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Consumer Protection - October, 2012
269 articles
- 4th Circ. Email Privacy Case Hinges On Employer's Policy
- Freddie Foreclosure Holds No Water Without Note, Court Says
- Predictions Regarding Predictive Coding
- Missing Marchers In The HHS Breach Parade
- BofA, Countrywide Beat RICO Claims Over Subprime Lending
- Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
- Taser Hit With $10M False Ad Suit Over Firearm Status
- Calif. Crusade For App Transparency To Test Online Privacy Law
- Calif. Court Rejects Sprint's Arbitration Bid In Fees Suit
- Calif. AG Warns Delta, Others Over App Privacy Policies
- Cephalon Faces Class Cert. Bid In Actiq Marketing Row
- Pa. Phone Network Sues Construction Co. Over 'Spoofing'
- Sugar Growers Seek To Toss Corn Syrup Cos.' False Ad Claims
- 11th Circ. Says District Court Can't Hear AT&T Fee Dispute
- Grad Suing Over Job Stats Rejected Job, Law School Says
- Education Co. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Job Numbers
- Muslim Woman's Vitamin Label Claims Preempted, Judge Says
- Nationstar Mortgage Dodges Truth-In-Lending Class Action
- Less Is More In Web Regulation, FTC Commissioner Says
- SC Reaches Deal With Taxpayers Over Data Breach
- When To Limit Preservation Of Digital Communication
- FISA Challengers Can't Prove Injury, High Court Hears
- CAFA Provides Wide Removal Power, NAM Tells High Court
- Barnes & Noble Hit With Suit Over PIN Pad Data Breach
- Hospitals Urge Ky. High Court To Reverse Data Ruling
- Banana Boat Sunscreen Ads Are Misleading, Class Says
- UNC Gives Football Records To News Groups Following Ruling
- Supplement Maker Escapes Fraud Suit Over Creatine Product
- Yahoo To Ignore Microsoft Browser's Do-Not-Track Signal
- High Court Declines To Mull Calif. Email Spamming Appeal
- 5th Circ. Nixes La. Gov't Class In Centennial Wireless Suit
- Smucker Says Trans Fat Suit Aims To Get Around US Regs
- NJ's Appeal Over Gift Card Law Passed Over By High Court
- Ignorance Is Not Bliss: 'Sham Affidavit' In 9th Circ.
- EU Data Protection Overhaul Threatens Flood Of Litigation
- Time Warner's Internet Ads Are Misleading, 2nd Circ. Told
- NY White Collar Panel Aims To Wipe Out Enforcement Hurdles
- Ship Has Sailed For Wells Fargo Overdraft Arbitration: 11th Circ.
- FDA Halts Distribution At 2 Supplement Makers
- Children's Place Settles Credit Card Data Class Action
- Lead Plaintiff Tossed From Smucker False Ad Suit
- Facebook Can't Shake Suit Over Minors' Game Credit Purchases
- FCC's Attempt To Expand TCPA Is Wrong
- Appliance Co. Spied On Customers, Class Suit Says
- Calif. Jury Awards $4M in 1st Private Eye Wiretap Trial
- Sherwin-Williams, PPG To Stop Advertising Paint As VOC-Free
- Buffalo Bills Face TCPA Suit Over Team Alert Texts
- NJ Senate OKs Bill Shielding Workers' Social Media Privacy
- High Court Asked To Revive $1B Shell Credit Card Receipt Suit
- Cingular Improperly Charged Customers For Taxes: 9th Circ.
- Renters Settle Class Action Over Outdated Credit Reports
- UK Regulator Increases Protections For Mortgage Borrowers
- App Providers Should Review Calif.'s Online Privacy Law
- Troubleshooting Calif.'s Deposition Rule Overhaul
- FTC's Privacy 'Nutrition Label' May Not Fit Complex Data Use
- New CFPB Rule Sets Up Brawl With Debt-Collecting Law Firms
- How They Won It: Anderson Kill Gets Coverage In Hacking Row
- Fox Loses Bid To Ax Chicago Judge's $28M Privacy Suit
- Pfizer, Bayer, J&J Push Phony Expiration Dates: Class Suits
- ACLU Wants Gov't To Detail Drone Usage Amid Expansion
- Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Stop 'End Run' Around CAFA
- Tips On Social Media Use For Health Care Employers
- AvMed Says Customer Precautions Bar Data Theft Class Claims
- What To Expect When You're Under A CFPB Investigation
- PIN Pads Hacked In 63 Barnes & Noble Stores, Co. Says
- Capital One's Balance Transfer Offer Duped Customers, Suit Says
- Microsoft To Clarify Data Use Pact After Lawmaker Backlash
- Ex-Calif. Law School Worker Says She Fudged Jobs Data
- FTC Working On 'Nutrition Label' For Data Collection
- Avon Made Bogus Claims About Anti-Aging Products, Suit Says
- Assurant To Drastically Cut Force-Placed Rates In Calif.
