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Consumer Protection - April, 2015
330 articles
- Federal Class Pushes To Block $30M HSBC Overdraft Deal
- Frontier, Verizon Tell FCC Wireline Deal Will Benefit Public
- Facebook Bashes EU Regulators For Flurry Of Privacy Probes
- US Isn't Soft On Privacy, FTC Commish Tells Germany
- 'Disappointed' Judge Denies Sanctions In Sears Peeping Case
- Leahy Floats Data Security Bill With Limited Preemption
- ​FCC Wants To Consolidate Net Neutrality Case In DC Circ.
- Feds Finalize New Rules On Appraisal Management Licensing
- 3rd Circ. Renews Restaurant.com Suit For Lead Plaintiffs Only
- Net Neutrality Fight To Feature Top BigLaw Names
- Ignition Switch Plaintiffs To Appeal New GM Shield Ruling
- Citi Tells 2nd Circ. Customers Must Arbitrate Air Miles Row
- Stress Test Finds Fannie, Freddie Could Need $157B Bailout
- AT&T, SNET To Pay $10.9M For Overbilling Lifeline Program
- Sony, Zurich Settle Data Breach Coverage Battle
- 3 Ways Internet Of Things Will Impact Product Liability
- Soleus CEO Says Vindictive Ex-Partner Ruined $150M Venture
- Payment Card Industry Doubts New Security Methods: Survey
- 9th Circ. Knocks FERC's Denial Of Energy Crisis Refunds
- Law Enforcement Slams Apple, Google For Data Encryption
- Lawmakers Renew Bid To Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
- 'Greedy' Fee Bid Gets Low Payout For Kraft Label Attys
- Reps. Introduce Bill To Protect Student Data Privacy
- Black & Decker To Pay $1.6 Million Over Lawnmower Defects
- Tito's Vodka Maker Says No 'Handmade' MDL Needed
- Tinder App Pricing Burns Men, Older Daters, User Alleges
- Yamaha Sinks Boat Engine Corrosion Class Actions
- CFPB, Md. Seek Settlement In Mortgage Kickback Scheme
- Judge Surprised Solar Panel Co. Failed To Notice Class Cert.
- Net Neutrality Rules Face New Attack From Sen. Paul
- FCC Says It Doesn't Control 'StingRay' Cellphone Tracking
- NY Floats Tough Anti-Kickback Rules For Title Insurers
- Advocacy Group Calls Insurers Out For Not Covering Women
- Whole Foods Can't Stay FCRA Suit Until Spokeo Decision
- The Satisfaction Of A Refund, Or Your Class Action Back
- Internet Privacy: Who's The Boss?
- LabMD Pushes To Disqualify FTC Chair From Data Security Row
- High Court Poised To Set Pace Of Privacy Class Actions
- Ex-JPMorgan Employee Stole Customer Data, FBI Says
- SEC's Investment Management Team Offers Cybersecurity Tips
- Consumers Seek $5M In Suit Over 'Magical' Anti-Aging Serum
- Bipartisan Bill To Lift Veil On Fed. Settlements Reintroduced
- 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Deceptive Contract Class Action
- Banks Won't Let $19M Breach Deal End Target's Woes
- Whole Foods Hits Back At Customer In Sales Tax Class Action
- US, Japan Enter New Defense Deal To React To Cyberthreats
- AT&T Pushes For Consistent User Privacy Rules At FCC Forum
- Ocwen, Assurant To Pay $140M To Settle Force-Placed Suit
- Sen. Warren Calls Out Annuity Cos. For Lavish Sales Gifts
- Quicken Off The Hook In Suit Over Recorded Call
- Regions To Pay $7.5M In First CFPB Overdraft Fine
- How The Defense Can Win Verdicts And Influence Juries
- High Court Will Clarify Standing Issues In Class Actions
- Risk And Reward For Industry In EPA 'Safer Choice' Label
- Yamaha Urges Sinking Of Outboard Motor Class Action
- Bayer Settles False Ad Suit Over WeightSmart Vitamins
- RadioShack Says It's Not Ignoring Texas AG On Customer Data
- Dead Greenberg Traurig Atty Blamed In $73M CFTC Suit
- Blue Cross' $8M Deal Over 'Bait And Switch' Tactics Gets Nod
- High Court Declines To Hear Tribal Lender Arbitration Row
- Vt. Judge Won't Halt State's First-In-The-Nation GMO Law
- Retail Tracking Cos. Now Face Emboldened FTC
- Supreme Court Won't Review Privacy Of Financial Affidavits
- Greenberg Traurig Snags Ex-DLA Piper Litigation Partner
- 'Raging Bull' Doesn't KO Laches Defense, Fed. Circ. Told
- Target Defends $19M Data Breach Deal With MasterCard
- Milberg Looks Into Whether TurboTax Ignored Mass Tax Fraud
- High Court Takes On Spokeo's Challenge To FCRA Standing
- TCPA Opt-Out Notices Seem To Be In With The FCC
- Calif. AG Wants 9th Circ. To Restore Card Surchage Ban
