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Consumer Protection - September, 2012
252 articles
- $8.5M Groupon MDL Deal Blocked Over Cy Pres Award
- FTC Head Defends Involvement In Do-Not-Track Process
- Occupy Protester Loses Bid To Block Twitter Subpoena
- Experian, CDIA Tell 9th Circ. FCRA Claims Must Show Harm
- High Court To Weigh Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
- Feds Win Bid To Withhold Social Networking Info In FOIA Suit
- Facebook Tells 9th Circ. It Didn't Illegally Share User Data
- Earlier Class Accord Bars Phone Bill Cramming Suit: Judge
- Privacy Groups Want FTC To Probe Facebook Info Practices
- CFPB Says Brazil, China Among Remittance Safe Harbors
- What We've Learned From CFPB's 1st Year
- National Union Dodges Coverage For Enfamil Damages
- Calif. Mortgage Reforms Usher In Regulatory Crackdown
- GAO Calls For Greater FDA Scrutiny On Device Hacking Risk
- Homeowners Win Class Cert. In Bear Stearns Mortgage Row
- Chase Home Finance Beats Truth-In-Lending Class Action
- Insurer, Nonprofit End Fight Over Fraud Suit Coverage
- NY Judge Denies Four Loko Maker's Bid To Nix False Ad Suit
- Rental Car Co. Can't Shake Insurers' Coverage Suit
- 6th Circ. Revives FCRA Suit Against Bank Over Forged Check
- Nabisco Can't Keep Wheat Thins False Ad Suit In Fed. Court
- Concepcion Sends Sprint Rates Row To Arbitration In Calif.
- FHFA Needs Better Fannie, Freddie Oversight, IG Says
- Deutsche Bank Unit, Others Escape Libor-Tied Loan Lawsuit
- Bayer, Class Reach Deal In One-A-Day Prostate False Ad Suit
- Union Seeks To Halt USDA Drug Testing Of Job Corps Workers
- ACLU Sues DOJ, DHS For Access To License Plate Scanner Info
- AIG Unit To Pay Calif. Penalty For Fire Claims Handling
- Despite Complaints, FTC Unlikely To Budge On COPPA Rule
- CFPB's Tough Tactics Rubbing Off On Other Regulators
- Developer's Google Subpoena Nixed In Blog Defamation Row
- AT&T Settles Its Claims In Caller ID Scam Case
- DC Circ. Won't Force Body-Scan Rulemaking Deadline On TSA
- Sony Units Get Plug Pulled On Customer Data Suit
- RadioShack, AT&T Dodge Data Overage Charge Suit
- Texas' New Data Breach Notification Law: Too Broad?
- Wal-Mart Taxes Discount Items At Full Price, Consumer Says
- Calif. Driverless Car Law Could Fuel Privacy Disputes
- 7-Eleven Scores Win In Kansas Hot Fuel MDL
- Maybelline's Long-Lasting Lipstick Claims Are Made Up: Suit
- Apple Shareholders Join Push For Cybersecurity Disclosures
- CFPB's Broad Doc Request Ruffles Feathers
- Get-Rich-Quick Salesman Files For Ch. 11 After $479M Fine
- US Fidelis Exec Gets 8 Years For $71M Refund Scheme
- High Court To Hear Privacy Suit Over Atty Use Of DMV Info
- TCPA Case: Consent Does Not Necessarily Mean Consent
- Canadian Websites Leaking Users' Personal Info, Watchdog Says
- Pension Fund Sues Discover For Docs On Fee-Based Products
- French Watchdog Probes Facebook Timeline Privacy Concerns
- CFPB Says Consumers, Lenders Get Different Credit Scores
- 4 Tips For Banks To Fend Off Mounting Cyberthreats
- Citigroup Can't Dodge Mortgage Overcharge Class Action
- Joan Rivers Film Invaded Fan's Privacy, 7th Circ. Hears
- Rep. Floats Air Traveler Rights Bill Amid Privacy Concerns
- Facebook Can Keep Deceased Beauty Queen's Info Private
- 1st Circ. Reopens BofA Force-Placed Insurance Suits
- Merck To Pay Up To $10M To Settle Coppertone False Ad Suit
- L'Oreal Anti-Aging Creams Rely On False Ads, Suit Claims
- 9th Circ. To Mull Concepcion In KeyBank Loan Suit Rehearing
- NY Bill Ties Nutritional Standards To Kiddie Toy Promotions
- Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