- Bayer Calls False Ad Class Actions Over Probiotics Flimsy
- NJ High Court Weighs Warrantless Enviro Inspections
- How To Get The Most Out Of Your Statistical Sampler
- News Corp. Rival Sued In Widening Phone-Hacking Scandal
- OneWest Bank Can't Shake HAMP Loan Class Action
- FedEx Settles Customers' FACTA Suit With $50 Gift Cards
- CFPB International Transfer Rule Invites Fraud, Groups Say
- FCC Power Grab Would Deal Blow To Private TCPA Challenges
- AIG Pays $300M In Denied Insurance Death Benefits
- Facebook Accused Of Running Ads For Knockoff NFL Gear
- NJ High Court Hears More Arguments In E-Commerce Dispute
- CORRECTED: LivingSocial Will Pay $7.5M To Exit Gift Certificate Suit
- McDonald's Alters Kids Site Following FTC Complaint
- Chase Escapes Class Action Over Vehicle Repo Notices
- Path Can't Scuttle Privacy Class Action Over App's Tracking
- FTC Pushes Cos. Using Facial ID Tech To Tighten Disclosures
- Starbucks Says It Never Promised Single-Brew Cup Availability
- 6th Circ. Reverses Ruling On Condo Fair Debt Practices
- Judge Urged To OK $22M Hot Fuel Deal With Shell, Others
- Analytics Co. Strikes Deal To End Web Browsing Privacy Suit
- Complying With HIPAA: A Blur For Health Tech Cos.
- Consumer Research Co. Settles FTC Data-Tracking Claims
- Recent Trends In Cybersecurity Scrutiny
- Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
- Privacy Watchdogs' Coordination Could Spur Global Standards
- Powerful House, Senate Panels Set For Election Year Shake-Up
- Amazon Slams Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' IP Row
- Pa. Lawmakers OK Banking Bills In Wake Of Dodd-Frank
- ACLU, Others Ask Court To Stop Pa.'s Voter ID Media Blitz
- CPUC Seeks Public Input On Wildfire Recovery Rate Hike
- Georgia Counties Sue HSBC Over Mortgage Practices
- Papa John's Insurers Fight Liability In TCPA Class Suits
- Outback Owner Targeted In TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
- FSA Fines Bank Of Scotland $6.7M For Faulty Mortgage Records
- Sen. Urges Crackdown On Misleading Power Wheelchair Ads
- Restrain Google's Monopoly By Empowering User Privacy
- Barnes & Noble Must Provide Ordering Info In Tablet Sale Row
- In The FDA Crosshairs: Composite Scores In Drug Ads
- A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
- CFPB Wants Better Credit Access For Stay-At-Home Spouses
- Feds' Capital Rules Could Strangle Mortgage Market
- Wireless Industry 'Bill Shock' Reforms Keep FCC Regs On Hold
- Marketing Co.'s Liability Upheld In Ex-Worker's Privacy Suit
- J&J Targets Consumer's Standing In Sunscreen False Ad Suit
- Judge Trims Claims In Suit Over Winn-Dixie Data Breach
- Dow Jones Unreasonably Snubbed Subscribers, 2nd Circ. Told
- No-Fee, No-Point Mortgages Not Viable, Bank Group Says
- Santander USA Unit Hit With Suit Over Illegal Late Fees
- Mazza Not Wonderful Enough For Pom
- Judge Trims Truck Transmission Conspiracy Case Against Eaton
- Australia Weighs Need For Mandatory Data Breach Reporting
- Pfizer Says Copay Subsidies Don't Harm Benefit Funds
- Law Firm Ducks Class Cert. In Suit Over Capital One Collections
- Austrian Data Watchdog More Of A Lap Dog, ECJ Says
- Best Buy's Reward Program Calls Violate TCPA, 9th Circ. Says
- Concepcion Preempts Class Action Waiver Law: Calif. Court
- Fashion Industry Puts On Its Game Face
- 4 Key Issues In Launching A Global Telemedicine Program
- Stakeholders Reject First Shot At Mobile App Privacy Code
- EU Regulators Push Google To Revamp Privacy Policy
- JPML Won't Centralize Gerber Baby Formula Suits
- AARP Assails Pa. Electric Co.'s Spot-Market Power Buys
- Ad Group DMA Kicks Off Campaign To Defend Data Mining
- DC Council's 'Personal' Emails Violate FOIA, Suit Says
- NFL Hit With $80M Fan Suit Over Saints Bounty Suspensions
- Wells Fargo Told To Pay For Doc Production In Kickback Suits