- High Court Urged To Hear Suit Over Student Loan Servicing
- US Bank Settles Suit Over Force-Placed Flood Insurance
- Telecom Cos. Urge 3rd Circ. To Review Net Neutrality
- Judge Keeps Breach Of Contract Claims Against Ambit Alive
- Indoor Tanning Salons Hiding Cancer Risks, NY AG Says
- Skechers Wants State Shape-Ups Injury Suits Blocked
- Sens. Renew Effort To Mandate Smartphone 'Kill Switches'
- HUD Aims To Delay Foreclosures In Mortgage Sales
- JPML Asked To Merge SeaWorld Orca Abuse Claims Suits
- Social Media Class Notices Gain Traction But Carry Risks
- FTC Opposes Quick Appeal For AT&T In Throttling Suit
- 1st Of Its Kind Ark. Ruling Limits Extent Of Auto Warranties
- 3 Developments You Need To Know About Calif.'s Prop 65
- Adobe To Settle Data Breach Claims Over 3M Payment Cards
- Cyber Sharing Bills Head To Senate On Stronger Footing
- Quicken Accused Of Bilking FHA By Approving Lousy Loans
- Trustee Wants RadioShack's Customer Data Out Of Sale
- FDA Slams Supplement Cos. Over Untested Ingredient
- NJ Devils Sued For Restricting Season Ticket Resales
- SEC Revamping Hack Disclosure Rules, Official Says
- Investor Class Slams Lumber Liquidators Over Toxic Floors
- Judge Won't Dismiss Wal-Mart Juice Misleading-Label Suit
- Retail Tracking Firm Nomi Technologies Settles FTC Charges
- Drinking Game: Plaintiffs Slam Down Spirits Class Actions
- House Passes 2nd Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bill
- Data Breaches Happen To Small Companies Too
- Airbnb Rips Calif. Bill Requiring Rental Data Disclosure
- MDL Judge Slams Attys For 'Disdain' In TCPA Discovery Row
- RB Recalls 1.5 Million Bottles Of Mislabeled Mucinex
- FCC Head Says Companies Must Be Cybersecurity Leaders
- Precious Metals Dealers Must Face CFTC's $2.6M Fraud Suit
- PetSmart Hit With ADA Suit Over Lack Of Blind POS Access
- GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
- House OKs Bill To Shield Cos. Sharing Cyberthreat Info
- Yelp Escapes Investor Class Action Over Bad Reviews
- Safeway Just Stalling In 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit: Class
- 11th Circ. Snubs LabMD's Rehearing Bid In FTC Data Suit
- House Adopts CFPB Advisory Board Bill Despite Veto Threat
- 'Trump U' Claims Survive, But NY AG Can't Expand Discovery
- Banks Want To Ax $19M Target, MasterCard Breach Deal
- Takeaways From UK Google Privacy Ruling
- Insurers Given Path To Avoid Data Security Liability
- Retailers Early Victors In California Outlet Store Litigation
- Debt Sellers Ordered To Set Up Security Programs
- TurboTax Users Blame Intuit For Billions In Tax Fraud
- Calif. Dater Sues Match.com Over No-Cancel Contract
- Mortgage Servicing Co. To Pay $63M To Settle FTC Charges
- Class Demands GM Fork Over Docs in Safety Sticker Row
- Whole Foods Insists Sales Tax Row Must Be Bagged
- CFPB's Consumer Database Could Prove Counterproductive
- What FCC's Transparency Rule Means For Internet Privacy
- Lawsky Says BitLicense Could Change To Ease Compliance
- 9th Circ. Won't Revive $13.5M Award In Playtex False Ad Row
- CFPB Says Military Payment Co. Ponying Up $3M For Abuses
- Va. Becomes 1st State To Set Up Cyber Info-Sharing Effort
- Wineries Hit With Class Action Suit Over Arsenic Content
- GM Gets Clawback Rights For Docs In Ignition Switch MDL
- Vermont AG Adopts State's Historic Food-Labeling Rule
- The Rising Stars Of Consumer Protection
- GNC Supplement Mislabeling Row Dropped By Plaintiff
- Twitter Shifts Control Over Non-US Data To Ireland
- Medevac Biz Overcharges Injured Patients, Suit Says
- Honda Finance Hit With Class Action Over Repo Notices
- High Court Won't Touch Ruling Applying FDCPA To Bankruptcy
- Wells Fargo Wants Justices To Review $203M Overdraft Award
- Lumber Liquidators Probes Spark Investor Suit
- Uber Can't Shake ADA Suit Over Treatment Of Blind Riders
- Suit Over SoCal Nuke Plant Charges Gets Tossed
- Guess Accused Of Deceptive Outlet Store Pricing
- Volcker Calls For Radical Financial Regulatory Overhaul
- Kind Hit With False Ad Claims After FDA 'Healthy' Warning
- 'Primary Users' May Be On Speed Dial For TCPA Suits
- Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
- This Week In Congress: Cybersecurity, Iran, Veto Override?
