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Consumer Protection - February, 2019
328 articles
- Ex-Jockey Agent's $25K Fine Upheld In NY Race Data 'Hack'
- Chase Gets Quick Trip To 9th Circ. In Escrow Class Row
- Industries That Owe $11.7 Trillion Could Be Hacked: Report
- Calif. Restaurant Co. Escapes Excess Surcharge Claims
- Bipartisan Trio Floats Bill To Stop Debt Collection Robocalls
- Farmers Sue Ohio Town Over Lake Erie 'Bill Of Rights'
- Judge Urges OK Of $19M Deal Over 'Warcraft' Promo Texts
- Plumbers, Homebuilder Blast $43.5M Tubing Defect Deal
- VW Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Suit Still Alive, Unchanged
- Debt Collector's Notice Was Clear Enough, NJ Judge Says
- Teva Can't Beat Whistleblowers' FCA Suit Over Paid Speakers
- Dems Launch Legislative Broadside At Mandatory Arbitration
- 3rd Circ. Limits Scope Of FTC Judicial Enforcement Authority
- Amazon, Walmart, Costco Sued Over Fake 'Kona' Coffee
- Attys In $30M Roofing MDL Deal Seek $7.5M In Fees
- Cablevision User Denied Class Cert. Over Arbitration Opt-Out
- Risks Of Promoting Products As 'Safe' For Pregnant Women
- Dow Jones Dodges Subscriber's Suit Over Personal Info Sale
- Saints Fans Drop Suit Over Missed Penalty In Playoff Game
- Wells Fargo Reveals DOJ, SEC Talks Over Sales Practices
- States' Power Dominates 2nd Day Of Federal Privacy Hearings
- Comcast Wins Bid To Arbitrate Xfinity Customer's Privacy Suit
- Oilfield Equipment Co. Claims Manufacturer Sold Faulty Parts
- OCC Takes Aim At NY Regulator's Fintech Charter Suit
- TikTok To Pay Record $5.7M For Collecting Kids' Data
- Atty Blasts NFL Concussion Admin, Alleging Excessive Audits
- MoneyGram Investors Sue For Consumer Fraud Records
- Genentech Profits Off Wasteful Cancer Drug Vials, Suit Says
- FTC Settles Its First Challenge Of Fake Amazon Reviews
- Akin Gump Calls For FCC Guidance On Junk Fax Liability
- Morgan & Morgan, Others Split $1M In Wendy's Breach Deal
- $50M Wendy's Data Breach Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK
- Cryptocurrency Owner Accused Of $6M Theft From Investors
- What To Know About NY's New Rules For Selling Annuities
- Better Late Than Never? Not So For Class Cert. Appeals
- EU Privacy Law Not Good Model For US, House Panel Told
- Moviemakers Lied To Investors To Net $160K, SEC Says
- EPA Enforcement Chief Defends Efforts To Skeptical Dems
- Bayer Beats Certified Class In $600M Vitamin Labeling Row
- CFPB Seeks To Force Law Firm To Comply With Probe
- Fed Chair Pledges Thorough Review Of BB&T-SunTrust Deal
- Credit Bureau CEOs Put On Defense As Dems Rip Data Scares
- Mt. Gox Founder Says Japan Payout Could Moot Ill. Claims
- NECC Execs Say Conspiracy Convictions 'Legally Impossible'
- Nissan Wants Drivers' Faulty Transmission Suit Tossed
- GM Dodges Class Action Over Leaky Cadillac Sunroofs
- Saints Fan Calls Foul On NFL's Bid To Toss Playoff Suit
- Apple Defeats Ill., Texas Fraud Claims Over IPhone Screens
- Sierra Pacific Hit With Price-Fixing, Kickback Suit
- FCC Asks If Parental TV Rating System Actually Works
- 4th Circ. ADA Website Case Is Narrow Victory For Businesses
- Missed Appeal Deadline Can't Be Extended, Justices Rule
- Jerry Seinfeld Points Finger At Dealer In Fake Porsche Suit
- Don't Advance Drug Antitrust Claims, Express Scripts Urges
- What To Watch As Congress Mulls Federal Privacy Legislation
- Citi Can't Skirt 9th Circ. Preemption Ruling, Borrower Says
- Vanda Hid Off-Label Fraud Scheme From Investors, Suit Says