- Capital One Uses False Contracts To Collect Debt, Suit Says
- Watchdog Urges Caution Over Private Student Loan Practices
- Pa. Justices Won't Hear Right-To-Know Row Over E-Records
- Estee Lauder, Mary Kay Seek Appeal In Animal Testing Row
- Recording Of Merrill Worker Threats Justified, 7th Circ. Says
- UK Halts Extradition Of Accused British Hacker To US
- Australian Watchdog Targets HP Over Product Repair Policy
- SC Email-Hacking Decision Means SCA Confusion
- FDA Warns Avon Over Wrinkle-Product Marketing
- EU Regulators To Dismantle Google's New Privacy Policy
- Sony's Win Leaves Opening For Data Breach Plaintiffs
- Walgreen To Issue Refunds Over 'Free' Flu Shot Advertising
- CVS Pays $5M To End Whistleblower's Medicare Fraud Claims
- BofA, Others Face Suit Over Libor-Tied Mortgage Plot
- 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear RJ Reynolds Camel Cash Case
- Generac Miscast Ad Claim Decision To Customers, NAD Says
- Philip Morris, Others Balk At Government-Proposed Fraud Ads
- Bottled Water Co. Hits Zurich Back In Recorded Call Row
- Loeb & Loeb Says Bulb Co. Owes $1.2M For False Ad Work
- Does Your Company Need A Chief Privacy Officer?
- GNC Dodges False Ad Suit Over Workout Stimulant
- Consumers Target Lululemon For Collecting Customer Info
- TD Bank Data Breach Puts 267K Customers' Info At Risk
- 62 Retailers Warned About E-Commerce Disclosures
- Alaska High Court Says Public Workers Can Use Private Emails
- Apple Rejects Amazon Bid To Undermine 'App Store' Mark Suit
- 9th Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Debt Collection TCPA Suit
- Calif. Court Renews ARM Suit Against Countrywide, AmNet
- Carolina Casualty Asks To Dodge Defending Worker Theft Suit
- FirstMerit Faces Suit Over ATM's Lack Of Posted Fee Notice
- GOP Reps. Want More Info On FERC Cybersecurity Office
- EBay Sold Insurance For Excluded Items, Class Action Says
- First Data Faces Class Action Over Equipment Insurance Fees
- UK Ring-Fencing Proposal Could Allow Derivative Sales
- Judge Says Sony Data Breach Plaintiffs Can Prove Harm
- An Activist Framework For Cybersecurity Oversight
- HP Unplugs Class Action Over Underpowered Computers
- EU Official Says Time Running Out On Do-Not-Track Standard
- SC High Court Ruling Highlights Gaps In Dated E-Privacy Law
- Nationwide To Pay $7.2M To Settle Death Benefits Case
- Rite Aid Settles False Ad Suit Over Customer Rewards
- Privacy Risks Cited Over AT&T, Verizon's Location Sharing
- HSBC Escapes Suit Alleging Unfair Interest Rate Hikes
- AmEx Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Account Protector Plan
- Privacy And The FTC: Insights From Commissioner Brill
- Calif. Callers Hit Embassy Suites With Phone Recording Suit
- Consumer Groups Call CFPB Mortgage Rules Inadequate
- Insurer Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Recorded Calls Suit
- Presidential Panel Calls For Gene Sequencing Privacy Rules
- Nestle Peddling Tap Water As Spring-Sourced, Suit Says
- NAD Calls Out Kohler For Touting Its Decision Against Rival
- FTC Inks Equifax Deal As Pressure Mounts On Data Brokers
- CFPB Agenda Vulnerable To Election Year Shake-Up
- Class Definition Tightened In Wells Fargo Loan Deception Suit
- Ark. Watchdog Tells SEC To Retool Investment Ads Rule
- Campbell's Soup '100% Natural' Claims Bogus, Suit Says
- $25M Suit Claims Ill. Blue Cross Gouging Policyholders
- Costco Recorded Calls Suit Heads To Dispute Resolution
- Another HIPAA Violation Shows Costs Of Noncompliance
- Banks Urge CFPB To Dial Back Mortgage Servicing Rules
- A Dispatch From The Front Lines Of E-Discovery
- EU Regulators Want To Limit Changes To Data Reform Plan
- High Court FOI Case Could Open State Records To Nonresidents
- Overdraft Fee Claims Stay In Arbitration After High Court Snub
- Google, Slide Agree To $6M Accord In Spam Text Class Action
