Europe’s data protection authorities have never lacked ways to punish a GDPR violation. They can warn an organization, reprimand it, order it to change what it is doing, restrict its processing or stop that processing altogether. And, of course, they can fine it. What has been less settled is how an authority should decide among those choices.
Amway and two of its largest affiliates have agreed to a $225 million judgment to resolve allegations that they used unfair and deceptive practices to recruit people into Amway's multilevel marketing business and keep them buying products once they were there. Nearly all of the money would go to participants who lost money after being recruited by the two affiliates, World Wide Group LLC and Leadership Team Development Inc.
The Justice Department has revised its enforcement policies under the False Claims Act, restoring restrictions on the use of agency guidance in litigation and instructing government attorneys to consider whether whistleblower lawsuits should be dismissed when DOJ declines to join them.
Sabre Global Technologies knew Ural Airlines had been sanctioned on the day the designation took effect. The travel technology company continued providing services to the Russian carrier for another seven months. Then, when its UK bank blocked payments over sanctions concerns, the company began looking for another way to get paid, which has now cost Sabre Global Technologies Limited (SGTL) £1,000,920.59.
Corpay, formerly known as FleetCor Technologies, and CEO Ronald Clarke have agreed to pay $100 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission administrative action stemming from the company’s fuel card practices, years after the agency first accused it of charging businesses hidden or unauthorized fees.
The FCA’s new crypto regime does not take effect until October 2027, but firms will have to start making decisions much sooner. With the authorization gateway opening on Sept. 30, the regulator has published guidance explaining which cryptoasset activities fall within the new framework and where FCA authorization may be required.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will seek to give businesses greater certainty over how it regulates while maintaining its willingness to intervene against anti-competitive conduct, Chair Doug Gurr said Wednesday, setting out three commitments for the beginning of his five-year term.