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Consumer Protection - October, 2021
318 articles
- PeopleNet Must Face Ill. Biometric Privacy Claims In 2 Courts
- DOJ Reloads Key Weapon In Fight Against Corporate Crime
- Online Lender Faces Loan Processing Scrutiny From CFPB
- CFPB Names 2 For Top Supervision, Enforcement Posts
- Orangetheory Branch Hit With Suit Alleging Spam Texts
- FCA, Engine Maker Say Truck Emissions Class Cert. Bid Fails
- Shkreli Can't Take The Stand Remotely At FTC Antitrust Trial
- Wawa, Consumers Agree To $3.2M In Class Atty Fees
- Inside Commerce's New Cybersecurity Export Controls
- 11th Circ. Splits But Holds In Revised FDCPA Opinion
- Toyota Urges Toss Of Rav4 Hybrid Fuel Capacity Suit
- Coke's Piña Colada Fanta Not The Real Thing, Suit Says
- Rutgers Gets Initial OK Of $5M Deal In COVID-19 Tuition Suit
- Oil Execs Face Hill Heat Over Alleged Climate Deceptions
- Ga. Appeals Court Dismisses 4 Talc Suits Against J&J
- PayPal Calls CFPB's Fee Disclosure Rule 'Problematic'
- Walgreens, CVS Eye Prescription Data In Tribe's Opioid Row
- SEC Says NJ Broker Stole $2.8M With Fraudulent Transfers
- Gun Accessory Shop Denies Selling Illegal Silencers
- CFPB Chief Fears Growth Of Big Tech 'Surveillance State'
- Expect More Regulatory Action From Chopra's CFPB
- Mutual Of Omaha Agent Settles In Timber Co. Ponzi Scheme
- Attys Want $68M For Work In Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Suit
- Biden's DOJ Antitrust Pick Easily Clears Senate Panel
- Mass. Judge To Weigh Impact Of New Subaru On Car Data Law
- The Most Active Firms In Public False Claims Cases
- Philip Morris Can't Block Cig Warning Rule Set For Late 2022
- 9th Circ. Says AT&T Can Force Arbitration In DirecTV Now Suit
- FTC Updates Financial Data Security Rule Over GOP Rebuke
- Ice Cream Buyers Denied Class Cert. In Unilever Vanilla Suit
- CFPB Chief 'Worried' About Big Tech Takeover In Payments
- Schwab Clients Denied Class Cert. In Trade Orders Suit
- Amazon Wants Expanded DC Antitrust Suit Tossed
- 25 States Want Justices To Hear Facebook Trafficking Case
- P&G's Oral-B Smart Toothbrush App Violates BIPA, Suit Says
- Insurer Aims To Kill Policy For Doc Facing Malpractice Suits
- Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
- Facebook Class Counsel Pick 'Well-Reasoned,' Chancery Told
- 9th Circ. Sends Vivint Solar Back To Arb. In 2nd Reversal
- $17M Kemper Data Breach Deal Gets Ill. Court's Early OK
- 9th Circ. Revives Noncitizen Bias Suit Against Spanish Bank
- Former Top CFPB Enforcement Official Heads To WilmerHale
- Pharmacy Exec Asks Full 1st Circ. To Toss Meningitis Case
- 3M Inks $12M Deal To Put To Rest Water Pollution Claims
- Popular Twitter User Hit With TRO Over Penny Stock Ploy
- Cybersecurity Rules Needed For Transpo Sector, Reps. Say
- Timeshare Co. Settles Part Of False Ad Suit With 'Exit' Firms
- DeVos Family Gave Theranos $100M 'On The Spot,' Jury Told
- 9th Circ. Partially Revives False Ad Suit Over Frozen Chicken
- Kanye's Yeezys Are Shipping Too Late, California Says
- Insurance MDL Over Ski Pass Coverage Permanently Tossed
- Wash. AG Accuses Chicken Producers Of Pricing Conspiracy
- House Panel Mulls More Scrutiny For US-Listed Chinese Cos.