- Google Turns Up More Street View Data From Australia
- Chamber Says FTC Overreaching In Wyndham Data Breach Suit
- Justices Won't Hear Challenge To FISA Telecom Immunity
- Facebook Argues For New $20M Settlement In Ad Images Suit
- Another Blow To Advertising Class Actions
- HSBC Says Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Too Late
- Pillsbury Hit With Suit By San Jose Over Oakland A's Docs
- Google Faces Canadian Privacy Suit Over Email Scanning
- Judge Certifies Just Calif. Class In Kaz Heating Pad Suit
- Online Industry Struggling To Reach Do-Not-Track Consensus
- Travelers Wants Out Of Covering Dish In 'Robo Call' Suit
- State AGs Blast Federal Charter For Payday Lenders
- Australia Latest To Drop Facebook Timeline Privacy Probe
- Rethinking The Private Sector's Role In Cybersecurity
- Taxi Operators Claim Mobile App Uber Misleads Riders
- LG Faces Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
- NYC Debt Collection Law Can't Regulate Atty Conduct
- Targeted Ad Watchdog Finds Kia Ignored Self-Regulation
- Playtex To Get New Trial In Munchkin Diaper Genie Row
- Latest Video Privacy Ruling Fuels Push For Tech-Savvy Laws
- Insurer Must Cover Debt Collector's $4M TCPA Deal, Suit Says
- Hackers' Spokesman Charged With Trying To Expose FBI Agent
- Judge Says $280M Ticketmaster Settlement Is Unfair
- ACLU Sues For FBI Memos On High Court GPS Ruling
- Best Buy, Apple Sued Over Canceled ITunes Gift Cards
- BofA's $20M Mortgage Deal Blocked Over Inflated Attys' Fees
- Will Dodd-Frank End Up In Supreme Court?
- 2 Class Suits Say Calif. Restaurants Sell Bogus Kobe Beef
- Case Study: In Re Pom Wonderful
- NH Urges Court Not To Block Access To Hep C Outbreak Docs
- Senate Slams DHS' Local Intelligence Gathering As Useless
- State Farm Sued Over Vehicle Valuation Method
- Rockefeller Backs Role For FTC In Do-Not-Track Standards
- Even After Mortgage Deal, Dual Tracking Continues, Report Says
- FTC 'Green Guides': What The Changes Mean For Marketers
- Capital One Dodges Privacy Class Action Over Recorded Calls
- DOJ Applicants Push DC Circ. To Revive Privacy Rights Suit
- Bieber Fan Site Manager To Pay $1M To End FTC's COPPA Suit
- BMW Cheats Demo Buyers On Warranty Coverage, Suit Says
- General Mills Targeted Over GMOs In Nature Valley Snacks
- High Court Questions Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
- Fed's Debit Card Fee Rule Warps Dodd-Frank, Merchants Say
- Fla. State Official Joins FTC In Backing Ad Self-Regulation
- Tech Firm ZwillGen Snags Ex-Bingham Privacy Partner In DC
- Energy Plus Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Rate Scheme
- FCRA Provision Unconstitutional, Background Check Co. Says
- DirecTV Hit With Class Action Over Billing Practices
- Car Service Mobile App Owner Hit With Chicago Class Action
- Wyndham Says Rival Plotted Time Share Bait-And-Switch
- FDA Wants Employee Email Spying Suit Dismissed
- Clouds, Mobile Devices And The Workplace
- Wyndham Called Out Over Recorded Telephone Conversations
- Anthem Blue Cross Settles Social Security Breach Case
- FTC Set To Update Dot-Com Disclosure Guide By Year's End
- Calif. Gov. Vetoes Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
- Grassley Presses Hospitals On Low-Cost Drug Program
- BofA Skirts Another Unauthorized Insurance Fee Suit
- FTC Updates Green Marketing Guides
- AmEx Unit's Protest Of NJ Escheat Law Refused By High Court
- BofA Convenience Check Suit Not Preempted, High Court Hears
- Pom Customers Score Class Cert. In False Advertising Case
- $9M Settlement OK'd In TCPA Auto-Dialing Class Action
- US Fines British Airways Over Ads, Baggage Policy
- Airport Body Scanner Suit Won't Get High Court Review
- WellPoint Ducks Some Claims In Unfair Premium Hike Suit
- Judge Tosses Pom's Suit Over Alleged New FTC Food Ad Rule
- AmEx To Pay $112.5M For Pervasive Deceptive Practices