- UK Regulator Seeks To Shift Focus To Consumer Protection
- VW Asks Redo In Bid To Ax Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit
- House Passes Further Crackdown On Pirate Radio
- Top Senate Intel Dem Zeroes In On Health Care Cybersecurity
- Calif. AG, Senator Float Fixes To State Consumer Privacy Law
- Mortgage Fraudster Denies He Disputed Presentence Facts
- Justices To Review Statute Of Limitations In FDCPA Cases
- Kids Urge 9th Circ. To Greenlight Climate Trial
- High Court Won't Review BofA's Win In $3B Deal Dispute
- Sens. Want FTC To Probe Facebook Over Kids' App Purchases
- Public Storage Nears Post-Trial Win In $100M Insurance Suit
- 3rd Circ. Says Debt Buyer Counts As Collector Under Fed. Law
- Facebook To Face NY Probe After Report On Privacy Practices
- State Street May Face SEC Suit Claiming Client Overcharges
- Equifax Says Regulators To Seek Damages Over 2017 Breach
- VW Emissions Opt-Out Drivers Must Try Suits In Federal Court
- Sports Betting Site Faces TCPA Suit Over Mass Texts
- Costco Can't Ditch Suit Over Shorted Membership Refunds
- DeVry Reaches $16M Settlement With Directors In Ads Suit
- Cox Seeks To Trim Class Size In Ariz. TCPA Suit
- Google, Facebook Oppose Australian Algorithm Regulator
- 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
- Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
- Trump, Kids Say Changes To Racketeering Suit Don't Fix It
- FTC Urged To Make Google Spin Off Nest After Privacy Flap
- 2nd Circ. Saves FTC Oversight Of Red-Hot Memory Aid Sector
- US-Calif. Emission Talks Breakdown Could Spark Legal War
- BMW To Pay $3.7M To End NJ Spam Faxes Suit
- CFPB, Florida Regulators Want Their Ocwen Suits Merged
- Proposed Calif. Measure Closes Loophole In Data Breach Law
- NY AG Beats Ripoff Subscription Seller In Appeals Court
- Facebook Can't Avoid Targeted Ad Campaign Class Action
- Online Ad Group Said Bidding Practice Conflicted With GDPR
- DirecTV Stuck With TCPA Suit Over Text Ad, For Now
- UPMC Hits Back At Pa. AG Over Extending Highmark Contract
- BNY Mellon Wants Closed Trusts Booted From Tax Fee Suit
- NY, Fla. Buyers Favored For Cert. In Gerber False Ad Suit
- Texas Floats Bill Requiring Re-Roofers To Register With State
- Navient Quick Win Bid Punted In CFPB Loan Servicing Suit
- OCC Pushes Back On Discovery Bid In Fintech Charter Fight
- ADA Web Accessibility Suits Threaten Credit Unions, Barr Told
- Ill. Ruling Kills Facebook's Privacy Appeal, 9th Circ. Told
- Ballard Spahr Hires 2 Banking Pros For Minneapolis Office
- 2nd Circ. Judge Must Exit FTC Case, Supplement Co. Says
- Stakes Rise For Regulating Hard-To-Define Data Brokers
- CarMax Says Claims Of Defective Cars Should Be Tossed
- Feds Blast Kids' Bid To Halt Gov't Fossil Fuel Approvals
- Auto Fuel Cleaner Co. Sued For Peddling 'Snake Oil' Additive
- NJ Fee Award Didn't Consider Interrelated Claims, Court Says
- A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
- Judge Limits Evidence For Roundup Bellwether Trial
- Clyde & Co. Atty Describes Cancer's Shadow In J&J Talc Trial
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework Still Going Strong 5 Years On
- Hertz, ATS To Pay $3.7M To End Golden Gate Bridge Toll Suit
- MLB's Rawlings Cries Foul In Baseball Bat False Ad Suit
- Opt-Out Drivers Can't Remand VW Emissions Suits
- LLC Plaintiffs Ruling Can't Save Banks From Mass. FCA Suit
- Wells Fargo Should Pay More After Tech Glitch, Couple Say
- High Court Won't Hear Fight Over Md. Price-Gouging Law
