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Consumer Protection - September, 2014
318 articles
- NY Judge Says Ad Studies' Timing, Not Content, Important
- Citibank, Chase Borrowers' RICO Class Actions In Jeopardy
- Execs Can't Skirt Blame For Privacy Missteps, FTC Atty Warns
- NY Delays Review Of $45B Comcast-TWC Deal Amid Worries
- AT&T Pays $45M To Settle TCPA Class Action
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Joseph Cotchett
- Sallie Mae Contractor Must Face Secret Call Recording Suit
- NJ High Court Again Deals Blow To Arbitration Clauses
- FCC Unanimously Sacks Sports Blackout Rule
- Calif. Gov. Signs New Data Breach Law
- And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
- FTC Puts Blame Back On Amazon For Kids' In-App Purchases
- Payless Shoesource Gets ZIP Code Storage Suit Tossed
- Steadfast Sues To Escape Coverage Of Ally's $98M CFPB Deal
- To Label Or Not To Label? Companies May Have No Choice
- SuperValu, Albertsons Spot Second Data Breach
- 11th Circ. Says Use Of Patient's Info Doesn't Violate TCPA
- ADA Suit Over Disney Parks' Guest Policy Moves To Fla.
- Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Target Force-Placed Class Action
- NY Judge Touts Impact Of 'Huge' Rulings On False Ad Law
- FTC's Brill Says Attys Too Involved In New Privacy Notices
- GEICO Wins Round In TCPA Robocall Suit
- The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
- Beats Sues Competitor For Claiming To Be Co-Founder
- Kraft Nukes False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Cheese Claims
- Flagstar To Pay $37.5M In Mortgage Servicing Settlement
- 3rd Circ. Upholds $3M Nutella False Marketing Settlement
- 23 Deaths Now Linked To GM Ignition Switch Defect
- Amazon Says Hidden-Charges Plaintiffs Required To Arbitrate
- Legal Risks Rise As Hotels Learn To Love Add-On Fees
- FTC Targeting Large Advertisers' Campaigns, Chair Says
- How 9th Circ. B&N Case May Impact Website Terms Of Use
- Shampoo Maker Sues Hartford To Cover $7M False Ad Deal
- Jimmy Johns Breach May Have Hit Over 100 Other Eateries
- Wheelchair User Calls Starbucks Parking Lots Inaccessible
- LegalZoom Wants To Sanction Rival Over 'Baseless' Brief
- 8th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Student Loan Co.
- Privacy Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Term Kicks Off
- Ala. Hospital Can't Escape Data Breach Class Action
- State Farm Tries Again To Shake TCPA Class Action
- J&J Baby Powder Plaintiff Says Financial Injury Is Enough
- Insurer Claims Real Estate Developer Ducked Legal Fees
- Calif. DAs Threaten Uber, Other Ride Apps With Legal Action
- Android Users Drop Privacy Class Action Against Google
- Zipcar Can't Move Calif. Late Fee Suit To Mass., Judge Says
- DOD Floats Regs To Guard Military From Predatory Lending
- Dole Again Slams Damages Report In 'All Natural Fruit' Suit
- Beware CFPB Scrutiny Of Promotional Credit Card Offers
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Tim Blood
- GM Settles Ignition Switch Suit Over Teens' Deaths
- Dow Jones Gets Phony Subscription Fee Class Action Tossed
- Lawn Care Co. TruGreen Wins OK For $4.5M TCPA Class Deal
- Unilever, P&G Hit With Suits Over Deodorant Packaging Size
- US Bank Pays $57M For Missing Identity Theft Services
- Stubhub's $2M Privacy Deal 'Doesn't Add Up,' Judge Says
- Apple, Google To Face Legal Backlash To Encryption Plan
- The Great Digital Bank Robbery: Are You Ready?
