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Consumer Protection - January, 2013
234 articles
- Wash. Ruling Endorses Broad Shield Against TCPA Coverage
- Hagel Spars With GOP Senators Over Iran, Israel, Nukes
- EU Regulators Wary Of Data Reform Power Abuse
- 'Anonymous' Spokesman Deemed Competent For Trial
- FTC Chief Leibowitz To Exit Agency In February
- Chinese Hackers Deliver Warning With Attacks On NYT, WSJ
- HIPAA Final Rule: What's A Covered Entity To Do? — Part 1
- FTC Must Demand 'Do Not Track' Legislation: Consumer Group
- A Few New Enforcement Priorities For FINRA
- CEO Support Could Be Tipping Point For Cybersecurity Law
- Wash. Bill Halts Employer Access To Social Media Content
- Fortune 500 Cos. Want Cybersecurity Legislation, Sen. Says
- Google Data Mining Plaintiff Moves To Certify Class
- EFF Backs Car Passengers In Mass. GPS Tracking Case
- Target Faces TCPA Suit Over Automated Collection Calls
- How ECPA Applies To Behavioral Advertising
- News Leak Probe May Chill Media's Use Of Federal Data
- Google, Others Breathe New Life Into ECPA Reform
- EU Data Rules Would Spur Class Action Abuse, Chamber Says
- GOP Lawmakers Seek EPA Official's Personal Emails
- Disney CEO Blasts Lawmaker Over MagicBands Investigation
- EPIC Says Gov't Needs Warrant In Cellphone Tracking Case
- Cephalon, SciMedica Can't Derail TCPA Class Action
- UK Privacy Watchdog Changes Cookie Policy For Website
- Nationwide Faces Suit Over Theft Of 1M Consumers' Data
- Md. AG Launches Web Privacy Squad
- Nike Escapes Class Cert. In ZIP Code Collection Suit
- What's Missing From My Software As A Service Agreement?
- EEOC's Racial Discrimination Suit Against Kaplan Tossed
- Facebook Privacy Chief Defends Graph Search's Security
- DC Circ. Urged To Revive BofA Data Security Suit
- FTC Pact Strengthens Cord Blood Bank's Data Security
- Google Faces UK Suit Over Secret Safari Tracking
- NYC Faces Privacy Suit Over PD's Body Scanners
- App Maker Broke Privacy Laws, Say Canada, Netherlands
- And Now A Word From The Panel ...
- Protect The Brand: Avoiding Online Reputational Damage
- K-Mart Shells Out $3M To Settle Employment Screening Suit
- With Graph Search, Facebook Discovers Fresh Privacy Woes
- NJ Court Denies Forum Shopping Appeal Over TCPA Dismissal
- 4th Circ. Refuses To Unseal WikiLeaks Wiretap Orders
- Target Sends Spam Texts To Customers, Suit Claims
- Nationwide Needn't Defend Roofer In Junk Fax Case: Judge
- Australia Defends Dropping Sony PlayStation Breach Probe
- Microsoft Urged To Address Skype Privacy Concerns
- Reining In Mobile App Privacy Practices
- UK Fine Likely Just The Start Of Sony's Breach Woes
- Twitter Ordered To Identify Sources Of Anti-Semitic Posts
- Disney Bracelets May Threaten Kids' Privacy, Lawmaker Says
- Zurich Can't Forum Shop In Taped Call Coverage Suit: Judge
- Humana's Quality Assurance Calls Not Protected By CIPA
- Avoid Data Breaches With Better Vendor Contracts
- UK Watchdog Fines Sony Over PlayStation Data Breach
- 3 Men Charged With Conspiracy Over Data-Stealing Gozi Virus
- Facebook, Google Continue Privacy Lobbying Splurge
- HIPAA Update Will Shake Up Marketing, Fundraising Efforts
- Google Says US User Data Requests Up, Most Minus Warrant
- House Will Review CFAA After Web Pioneer Swartz's Death
- New House Subcommittee Chair Will Tackle Privacy Issues
- Privacy Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
- Google Moves To Boot Safari Secret Tracking MDL
- 3 Tips For Limiting Liability In The Digital Age
- GoDaddy Hit With Privacy Suit Over 'Revenge Porn' Site