- The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
- Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
- The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
- The Glass Ceiling Report
- Rule Change Irrelevant To High Court Plea, Navy Ad Co. Says
- 11th Circ. Tosses Wells Fargo Bid To Dismiss FCA Suit
- CenturyLink Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality
- CFPB, Navajo Win Nod For Tax-Refund Loan Scam Deal
- LabMD Loses Bid To Exclude FTC Docs In Data Security Row
- After FTC Fine, Cactus Juice Co. Loses Bid For Trademark
- Rite Aid Makes Blind Customers Recite PIN Aloud, Suit Says
- GM, Treasury Blast Watchdog's Effort To Snag Bailout Emails
- 5 Steps To Data Breach Coverage For Card Issuer Liability
- Boulder Can't Melt Smart Balance Butter False Ad Suit
- Virginia's 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar
- GM May Dodge Punitive Damages With Bankruptcy Shield
- Target, MasterCard Pact To Clear High Buy-In Hurdle
- HSBC Mortgage Unit Discloses Customer Data Leak
- Yelp Says User Complaints Don't Prove Reviews Were Rigged
- Target's MasterCard Deal Won't Become Breach Bellwether
- Amazon Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable, Class Says
- Revlon Says 9th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Apply To Label Row
- Senators Propose Data Breach National Standards
- FCC Just Upped The Ante For Communications Cos. And FTC
- Texas AG Rips Radioshack's Plan To Sell Customer Data
- Google Play User Says Hackers Stole Thousands In Purchases
- Calif. Retailers Better Check Their Supply Chains
- Target Strikes $19M Deal With MasterCard Over Data Breach
- Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Roger Heller
- GM Judge Says Bankruptcy Shield Blocks Most Defect Suits
- Equifax FCRA Plaintiffs Win Class Status On 2nd Attempt
- Unilever Butter Spray Suit Stayed For ConAgra Appeal
- McDermott Will Attys Duck Sanctions For Not Dropping Claim
- BofA Says Legal Expenses Fell To $370M In Q1
- Home Depot Settles Faulty-Railing Class Action
- 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
- 29M Patient Records Jeopardized In Just 3 Years, AMA Says
- Let The Buyer And Retailer Beware Of Pricing Practices
- 3rd-Party Onlookers May Trigger Breach Of EU Privacy Laws
- Medical Alert Co. Exec Must Pay $3.4M For Scamming Elderly
- Data Breach Notification Bill Clears House Committee
- FDA Warns Kind Bars Don't Live Up To 'Healthy' Labeling
- UK FCA Fines BNY Mellon $186M For Violating Custody Rules
- BofA Can't Duck Credit Reporting Suit Over Canceled Debts
- House Passes Two Bills To Tweak Dodd-Frank Loan Rules
- Lumber Liquidators Faces Injunction Bid Over DIY Tests
- Wis. Oneida Tribe Hit With Class Action Over Card Receipts
- Travelers, Web Design Co. Settle Bank Data Breach Battle
- Home Health Co. In Contempt For Flouting FCA Discovery
- Sony Denies Expert Destroyed Evidence In Vaio Laptop Row
- 9th Circ. Comes Around On CAFA
- 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over Mortgage E-Payment Fees
- SEC To Crack Down On Retail Sale Of Complex Securities
- LinkedIn Slams Atty Fees In $1.25M Data Breach Deal
- Cybersecurity Bill Aims To Give Cos. Liability Protection
- Big Tobacco Sues FDA Over Label Guidance
- Labor Dept. Seeks To Expand Fiduciary Duties
- FTC Ends Office Depot Probe Over 'Made In USA' Labels
- CFPB, Navajo Take Aim At Tax-Refund Loan Scam
- Auto Law Firms Deny Blame For Audited Dealer's Bad Contract
- Ch. 11 Judge Frees TRW Of Chrysler Steering Defect Liability
- AT&T, Industry Groups Sue FCC Over Net Neutrality
- Conn. State, Tribal Officials Slam Okla. Payday Lenders
- Ex-Scientologists Challenge Arbitration Order In Fraud Suit
- House Committee Will Vote On Data Breach Bill
- Chase Must Notify Extra 7M Of $34M TCPA Deal
- Plaintiffs Urge JPML To Send Sirius TCPA Suits To Illinois
- Miss. AG Told To Turn Over Documents From Google Probe
- Delta Beats EU Pay-For-Travel-Delay Claim In 7th Circ.
