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Consumer Protection - February, 2015
284 articles
- Volvo Seeks Atty Sanctions In $5M Car Defect Class Action
- LA Renews JPMorgan, Citigroup, BofA Redlining Suits
- Live Nation Dodges Suit Over Springsteen Ticket Sales
- FTC To Face Grilling By 3rd Circ. Over Data Security Powers
- State Farm To Refund $353M Charged To Texas Customers
- FCC To Fine Carrier $9M For Slamming, Cramming Charges
- White House Unveils Consumer Privacy Bill Of Rights
- Fla. AG Defends State's Credit Card Surcharge Ban
- 4 Classes Seek Cert. In GM Safety-Rating Sticker Suit
- Samsung Smart TV Remote Can Leak Acid, Class Action Says
- NY, Feds Pursue $45M From Allegedly Abusive Collectors
- Pom Ruling Shows Path For Health Ads To Pass FTC Muster
- 11th Circ. Widens Split Over Class Action 'Pick Offs'
- Target Hit With Class Action In Calif. Over Supplements
- With FCC Vote, Net Neutrality Moves To Next Act: Litigation
- FTC Pushed To Probe Samsung Over Smart TV Data Collection
- NY Judge Uses Stones Lyrics To Sanction Collections Attys
- FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Regulations — What Lies Ahead?
- German Watchdog Threatens Facebook Over Terms Of Service
- Ocean Spray Squelches Class Cert Try In '100% Juice' Suit
- Hulu Viewers' Privacy Class Action In Doubt, Judge Says
- Dearth of Evidence Dooms False Ad Suits Against HGH Cos.
- J&J Units Look To Ditch Sunscreen SPF Labeling Claims
- Cold-EEZE Is 'Totally Ineffective,' False-Ad Suit Says
- Calif. Privacy Bills Would Halt Car-Data Hacks, Spying TVs
- Wal-Mart Faces Okla. Class Action Over Herbal Supplements
- FTC Sees Privacy As Growing Issue In Merger Reviews
- St. Joseph Demonstrates Challenges For Breach Plaintiffs
- Target Loses Bid To Claw Back Docs In Data Breach MDL
- Quicken Loans Can't Unplug TCPA Class Action
- Life Time Fitness To Pay Up To $15M To End TCPA Suit
- FCC Votes To Impose Tough Net Neutrality Rules
- Fla. Exculpatory Clauses Enjoy Their Moment In The Sun
- Lenity And Deference On A Collision Course
- Toyota Prius Owners Get Green Light For Mileage Ad Claims
- DOJ Says Plaintiffs' Atty Revealed Draft Docs In Sandy Suits
- Sony Tells NY Appeals Court Insurers Must Cover Data Breach
- House Panel Vows To Push Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Bill
- Target Says It Paid $145M In Data Breach Costs In 2014
- Santander Buries DOJ's Army Car Repo Suit For $9.35M
- 2 Years Of Clapper: Takeaways From 12 Data Breach Cases
- Lawsky Says Final BitLicense Coming Soon With Few Changes
- JPMorgan In Talks With DOJ Over Auto Loan Discrimination
- 9th Circ. Asks Mich. Court Whether Pandora Is a 'Lender'
- With Neutrality Vote Looming, GOP, Dems Trade Final Blows
- Starbucks Wants Suit Over Inaccessible Parking Lots Roasted
- Data Collection Rule Repeal Will Help NJ Businesses
- Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jonice Gray Tucker
- 9th Circ. OKs Boiron's $5M Deal Ending False Ad Class Suit
- Schiff Says Glucosamine Class Can't Flake On $5M Deal
- Bank Of America Beats Payday Loan Processing Class Action
