPSC staff…