- H&R Block's False Ad Coverage Battle Lands In NY
- Shook Hardy Launches Privacy, Data Security Group
- San Antonio Limits Payday Loans Despite Lawsuit Threat
- New Privacy Audit Shows Facebook Warming Up To Watchdogs
- Discover Says It Will Pay $200M To Cardholders Over Fees
- Judge Pares Animal Testing Claims Against Makeup Giants
- Pa. Bill Aims To Curb Credit Checks In Hiring
- 'True Life' Guests Sue MTV For Broadcasting Home Address
- Church & Dwight Should Ax 'First, Only' Ovulation Claim: NAD
- Pest Device Marketers Hit With False Advertising Suit
- Banks Blast Retailers' Concerns Over $7.25B Swipe Fee Deal
- Twinings' Tea Antioxidant Claims Misleading, Suit Says
- Three Bayer Probiotics False Ad Class Actions Revived
- 3 States Join Constitutional Challenge to Dodd-Frank Act
- Gerber Urges MDL Panel To Consolidate Baby Formula Suits
- FTC Updates Rules To Address E-Discovery, Atty Conduct
- Privacy Law Reform Stalls In Senate Committee
- 9th Circ. Upholds Facebook's $9.5M 'Beacon' Settlement
- CFPB To Revise Restrictions On Credit Card Applications
- Supplement Maker Can't Skirt Suit Over Arthritis Drink Claims
- Courts Struggle To Lay Out Social Media Discovery Limits
- Calif. Atty Sued Over Spycams In Coffee Bean Restrooms
- Patton Boggs Adds Former Netflix Lobbyist To DC Roster
- Obama Admin's Welfare Waiver Rule Snubbed By House
- BofA Calls Bid To Join Mortgage Insurance Suits A Power Play
- FERC Opens New Cybersecurity-Focused Office
- SEC Faces FOIA Suit Over High-Frequency Trading Docs
- NJ Panel Approves Social Media Privacy Bill For Workers
- NY Fines UnitedHealth Cos. For Not Explaining Coverage
- Spotlight On BPA: Science And Litigation
- Watson Sued By Fertility Drug Rival Over Ad Campaign
- Osteoarthritis Pills Tainted With Lead, Class Action Says
- Politics Delay Senate Vote On 6-Month Stopgap Budget
- Firms Push For Privacy Groups As Data Security Realm Heats Up
- 6th Circ. Revives RICO Case Against John Hancock, Law Firm
- Sen. Asks Fortune 500 Cos. To Speak On Cybersecurity
- Allergan Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
- Selective Insurance Wants Off Hook For TCPA Coverage
- Ben & Jerry's Sued Over 'All Natural' Ice Cream Claims
- McKesson Pegged With Price Inflation Claims On 400-Plus Drugs
- Avis Can't Ditch Class Action Over Reward Program Fee
- News Corp. Board Wants Shareholders' Hacking Suit Tossed
- GoDaddy Hit With Customer Suit Over September Outage
- BofA Wrongly Withdraws Fees From Child Actor Accounts: Suit
- J&J Dodges Consumer Suit Over Benecol Ads
- Credit Card Group Issues Guidance For Mobile Payment Apps
- Key Provisions From FTC's Marketing Guide For Apps
- Hotel Guests Say InterContinental Unlawfully Recorded Calls
- Millennium Labs Wants $5M Coverage For HIPAA Probe
- Dukes Nixes Class Cert. In Option One Race Bias Case
- British Watchdog's Audit Lauds Google's Privacy Changes
- UK Royals Win Bid To Block Topless Photos In France
- High Court Asked To Preserve Warrantless Surveillance Fight
- Royal Photos Prompt Irish Minister To Urge Privacy Law Reform
- Net Neutrality Groups To Challenge AT&T's FaceTime Plan
- Plavix False Marketing Suit Kicked To State Court
- 6 Areas To Watch In The Upcoming FTC Green Guides
- Designing Health Care Apps: 4 Privacy Considerations
- US Fidelis Head Gets 3 Years For $70M Refunds Fraud
- RICO Suit Over Sanofi Antibiotic Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
- TD Ameritrade Kept Credit Reports Tied To Firings, Suit Says
- FTC's Rosch Rips Agency's Privacy Enforcement Methods
- Mobile Privacy Bill Would Make Lapses Much More Expensive
- NY Settles Text Message Scam Claims With Mobile Co.
