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Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Stop Debit Fee Rule
Earlier this week, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal trial court decision denying TCF National Bank’s motion to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial…
Data Security and Data Breach Notification Bills Circulating in Congress
In early June, a slew of new bills began circulating in Congress that, if enacted, would impose uniform national data security and data breach notification requirements on entities that collect sensitive personal…
Non-Profit Sues 34 Sellers of "Organic" Cosmetics
Last week, the Center for Environmental Health, a non-profit organization, filed a complaint in California Superior Court alleging that 34 cosmetics companies violated the California Organic Products Act of 2003…
New Rhode Island Law Prohibits Businesses from Requesting Social Security Number Information
Last week, Rhode Island enacted a new law that prohibits businesses from requesting any part of a customer’s social security number during a sales transaction. Section 6-13-17 of the Rhode Island Consumer Empowerment…
Health Canada Issues Guidance Clarifying Canada Consumer Product Safety Act Requirements
On June 20, 2011, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (“CCPSA”) became effective, imposing incident reporting, testing, recall, and recordkeeping requirements on entities that manufacture, import, or sell consumer…