- FTC Says Calif. Mortgage Relief Firm Charged Improper Fees
- SeaWorld Backlash Mounts With Fla. Orca Abuse Claims Suit
- CFPB Uses Old Strategy In Robocall Debt Collection Case
- LinkedIn Says Users OK'd Likenesses In Marketing Emails
- Google Rips Privacy Class Action Over Data Value Claim
- Wal-Mart's Vision Centers Overcharge Consumers, Suit Says
- Telecom Industry Group Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality
- Changes To Calif. Prop 65 May Affect Texas Businesses
- Wash. Decision Illustrates Challenges For Breach Plaintiffs
- How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
- This Week In Congress: Taxes, Budget Resolution And Iran
- Calif. High Court To Mull Fewer Limits On Arbitration Deals
- Riddell Helmet-Safety Study Bogus, Youth Football Org. Says
- HSBC, Assurant To Pay $1.8M To End Insurance Kickback Row
- Rising Stars: Jones Day's Albert Rota
- NJ Court Orders Records In Gerber Probiotic False Ad Suit
- Ocwen Feeding Bad Info To Credit Agencies, 9th Circ. Told
- Job Seeker Drops Out Of FCRA Suit Against Michaels
- 9th Circ. Revives Hain 'All Natural' Cosmetics Class Action
- Lufthansa Says Hackers Hit Hundreds Of Flyers' Accounts
- High Court Asked To Decide If Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
- PayPal Could Face CFPB Suit Over Lending Service
- HSBC Can Pursue $30M Overdraft Fee Deal In State Court
- Cobbled-Together Defect Suit Should Be Nixed: Chrysler
- Taking Legal Analytics To The Next Level
- Snuggie Seller Pays $7.5M To End FTC Suit
- Testimony On Fighting Health Fraud Tells Of Digital Tools
- Consumer Data In Bankruptcy: Saleable Asset Or Liability?
- FCC Reviewing Verizon's Use Of 'Supercookies' Ad Program
- Starbucks' 'Junk Science' Downplays Cancer Risk: Nonprofit
- Wegmans Asks Court To Toss 'Fresh Baked' Bread Ads Suit
- Rising Star: Blank Rome's Cheryl S. Chang
- Bayer Says Tossing Brain Supplement Suit Is A No-Brainer
- Conseco Wins Dismissal Of Policy Fees Suit
- Calif. 'Made In USA' Label Law Upheld In Jeans Class Suit
- Morgan Stanley Reaches $4.5M Deal To End HAMP Suit
- Lexus Buyers Seek Fla. Toyota Melting Dash Suit Remand
- Consumer Urges Court To Keep Whole Foods Sales Tax Row
- GOPs Tell Regulators To Back Off Operation Choke Point
- Mortgage Lender Targeted Vets With VA Logos, CFPB Says
- Facebook Pushes For End To Austrian Privacy Class Action
- JPML Centralizes Michaels Class Suits Over Job Credit Checks
- Uber Class Actions Come To Calif. Fast And Furiously
- Hain Celestial Must Face 'All Natural' Deception Claims
- Calif. Court Strikes Homeowner Insurance Protections
- FCC Fills Data Security Gap With Record Fine Against AT&T
- Group Sues DEA For Illegal Collection Of Phone Records
- First American Can't Force Arbitration In Fee Fight Appeal
- JPML Sends TD Overdraft Suits To South Carolina
- Hearing Set In European Facebook Privacy Class Action
- CFPB Freezes Assets In Phantom Debt Robocall Suit
- Food, Consumer Groups Fight USDA Organic Rule Change
- Comcast Wins Ruling On DirecTV's Rob Lowe Ads
- Suit Targets USDA Synthetic Substance Review For Organics
- Holiday Cruise Line Text Ads Draw Consumer Ire In TCPA Row
- FTC V. Wyndham: Recent Developments And Implications
- 3rd Circ. Rules FDCPA Covers Foreclosure Complaints
- AT&T To Pay $25M To Settle FCC Data Breach Claims
