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By Stephen C. Piepgrass and Lu Reyes
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Stephen Piepgrass, who leads Troutman Pepper Locke’s Regulatory Investigation Strategy and Enforcement (RISE) practice, is joined by partner Lu Reyes for a deep dive into the national security and enforcement implications of predictive markets. The discussion centers on a headline‑grabbing Polymarket trade that appeared to anticipate former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture and yielded roughly $400,000 in profit, raising questions about insider trading and classified information leaks.
By Ashley L. Taylor, Jr. and David Stauss
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor is joined by Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez and Troutman Pepper Locke Privacy + Cyber partner David Stauss for an in‑depth discussion of the Colorado AI Act — widely viewed as the nation’s first comprehensive legislative framework focused on high‑risk AI systems and algorithmic discrimination. Senator Rodriguez explains how Colorado’s work on consumer privacy laid the groundwork for AI regulation and walks through the origins, goals, and core provisions of the Act, including its emphasis on transparency, risk assessments, and protecting consumers in sectors such as employment, housing, health care, education, finance, and government services.
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Last month, Ohio and nine other state attorneys general (collectively, the AGs) entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance (AV) with Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards, a Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer. The settlement resolved the AGs’ allegations concerning deceptive rebate advertising and price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Menards will pay $4.25 million to the multistate group, in addition to making several changes primarily related to the company’s rebate and advertising business practices.
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On January 6, Minnesota Attorney General (AG) Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota nonprofit corporation Act for Cause (AFC) and its president, Rajesh Mehta. While the stated mission of AFC was to help needy individuals with securing employment and housing, the lawsuit alleges that Mehta used the charity for various self-dealing purposes.
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On December 23, 2025, the New York Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement with Monterey Finance (Monterey) of approximately $2.4 million in debt relief for 835 New York consumers and $175,000 in penalties. The AG alleged that Monterey disguised high-cost lease agreements as traditional consumer financing, causing consumers to pay more than the sticker price for goods and services they believed they were purchasing.
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team and Sydney Goldberg
On December 30, 2025, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced a $1.25 million settlement with Hyatt Corporation (Hyatt). The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit alleging that Hyatt violated Texas consumer protection laws by requiring consumers to pay mandatory fees on top of advertised room rates. Under the agreement, Hyatt must clearly disclose any required fees added to a hotel room’s price, reinforcing Texas’s push for transparent online hotel pricing.
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Joseph DeFazio, William D. Foley, Jr., Stefanie Jackman, Lori Sommerfield, Chris Willis, and Shawn Brenhouse
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The FAIR Act, which was proposed by Attorney General (AG) Tish James, represents the first major update to the state’s primary consumer protection law in 45 years and significantly broadens the statute’s reach.
Kris Mayes serves as Arizona’s 27th attorney general (AG). Prior to her election as AG, Mayes held a senior role in the Napolitano administration in the early 2000s and was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission. She won two statewide elections and served as a commissioner from 2003 to 2010, including as commission chair from 2009 to 2010.
During her tenure on the Arizona Corporation Commission, Mayes led efforts that contributed to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, saved Arizona consumers billions of dollars, and required utilities to increase production of clean and efficient energy, including solar and wind. She also worked to preserve Arizona’s water resources.
Before her election as AG, Mayes was a professor at Arizona State University’s School of Global Sustainability and taught energy law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU.
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