- HIPAA Update Ushers In Broad Security, Reporting Regime
- Winslet's Husband Blocks UK Paper From Running Naked Pics
- Aussie Watchdog Rips Microsoft's Proposed Privacy Changes
- Privacy & CP Group Of The Year: Perkins Coie
- Privacy Law Bars CFTC Subpoena Demands, Metals Cos. Say
- High Court Won't Rule On State-Federal HIPAA Clash
- Activision Wants Gamers' Data Protection Case Junked
- Calif. Call-Recording Cases: What To Watch For In 2013
- Bid To Revive $1B Shell FACTA Suit Sunk By Supreme Court
- Canada Sued Over Massive Student-Loan Data Breach
- Privacy Group of the Year: Morrison & Foerster
- New CFPB Rule Clamps Down On Force-Placed Insurance
- House Lawmaker Floats Mobile App Privacy Bill
- HSBC Reaches $249M Foreclosure Abuse Deal
- Fair Lending Enforcement: A Coordinated CFPB-DOJ Effort
- TSA Pursuing 3rd-Party Data Security Screening System
- TSA Abandons Revealing Full-Body Scanners
- Judge Won't Toss Suit Over Citibank Debit Card Overdrafts
- Telemarketing Claims Too Unwieldy For Cert., Zions Says
- Lenders To Start Providing Free Copies Of Home Appraisals
- The Year Of The ACO And Trends For The Future
- Importance Of Individual Questions In Class Certification
- Mobile App Code Hits Snag Over Disclosure Standards
- Red Bull No Better Than Coffee, False Ad Suit Claims
- Privacy & CP Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
- CFPB Mortgage Servicing Rules Give Industry Little Leeway
- Insurance Agents Take NY Firm To Task Over Sandy Ad
- HHS Releases Long-Awaited Final Rule Expanding HIPAA
- Lawmakers Demand Content, Ad Info From Energy Drink Cos.
- 9th Circ. Reinstates Privacy Suit Over ADT Call Recordings
- Cert. Bid Denied In Chase Credit Card Contract Suit
- Fan's Privacy Suit Over Gab With Joan Rivers A Joke: 7th Circ.
- Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Drops Hacking Suit Against Partner
- The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 3
- Internet Activist's Suicide May Take Teeth Out Of Hacker Law
- GAF Can't Shake Shoddy Shingle Warranty Claims
- Privacy & CP Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
- Hard-Hit Borrowers Need Max Relief From Housing Deals: Sen.
- High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
- Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Drones, E-Privacy
- Playboy Web Controls Let Kids Access Porn: UK Watchdog
- Taser Beats $10M False Ad Suit Over Calif. Firearm Status
- BMW Says Battery Warranty Class Doesn't Cut It
- Pom Loses FTC Appeal Of False Health Claims Ruling
- Ticketholder Sues NBA's Spurs For Benching Star Players
- Estee Lauder's Clinique Anti-Aging Ads Are Bogus, Suit Says
- The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 2
- Goldman, Morgan Stanley Reach $557M Foreclosure Deal
- New CFPB Mortgage Rules May Hurt Developers, Spur Suits
- Senate Departures May Put Damper On Privacy Momentum
- Sioux Honey Beats Class Action Over Pollen-Free Product
- EU Data Protection Proposals Are Too Rigid, UK Says
- 8th Circ. Scraps Homeowners' Wells Fargo Fraud Suit
- NYC Sweet-Drink Size Cap Won't Bring Fines Till June
- Names Of Contractor's Workers Not Disclosable, Court Says
- Countrywide Borrowers Lose Class Bid In 6th Circ. Bias Case
- Alston & Bird Snags PwC Data Security Expert
- FDIC Requires Appraiser Visits For High-Cost Mortgages
- CFPB Regulatory Agenda: Missing Items And Other Mysteries
- The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 1
- Privacy Watchdog Probes Canadian Agency After 2nd Breach
- Utah AG Asks Feds To Probe His Role In Alleged Bribery Plot
- Foreclosures Are Debt Collections Under FDCPA: 6th Circ.