- 8th Circ. Puts Insurers On Hook For $2M Junk Fax Settlement
- Nothing All-Natural About Frito-Lay's Bean Dip, Suit Says
- Sallie Mae To Pay $24M To Settle TCPA Suit Over Debt Calls
- DHS Prevails, But Must Pay Fees In Body Scanner FOIA Suit
- 5th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Countrywide Loan Fee Suit
- Harvard Hospital Calls Foul On $1.5M Data Breach Fine
- $7.5M Aurora Organic Milk MDL Settlement Gets Nod
- Frequent Fliers Say American Airlines Cut Miles Rewards
- No Proof CDC Leaked Atty's Name In TB Scare, 11th Circ. Says
- Fraley V. Facebook: Impact On Class Action Litigation
- The CFPB Company Portal — It's Your Company's Radar
- Male Supplement Fails To Live Up To Hype, Suit Says
- Google Joins Do-Not-Track Trend With Newest Chrome Browser
- Calif. Court Upholds Ex-Sequenom Exec's Defamation Claim
- Payless, St. Paul Settle $9M TCPA Coverage Dispute
- Actor Hugh Grant Sues News Corp. Over Phone Hacking
- UK Data Bill Will Spur Lawsuits From Users, Twitter Says
- Sears Judge Calls Certifying False Ad Class 'Daunting'
- Lexmark Asks 6th Circ. To Review Static False Ad Claims
- Evanston Wants Off Hook For Staffing Co.'s Junk Fax Row
- Con Ed Owes Customers $5M For Electricity Restoration Delays
- Norway Stubs Out Philip Morris Challenge To Cig Display Ban
- Relacore Maker Illegally Recorded Calls, Customer Claims
- Colgate Should Ax Superiority Claims, Ad Regulator Says
- A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
- Capital One To Pay $10M To Settle Suit Over APR Hikes
- BofA Settles Claims Of Bias Against Disabled Borrowers
- FTC Reserves Judgment On Credit Report Reform Measures
- Judge Temporarily Blocks STOCK Act Enforcement
- House Passes Stopgap Bill To Fund Government For 6 Months
- 6th Circ. Revives Parts Of Energy Drink IP, False Ads Row
- House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
- Bloomberg Says NYC Sugary Drink Limit Will Survive Suits
- Capital One Netted $5M In Force-Placed Insurance Scheme: Suit
- Pa. Court Orders Disclosure Of Solar Program Participants
- Minn. Hospital Hounded Patients For Money, Inspectors Say
- House Extends FTC's Online Fraud Enforcement Powers
- Dannon Hit With False Ad Suit Claiming Activia Isn't Yogurt
- Cordray Denies CFPB Is Ignoring Law On Mortgage Charges
- Consumers Hit Live Nation With Suit Over Paperless Tickets
- Consumers Win Class Cert. In AAA Backdated Membership Suit
- SNR Denton Hires Former AmEx Chief Privacy Officer
- $11.5M FTC Acai Settlement Requires More Transparency: Judge
- BBVA Compass Hit With TCPA Suit Over Mobile App Ad Texts
- Barclays Wants Libor-Tied Loan Lawsuit Dismissed
- Calif. Bank Settles DOJ Mortgage Bias Case For $2M
- Judge Axes Law Grads' Claims That DePaul Inflated Jobs Data
- Privacy Law Updates Would Clarify Cloud, Streaming Protections
- Citigroup Data Security Suit Heads To Arbitration
- House Renews FISA Amendments For 5 More Years
- Insurers Beat Car Dealer Demands For Consumer Suit Coverage
- Watchdog Takes Issue With Speed Claims In Verizon FiOS Ads
- Hunton & Williams Adds CFPB Atty To DC Office
- Insurance Scheme Used Unfair Inspections To Hike Rates: Suit
- Martha Stewart, Emeril Accused Of Selling Knockoff Cutlery
- FTC Settles For $1M In Acai Berry Deceptive Ad Suit
- News Corp. Security Worker Charged In Phone Hacking Scandal
- Industry Groups Want CFPB Finance Charge Rule Dropped
- Advance Auto Wrongly Bases Hires On Consumer Reports: Suit
- Addressing The Scope Of CAFA In Supreme Court
- Warrantless Seizure Of Medical Records OK'd In Drug Case
- FTC Gives Final Signoff To Myspace Privacy Settlement
- House Mulls Quick-Fix Spending Bill To Buy 6 More Months