- Settlement Ends Kohl's Credit Card Fees Case Before Trial
- 'Fortnite' Hack Exposed Player Payment Info, Suit Claims
- Free Cookie Deal Leaves Crumbs For Consumers, Feds Say
- 5 Ways To Reduce Risk Under Ill. Biometric Privacy Law
- Tesla Blasts 'Baseless' Claims In Sudden-Acceleration Suit
- The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
- An Important Class Issue The High Court Left Unresolved
- The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
- Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
- Public Storage Class Ignoring Limits In $100M Suit, Judge Told
- TCPA Challengers Can't Go Around Gov't, High Court Told
- AbbVie, Eli Lilly Beat Insurer's RICO Suit in Testosterone MDL
- 3 Questions After EPA's New Water Contamination Action
- 3M, Others Rip PFAS Suit Seeking To Represent 99% Of US
- Facebook Data Leak Negotiations Put FTC In Hot Seat
- Restitution In Kohl's Credit Card Fight Is Up To Jury
- Insulin Giants Beat RICO Claims Brought By Patients
- Judge OKs $3.5M Deal In Charter School Shareholder Suit
- GoPro Will Pay $6.75M To End Stock Drop Suit
- Super 8 Owner's Cert. Bid Denied In AT&T Junk Fax Suit
- Spirit Flyers Ask 2nd Circ. To Mull Bag-Fee Preemption Fight
- Calif. Insurer Sent Unwanted Automated Texts, Court Hears
- Identifying Jurors Who Are Susceptible To The Reptile Strategy
- Class Cert. Is Next Frontier Of Data Breach Litigation
- Consumer Group Says Data Back Clean Car Standards
- Dating App Says Sprawling Breach Exposed 6M Users' Data
- Twilio Can't Shake Nev. Theater Customers' TCPA Claims
- Retailers Asked To Adopt Standards For Connected Devices
- Dems Float Bill For Upfront Fees In Internet, Cable Bills
- Flyers Ink $58M Deal With Last Airline In Price-Fixing Suit
- Federal Student Loan Servicers Got Lax Oversight: DOE Audit
- Attys Want $650K Fees In New Balance 'Made In USA' Suit
- FCC Mulls New Rules, Unit To Fight Spoofed Calls
- Pittsburgh Firm Fights Claims Of Malpractice, Fake Reviews
- Landry's Fights Visa To Keep $12M Claim In Data Breach Row
- Philip Morris Seeks New Trial After 'Grossly Excessive' Verdict
- 2 Firms In $4M Lyft TCPA Deal Seek Nearly $1M Attys' Fees
- Where Calif. Privacy Law And Employee Benefits Data Collide
- EPA Releases Plan To Combat Water Contamination
- Federal Privacy Law Needed To Protect Consumers, GAO Says
- NYC Fund Boss Admits To $22M Belize Airport Fraud
- DC Firm Helped Ranbaxy Avoid FDA Scrutiny, RICO Suit Says
- Scandal, Not Market Woes, Led To Facebook Stock Drop: Suit
- Wendy's Inks $50M Deal To End Hacked Payment Data Claims
- Monsanto MDL Judge Slams Experts' 'Low Quality' Opinions
- CFTC Publishes 1st Exam Cheat Sheet, Plans More Checks
- Feds Announce 10 Arrests In 2nd Phony Car Sales Scam
- Cohen Milstein, Levi & Korsinsky Get Lead In MoneyGram Row
- Poultry Co. To Cough Up $1.4M, Cooperate In Price-Fix Case
- Facebook Users' Bid To Kill Appeal 'Fanciful,' 9th Circ. Told
- Del. Revenue At Risk In High Court Unclaimed Property Suit
- Fiat Chrysler Moves To Narrow Gearbox Class Suit
- Recent Trends In FTC Consumer Protection Enforcement
- Lowered Bar For BIPA Lawsuits Will Raise Insurance Issues
- Häagen-Dazs Customer Seeks Cert. Over 'Thank You' Texts
- Tracfone Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Ad Texts
- NFL Seeks To Sack Suit Over Saints' Playoff Loss To Rams
- Snack Co. Sued Over 'Drizzilicious' White Chocolate Labels
- Facebook Says It's Not Right Time, Place For DC Privacy Suit
- AT&T Defends Public Injunction Waiver At 9th Circ.