- HIV Patient Says Anthem Mail-Order Drug Plan Discriminatory
- Groups Barred From Intervening In CPSC Database Suit
- NJ High Court Weighs Attys' Fees In Consumer Fraud Cases
- FTC Atty Warns Mixed-Audience Sites To Protect Kids' Info
- Photo IDs Exempt From Pa. Right To Know Law, Judge Says
- Finance Data Suit Tossed Prematurely, High Court Hears
- Tips For Complying With Stronger COPPA Rule
- Judge OKs Class Settlement In Kohl's ZIP Code Fight
- Ad Groups Bash Calif. AG's Mobile App Privacy Guidance
- FTC Tenure Begins For Republican Commissioner Wright
- CFPB Rule Could Shrink Market For High-Cost Mortgages
- AT&T Pays $5.5M To Settle Cramming Class Action
- FTC Pact Extends FCRA Reach To Mobile Industry
- NJ Court OKs Teacher Firing Over Facebook Insults
- Volcker, Risk Retention Rules Nearly Done: Comptroller
- Nationwide Not Liable For Costs From Stolen Data: 7th Circ.
- K&L Gates Adds Financial Services Partner In Sydney
- FTC Sues To Shut Alleged $220M Telemarketing Scam
- Law Firm Can't Escape Sanctions In Best Buy Speaker Suit
- Calif. AG's New Guides Amp Up Mobile Privacy Crackdown
- Judge Unseals Down Payment Gift Suit Against BofA, Others
- Class Denied Cert. In Skinnygirl Cocktail False Ad Suit
- 9th Circ. Seems Cool To Kohl's In False Price Discount Suit
- CFPB's Qualified Mortgage Rule Should Bolster Bank Lending
- Court Allows Atty Fees For Fla. Portion Of Airplane Dispute
- FTC Attys Push Cos. To Revisit COPPA Compliance Issues
- Sens. Want Banks Barred From Payday Lending
- Wells Fargo Can't Escape Flood Insurance Policy Suit
- Buzz Users Sue Google Over Inconsistent Class Notice
- Fla. Court Affirms Class Cert. In Foreclosure Mill Case
- CEOs Call For Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Legislation
- Fish & Richardson Snags 2 Goodwin Procter IP Vets
- Changes In EU Data Protection Regime Could Repel US Cos.
- State Suits To Protect Citizens Not Class Actions: 2nd Circ.
- Dow Jones Had Right To Alter WSJ Content, 2nd Circ. Told
- High Court Weighs Atty Access To Drivers' Information
- Crate & Barrel Agrees To Settlement In ZIP Code Row
- HP Can't Dodge Class Action Over Custom-Built Laptops
- 9th Circ. Affirms BofA Win Over Unfair Mortgage Rate Claim
- Junk Fax Cert. Survives Atty Ethics Questions In 7th Circ.