- Valve Gets Consumers, Not Game Developer, Into Arbitration
- ViSalus Seeks 9th Circ. Reprieve From $925M TCPA Verdict
- Polish Airline Says Boeing's 737 Max Lies Cost It $250M
- EpiPen Buyers Can't Appeal Order Yet In Antitrust Case
- Calif. Judge Again Rejects 'Concerning' Solar Co. TCPA Deal
- Insys Execs Owe $48M For Duping Insurers 'All Day,' Feds Say
- Biden Taps Rosenworcel, Sohn To Round Out FCC
- Walmart, Hotel Hit With Ill. Suits Over Workers' Finger Scans
- Parties In Zantac MDL Propose Path To 2023 Bellwether Trials
- Paul Hastings Snags Venable's Financial Services Chair
- 9th Circ. Sides With Nestle On Arrowhead Water Labeling Suit
- 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Comcast Privacy Row Arbitration
- Drink Maker Accused Of Overstating Health Benefits On Label
- Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
- What Evolution Of Public Nuisance Claims Means For Cos.
- 7th Circ. Unsure Appeal In Coach's Abuse Suit Is Proper
- EPA Sets Toxicity Guideline For Newer 'Forever Chemicals'
- Pa. Treatment Center Faces Class Action Over Cyberattack
- New Subaru Shows Repair Law Is Viable, Mass. AG Says
- Ex-Pfizer Scientist Rips Report Holmes Sent To Walgreens
- Ranbaxy Argues It Can't Monopolize Drugs It Never Sold
- US Postal Service Moves To Escape Facial Recognition Suit
- 3 Open Questions Surrounding FCC Leadership Vacancies
- Best Practices As More Retailers Join The Secondhand Space
- Resolving When Fla. Consumer Statute Gives Cos. Standing
- Alba Botanica Maker Sued Over 'Reef-Friendly' Claims
- Roku Says Google Is Stifling Streaming Competition
- What Blockchain Means For The Future Of US Health Care
- Zoom Users' $85M Deal Ending 'Zoombombing' Suits Gets OK
- Stop Illegal Robocalls Or Face Blocking, FCC Warns Cos.
- Ex-Insys CEO Gets 8 Months Shaved Off Prison Term
- Feds Pledge 'Most Aggressive' Effort Yet To Tackle Redlining
- Judge Says Boeing Stock Doesn't Mean Recusal In Crash Suit
- App Store 'Nutrition Labels' Raise New Privacy Risks For Cos.
- Dickey's BBQ Blasts Attys' Pan Of $2.35M Data Breach Deal
- 'Free Cruise' Duo Permanently Banned From Robocalls
- Walmart And Belkin Lied On Wi-Fi Speed, Linksys Buyers Say
- FCC Urged To Allow Choice In Apt., Condo Broadband Service
- DOJ Sues To Collect FCC's $9.9M Fine From Racist Robocaller
- 9th Circ. Mulls VW Intervening In Fight For Jones Day Report
- Coinbase Looks To Arbitrate Claims It Ran Deceptive Contest
- Pa. Grocer Blasts New Rehab Act Suit Over Mask Policy
- FTC Finds ISP Data Collection As Invasive As Big Tech
- Aussie Called Key Player In $50M Texting Scam Gets 9 Years
- Flint Council Can't Stop McLaren Settlement Payment
- CFPB Targets Amazon, Facebook, Others In Payments Probe
- 9th Circ. Nixes Massage Envy's $10M Deal Over Counsel Fees
- Holmes Was Coached By Marketing Firms, Jury Told
- Blackbaud Can't Shake Negligence Claims In Data Breach Row
- Bayer Will Have To Face Investor Suit Over Roundup Litigation
- FCC Hears Rapid 3G Sunset Bad For Those In Rural Areas
- J&J, Ethicon Beat Pa. Woman's Untimely Hernia Mesh Suit
- Commerce Dept. Aims To Rein In Sale Of Hacking Tools
- DC Seeks To Add Facebook CEO To Data Privacy Suit
- Feds Charge Encryption Co. Execs With $50M Investor Fraud
- CFPB Says Consumers Must Know Risks As Libor Nears End
- Illinois Judge Pauses Little Caesars BIPA Suit
- ESG Disclosure Mandate Faces Hurdles Regardless Of Path
- FTC Accuses Loan Underwriter Of Facilitating Bogus Training
- Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
- Ga. Justices To Review General Motors CEO Deposition Fight
- CFPB's 1st Case Under Chopra Hits Prison Prepaid Card Co.