- Restitution's Absence In Recent CFPB Deals Sparks Scrutiny
- Feds Warn Of Romance Scams Ahead Of Valentine's Day
- Big Pharma Peers Won't Follow J&J On Price Transparency
- 'Garbage To Gold' Plastics Co. Defrauded Investors, SEC Says
- WTO Will Rule On India's Revised Restrictions On US Poultry
- FCA, Engine Maker Say Dodge Ram Emissions Suit Still Fails
- Denver Firm Settles Suit Over Published Credit Scores
- Class Claims Stripped In Labeling Suit Over Bat's Weight
- Blind Can't Access Fla. Golf Course's Website, ADA Suit Says
- Ex-FTC Head Says German Facebook Order Sows Confusion
- Wyndham Wins Bid To Shield Mistakenly Disclosed Docs
- Debt Collector Can't Escape Suit Over Its Lack Of License
- Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
- 3 Steps To Get Ahead Of ADA Web Accessibility Issues
- Wash. Bill Would Further Complicate Privacy Landscape
- Yahoo Breach Deal's Failure Shows Vagueness Doesn't Pay
- Reg Rollbacks Seen As Bit Player In $28B BB&T-SunTrust Deal
- Arnold & Porter Faces Contempt Push In Horizon FCRA Suit
- NY Judge Says Kind Bar Deceptive Ad Suit Can Proceed
- FTC Dem Wants Answers, Accountability From Tech Giants
- State Farm Tries To Nix Auto 'Undervaluation' Claims
- Debt Collector Can't Force Arbitration Over Card Agreements
- Ad Co. Spying Suit Heads To State Court As Parties Near Deal
- Insurer Can't Exit Coverage Suit Over $28M Robocall Deal
- Pa. AG Sues Verizon Over Unmet Promises Of Amazon Perks
- RBC's Former US Unit Settles Overdraft Cases For $7.5M
- Attys' Business Ties End Class Cert. Request In TCPA Suit
- Ramen Noodle Buyers Seek Retrial In Defeated Antitrust Suit
- Retailers At Risk From New Glyphosate Liability Theories
- Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
- Boston Fights Airbnb Bid To Stop Short-Term Rental Regs
- A Broad Approach To Opt-Out Texts
- ADEA Protections For Outside Applicants Still Up In The Air
- A Lack Of Specificity In Calif. 'Asterisk' Labeling Claims
- One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
- 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
- Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
- Keep Mortgage Broker's Contempt Order, 4th Circ. Hears
- Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order Skirts Dismissal
- Top Cases And Developing Trends In FCA Litigation: Part 2
- Feds Cap Banner Year For HIPAA Enforcement With $3M Pact
- Alleged Roger Stone Ties Inflame NFL Concussion Atty Spat
- DOJ Fights To Overturn Rep In Duro Dyne Asbestos Trust
- Facebook Ruling Gives Antitrust Weight To Data Privacy
- Spirit Flyers Urge High Court To Deny Arbitration Row Appeal
- Firms Conspired To File Bogus ADA Suits, Restaurateur Says
- $2.5M Navient Robocall Deal Finalized, $833K Attys Fees OK'd
- NJ Timeshare Cos. Denied Atty Fees After Beating Fraud Suit
- EPA Penalties Dip In 2018 As Agency Moves To Compliance
- Fiat Chrysler Loses Ch. 11 Appeal Over Crash Victim Claim
- New Calif. Bill Would Make Telecoms Stop Spoofed Robocalls
- 2nd Circ. Leans FTC's Way In Memory-Booster Battle
- Kids Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Gov't Fossil Fuel Project Approvals
- 1 Global Notes Ruled Securities, Keeping SEC Suit Alive
- AllianceOne Agrees To Pay $2.2M To Settle FCRA Suit
- Navigating Federal And State Rules For Extended Warranties
- The Role Of Data Analytics In Mass Torts
- GDPR's Targeted Marketing Rules Reach Beyond Google
- The Price Of An Improperly Disclosed Social Media Ad
- Google Investor Wants Records On Breaches, Misconduct
- Top Cases And Developing Trends In FCA Litigation: Part 1
- FTC Asks High Court To Deny Soundboard Rule Challenge
- FCC's Power To Interpret TCPA Undisputed, High Court Told
- 6 Of 7 J&J Talc Samples Contained Asbestos, Jury Told
- Watchdog Groups Sue Pilgrim's Pride For Deceptive Marketing
- Johnson & Johnson To Include Drug Cost Info In TV Ads
- EPA Touts Compliance Focus On Air Pollution, Drinking Water
- Gerber Faces Doubt That Bid To Toss FTC Ad Claims Will Fly
- GOP Hints At Net Neutrality Compromises They'd Consider
- Attys Score $28M In Transamerica Insurance Rate Deal
- Despite Plans To Police Class Actions, DOJ Targets Only 2
- Pet Food Co. Must Face Calif. Tainted Food Class Action
- Lieff Cabraser, Others Collect $66M In Fiat Emissions MDL
- 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
- Customers Blast St. Louis Sports Bars Over Text Messages
- German Antitrust Watchdog Curbs Facebook's Data Collection
- Black Licorice Twizzlers Destroyed My Life, NY Man Claims
- Overdraft Fees Not Interest, Citizens Bank Tells 1st Circ.
- Large Class Wins Cert. In Suit Over Cox's Alleged Robocalls
- DLA Piper Says GDPR Has Sparked 59K Data Breach Reports
- J&J 'Captured' Regulators To Hide Talc Asbestos, Jury Told
- 11 Marriott Data Breach Suits Moved To Maryland For MDL
- CFPB Pitches Axing Underwriting Provisions In Payday Rule
- Pet Food Co. Dodges Suit Alleging Harmful Heavy Metals
- Tax Lenders Class Action May Proceed, 4th Circ. Says
- GOP Measure Would Hasten Approval Of Judges, Nominees
- Time Is Right For Fintech Charter Ruling, State Bank Org Says
- China-Backed Hackers Targeted US Law Firm: Security Co.