- Mercedes Can't Escape Leaky AC Class Action
- 'Cosmeceutical' Classification In Regulatory Crosshairs
- Racket Maker Gets Final Nod For $4.5M False Ad Pact
- AMC Viewer Not Covered By Video Privacy Law, Judge Rules
- Pom Urges DC Circ. To Rehear FTC Suit Over Ads
- Bimbo Bakeries Slams Class Bid In False Labeling Action
- FTC Hits 2 Cos. Over EU Data Transfer Safe Harbor Lapses
- McDermott Deserves Sanctions In Food Truck Row, Court Told
- Playtex Can't Shake Off $13M False Ad Verdict, 9th Circ. Told
- Warner Bros. Says Anti-Piracy Steps OK Under 1st Amendment
- FCA Hit With Dodge Ram False Safety-Sticker Row
- Monitor Not Done Investigating Ocwen Mortgage Servicing
- Consumer Groups Push FTC To Probe Google Kids App
- $10M Deal In WaMu Mortgage Fraud Suit Passes Final Test
- Is 'Paleo' The Next Battleground In Food Litigation?
- Citibank Case Puts Another Breed Of Class Action In Peril
- D&B Says No Proof It Acted With Malice In Credit Report Suits
- Kraft Cheese Buyers Say 'Natural' Ads Misled Whole Class
- Google App Users Claim Privacy Class Action Still Has Legs
- Vitamin Shoppe Says Studies Back Up Protein Labels
- Natrol Ch. 11 Buyer Sues Ex-Owners Over 'Sham' Contract
- AOL Wants 'Wrong Number' TCPA Class Action Tossed
- Class Action Over Leaky Mercedes' AC Faces Chilly Judge
- Dollar Thrifty Fights Class Cert. Bid In Add-On Fees Suit
- High Court Rebuffs Loan Servicer In Tribal Arbitration Row
- Class Action Mooting Meets Twombly And Iqbal
- Google Defeats Class Cert. Bid Over In-App Purchases
- RadioShack Bankruptcy To Test Shelf Life Of Privacy Vows
- 11th Circ. Told Wells Fargo Appeal Is Premature In FCA Suit
- Microsoft Drops Do-Not-Track Setting As Its Default
- FTC Atty Warns Telemarketers About Robocall Compliance
- Anheuser-Busch Beer Not American-Made, Suit Says
- Saks Escapes Customer's Return Policy Class Action
- Tommy Hilfiger Faces TCPA Class Action Over Text Messages
- Tips For Cutting The Cord On TCPA Lawsuits
- Dish Network Liable For All 22 Calls In TCPA Row, Jury Finds
- Calif. High Court Takes Up Citibank Arbitration Dispute
- BJ's Charges Full Sales Tax On Discounted Items, Suit Says
- Facebook's Facial Recognition Violates Privacy, Suit Says
- Retailers Turn To Data Security Czars To Fight Breaches
- Diet Pill Maker, Snooki Can't Dodge False Ad Class Action
- FCC Commish Forecasts TCPA Clarity, More Privacy Actions
- Google Can't Shake All Of Wallet User's Privacy Claims
- State AGs Urge Lawmakers To Investigate Supplement Cos.
- McKesson Hit With Discovery Sanctions In TCPA Suit
- JPMorgan Paid Out $2.2B In Mortgage Relief Under 2013 Deal
- EU Pushes Boundaries Of What Amounts To A Cartel
- HSBC Escapes Claims It Left Hundreds In Foreclosure Limbo
- Tiversa Denies Stealing LabMD Data File, Misleading FTC
- Hulu's Win Won't Halt Video Privacy Class Actions
- Wis. Fed. Judge Toses Most Claims in Blu-Ray Buyer's Case
- CAFA Removal OK Under High Court's Dart Cherokee: 9th Circ.
- Defective Tractor-Trailer Engines Lose Power, Suit Says
- Inside The New Data Breach Laws In Montana And Wyoming
- Student Account Scorecard Is Next CFPB Disclosure Fight
- Pfizer Dodges Centrum Multivitamin False Ad Class Action
- Nutrex, GNC, Others Sued Over Falsely Marketed Supplements
- Hulu Beats Viewers' Facebook Privacy Class Action
- Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider