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Consumer Protection - November, 2012
259 articles
- 5-Hour Energy's Claims Against Class Action Attys OK'd
- Wyndham Can't Duck Cases Over Recorded Phone Calls
- Lawmakers Blast FAA For Downplaying Drone Privacy Concerns
- Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
- Airlines Ask High Court To Review Post-Tax Price Rule For Ads
- Sen. Skeptical Of Hyundai, Kia Fuel Payback Program
- FTC Sends 18 Warning Letters Over Anti-Concussion Equipment
- FCC Says Text Opt-Out Confirmations Don't Violate TCPA
- Shire Unit Can't Escape Genzyme False Advertising Suit
- Cosmetics Under Fire: Tips To Avoid FDA Scrutiny
- Financial Industry Faces Post-Election Challenges
- HHS Data-Scrubbing Guidance Backs Strict Privacy Definitions
- Hyundai Buyers Win Tentative Cert. In Mileage Ad Suit
- 9th Circ. Case Could Throw Spotlight On Spectrum Scarcity
- Judge Won't Rule Yet On AMR's Bid To Dismiss Class Suit
- Analytics Co. Wins TRO In Suit Over Twitter Data Access
- 4th Circ. Lifts Block On Arbitration In Santander Auto Suit
- CFPB Warns 6 Consumer Reporting Firms Over Free Reports
- Senate Committee Advances Contested Privacy Law Reforms
- J&J Gets Claims Trimmed From Sunscreen Labeling Suit
- Get Ahead Of The International Fund Transfer Changeup
- Probe Leads Insurer To Cut Force-Placed Premiums By 20%
- JPMorgan Can't Shake Calif. Predatory Lending Class Action
- FTC Backs Ad, Marketing Self-Regulation In Cross-Border Trade
- Australian Privacy Act Overhaul Passes Parliament
- Scathing UK Report Calls For Independent Press Watchdog
- How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
- New Working Group Head May Smooth Do-Not-Track Dealings
- Four Seasons Can't Shake Condo Buyer's Fraud Case
- 3rd Circ. Preserves Travel Club Fraud Class Action
- Southwest Exposed Credit Card Info On Receipts, Suit Says
- Calif. To Probe Nationwide After Major Data Breach
- Charles Schwab Skirts Suit Over IRA Tax Exemption
- NASA Workers Press Congress To Probe Data Breach
- Ballard Spahr Adds Banking Partner From Connolly Bove
- NJ Sues More Hotels, Gas Stations Over Sandy Price Gouging
- UK Watchdog Issues 1st Fine Under Illegal Marketing Regs
- Arizona Beverages 'All Natural' Fraud Class Certified
- FTC Warns Hotels On Deceptive Room Reservation Price Quotes
- Money Market Fund Reform Is In The Works
- Ex-Employee Sues Shipper CMA Over Background Checks
- EU Floats Plan To Curb Marketing Scams Against Cos.
- Zipcar Customer Urges 1st Circ. To Revive Late-Fee Suit
- Tobacco Cos. Must Admit Deception Over Smoking Hazards
- After Sandy 'Price Gouging,' NJ May Limit Adjusters' Fees
- Latest Privacy Law Draft Doesn't Include Warrant Exceptions
- ABA Sections Press EU To Ease Data Protection Reforms
- Fox News Wins Some AIG Bailout Docs From Feds In FOIA Suit
- HHS Explains Data Scrubbing For HIPAA Privacy Compliance
- Industry Worries Force CFPB To Edit Remittance Transfer Rule
- NY Official Says Don't Cap Utility Shutoffs In Fortis Deal
- How Rigorous Is The 'Rigorous Analysis' Requirement?