- Judge Hints 'End Of Road' For Parents' Google Loot Box Suit
- Holmes OK'd Testing Claims Over Atty's Concerns, Jury Told
- Regulators Urged To Tighten Guidance On Bank Partnerships
- Officials Warn Of Ransomware Crew Targeting Agriculture
- Shkreli Cites Rehab Too Late To Delay FTC Antitrust Trial
- Tootsie Roll Beats Suit Over Empty Package Space, For Now
- BofA Cardholders Eye Class Cert. In ATM Fee Row
- Hacker Gets 7 Years For Stealing Hospital Workers' Info
- What FTC's 'Penalty Offense Notices' Mean For Companies
- The Infrastructure Bill Should Not Target Cryptocurrency
- Judge Urges Green Light For Wyndham Timeshare Exit Claims
- Peloton Says False Ad Plaintiff Lied About Being Atty
- New TCPA Rulings Suggest Shorter Life For Autodialer Suits
- Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
- CMA Market Study To Kick Off Music Streaming Probe
- Firms Gird For Court Battles Over FTC Fake-Review Fines
- Dodge's 'Unfit' Muscle Cars' Value Sagged, Court Hears
- How Food Safety Ruling Supports FDA Framework
- Kroger, Others Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Against Tyson
- SEC Says 'Game-Like' Trading Apps Need More Examination
- Md. Judge Refuses Sanctions In Superfund Cleanup Case
- FCC Chief Wants To Make Mobile Providers Block Robotexts
- FTC Says Shkreli Has No Good Reason To Delay Antitrust Trial
- Dish Files Bad Faith Complaint Against Tegna
- FTC's New Approach Creates Challenges For M&A Deals
- U Of Fla. Can't Avoid Fees Suit Over Pandemic Shutdown
- Amazon Escapes Suit Over Purchased Video Prices, For Now
- T-Mobile Seeks Arbitration Of Consumer's Data Breach Suit
- Ex-FTC Consumer Protection Leader Joins BakerHostetler
- HelloFresh Gets Court OK For Mass. Record $14M TCPA Deal
- Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
- Ex-FTC Chair To Aid Maryland AG With Privacy, Antitrust Work
- Appeal Sought Over Chancery's Facebook Class Counsel Pick
- HP Must Face Most Claims In Suit Over Ink Cartridges
- 5th Circ. Says CFPB Payday Loan Regs Must Wait For Appeal
- Most Cancer Claims Survive In Suit Over Weight Loss Drug
- Theranos' Test Demo Hid Failures From Investors, Jury Told
- Skin Care Co. Ordered To Pay $2.3M For Copied Packaging
- Google Users Push For Class Cert. In Chrome Privacy Suit
- DOJ Lands 1st Indictment Of Many Expected In 737 Max Probe
- Rosen Law Firm To Lead Class In Robinhood MDL
- FTC Reaches Deal In Suit Over Alleged Inmate Call Plan Scam
- Treasury Issues Sanctions Compliance Guide Aimed At Crypto
- Compliance Tips For Marketing Health Benefits In Alcohol
- NJ Panel Undoes Cable Regulator's Prorated Bill Mandate
- Extension Of The HSR Waiting Period Increases Acquirer Risk
- $93.5M Deals In Chicken Price-Fixing Row Get Initial OK
- Student Debtors Lose Fla. Fraud Cases — For Now
- Kemper Strikes $17.6M Deal To End Data Breach Litigation
- Zendesk Wants 9th Circ. To Affirm Ax Of Investors' Breach Suit
- CFPB, FTC Wade Into 4th Circ. Fight Over Public Records Site
- Holmes Prayed As WSJ Reporter Raised Doubts, Jury Told
- Shkreli Wants FTC's Monopolization Trial Pushed Back
- Insurer Says Lab Charged Up To $979 Per COVID-19 Test
- Dental Co. To Pay $63M To End Investors' Price-Fixing Suit
- Cookware Firm Says Warranties Should Block Defect Suits
- Radio Frequency Suits Force FCC To Address Health Impact
- Otis Elevator Must Face Suit In NY Over Woman's Injury
- Realtors Can't Slam Door On Feds' Antitrust Probe, DOJ Says
- Facebook Can Process Data Without Consent: Irish Watchdog
- Ex-Walgreens Exec Told Holmes 'Haters Are Everywhere'
- NJ Fertility Clinic Inks Deal To Settle AG's Data Breach Probe
- Don't Cheat Consumers Using Fake Reviews, FTC Warns Cos.
- E-Cig Co. Hit With $2.5M Jury Verdict Over Defective Batteries
- EPA Takes First Step Toward Ethylene Oxide Reporting
- Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
- Godiva Inks $20M Deal To Settle 'Belgium 1926' Label Suit
- FTC Says Scammers Posing As FCC's Broadband Program
- How Social Media, Mass Torts Affect Adverse Event Reports
- Vivint Says ADT's The One Tricking Customers Into Switching
- Pa. Debt Firm Gets Deferred Prosecution In Corruption Case
- 'Gamification' Exposes Major Reg BI Flaw, SEC Official Says
- Nissan Drivers Get OK On $278M Transmission Defect Deal
- Takeaways From CFPB's Fair Debt Collection Rule Changes
- Latham Helped Vet Theranos Deal, Ex-Safeway CEO Says
- Alsup Cites 'Red Flag' In Denying UnitedHealthcare Deal
- First Republic Lacked 'Common Sense' In Big Theft, Suit Says
- CFPB Urged To Change Course On Earned-Wage Programs
- Ohio Urges High Court To Reject VW's Emissions Suit Appeal
- Altaba To Allot $400M To Verizon For Yahoo Settlement Appeal
- Amazon Sellers Want To Drop Ky. Price-Gouging Probe Suit
- Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
- Juul, Altria Want Tribes' Vape Claims Tossed From MDL
- Chopra Officially Takes Reins As CFPB's Next Director
- Geico Inks $19.5M Deal With Policyholders Over Payments
- Molekule's $1.3M Air Purifier Settlement Gets Initial Nod
- Gibson Dunn Snags Veteran Tech Partner From Munger Tolles
- Pfizer Sold Carcinogen-Tainted Chantix, Buyers Claim
- Borrowers Ask 9th Circ. To Pause Tribe-Linked Usury Suit
- Dems Want More Crypto Scrutiny To Fight Ransomware Swell
- American U. Students Take COVID-19 Tuition Fight To DC Circ.