- 3rd Circ. Says Debt Collector's Ch. 11 Deal Not A Settlement
- Unanimous House Advances FCC Report Consolidation Bill
- FCC Rejects 2nd Circ. Plea To Tackle TCPA Consent Issue
- EPA Updates Fuel Rating Testing Standards For Vehicles
- Safeway Sinks Yogurt Ingredient Claims In Calif. Court
- CFPB To Suspend Credit Card Agreement Submissions
- Hackers Using Known Bugs To Get Corporate Data: Report
- 9th Circ. Says EquiTrust Annuity Terms Were Clear
- Amazon Invokes Arbitration Clause In List Price Class Action
- Vivint Settles Robocalling Class Action for $6M
- 11 Statewide Classes OK'd In ConAgra '100% Natural' Oil Row
- Honda Hid Acura Transmission Defect, Suit Says
- Yellen Pushes Back Against 'Audit The Fed' Movement
- Emerging Trends In Corporate Sustainability Reporting
- Google Launches YouTube Kids App As Privacy Issues Linger
- Report Slams Facebook Privacy Policies For Skirting EU Law
- FTC Targets App Makers For Cancer Detection Claims
- Allianz Wins OK For $251M Annuity Deal After 'Fierce' Fight
- La. Board Urges DC Circ. To Nix FERC Rate Balance Scheme
- Tobacco Cos. Fight Order For Statements On Cigarette Ads
- CFPB Has Netted $5.3B Since Dodd-Frank, Cordray Says
- Dow Jones Wants Edelson Attys Sanctioned In Privacy Suit
- Regulators Push Corinthian's Canada Unit Into Bankruptcy
- FirstEnergy Again Asks High Court To Eye $250M Rate Fight
- HSBC Legal, Regulatory Set-Asides Now Top $2B
- Net Neutrality To Spur Class Actions, FCC Commissioner Says
- AmEx Can't Duck TCPA Proposed Class Claims
- Class Decertified In Cobra Sex Energy False-Ad Suit
- Plaintiffs Look Beyond Labels And Toward Product Testing
- 1st Circ. Cites Levine To Free Forest In Lexapro Label Suit
- Trump University Urges Judge To Decertify Class In Fraud Suit
- FTC Scores Win In $20M Telemarketing Scam Row
- Lenovo Hit With Class Suit Over PCs' Preloaded Spyware
- Juice Maker Sued Over Deceptive Product Label
- Judge Won't Transfer Barnes & Noble HP Tablet Row To NY
- Lenders Struggle With High Court Rescission Decision
- More Review Needed In Kraft $600M Spam Suit, ISP Says
- Santander Becomes Latest Bank To Alter Account Screening
- Get Ready For The 2nd Wave Of Food Labeling Litigation
- Cyberthreat Spawns New Era Of Public-Private Collaboration
- 9th Circ. Reverses $8.5M Groupon MDL Deal
- Fla. Class Suit Against MetroPCS Sent Back To State Court
- Judge Won't Revisit Cut Claims In BofA Foreclosure Fee Suit
- Dole Plaintiff Wants Class Cert. In 'All Natural' Suit
- Bebe Wants TCPA Suit On Hold Until FCC Defines Autodialer
- Calif. Court Urged To Fix 23andMe Arbitration Split
- Va. Bill Curbs Data Sharing With Auto Cos., Franchises
- Orbitz Loses NY Appeal, Still On Hook For $18M To Marketer
- 9th Circ. Shuts Door On ADA Suit Against Bed Bath & Beyond
- NY AG Floats Bill To Ban Cosmetic Microbeads
- DC Circ. Urged To Revive Urban Outfitters ZIP Code Suit
- Insurers Want 11th Circ. To Rethink Rental Car FACTA Suit
- Clorox Settles Suit Over Fresh Step Cat Litter Ads
- Basic Research To Issue Refunds In Weight-Loss Pill Row
- What Pom Wonderful V. FTC Means For Class Actions