- Lucky Brand, Others Pay $10M To End Text-Spam Class Action
- General Mills Says 'All Natural' False Ad Suit Lacks Merit
- Facebook Data-Sharing Policy May Raise Regulators' Eyebrows
- NY, Conn., Ill. AGs Push FHFA To Nix Guarantee Fee Proposal
- Toys 'R' Us Ran Bogus 'Free Gift' Promos, Suit Says
- Anthem Blue Cross Can't Force Arbitration In Health Plan Suit
- Halal Food Co. Can't Access Seized Funds In False Ad Case
- Class Action Targets Bank Of The Ozarks' Overdraft Fees
- Web Privacy May Become A Competition Issue, EU Official Says
- News Corp.'s Brooks Seeks Exit From US Phone-Hacking Suit
- Counterfeiting Sites Seized In Cyber Monday Crackdown
- AIG Unit Will Pay Up To $51M To States For False Marketing
- Gift Card Bill Would Ban Expiration Dates And Nonuse Fees
- Surfer Not On Board With Nike's Use Of Dog Image
- Consumers Challenge PVC Deck Cos. Over Durability Claims
- BofA Issued False Mortgage Payment Warnings, Suit Says
- EEOC Fights Social Media Discovery In HoneyBaked Suit
- EarthLink Can't Dodge Class Action Over Call Recording
- Chartis Triumphs In Coverage Suit Over Junk Fax Action
- ACLU Win Over Eavesdropping Law Escapes High Court Review
- Justices Decline To Hear Appeal Over BofA Unit's Check Fees
- 9th Circ. Agrees To Rehear Political Ad Ban Ruling
- Advertising Industry's Watchdog Backs Oracle In IBM Ad Row
- CFPB's Innovation Push Could Give Startups Unintended Boost
- SC Governor Criticizes IRS Over State Tax Data Breach
- UK's New Data Anonymization Code Fills Guidance Void
- Facebook Eyes End Of User Voting For Policy Changes
- NJ Mulls New Compounding Pharmacy Law Following Outbreak
- Hacker Convicted Of Passing AT&T IPad Data To Gawker
- 'Storage Wars' Star Wins Injunction In Bogus Porn Suit
- Atty Says Alabama E-Filing Fees Are Unconstitutional
- Google Dodges Putative Class Action Over Tags Promotion
- CFPB Must Improve Data Security Systems, Fed Report Says
- Judge Gives Tentative OK To 7 Deals In Hot Fuel MDL
- Wi-Fi Location Ruling Offers Path For Evaluating New Tech
- Chertoff Tapped For NYSE Probe Into SEC Tech Security Lapse
- Calif. Court Exposes Hole In 9th Circ. Food Labeling Ruling
- Top House Democrat Urges Grid Security Bill Action
- LegalZoom Says Rival Falsely Markets Services As Free
- European Lawmakers Push For New Credit Card Payment Rules
- EU Data Protection Reform Will Spur Suits, Facebook Says
- Ex-News Corp. Editors Charged With Bribery In Hacking Probe
- DOD, Tricare Claim No Harm, No Foul In Data Theft Case
- EU and US Vow To Increase Internet Security
- Business Watchdog Loses Bid To Nix False Ad Class Action
- NAD Tells GreenPan To Kill 'Eco-Friendly' Ad Claims
- Insurers Say Exclusions Bar Coverage In TCPA Class Action
- Buffalo Bills Say TCPA Doesn't Apply In Fan's Text Suit
- Are CFPB Joint Enforcement Actions Here To Stay?
- A Closer Look At Dietary Supplement Labels
- Google Privacy Pact Nod Highlights Privacy Law Void
- Coventry Cuts $3M Deal In Medicare Records Probe
- Wells Fargo, MIC Can't Duck Veterans Loan Fraud Suit
- CFPB, FTC Must Coordinate Mortgage Ad Push, Attys Say
- Banks In Nat'l Settlement Write Down $6.3B In Mortgages
- Employer's LinkedIn Hijacking Killed My Credibility: Ex-Prez
- House Dems, Ex-FCC Heads Blast Verizon's Net Neutrality Suit
- Amazon Settles Putative Class Action Over User Browsing Info
- First Bank Of Delaware To Pay $16M To End DOJ Fraud Claims
- CFPB Wins Law Firm Injunction In Loan Modification Suit
- Capital One 'Puppet' Class Merited By New Evidence, Judge Told
- Dish Says Travelers Must Defend It In Gov't 'Robo Call' Suit
- NRG Unit Says Contract Terms Quash Rate Hike Case
- New Trial In Playtex Diaper Pail False Ad Row Affirmed
- Tech Outsourcing: 5 Make-Or-Break Contract Provisions
- Alston & Bird Adds Fulbright Class Action Atty In LA
- $23M Google-FTC Deal In Privacy Case Wins Judge's Nod
- Investors Sue Heart-Device Co. Over DOJ Mislabeling Fallout
- NY AG Warns Wells Fargo On Mortgage Relief Suspension
- Senate Sends FTC Fraud Enforcement Bill To Obama
- AmeriGas Ends Trademark Suit Against Consumer Gripe Site
- CFPB Sets Single Effective Date For Mortgage Disclosures
- Judge Strikes Class Claims From Capital One 'Puppet' Suit
- Grassley Presses FBI, DOJ On Petraeus Email Probe
- Unilever Dodges 'Light' Margarine False Ad Class Action
- Did The Supreme Court Mean What It Said In Concepcion?