- Google Told To Produce Docs In Data Mining Suit
- Ala. Judge Tosses Suit Challenging 100% Natural OJ Label
- Green Mountain Ends Applicants' Background Check Suit
- Avon Hit With False Ad Suit Over Anti-Aging Product Claims
- Unfair Contract Nixes Car Dealer's Arbitration Bid: Court
- Fidelity Cos. Pay $1.4M To Settle Improper Rebating Claims
- 9th Circ. Overdraft Ruling Bolsters Banks' Coverage Claims
- Calif. AG's CRT Antitrust Deal Needs Work, Judge Says
- NFL Tries To Sack Fan's Suit Over Saints Suspensions
- EU Lawmaker Wants Stronger Data Protection Reform
- French ISP Backs Off Bid To Block Online Ads
- Illegal Foreclosure Suit Against BofA Trimmed
- Serta Should Ax Memory Foam Superiority Ads, NAD Says
- Capital One Says Contracts Sink Balance Transfer Suit
- The Legal Challenges Of 'Bring Your Own Device'
- High Court Likely To Bar Access To Drivers' Info, Attys Say
- $50K HIPAA Accord Shows No Data Breach Goes Unpunished
- Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
- Insurance Coverage Lessons In The Electronic Age
- Supreme Court Lets Esso's $70M Hot Fuel Penalty Stand
- British Watchdog Pledges Changes In Data Protection Regime
- Solar Co. Falsely Promises Energy Savings, Suit Says
- Facebook Challenges Currency Co.'s Standing In Antitrust Suit
- NJ County Workers Say Social Media Rules Curb Free Speech
- Policy Exclusions Defeat Payless Bid For $10M TCPA Coverage
- Claims Flushed From Exploding Toilet Class Action
- 'Fungi-Nail' False Ad Suit Will Stay In Federal Court
- BofA, Citi, Others To Pay $8.5B Over Foreclosure Abuse Claims
- Considerations For Commenting On CARD Act's Impact
- Job Offer Calls Don't Violate TCPA, Health Insurer Says
- Leahy Urges Senate To Confirm Vacant Privacy Board Head
- NY Bill Would Place Warnings On Skateboards, Inline Skates
- DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Reverse-Mortgage Foreclosures
- Providers, Insurers Get Grace Period For 2 ACA Rules
- Union Targets Boeing Over Protest Surveillance
- FTC Official Pushes Sites To Signal Child-Directed Content
- Grads' Fraud Action Against Albany Law School Tossed
- Calif. Court Partly Reverses Hollister Gift Card Cert. Denial
- Judge Slashes Hidden Fee Action Against Office Space Giant
- What You Should Know About NAD False Advertising Claims
- Texas To Take Up Employer Access To Social Media Passwords
- Surveillance Bill's Renewal Leaves Oversight To High Court
- Watchdog Blasts 5-Hour Energy Maker Over 'Crash' Claim
- Kia Sorento Prone To Catastrophic Engine Failure, Class Says
- Banks Can Process Transactions In Any Order, 9th Circ. Says
- Gov't Loses Bid To Seal Docs In FDA Email Spying Case
- Feds Back BofA In Forced Flood Insurance Appeal
- 5th Circ. Lets Chubb Off Hook In $20M Diet Aid Coverage Row
- HSBC Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Auto-Dialing
- Watchdog Tells McDonald's To Pull SpongeBob Happy Meal Ad
- Pepper Blasts Ex-Contract Atty's Hacking Allegations
- Amazon, Others Settle Bamboo Product False Ad Suit With US
- 'Baby Can Read' Creator's Defenses Stay Put In FTC Suit
- 10th Circ. Won't Extend ECPA Liability To ISP Embarq
- HHS Inks First Deal For HIPAA Breach Of Under 500 Patients
- Payday-Loan Suit Tags Montel Williams, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
- Rutgers-Camden's Recruiting Email Deserves Sanctions: Suit
- Pom Asks Supreme Court To Review Coca-Cola Labeling Fight
- Viacom, Google Face Spate Of Suits Over Child Web Tracking
- Chase Reaped Improper Fees Off Faxed Statements, Suit Says
- Amazon Beats Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' Row
- PHH Ducks Part Of Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Suit
- Google Users' Privacy Suit Tossed For Lack Of Injury
- Duke Can't Pass On $12M Storm Repair Bill, Ind. Court Says
- Recent Past Is Prologue To Life Sciences Regulation
- Privacy Cases To Watch In 2013
- Privacy Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013
- Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year