- Energy Drink Co. Gets NY False Ad Suit Moved To Home Turf
- Fight Over DOL Fiduciary Standard Rule Heats Up
- Ocwen Partner Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Ally's Troubles
- Google Slams DOJ's Bid To Extend Search Warrant Authority
- Calif. Joins Push Against Insurers' 'Price Optimization'
- NJ Nabs $346 Million In Settlements And Judgments In 2014
- Ex-Mission Settlement Rep Avoids Jail Over $2.2M Debt Scam
- Urban Outfitters ZIP Code Suit Settled With Gift Cards
- Yelp Hits Sites Selling Rigged Reviews With Trademark Case
- Fed, OCC Mail Out $380M In Foreclosure Review Checks
- Ill. Court Won't Revive Suit Over ComEd's Smart Meter Delay
- Dish Liability Ruling Over 2M Calls Axed In Telemarketing Suit
- Tiny ISPs Urge Exemption From FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
- Takeaways From NY's Dietary Supplement Investigation
- CashCall — Raising The Bar For Call-Recording Class Actions
- Devil's In Details Of Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order
- FEMA Signals Possible Deals Over Altered Sandy Reports
- FCC Honors Hotels' Request To Drop Wi-Fi Blocking Petition
- Kohl's Sued Over 'Deceptive' Store Credit Card Program
- Squire Patton Boggs DQ'd In Corn Syrup False Ad Row
- Jim Beam Bourbon Isn't 'Handcrafted,' Consumers Claim
- Attys Want $51M In Wells Fargo Overdraft Class Action
- Presidential Summit Reveals Cybersecurity Concerns, Trends
- International Hackers Stole $1B From Banks, Report Says
- DeVry Insurer Says It Needn't Cover False Ad Probes
- Surcharge Bans For Retailers Look Ripe For High Court
- Holder Sets 90-Day Limit To Pursue Bankers In Market Crisis
- Papa John's To Settle Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
- Target Wars With Data Breach Plaintiffs Over Doc Clawbacks
- Lead Attys Named In Home Depot Data Breach MDL
- Takeaways For Advertisers From Pom Wonderful Ad Case
- House Panel Says Tiversa Held Out On FTC In LabMD Fight
- Starbucks Avoids Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Counter Height
- Apple's Mobile Pay Service Getting Government Backing
- Couture Counsel: 4 Hot Trends In Fashion Law
- FTC Tells 3rd Circ. To Defer To Data Security Order
- Obama Signs Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Executive Order
- AT&T Accused Of Autodialing Wrong Numbers In TCPA Suit
- Cigna Hit With ERISA Suit Alleging Patient Harassment
- Walgreens Customer Wants Supplement Suits Consolidated
- Curbing Contingency Fee Arrangements With State AGs
- CFPB Sues And Settles Over Deceptive Mortgage Ads
- It's Time For A Change In US Digital Privacy Laws
- Ford Escapes Class Suit Over Defective Power Steering
- Ex-Mission Settlement Rep Gets 2 Years For $2M Debt Scam
- 3 Tips From Their Top Attys For Good FTC Commish Meetings
- Anthem Offers Free ID Theft Protection Amid Breach Criticism
- Democratic Lawmakers To Introduce GMO Labeling Bill
- Fla. Retailers Ask 11th Circ. To Strike State Swipe-Fee Law
- Cyberthreat Data Sharing Bill Introduced In Senate
- Don't Wait For FCC To Define Auto-Dialer, Plaintiffs Say
- Is The CFPB Torturing Language With Its Abusive Standard?
- FTC Head Says Pom Ruling To Boost False Ad Enforcement
- Deaf Advocates Sue Harvard, MIT For Better Webcast Captions
- Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Frank Emory
- St. Joseph Dodges Ex-Patient's Data Breach Class Action
- Pandora's A Lender Under Privacy Law, 9th Circ. Told
- Anthem Data Breach Suits Belong In Indiana, JPML Told
- FTC Gets $1.7M In Telemarketing 'Boiler Room' Suit
- DOJ Lands 1st 'Buy Here, Pay Here' Predatory Loan Deal
- Pa. Payday Lender Pays $10M To Settle Hidden Rates Claims
- Markey Presses Smart-Car Privacy Bill Amid Opposition
- Steak 'n Shake Parking Spots Are Too Steep, ADA Suit Says
- CFPB Fines Mortgage Co. $2M For Deceptive Ads, Kickbacks
- Insurer's Bad Appeal Paperwork Kills Arbitration Bid: Court
- Banks To Pay $123M For Military Mortgage Foreclosures
- States Demand Anthem Contact Consumers Following Breach
- Southwest Drink Voucher Deal Stiffs Class, 7th Circ. Told
- Target Can't Kick Wet Wipe Class Action Over Clogged Pipes
- HUD Secretary Defends FHA Premium Cuts
- Reading Recent Advances On The Information Sharing Front
- Hyundai Faces Suit Over Built-In System Renewal Fees
- YouTube Networks Accuse Music Co. Of IP Shakedowns
- Target To Pay $3.9M To End False Ad Suit For Overcharging
- GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
- 11th Circ. Says Wells Fargo Didn't Waive Arbitration Rights
- CFPB Goes For Morgan Drexen's Jugular Over Fabricated Docs
- Del Monte Buyers Renew Class Cert. Bid In Food Label Fight
- Meat Industry Drops Challenge To Origin Labeling Rules
- Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Violates Consumer Fraud Law
- 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
- Verizon Hit With Suit Over 'Supercookie' Tracking Tech
- Class Cert. Upheld In Leucadia 'Default Judgment Mill' Row
- White House Rolls Out New Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Unit
- GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
- GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
- Ex-ConvergEx Unit CEO Admits Wrongdoing In Fraud Deal
- GNC, Wal-Mart Hit With More Suits Over Herbal Supplements
- Hain 'Natural' Spat Is For Courts, Not FDA, 9th Circ. Told
- Equinox Gym Ducks TILA Claims Over Monthly Dues
- Sens. Draw Lines On Small Bank Regulatory Relief
- Kimberly-Clark Slams $500M Suit Over Surgical Gowns' Safety
- FTC's $18M Win In Hidden-Fee Row Unfair, 9th Circ. Told
- Chase's $34M TCPA Deal Draws Class Member Objections
- ABA Asks Officials To Crack Down On Atty Mortgage Scams
- NY AG Sparks Herbal Supplement Suits Against Retail Giants
- Calif. Floats Digital Privacy Bill Backed By Google, Others
- Class Action Targets Chiquita Over Guatemalan Eco-Damage
- NJ Lawmakers Mull Crackdown On Uber, Lyft Companies
- Wyndham Asks 3rd Circ. To Disregard FTC Data Security Order
- Get-Rich-Quick Schemer Takes FTC's $113M Win To 9th Circ.
- Fed, OCC To Review CIT Group's $3.4B OneWest Bank Buy
- CFPB Finds Frustration With Reverse Mortgage Market
- There's A Lot To Like About Hamburg's Legacy At The FDA
- CFPB Sees The Way Of The Future And It Is Mobile Banking
- FCC Has New Privacy Requirements For Broadband Providers
- Coke Can't Consolidate Juice False Ad Suits
- Anthem Data Breach Spawns Email Phishing Scam
- Advocates Push CFPB For Strong Payday Lending Rules
- Sony Pushes 9th Circ. To Bar Video Data Retention Suits
- Fat Loss Pill Buyers Fight For Class Cert. At 11th Circ.
- Sens. Press FTC, FCC To Probe Verizon 'Supercookies'
- 9th Circ. Doubts Netflix's Liability For Video Disclosures
- Anthem Breach Shows Health Industry In Hacker Crosshairs
- GNC Latest Retailer Hit By Supplement Mislabeling Suit
- FTC Nails Down $28.6M Deal With Mortgage Relief Cos.
- '50 Shades' Author Slapped With Suit Over Pleasure Gel
- Ballard Spahr Nabs CFPB Pro From Seyfarth Shaw In LA
- Judge Sends Door Maker's $16M Coverage Suit To State Court
- Patrons Can't Sue Over NY Met Museum's Entrance Fee
- Proposed Prop 65 Rules Won't Please Calif. Businesses
- The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
- Google Advisory Group Wants To Limit 'Right To Be Forgotten'
- Holiday Cruise Line Blasted With TCPA Class Action
- JPMorgan Pays Nearly $12M To End Robocall Suit
- 5 Ways Covered Entities Can Reduce Their HIPAA Liability
- FTC Urged To Take Closer Look At Big Data Mergers
- Outgoing FDA Chief's Contentious Tenure Empowered Agency
- Anthem's Speedy Breach Detection Likely To Ease Liability
- Anthem Hit With Class Actions Following Data Hack
- House Bill Would Bar Regulators' 'Choke Point' Actions
- Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen Sued Over Herbal Supplements
- NJ Assembly Advances Consumer Contract Restrictions
- A Few Surprises In FCC's New Net Neutrality Plan
- Twinings Escapes Class Action Over Misleading Tea Labels
- FTC Hits Back At AT&T In Mobile Data Throttling Suit
- GroupMe Emerges Victorious In TCPA Battle
- Wells Fargo To Pay $4M In NY Credit Card Settlement
- FDA Chief Hamburg To Leave Agency
- Putting Agency Interpretation Of RESPA To The Test
- Anthem Reveals Data Hack Of 80M Customers, Employees
- ResCap Trust Demands $350M In Coverage From Insurers
- First American Urges Arbitration In Fee Overcharge Appeal
- 7 Key Things To Know About FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules
- 4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $600M Junk Email Suit Against Kraft
- NY Releases Revised BitLicense Proposal
- Texas Retailers Lose Fight Against Anti-Surcharge Law
- Bipartisan Online Privacy Bill Would Protect Cloud Data
- $1.9M Deal OK'd Over Arm & Hammer's 'Natural' Labeling
- CFPB Orders Subprime Credit Card Co. To Refund $2.7M
- Manatt Adds Ex-Loeb & Loeb TCPA Expert In LA
- Deal Gets Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance Suit Tossed
- CFPB Bans Texas Card Co. From Offering Consumer Credit
- Stretching — And Straining — The Concept Of 'Injury'
- FCC's Wheeler Debuts 'Strongest Ever' Net Neutrality Rules
- Avoid Spoliation Anxiety With Litigation Readiness Plans
- Bed Bath, Eddie Bauer Tell 9th Circ. ADA Suits Unreasonable
- KeyBank Again Denied Arbitration In Overdraft MDL
- Filippo Berio Olive Oil Labeling Suit Remains Mostly Pure
- Schiff Nutrition Foes Can't Halt $5M Pact's Approval Process
- Wal-Mart, Target, Others Must Pull Herbs From Shelf: NY AG
- House Bill To Ban Data Sharing Through HealthCare.gov
- The Fortune Of Information Furnishers May Be Running Out
- Bebe Can't Shed TCPA Proposed Class Action
- ECMC To Forgive $480M Corinthian Loans In Deal With CFPB
- 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
- FCC Chair To Propose Stricter Net Neutrality Regulations
- Reps. Revive Bill Requring Warrants For Emails, GPS Info
- Persels Can't Defeat Predatory Debt Relief Suit On Remand
- NY Fails In Bid To Enforce $25B Mortgage Settlement
- FCC Should Curb TCPA 'Tsunami,' Business Groups Say
- Scottrade Seeks To Ax Consumer Kickback Class Action
- Consumer, Antitrust Agencies See Slight Boosts In 2016 Plan
- DKNY Escapes FACTA Suit Over Customer Receipts
- TCPA Class Plaintiff Already Got A Good Deal, Court Told
- Makeup Co. Birchbox Hit With Suit Over Auto-Renewal Policy
- FHFA Wants Minimum Capital For Nonbank Mortgage Servicers
- Despite Bipartisan Support, Data Breach Law Faces Obstacles