- Blue Shield, Cigna Accused Of ACA Plan 'Bait And Switch'
- Judge Orders Cooperation In GM Ignition Switch MDL
- Jimmy John's Confirms Data Breach At 216 Stores
- Roofing Co. Can't Escape TCPA Suit Over 3rd-Party Faxes
- Attys Get $5.2M Bite Out Of $5.4M Taco Bell ADA Settlement
- Judge OKs Coke's Vitaminwater Label Change Settlement
- Tea Co. Can't Duck False Ad Suit Over Laxative Diet Tea
- Fla., Conn. AGs Ice Firm Assets In $5M Mortgage Rescue Case
- Whole Foods 'Organic' Labeling Suit To Stay In Federal Court
- Stanford Denies Keeping Google Funds From Privacy Studies
- Ill. High Court To Review $10B Philip Morris Cigarette Verdict
- GAO Calls CFPB's Privacy, Security Policies Too Informal
- Wal-Mart Made Robocalls To Ex-Pharmacy Patrons, Suit Says
- BMW Can't Dodge Defective Convertible Top Suit
- IRS Warns Foreign Banks Of FATCA Phishing Scam
- Adobe Data Breach Ruling Gives New Hope To Plaintiffs
- Pom Won't Pursue 9th Circ. Appeal Over Coke Juice Labels
- Microsoft Put On Notice In EU Over Data Transfers To Police
- TCPA Suit Against Interline Never Settled, Judge Rules
- RICO Claim Against Spirit Airlines Has Wings: 11th Circ.
- Judge Trims Suit Against Porsche Over Paul Walker Crash
- GNC, USPlabs Settle Class Action Over Recalled Supplements
- PF Chang's Can't Dodge Data Breach Suit, Class Says
- Data Search Terms Widened In Google Street View Suit
- MERS Escapes Claims It Was An Unlicensed Debt Collector
- Judge Trims Safeway's 'All Natural' Products Class Action
- Suit Says E-Cig Co. Misled Smokers About Helping Them Quit
- NJ High Court Says Arbitration Provisions Must Be Clear
- Banking Groups Protest CFPB Complaint Narrative Proposal
- FTC Warns Top Advertisers Over Deceptive Fine Print In Ads
- Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
- BSH Escapes Sanctions In Washing Machine Mold Row
- Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Dentons Insurance Litigator
- Data Breaches Drive Retailers To Update Payment Systems
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Elizabeth Cabraser
- British Regulator Fines Barclays $62M For Mingling Funds
- Hospira Can't Kill Epinephrine False Ad Suit, Par Says
- Male Sex Enhancement Pill Maker Can't Escape False Ad Suit
- Care One Denied Bid For Atty Sanctions In TCPA Class Action
- BofA Skirts Claims It Misreported Discharged Debts
- House Bill Calls For More Safety Transparency After GM Recall
- NJ Senate Sends Reader Privacy Protection Bill To Gov.
- Attys To Play Key Role After Google Privacy Ruling: EU Official
- EDMC Deceived Investors Over Lending Practices, Suit Says
- Papa John's Customers Seek Class Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
- Insurer Exempt In $10M Settlement Of TCPA Fax Blast Case
- Diabetic Passenger Sues Norwegian Over Snorkeling Ban
- Buyers' Remorse: Outlet Stores Under Fire
- A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
- Google Joins Apple With Default Encryption On New Android
- Google, Kayak, Others Rip Proposed DOT Metasearch Rule
- Lawmakers Call On HHS To Clarify Health App Privacy Rules
- Buyer Class In $261M Olive Oil Row Wins Cert. In Co.'s Ch. 11
- FDA Chides Cipher Over Drug Ad's Superiority Claims
- LinkedIn Wants Remainder Of Email-Harvesting Suit Dismissed
- NJ Lawmakers Look To Regulate Litigation Funders
- 7th Circ. Cancels $10 RadioShack Coupon Settlement
- Home Depot Hit With Canadian Suit Over Data Breach
- GM MDL Judge OKs Discovery On Post-2009 Accidents, Cars
- Cos. Liable Under TCPA For 3rd-Party Texts, 9th Circ. Rules
- FTC Shifts Heat To Mobile Apps With Kids' Privacy Actions
- Samsung's Bid To Arbitrate Galaxy False Ad Suit Denied
- Bank Groups Tell High Court Only Suit Can Rescind Mortgage
- BofA Gets Nod On $31M Flood Insurance Class Settlement
- The Role Of Economics In Data Breach Class Actions
- CFPB Auto Loan Rule Revs Up Scrutiny On Nonbanks
- Testosterone Booster False-Ad Row Survives Dismissal Bid
- Home Depot Says Data Breach Used 'Unique' Malware
- Google, Consumers To Mediate Privacy Spat
- Redbox Sued Again For Kiosks Without Aids For Blind Users
- EU Regulators Set Plan For 'Right To Be Forgotten' Complaints
- Coke Says Texts In Football Fan's TCPA Suit Were Solicited
- Issa Blasts CMS For Impeding HeathCare.gov Security Review
- Foot Locker Seeks To Exit Customer Info Collection Row
- Apple Won't Unlock iOS 8 Devices For Government Queries
- B&N Turns To Neiman Marcus In PIN Pad Breach Fight
- Target Data Breach Ruling May Guide Home Depot Litigation
- GM Says Ga. Ignition Switch Atty Is Obstructing MDL
- Debt Collector Envelopes Need To Protect Privacy
- CFPB Wants To Start Regulating Auto Cos.' Loan Units
- Banks Say NY Can't Judge $25B Mortgage Deal Compliance
- Hain Mini-Waffles 'Natural' Label Could Mislead, Judge Says
- Goodwill Malware Affected At Least 2 Others, Vendor Says
- TD Bank Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Suit Says
- Net Neutrality Camps Clash At Senate Hearing
- Supplement Makers Pay $3M To End Joint Health False Ad Suit
- Rape Victim Can Sue Website Over Attack, 9th Circ. Says
- Moneytree Kept Spam-Texting After Told To Stop, Suit Says
- Lawmakers Probe HealthCare.gov Security After GAO Report
- Court Halts Payday Loan Cos. Accused Of Bilking $162M
- Calif. Court Reverses Ford Dealer Win In Contract Fraud Row
- Amazon User Says Refund Doesn't Bar Hidden Charge Suit
- Twitter Targets $5M TCPA Suit, Says Texts Were Solicited
- Resurgence Of 'Negligent Loan Servicing' Theory In Calif.
- Neiman Marcus Skirts Data Breach Class Action
- Sears Moldy Washer Plaintiffs Renew Push For Class Cert.
- NHTSA Puts Blame On GM For Hiding Ignition Switch Defect
- Yerba Mate Maker Settles Suit Over Sugar Content
- CFPB Sues Corinthian Colleges For Lending Abuses
- AEG Escapes Class Action Over Withheld Bon Jovi, Bieber Tix
- House Passes Broad Dodd-Frank Revision Bill
- 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FirstEnergy's $250M Rate Suit
- The CFPB's 'UDAAPification' Of Consumer Protection Law
- Yelp Settles FTC Suit Over Collection Of Children's Info
- 'Male Performance' Supplement Is No Aphrodisiac, Suit Says
- Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Bids Fall Short, Pa. Insurers Say
- Developers Seek Clarification On HHS Mobile App Regs
- Crafts Giant Sued Over Wheelchair-Inaccessible Stores
- Wal-Mart Settles NY AG's Suit Over Coca-Cola Sale Price
- Enviros Ask FTC To Review Vt. Utility's Renewable Claims
- NY Bank Regulator Probes Real Estate 'Hard Money' Lenders
- RJ Reynolds Looks To Snuff Out 'Camel Cash' Class Action
- FCC Gets More Than 3M Net Neutrality Comments
- Use 'Big Data' With Caution, EEOC Counsel Urges Employers
- DC Circ. Bucked Precedent In Meat-Labeling Row, Groups Say
- Class Certified In Omni Hotels Phone Recording Suit
- ZwillGen Adds Ex-O'Melveny Privacy Atty In San Francisco
- J-M Pipe Plaintiff Seeks Cert. For Redefined 31-State Class
- AmEx Hit With Class Action Over Holiday Late Fees
- Apple Watch Data Raises Privacy Concerns, Conn. AG Says
- No Industry Is Safe From TCPA Litigation
- Attys Slam DQ Bid In TCPA Suit Over Shopping App
- Michaels Customers Cite Adobe Ruling In Data Breach Suit
- USCB To Pay $2.75M To Settle Debt Collection TCPA Suit
- CFPB Finalizes Nonbank International Money Transfer Rule
- La-Z-Boy Stores Inaccessible, Disabled Customer Claims
- Next Possible CFPB Targets: Foreclosures And Law Firms
- Uber, Lyft Car Pooling Services Illegal, Calif. Agency Says
- Apple IPhone False-Ad Row Doesn't Need AT&T As Defendant
- Attys Get Do-Over On Botched Apple E-Books Class Notice
- Fed Creates New Financial Stability Committee
- Cumberland Mutual Wins Appeal Of $8M TCPA Coverage Row
- OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
- Bayer Dietary Supplement Ads Violate Court Order, US Says
- NJ Electronic Funds Transfer Bills Signed By Gov. Christie
- Cargill Sues Syngenta For Selling GMO Seed Blocked By China
- Home Depot Probe Can Offer HealthCare.gov Lesson: Rep.
- FTC Warns CFPB Of Mobile Banking's Billing, Security Risks
- Food Groups Seek Injunction Over Vermont GMO Label Law
- EB-5 Developer Withdraws Hotel Ad Suit Against Rival
- Enterprise Case Could Open Consumer Protection Floodgates
- Permissive Joinder Trend In GM Cases Benefits Plaintiffs
- Google Denies Tricking Kids Into App Buys On Parents' Dime
- Top Cancer Doc Disputes Coffee Risk In Starbucks Trial
- Clapper Defense No Sure Bet In Home Depot Breach Suits
- Yahoo Faced Big Fines For Shielding User Data, Docs Show
- Nestle Tries To Sink Suit Over Poland Spring TM Threat Letters
- Life Partners Seeks Early End To Bellwether Fraud Trial
- Privacy Groups Press CFPB On Mobile Financial Protections
- How To Stop Your Client From Becoming Social Media Roadkill
- J&J To Face Suit Over Allegedly Misleading Sunscreen Labels
- Home Depot Breach Shows Need For New Data Bill, Dems Say
- Verizon Settlement Signals FCC's Growing Privacy Focus
- How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
- 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
- Back To The '90s: Retail Pricing Class Actions Return
- Sam's Club Sued For Shirking 200% Refund Guarantee
- Most Apps Fail At Clear Privacy Disclosures, Regulators Say
- Goodwill IDs Point-of-Sale Vendor That Got Hacked In Breach
- Pa. Justices Urged To Toss Enterprise Customer's Claims
- Squire Patton's DQ Experts Accused Of Bias In False-Ad Row
- Wal-Mart Says Ohio Sales Tax Action Is A State Matter
- 5M Gmail Addresses, Passwords Leaked On Online Forum
- Medical Supplier Wants TCPA Suit Axed After $9M Deal Halted
- FTC Dodges LabMD's Sanction Bid In Data Security Row
- 2nd Circ. Upholds Hyundai Atty Fees In Dealer Row
- Cookie Co. Can't Kick 'All Natural' Labeling Class Action
- CFPB, Fed Raise TILA, CLA Exemption Thresholds For 2015
- Mazda Gets Warranty Claims Trimmed In Engine Defect Row
- Insurers Face Increased Risk Of TCPA Suits
- Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
- CORRECTED: Calif. Gov. Signs 'Yelp Bill' To Protect Customer Reviews
- Starbucks Expert Pressed On Cancer Risk In Prop 65 Trial
- Privacy Advocates Embrace Apple's Mobile Payment System
- BP, Home Depot Can't Nix Faulty Solar Panel Class Action
- Uber Discriminates Against Blind Riders, Group's Suit Says
- Barnes & Noble Customers Defend PIN Pad Breach Claims
- Advocate Health Dodges FCRA Claims In Data Breach Row
- States Investigate Home Depot Data Breach
- CFPB Tweaks Advice On Pending Mortgage Disclosure Forms
- BofA Escapes TCPA Class Action Over Prerecorded Call
- Home Depot Customers Get Class Cert. In Faulty Railing Suit
- Amazon Blames Parents For Kids' App Store Purchases
- House Passes Bill To Up Penalties For Tax Return ID Theft
- 2nd Circ. Ruling May Spark More Lanham Act Cases
- Starbucks Denies Coffee Cancer Risk As Prop 65 Trial Opens
- Celebs Face Long Odds In Nude-Photo Leak Battle With Apple
- BMW Says Suit Over Mini Pump Defect Can't Beat Time Bar
- Applied Food Sciences To Pay $3.5M Over Weight-Loss Claims
- Marriott Inflated Cruise Ship Fees, Customer Says
- United Broke Frequent Flier Contract, 7th Circ. Told
- RSUI Can't Escape Coverage Row Over TCPA Class Action
- Southwest Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
- Home Depot Confirms Breach, Says Scope Is Still Unknown
- Allergan Can't Duck Class Action Over Cream Cancer Risks
- New Consumer Arbitration Rules Boost Manufacturers
- Clarins Must Face Deceptive Ad Suit Over Beauty Products
- Del. Says Netflix, Overstock Hid Gift Card Balances From State
- Forever 21 Illegally Stores Cardholder Info, Suit Says
- 23andMe Wants Hold On Coverage Suit Amid DNA Test Row
- Feds Pose Privacy Risk By Grabbing Overseas ISP Emails
- Anheuser-Busch Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Beck's Beer
- Home Depot Breach Suit Shows Plaintiffs Firms' Jockeying
- Aussie Agency Pushes Parliament To Enact Privacy Tort
- 5-Hour Energy Makers Get False-Ad MDL Trimmed
- Sen. Rockefeller Prods Apple, Home Depot On Data Security
- DC Circ. Revives Fee Suit Against Psychologist Group
- Costco, Apotex Sued Over Sales Of Imported Lipitor Generic
- NJ Ruling On Gym Slip Could Weaken 'Hold Harmless' Clauses
- Class Accuses IOD, Hospital Of Overcharging For Records
- Fall Back On Insurance For Data Breach Fallout
- 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
- Uber Gets Claims Trimmed From Drivers' Suit Over Tips
- Democrats Call For Food Advertising Oversight From FTC
- Fla.'s JFK Med Center Overbills PIP Patients, Class Says
- Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
- Hackers Broke Into HealthCare.gov, HHS Says
- FTC Patent Troll Study To Disappoint Some, Wright Says
- Sign Maker Can't Skirt TCPA Insurance Coverage Row
- Keller Adds Ex-Roll Law Group Food Pro To SF Office
- Safari Users Tell 3rd Circ. Google's Hacking Not 'Routine'
- Broadband Competition Sorely Lacking, Warns FCC's Wheeler
- Google Strikes $19M Deal With FTC Over Kids' App Purchases
- Top NY Court Rejects Forest Lab Bid For Coverage From RSUI
- Possible Home Depot Breach Bolsters Data Regulation Push
- Rakoff Refuses To Revive Paris Baguette Receipt Suit
- Forest Asks 1st Circ. To End Lexapro Marketing Class Action
- United Wins Dismissal Of Mileage Program Suit
- How Courts Have Applied The FCC Stance On TCPA
- CFPB Turns Spotlight On Credit Card Interest Rate Marketing
- BSH Class Seeks Discovery Sanctions In Moldy Washer Row
- State Farm Freed From Covering $5M Junk Fax Suit In Ill.
- DOJ's No. 3 To Leave Office This Month
- FTC's Joshua Wright Takes Aim At 'Stale' Thinking
- Cover Corporate Tracks Or Risk 'Back Door' Cyberattacks
- FINRA Fines Minn. Brokerage $1M Over Penny Stock Practices
- Nordstrom Rack Hit With Suit Over False Outlet Prices
- Coke Should Duck Most Claims In TCPA Suit, Judge Says
- Banking Groups Call For Changes To Flawed Regulations
- Verizon To Pay Record $7.4M To End FCC Privacy Probe
- Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
- Target Wants Banks' Claims Tossed In Data Breach Action
- LA Lakers Sue Insurer For TCPA Class Action Coverage Denial
- 5-Hour Energy Makers Urge Judge To Toss False-Ad Suit
- 'Patent Troll' Can't Duck Vt. AG's Consumer Protection Suit
- Hi-Tech Execs Ordered To Jail For Contempt Of Recall Order
- GM Aims To Sync Discovery In State, Federal Defect Cases
- Pfizer Ducks Zoloft False-Ad Claims In Calif.
- High Court Asked To Review Countrywide Loan Fee Class Suit
- 4 Lessons For Retailers From The Target Data Breach
- GM Seeks To Keep Ignition Switch Suits Out Of Calif. Court
- Vitamin Shoppe Sued Over Supplement False Labeling
- BofA Strikes Historic $32M Settlement To End TCPA Action
- Home Depot Investigating Potential Data Breach
- Unilever, PepsiCo Evade Some Claims In False-Ad Class Action
- Class Claims In Citi Mortgage Fee Suit Won't Get 2nd Chance
- FCC Has Chance To Stem TCPA Reassigned-Number Suits
- NY Accuses Evans Bank Of Racial Bias In Mortgage Loans
- Retailers Face A Blizzard Of Breaches: Are You Covered?
- Are You Really An 'Expert' In Md., Va. And DC?
- Food For Thought? Chew On These Class Action Trends