- MassMutual To Pay $1.6M Over Unclear Annuity Disclosures
- NY Targets 13 Gas Stations Over Post-Sandy Price-Gouging
- Cybersecurity Bill Defeat Won't Turn Down Regulatory Heat
- Suit Pared In Row Over ConAgra's 'Natural' Wesson Claims
- Google Flouts Privacy Law By Scanning Kids' Emails, Suit Says
- Trustee Wants Telemarketer's Bankruptcy Bumped To Ch. 7
- AllianceBernstein Can't Have Ex-Adviser's IPhone, Court Says
- Senate Slows Down Controversial Cost-Benefit Analysis Bill
- RCN Escapes Class Action Over Collection Of Disputed Tax
- AvMed Can't Escape Class Claims In Data Theft Suit
- Judge Unplugs Class Action Over Video Game Co.'s Data Breach
- Met Museum's Admission Fees Breach Free City Lease, Suit Says
- GSK Pays $90M To Settle States' Claims Over Avandia Risks
- Allstate Dodges Deferred Annuities Fees Disclosure Suit
- Banks Can't Decide What Triggers FCRA Investigation
- Petraeus Probe Highlights Holes In Outdated Wiretap Laws
- Dell Can Arbitrate Dispute Over Recorded Customer Calls
- Makeup Giants Can't Appeal Animal Testing Suits' Green Light
- 4th Circ. Says Incomplete 3rd-Party Calls Don't Breach FDCPA
- Cablevision Hit With $250M Suit Over Sandy Outages
- DOJ's Tough Approach To Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
- Dole Misleads On Banana Farm Enviro Practices, Consumers Say
- Perils Of Global Supply Chain Noncompliance
- Australia Pushes Microsoft For Better Privacy Transparency
- Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Against HSBC Slashed
- Microsoft Lied About Surface Tablet Storage, Buyers Claim
- High Court May Close Class Waiver Loophole In AmEx Case
- Privacy Lobbying Splurge Shows No Signs Of Fading
- Insurers Grow Tentative About Coverage For Cloud Users
- Millennium Sues Insurer For Coverage In 2 False Ad Suits
- FTC Loses GC, Gains Privacy Officer
- Discover, Firm Lacked Evidence To Pursue Debts, Suit Says
- Immunity Waiver Doesn't Stick In FCRA Suits, High Court Says
- NAD Tells Capital One To Halt Small-Business Card Claims
- Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge To DNA Collection Laws
- Cert. Granted In Suit Alleging Papa John's Sent Spam Texts
- Yahoo Escapes Suit Over User Name Disclosures In Emails
- Tips For Quality Control In Technology-Assisted Review
- NJ Accuses 8 Businesses of Post-Sandy Price Gouging
- Accretive Investor Sues Board Over Collection Practices
- AT&T Expands IPhones' FaceTime Access After Challenge
- Ill. Town Asks High Court To Hear Parking Ticket Privacy Case
- Australian Lawmakers Drop Bid To Block Internet Content
- T Bank Didn't Have Unsafe Dealings With Check Processor: ALJ
- Fannie, Freddie Expand Relief To Homeowners Hit By Sandy
- Silverman Thompson Lands Internet, Privacy Pro In Baltimore
- St. Paul Tells 2nd Circ. It Had No Duty In Phone Card Co. Suit
- Gun Owners Launch $25M Suit Over Application Disclosures
- State Regulators Cheer CFPB Mortgage Disclosure Rules
- Calif. Homeowner Asks 8th Circ. To Nix Cert. In Uponor MDL
- Loeb & Loeb Adds Barack Ferrazzano Consumer Defense Pro
- Rawlings Says Bracelet False Ad Suit Lacks Specifics
- How The DOJ Is Adapting In The War On Financial Fraud
- MoneyGram Forfeits $100M Over Agents' Consumer Fraud Plots
- Where Del. Rule 5.1 Differs From Rule 5(g)
- Inside FTC's New Rules For Investigations
- House Committee Shakeup May Stall Privacy Legislation
- Ex-Cooley Law Pupils Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Jobs Stats Suit
- Aussie Regulator Weighs In On Canadian Info Access Reform
- Lawmakers Blast Data Brokers For Skimpy Disclosures
- 4 Security Cos. Selected For UK Cyberattacks Initiative
- 7UP Maker Faces False Ad Suit Over Antioxidant Labeling
- Hearst Subscriber's Data-Sharing Disclosure Fight Axed
- AmEx Board's Lax Oversight Led To $112M CFPB Deal: Suit
