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On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.55 million settlement with website publisher Healthline Media LLC (“Healthline”) for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The complaint alleges several violations, including:

• Misconfiguration of opt-out mechanisms and tracking technologies deployed on the website that made the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) and webform not fully effectuate opt-out requests.
• Failure to include statutorily required language in contracts with third-party advertising partners.
• Violation of the Purpose Limitation Principle.

The Sixth Circuit recently delivered a clear message to litigants pursuing claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): high call volume alone is not enough.[1] In Fluker v. Ally Financial, Inc., the court reaffirmed that plaintiffs must meet the pleading standards set forth in Twombly[2] and Iqbal,[3] including when alleging violations involving autodialers and prerecorded voice messages.

The FDIC is proposing to replace its Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (OSA).

Under the proposal, the OSA would be the final level of review of material supervisory determinations, independent of the divisions that make supervisory decisions. FDIC officials believe the changes would facilitate an appeals process that would be consistent over time.

“Adam’s unparalleled background in banking law and regulation, together with his depth of hands-on experience working on financial services matters as a regulator, in-house general counsel, and external advisor bring tremendous value to the OCC,” said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould. “Adding a seasoned professional of Adam’s caliber to the OCC’s executive committee strengthens the agency’s efforts to ensure a safe and sound federal banking system, improve bank supervision and regulation, embrace innovation, and promote fair access to financial services.”

The owner of a business opportunity scheme will be permanently banned from selling business opportunities in settlement of Federal Trade Commission allegations that he and his company deceptively guaranteed consumers income through online storefronts. Additionally, FBA Machine (formerly Passive Scaling) and its owner Bratislav Rozenfeld (also known as Steven Rozenfeld and Steven Rozen) will be required to turn over the contents of multiple financial accounts and any funds realized upon the sale of real estate property. The proceeds will be used for consumer redress.