- New FTC Pick Could Bring Economic Focus To Privacy Cases
- Twitter Ordered To Submit OWS Protester's Tweets By Friday
- Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested On Hacking Charges
- 2 More Arrested In Hacking, Bribery Probes Of British Press
- Kraft Dodges Subclass, Cuts 'Sensible' Claims From Labels
- Old Calif. Privacy Law Is Poor Fit For New Technology
- FDA Warns L'Oreal About Skin Care Product Ad Claims
- General Mills Gets Cheerios Advertising Suit Junked
- Class Action Says Crocs Shared Customers' Personal Info
- EBay Beats Sellers' Claims Over Search Delays
- 7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Laws On Campaign Finance Disclosures
- In-House Privacy Hiring Boom Shows No Signs Of Fading
- Pittsburgh Penguins Ice TCPA Suit Over Fan Text Messages
- Shell Hit With $18M Privacy Suit Over Call Recording
- No Privacy In Driverless Car Bill, Consumer Group Says
- FTC Takes Aim At Bedbug Remedy Cos. Over Ads
- Calif. Official Asks DOJ To Probe Mortgage Seizure Collusion
- Pa. High Court Strips H&R Block 'Rapid Refund' Class
- Wells Fargo Seeks To Exit Home Equity Suit
- Jenner & Block Lands DHS Privacy Chief To Help Build Practice
- Michaels, Arch Settle Data Theft Coverage Fight
- Yahoo Says Electronic Privacy Law Trumps Email Spying Claims
- Kimberly-Clark, Cardinal Renew Surgery Scrubs False Ad Fight
- Cellphone Technology Meets The 4th Amendment
- US Can Learn From EU Data Protection Reform, Groups Say
- 7th Circ. Won't Stay Ruling In Parking Ticket Privacy Case
- 2nd Circ. Keeps Discount Club Fee Suit Out Of Arbitration
- Canadian Watchdog Issues New Privacy Guidance Report
- 6th Circ. Defers To FCC In Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
- 11th Circ. Lets ID Theft Victims Sue Health Insurer
- EU Court Says Wine Labels Can't Boast Health Benefits
- Pain Patch Maker Demands Coverage Of False Ad Suit
- Spotlight On Calif.'s Food Labeling Lunge
- Cellphone Location Data Isn't Private, US Says In Drug Case
- RI Text Message Ruling Fuels Police Surveillance Debate
- GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
- Insurers, Trial Attys Split On Hit-And-Run Coverage Bill
- Chipotle Rounds Bills Up To Nearest Nickel, Suit Claims
- US, China Pledge To Cooperate On Cybersecurity, IP Theft
- United Hit With Suit Over EU Flight Compensation Rules
- CFPB Unveils Exam Procedures For Credit Reporting Cos.
- How The CFPB Is Crushing Small Lenders
- SEC Says Radio Host Gave Shaky Investment Advice
- FTC Guidance Reminds App Makers They Face Privacy Scrutiny
- Romney Offers Up Plan To Reform Housing Market
- LA Fitness Can't Ditch Suit Over Cancellation Policy
- 3rd Circ. Says Amended Foreclosure Suit Is Time-Barred
- UK Takes Aim At Bonuses For Financial Product Sales
- Estee Lauder Customers Cry Foul Over Anti-Aging Serum Ads
- What Google's FTC Settlement Means For Your Company
- Allianz To Pay $10M To Settle States' Fixed Annuity Probe
- Debtors Win Class Cert. In Leucadia Collections Suit
- Consumer Groups Blast Dodd-Frank Down Payment Proposals
- Apple Smashes Class Action Over Cracked IPhones
- Hacker Group Claims FBI Tracked 12M Apple IDs
- TSA Defends Airport Body Scanner Rule Progress In DC Circ.
- Cabot Creamery Hit With Class Action Over Greek Yogurt
- Amazon Hires Away Privacy Chief From GE
- BofA Wins Class Cert. Fight In Suit Over Fannie Program
- Twitter, Facebook Unveil Ad Features Amid Increased Scrutiny
- CFPB Extends Comment Period For Finance Charge Proposal
- Wilkinson Barker Knauer Hires DOJ Privacy Leader
- Gerber Urges Court To Toss Baby Food Mislabeling Suit
- A CFPB Report Card For Education Finance: Part 3