- Activision Sued Over Extra Charges For Data Protection
- FTC And Facial ID Tech: What Businesses Should Know
- Missing The Class Action Removal Boat To Federal Court
- Stakeholders Debate Timetable For Mobile App Privacy Code
- High Court Grapples With Reach Of FDCPA Costs Provision
- Regulators To Buckle Down On Dodd-Frank After Obama Win
- Pa. Bank Hit With Class Action Over Auto Repossessions
- FTC Official Pushes EU To Ease Data Sharing Restrictions
- Obama's Re-Election: Full Speed Ahead At The CFPB
- Monster Puts Dangerous Extract In Energy Drink, Suit Says
- AT&T To Pay Customers Forced Into Monthly Data Plans
- FCRA Reporting Limits Don't Violate 1st Amendment: Judge
- Calif. Privacy Case Against Apple Could Spark Class Actions
- Match.com Targets Email Provider Over 'Frivolous' Spam Suits
- Homebuyers Press For Cert. In Title Insurance Fee Case
- Pepperidge Farm Falsely Touts Goldfish As 'Natural,' Suit Says
- Job Applicant Sues SOS International Over Consumer Report
- Fiberon Beats Claims In Defective Decking Suit
- Craftsman Buyers Lose Cert. Bid In Sears False Ad Suit
- Oakland Coliseum Wants U2 Concert Pollution Suit Tossed
- Citizens, Kroger Win Arbitration In Auto-Dial TCPA Action
- Insurer Relaunches $650M TCPA Class Action Coverage Fight
- Spotlight On Cost-Shifting Of E-Discovery
- Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Says Partner Hacked Emails, Phones
- Ill. Bar Group Urges Sens. To Close CFPB Privilege Gap
- Obama's Win To Turn Up Heat On Privacy Regulation
- EU Official Readying Cybersecurity Bill For Private Sector
- Reed Smith Nabs Cozen Health Care Vet In Philadelphia
- Ga. Top Court Reverses $459M American Home Junk Fax Ruling
- JPMorgan Can't Escape Botched Loan Mod Advice Claims
- TCPA Ruling Could Gag Banks, ABA Tells 9th Circ.
- Australian Privacy Watchdog Wants Stronger Drone Safeguards
- NY AG Investigating Post-Sandy Price-Gouging
- Data Co. Trustwave Added To Social Security Info Breach Suit
- East West Bank Failed To Back $30M Life Policies, Suit Says
- Sports Agent Dodges Ex-Employer's Secrets Theft Claims
- Hydroxycut Consumers Reach $25M Deal In False Ad MDL
- Top 9 Questions About Prop 37
- FTC Likely To Get New Chairman After Election
- First American Fights Class Cert. In Title Insurance Fee Row
- Hyundai Hit With Consumer Fraud Class Suit Over Fuel Errors
- Big Weather And Cloud Computing: Lessons From Sandy
- 65 NJ Businesses Subpoenaed In Price Gouging Probe
- Capital One Investor Sues Over Credit Card Marketing
- Chattem Offers Up To $1.5M To End Mouthwash Suit
- UK Justice Committee Wants Data Protection Reform Reworked
- San Francisco Pushes Monster For Proof Of Beverages' Safety
- W.Va. AG Says Texas Firm Is Exploiting $25B Mortgage Deal
- FTC's Final Green Guides Offer Clarity And Confusion
- NH Hospital Must Hand Over Hep C Outbreak Docs To State
- Wal-Mart Beats False Ad Suit Over Joint Health Supplement
- 4th Circ. Considers Bid To Unseal WikiLeaks Wiretap Orders
- NJ Court To Mull Whether CFA Applies To Nursing Homes
- Lessons Learned From In Re Compete
- Attys Question Objectivity Of New CFPB Appeals Process
- Privacy Group Sues FAA, DHS For Drone Use Records
- Safarian & Choi Lands Veteran Litigator, Renames Firm
- FHFA, CFPB To Team Up On National Mortgage Database
- NJ Officials Probing Post-Sandy Price Gouging Claims
- Pa. Consumer Advocate Asks For Review Of New PECO Charge
- Comcast Gives Justices Chance To Raise Class Cert. Bar Again
- FTC Stops Robocalls From Cos. Facing $30M In Fraud Claims
- MSRB Seeks More Info On Muni Dealer Campaign Donations
- Calif. Arbitration Rule Preempted, US Chamber Tells 9th Circ.
- SC Sued Over Tax Department Data Breach
- Netflix Users Blast Objections To $9M Privacy Settlement
- Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape