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Consumer Protection - October, 2014
297 articles
- Home Depot Wants Banks', Customers' Breach Suits Joined
- Google Aims To Protect User Data Statistics With New Project
- SEC Subpoenas Ally Financial In Subprime Auto Loan Probe
- Gann Says $1M Fee Award In TCPA Settlement Is Too Much
- Skinnygirl Margarita Ducks 'All-Natural' Class Cert. Bid
- Zipcar Runs Over Damage-Fee Class Action At 2nd Circ.
- 7th Circ. Casts A Wary Eye On Supplement Labeling Deal
- CFPB Mortgage Data Expansion Risks Muddy Stats
- FCC Weighing 'Hybrid' Plan On Net Neutrality
- Anheuser-Busch Seeks To Cap Watered-Down Beer MDL
- Congress Must Pass Cyber Legislation Before Next Attack
- FCC Says Solicited Fax Ads Need Opt-Out Notices
- CurrentC Says Hackers Poached Users' Email Addresses
- 6th Circ. Says Manufactured Homes Aren't Consumer Product
- 11th Circ. Finds Spam Fax Liability In Reviving TCPA Suit
- Calif. Court Says Email Ads Didn't Violate Anti-Spam Laws
- CFPB No-Action Letters May Be Small Comfort For Innovators
- FTC Sues Gerber Over Infant Formula Anti-Allergy Claims
- Wells Fargo's Contested $281M Force-Placed Deal Approved
- $500M Suit Claims Kimberly-Clark Gowns Don't Stop Ebola
- An Insider's Guide To The CFPB
- 7 Ways Retailers Can Dodge An ADA Class Action Bullet
- To Hack Back, Or Not To Hack Back, That Is The Question
- FCC Data Security Powers Likely To See FTC-Like Challenges
- HSBC Gets Final OK For $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
- Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2014
- Best Buy, Yelp Agree To Alert Web Users Of Data Collection
- Apotex Wants Sanctions In Generic-Lipitor Labeling Suit
- More Cybersecurity Regs Would Hurt Business, SEC Told
- Ohlhausen, Wright See Net Neutrality Echoes In AT&T Suit
- Lands' End The Latest Retailer To Face 'Made In USA' Suit
- 2nd Circ. Unsure If NYC Can Limit Attys' Debt Collections
- Automakers Should Not Be Held Strictly Liable For V2V Hacks
- Quicken Fails To Disconnect Claims Of Secret Call Recordings
- FTC Bans Dating Sites' Use Of Fake Profiles For User Upgrades
- Wells Fargo Must Pay $203M Overdraft Award, 9th Circ. Says
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: David Sanford
- LG Strikes Defective Fridge Deal That Could Cost Millions
- HSBC's $40M TCPA Deal Goes To Judge For Final Approval
- Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Paul Sweeney
- When Foreign Toys Are Toxic: How Importers Should Respond
- The Evolution Of ADR: 30 Years Of Change
- FCC's 1st Data Security Action Raises Concerns
- Senators Optimistic Cybersecurity Bill Will Pass In 2014
- CFPB Says Student Lenders Still Skirting The Rules
- Retailers Led Calif. Data Breach Surge In 2013, Report Says
- White House Wants To 'Kill' Online Passwords, Adviser Says
- Ex-US Tech Chief Subpoenaed Over HealthCare.gov Woes
- 'Trump University' Students Win Class Cert. In RICO Suit
- FTC Slams AT&T For 'Throttling' Unlimited Data Plan Users
- Ford Argues Focus-Fusion Steering Defect Suit Lacks Proof
- Nordstrom Can't Duck Suit Over 'Made In USA' Jean Labels
- The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
- InterContinental Unit Sues Zurich For Privacy Case Coverage
- 14 'Hot Fuel' MDL Deals Get Green Light, While 4 Put On Ice
- Publix Seeks OK On $6.8M Deal Over Background Checks
- CFPB Final Privacy Notice Rule Will Hurt Consumers
- Acorda Ditches Apotex's Zanaflex False Ad Suit
- Failed Class In Aaron's Spying Suit Asks 3rd Circ. For Cert.
- Porsche $4M Engine Defect Settlement Clears Last Hurdle
- 10th Circ.'s Hollister Porch Ruling Shreds ADA, DOJ Says
- Sam's Club Customers Ask Justices To Revive FCRA Case
- FCC Is Latest Agency To Enter Cybersecurity Enforcement
- UK Looks To Ramp Up Fining Power For Spam Calls, Texts
- DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
- Apple Texting Class Action Moved Into Private Resolution
- Looking At Lanham Act Claims Against Drug Cos. Post-Pom
- Wal-Mart Sued Over Recalled Bacteria-Tainted Baby Wipes
- Top Legal Adviser To FTC Chair To Leave For Perkins Coie
- Gym Chain Crunch Ducks TCPA Suit By Not Using Autodialer
- Philips Ditches Defective Toothbrush Class Action
- Verizon To Pay $64M In Family Plan Overbilling Class Action
- Daimler, Mercedes Seek Win In E-Class Gas-Leak Defect Row
- GM Ignition Death Total Rises To 30
- NY Cybersecurity Push Turns Up The Heat On Law Firms
- Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
- JPMorgan Derivative Suit Over RMBS Practices Gets Quashed
- NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Data Breach Mandates
- Wilson Sonsini Adds Ex-FTC Atty To Privacy Practice
- Texas Justices Won't OK Comptroller Depo Over Data Breach
- FTC Says Vehicle-To-Vehicle Tech Meets Privacy Standards
- FCC Wades Into Data Security With $10M Privacy Breach Fine
- Nature's Bounty Duped Elderly Into Buying Gingko Biloba: Suit
- Bankrupt Olive Oil Co.'s Owners Dodge False Labeling Suit
- Homeowners Slam Wells Fargo's $281M Force-Placed Deal
- 'Natural' Diet Bars Stuffed With Fake Additives, Class Says
- Calif. Appeals Court Revives Farmers 'Good Driver' Suit
- GM Reveals Subprime Lending Probe Goes Beyond DOJ
- An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
- Senator Questions Whisper's Location Data, Privacy Policies
- Auto Groups Tackling Privacy Standard For Car-Collected Data
- 9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit
- 'Kobe' Beef Off Menu As Calif. Chain Settles False Ad Suit
- Shoddy-Shingle Claims Are Time-Barred, Manufacturer Says
- Amazon To Refund 1,000 Prime Memberships In Iowa
- Multistate Class Actions Face Tough Test At 3rd Circ.
- 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Redbox Video Privacy Class Action
- IRS Must Better Guard ACA Exchange Info, Watchdog Says
- NJ Assembly OKs Limits On Consumer Fraud Fee-Shifting
- MLB, NHL Bid To Nix Expert Inappropriate, Plaintiffs Say
- CFPB Lets Lenders Refund Mortgage Fee Overcharges
- Law Firm's Coverage Claims For False Ad Row Trimmed Again
- Dollar Thrifty Renters Seek Cert. In Hidden Fees Suit
- Fannie, Freddie Escape Mass. AG's Foreclosure Suit
- EPA Requiring BMW To Lower Mini Fuel Economy Claims
- Hollister Fights Class Cert. In Expired Reward Card Fight
- Giving Number To Airline Isn't TCPA Consent, 9th Circ. Told
- Conn. AG To Query Staples Over Possible Data Breach
- Lawsky Wants Banks To Share Details On 3rd-Party Security
- Target Says Banks Can't Go After It For Data Breach Losses
- FTC Wins $10M Settlement From Alleged Spam Text Schemers
- Store Layout Lands Kohl's In Hot Water With ADA Advocates
- Obama Order Pressures Retailers To Adopt 'Chip And PIN'
- Insurers Won't Change $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
- FTC Warns Biodegradable Bag Claims Could Be Deceptive
- New Calif. Data Breach Rules Bring Obligations And Debate
- New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
- T-Mobile, FTC Working On Mobile Cramming Settlement
- Papa John's, AIG Affiliates Settle Text Spam Coverage Suit
- EU Lawmakers Back Assistant For Privacy Supervisor Spot
- Chinese Authorities Spy On iCloud Users, Report Says
- Risk Retention Rule Stokes Concerns Over CFPB's Reach
- OIG Finds Flaws In FDA's Cybersecurity Protections
- Urban Outfitters Asks DC Circ. To Toss ZIP Code Suit
- NY Claims Ocwen Backdated Letters On Mortgage Loans
- Apple Rebuts Claims About Spotlight Search Data Collection
- Mercedes Says Its Reputation Isn't Cause For Leaky AC Suit
- Avandia User's Warranty Violation Suit Flops In 3rd Circ.
- Feds Finalize Risk Retention Rule That Leans On CFPB
- Staples Probes Potential Credit Card Data Breach
- Company Reputation Won't Stop FTC Ad Investigations
- Santander Spares $200M Of Auto Debt To Settle Notice Claims
- CFPB Clears Way For Banks To Post Privacy Notices Online
- CVS Developing Tobacco-Free Pharmacy Benefit Network
- With Lessons Learned, FHFA Lets Mortgage Giants Ease Credit
- SIFMA Urges Regulators To Coordinate Cybersecurity Push
- Sen. Leahy Asks Comcast To Promise No Fast Lanes
- Amgen, CVS Units Hit With Suit Over Arthritis Drug Shipping
- Senators Want To Explore Security On 'Internet Of Things'
- GM Ignition Defect Death Tally Rises To 29
- M&T Bank To Pay $4M To Exit MDL Over Overdraft Fees
- 2 More HCA Hospitals Added To Fla. PIP Coverage Class Suit
- Half US Retail Terminals To Take Chip Cards By 2016: Report
- The Uncertain Utility Of A CFPB No-Action Letter
- 5 Takeaways From The New Cybersecurity Executive Order
- Chattem Fights Class Cert. In Mouthwash Class Action
- House Eyes Payday Lender Moves In Operation Choke Point
- JPML Centralizes Blue Buffalo False Ad Suits In Mo.
- Health Care Patients Want Data Breach Suits Consolidated
- Ala. High Court Lifts Gag Order In Exterminator Suits
- PwC Worker Says Comcast Got Him Fired Over Service Calls
- Hi-Tech Execs Want Out Of Jail After Recall
- Whisper App Rebukes Guardian's Location Tracking Claims
- Papa John's Customers Again Seek Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
- Embattled GM General Counsel Millikin To Retire in 2015
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs' Bar: Robert S. Kitchenoff
- 'It Wasn't Me' Defense Holds Promise For Snapchat, Dropbox
- Obama Embraces 'Chip And Pin' Cards In Cybersecurity Push
- FDA Warning Isn't Enough Proof For Takings Claim
- What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
- Insurers Can't Appeal US Bank Overdraft Settlement Ruling
- Heartland Says Texas Law Bars Banks' Data Breach Claims
- Wyndham Attracts Outside Support In FTC Data Security Row
- 2nd Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Debt Collector
- Dollar General Coughs Up $4M To End Background Check Suit
- Suzuki Sued Over Lighting Fires In Cars Built By GM Korea
- Culling Consent From 11th Circ. TCPA Case
- Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
- Hershey Says Class Can't Show Ascertainability In Label Row
- GM Hit With $10B Defect Claims Over 27M Cars' Resale Value
- Google Researchers Uncover 'Poodle' Web Encryption Bug
- Judge Plucks Mott's 'No Sugar Added' Class Action Claims
- Vermont Seeks Public Input On Rules Enforcing GMO Labels
- Philips Blocks Class Cert. In Defective Toothbrush Suit
- 3rd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of BofA Pay-To-Play Class Action
- Ad Industry Self-Policing Keeps FTC Happy, ASRC Head Says
- BofA's Quarterly Profits Take $5B Hit After Record DOJ Deal
- Google, Viacom Look To Nix Child Web Tracking Suit For Good
- Regus Must Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Fees
- Hilton, Wyndham Reach Deals With NY AG Over Time Shares
- JPML Asked To Keep SuperValu Data Breach Suits Separate
- TD Bank Will Pay $850K To Resolve NY Data Breach Probe
- Biz Groups Fear Costly Retaliation Over Meat Labeling Rules
- Work Plan Signals Expanded Calif. Green Chemistry Program
- Inside Delaware's New Laws On Destroying Consumer Info
- 9th Circ. Critical In Growing Class Ascertainability Fight
- Perdue, Kroger Agree To Settle Chicken Labeling Suits
- SG Taking On BofA In High Court Mortgage Rescission Row
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Allan Kanner
- Dropbox Denies Leaked 7M User Logins Came From Its Site
- Kohl's Says Customers Must Arbitrate TCPA Claims
- Home Depot Blasts Data Breach Class Action As Speculative
- Potential Impact Of CFPB's Proposed Auto Lender Rule
- Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
- Kmart Says Payment System Breached In Malware Attack
- Snapchat Says Leaked Nude Pics Lifted From 3rd-Party Apps
- Calif. Consumer Laws Cover Home Warranties, 9th Circ. Told
- LabMD Witness Immunity Bid Advanced In Data Security Row
- Snack Co. Blasts Rubinstein Firm In 'All Natural' Action
- CPUC Proposes $1.3B Credit Deal Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
- Gerber Gets Probiotic False Ad Suit Trimmed Again
- Google Says EU Users Want Facebook, YouTube Links Nixed
- CashCall Eavesdropping Plaintiffs Can't Recertify Class
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Scott Kamber
- Amberen Maker Blocked From Suing Class Action Plaintiff
- LinkedIn's Reference Reports Violate FCRA, Suit Says
- CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
- Time To Step Up Your COPPA Compliance
- Telemarketers Ink $125M Deal To End FTC Health Scam Claims
- Dairy Queen Confirms Data Breach At Nearly 400 Stores
- Dun & Bradstreet Hit With Robocall Class Action
- CFPB Fines M&T Bank $3.1M For Deceptive Checking Services
- HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
- FTC Strikes $19M False Ad Deal With Tutoring Software Co.
- Dollar Thrifty 'Lying' About Toll Fees, Plaintiffs Say
- Minn. TV Anchor's Data Privacy Suit Gets Trimmed
- Wells Fargo Pays $5M To Settle Mortgage Bias Claims
- Citigroup Will Repay $16M To Overcharged Customers
- A Reminder That 'Relatedness' Cases Are Fact-Specific
- Wells Fargo Tells 9th Circ. To Vacate $203M Overdraft Award
- Judge Won't Sign Off On Target Junk Fax Settlement
- Cartoon Network Unplugs Privacy Class Action Over App
- Google Says Wallet User's Latest Privacy Suit Still Fails
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Ben Barnow
- Calif. Judge Pares Par's False-Ad Suit, Citing Pom
- GM To Aid Discovery Of Post-Recall Repair Complaints
- Spark Plug Buyers Slam Bosch's Bid To Exit False Ad Row
- Advocates Can't Join Suit Over Vermont GMO Label Law
- CFPB Sets Sights On Checking Account Blacklists
- AT&T Pays $105M To FTC, FCC, AGs Over Mobile Cramming
- Don't Disregard Calif.'s Non-Disparagement Clause Ban
- Wearable Health Industry Has To Be Proactive On Privacy
- A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
- CFPB Interpretation Of RESPA Troubling
- Aaron's To Pay Calif. Customers $25M In AG Spyware Suit
- JPMorgan Hack Could Force Stricter Breach-Notification Laws
- Wyndham Fires Opening Salvo In FTC Data Security Appeal
- USDA Urges DC Circ. Not To Rehear Meat-Labeling Row
- Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
- Kohl's Stores Aren't Handicap Accessible, Suit Says
- Retail Groups Shift Blame For Data Breaches To Bank Cards
- Terminix Waived Arbitration In False Ad Suit, 9th Circ. Told
- Ballard Spahr Lands Top CFPB Examiner In NY
- New UK Consumer Protection Law Raises Stakes For Industry
- Hain Can't Escape Suit Over 'All Natural' Waffle Label
- ConAgra Kosher Labeling Suit Left To A Higher Power
- BMW Demo Buyers Get Preliminary OK Settling Class Action
- Hi-Tech Execs To Remain Jailed Until Recall Is Complete
- GM Ignition Switch Death Tally Upped To 24
- BMW Escapes $85M Mini Cooper Pump Class Action
- Avis Accused Of Denying Drivers Chance To Contest Tickets
- FTC Sues Tutoring Co. For Falsely Touting Vocab Program
- Amazon Suggests FTC's App Store Lawsuit Overreaches
- Bayer Rips Feds' Contempt Bid In Probiotics Promo Fight
- Justices Want SG's Input On Standing In Spokeo FCRA Suit
- Ex-Fla. Deputy AG Joins Foley's Financial Services Team
- High Court Refuses To Hear Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
- In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
- 'Standing' In The New Data Breach Landscape
- A Possible End To Pa. Court Split Over Economic Loss
- JPMorgan Faces State Probes Over Massive Data Breach
- Future JPMorgan Breach Suits May Pack More Bark Than Bite
- Toyota Tacoma Trucks Prone To Rust, Owners Say
- New Calif. Data Breach Law May Fall Short
- U.S. Senators Demand Answers On USIS Cyberattack
- GM Headaches Mount As It Recalls 500K More Vehicles
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Jim Francis
- Bankrupt Olive Oil Co.'s Owners Want Out Of Labeling Suit
- Travelers Wants Out Of PF Chang's Data Breach Litigation
- Energy Co. Loses Bid To Toss NY Atty's TCPA Suit
- A Drastic Expansion Of DOD's Military Lending Act Rule
- Why Companies Are Getting Sued Under Video Privacy Act
- Comenity Bank Pays $8.4M To Class Of 4 Million In TCPA Suit
- NY AG Sues Firms, Attorney For Mortgage Rescue Scheme
- JPMorgan Says Cyberattack Affected 76M Households' Data
- CFPB Flexes Creative Muscles In Mortgage Servicer Sanction
- GM Fights Recall Discovery In Ignition Switch MDL
- Target Fights Data Breach Litigation As Banks Defend It
- Facebook Balks On Name Policy After Drag Queen Backlash
- Google Threatened With $100M Nude Photo Lawsuit
- The CFPB's Mission Continues To Grow In Size And Scope
- Snub-Hub: Courts Apply More Scrutiny To Class Settlements
- Paul Hastings Adds Ex-CFPB Official To Banking Practice
- LegalZoom Wins OK For Doc Review Deal After Calif. Appeal
- FTC's McSweeny Says Securing Kids' Data Should Be Priority
- 10th Circ. Dow Ruling Shows Class Actions Alive And Well
- FTC Atty Says More Children's Privacy Actions On Horizon
- 2nd Circ. Snuffs Tribes' Bid To Block Payday Loan Crackdown
- Insurer Must Face Dating Service's $14M TCPA Coverage Suit
- Shopping App Can't DQ Plaintiff Attys Or Escape TCPA Suit
- Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Jay Edelson
- JPMorgan Says It's Paid Out 5th Of Required Consumer Aid
- EBay Says Data Breach Lawsuit Too Speculative
- Objectors To HP Inkjet Settlement Lose Bid To DQ Cotchett
- Germany Says Google Flouting Privacy Laws
- Big TCPA Victory For The Collection Industry In 11th Circ.
- Plaintiffs May Exploit CDA Exception Created By 9th Circ.