- Sports Fans Reach $2.5M Text Deal With Network, Car Cos.
- Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
- CPSC Is Shifting Toward Voluntary Standards
- An Icy Blast For NY Insurers Using External Consumer Data
- Buyers Not Getting Their Fill From Chocolate Boxes, Suit Says
- Takeaways From Military Member Complaints At CFPB
- Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Hit With RICO Suit
- EU Recalls Kids' Smartwatch Over Privacy, Hacking Fears
- Wall Street Wants Backup To Fight Fraud Targeting Seniors
- Reed Smith Hires Former BNY Mellon Manager, UBS Director
- CFPB Hands $100K Fine To Payday Lender Cash Tyme
- Charles Schwab Says 9th Circ. Must Compel ERISA Arbitration
- DOJ Tells 6th Circ. Cooker Deal 'Worthless' To Consumers
- A Look At FINRA's New 529 Plan Self-Reporting Initiative
- Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
- EU's Antitrust Chief Warns Not To Let Data Be Monopolized
- AT&T Vendor Can't Arbitrate Suit Sans Contract, Court Told
- Judge Warns Against Attys 'Feeding' Experts In Roundup MDL
- Judge DQs Atty For Man Implicated In $364M Consumer Scam
- Kona Beer Can't Appeal Class Cert. In Labeling Suit
- Ireland Throws Privacy Flag On Facebook's Integration Plans
- 11th Circ. Backs Sperm Bank's Win In Sham-Donor Suit
- 4 Key Issues In Kids' Climate Suit At 9th Circ.
- Gym Members' Reinstatement Request Hits Wall At 2nd Circ.
- Pfizer Should Face Label Suit, Robitussin Buyers Say
- Sidley Adds Ex-Skadden Litigation Partner In Los Angeles
- Mercedes Must Face Most Diesel Emissions Claims In NJ
- Home Depot Applicant Says Credit Check Forms Are Improper
- Proactiv Marketer To Pay Up To $8.5M Over Auto Renewals
- Chili's Parent Co. Must Face Data Breach Suit, Court Told
- Ricola Hit With False Labeling Suit Over Throat Drops
- Drivers Blew Chance On Engine Defect Claims, BMW Says
- PE Firm Sued For Return Of $2M Crypto Investment
- Thoratec Inks $11.9M Deal With Investors In Heart Device Suit
- On Privacy, Europe And California Are Not Good Models
- RJ Reynolds Hit With $300K Verdict In $45M Cancer Trial
- Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
- Clarifying State Consumer Fraud Act At NJ High Court
- 7th Circ. Decision Overlooks Purpose Of Age Bias Law
- As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
- Kids Can't Sue US Over Global Warming, 9th Circ. Told
- Facebook, Users Both Face Skeptical Judge In Privacy MDL
- Idaho Sen. Unveils Outline For Housing Finance Reform
- Apple's Facebook, Google App Bans Shake Up Privacy Fight
- Jerry Seinfeld's 'Rare' Porsche Was Fake, Buyer Claims
- CFPB Unveils Settlement In NDG Online Payday Lending Case
- Tough Mudder Hopes To Dodge Runners' Claims
- Farmers Insurance TCPA Suit Heads To Mediation
- Purdue Brass 'Milked' $4B From Opioid Addiction: Mass. AG
- DC Circ. Judges Hammer At FCC's Thinking On Net Neutrality
- Duracell, Retailers Hit With Suit Over Defective Flashlights
- IoT A Privacy Risk For People With Disabilities, Report Says
- Users Say Ill. Ruling Should Halt Facebook Face ID Appeal
- Samsung Galaxy Buyer Seeks Cert. In Suit Over Device Speed
- InventHelp Fraud Class Action Has Legs, Court Told
- Fiat Chrysler Drivers Seek Cert. In Gearshift Defect MDL
- Colorado Could Carve Smoother Path For Digital Tokens
- $22M BofA Overdraft Deal Gets Final OK Despite Objections
- Ex-Insys Exec Testifies On Blowing Up At Founder
- Target Customers Seek Cert. In B-Vitamin Class Action
- Pa. AG Files Criminal Case Against Pittsburgh Water Agency
- Allergan Deal Gets Compounder To Say Drugs Not FDA-OK'd
- Best Buy 'Geek Squad' Escapes Warranty Fraud Suit
- Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1