by Eric J. Ellman | Aug 11, 2026
A federal court in Texas granted a trade association’s motion for summary judgment finding that Texas’ medical debt law, Tex. Bus. & Comm. Code § 20.05(a)(5) is expressly preempted. The court also permanently enjoined the state from enforcing the...
by Eric J. Ellman | Sep 7, 2025
In 2025, Maine tightened its mortgage trigger law. States with mortgage trigger laws: Arkansas (Act 263 (2025) amending §§ 23-39-502(26), 27, 513(18). Connecticut Idaho (Ch. 87 (2025) enacting § 26-31-211A. Kansas Kentucky Maine Rhode Island Texas Utah (amending §...
by Eric J. Ellman | Oct 31, 2023
In October 2023, CDIA filed a comment with the Texas Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) to implement the data broker registration requirements in Senate Bill 2105 (S.B. 2105). In 2023, the Office of the Secretary of State (Office) proposed a new Chapter 106,...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 5, 2023
In January 2022, the Texas House Business and Industry Committee issued its interim report. The report, among other things, addresses its charge to “Evaluate the overall state of data privacy and online consumer protections in Texas and study the related laws...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 8, 2022
In 2007, New Jersey may have been the first state to pass a law addressing background checks for online dating operators. In 2007, the legislature passed the Internet Dating Safety Act. The law is codified at 56:8-168 et seq. The law also authorizes rulemaking by the...