- McKesson Wins Class Decertification In 'Junk Fax' Fight
- Reverse Mortgage Co. To Pay $1.3M In CFPB Settlement
- Researchers Warn Of Ransomware Outfit Hitting Health Giants
- 9th Circ. Backs Class Rejection for PACE Borrowers
- $200M Verdict Winners Rip New Trial Bid In Fatal Boating Case
- Ill. Residents Seek Cert. In Privacy Suit Against Tech Giants
- CFPB Asks 7th Circ. To Rethink Ruling That Vacated $59M Win
- 9th Circ. Says Judge Used 'Shortcut' To Ax Attys From Fee Bid
- 9th Circ. Affirms Siemens Win In False Ads Appeal
- JPML Sends J&J Sunscreen Carcinogen Suits To Florida
- Walmart, Gift Card Buyers Must Have Trial On Arbitration Issue
- 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
- Dems Ask FTC To Enforce Children's Privacy Policies
- VW, Audi Parent Cos. Tell Texas Justices Claims Rightly Axed
- ComEd Ruling Invites Plaintiffs To Bypass Filed Rate Doctrine
- Consumer Product Agency Picks Up Steam Under Biden
- Seila Law Throws In Towel In Fight That Restructured CFPB
- Green Groups Blast Exxon's 'Tortured' Appeal Of $14M Award
- Canadian Creditors Seek Direct Appeal Of Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
- Antitrust Venue Law Would Embolden State-Level Enforcers
- Major Rail, Subway Systems To Face New Cybersecurity Rules
- Subway Beats Tuna Label Suit As Judge Notes Fishy Citations
- Columbia Reaches Deal To End COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
- Microsoft Says Russia Leads Way On Nation-State Hacks
- Microsoft, Amazon Urge Climate Mitigation At Wash. Summit
- How To Navigate California's New Intrastate CBD Route
- How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
- Judge Trims Securities Act Claims From Phony Pot Biz Suit
- FTC Chair Khan Names Communications Expert As Adviser
- Calif. Gov Approves Genetic Information Privacy Act
- TD Bank Removes Overdraft Fee Claims To NJ District Court
- Next Fed Supervision Vice Chair Must Restore Bank Oversight
- Google To Settle Long-Running Data Leakage Privacy Battle
- 1st Circ. Doubts Tribe Is Immune From Bankruptcy Stay
- CMA Closes Probe Into Ryanair, BA Canceled COVID Flights
- Banking App Says It Cleared CFPB's Paycheck Advance Probe
- BofA Says No Basis To Oust McGuireWoods In Housing Suit
- Drug Cos. Can't Nix Monitoring Class In Zantac MDL
- AG Targets Philly Comic Con Organizer Over COVID Refunds
- DeVos Urges Skeptical 9th Circ. To Quash Loan Relief Depo
- Ex-Safeway CEO Says Theranos Didn't Deliver On $55M Deal
- GOP Sen. Demands OCC Nominee's Moscow Thesis On Marx
- McDonald's Gets Win In Blind Man's Drive-Thru Bias Suit
- Think Finance Investors Ask Court To Nix Class Cert.
- Boeing, Southwest Seek Pause On 737 Max RICO Class Action
- NY Fund Boss Gets 7 Years For $26M Belize Airport Scam
- Charter Hit With Suit Alleging TCPA Violations
- Mortgage Holders Say PNC Inflated Principals During COVID
- Time To Restore Arbitration's Promise Of Efficiency For All
- Kaplan, Prickett, Scott + Scott Win Lead In Del. Facebook Case
- Takeaways From The Latest Proposed Competition Legislation
- NFL App Shares User Data Without Permission, Suit Says
- Marriott Beats Stockholder Suit For Data Breach Damages
- Dollar Bank Scam Liability Row Remanded To Pa. State Court
- Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Says Ebola Rumor Was 'Final Straw'
- NY High Court Explores Whether Daily Fantasy Is Gambling
- FCC Considers Relying On Wireless, Not Landline, On Fla. Isle
- State Farm Can't Dodge COVID-19 Pandemic Premiums Suit
- Bud Light Seltzer Label Allegedly Overstates Agave Content
- Ill. Court Stays Pie Five BIPA Suit For Preemption Guidance
- Retail Heavyweights Push To Escape Data-Sharing Suit
- Ex-Facebook Employee Urges Senators To 'Stop The Harm'
- Senate Panel Clears 2 Biden Treasury Picks, Ties On Others
- Panel Denies MDL For Geico Data Breach Suits
- 2nd Circ. Pauses Climate Suit Remand For Exxon Appeal
- Ga. Court Skeptical Of Harsh Sanction In Malpractice Case
- Pa. AG Charges Energy Transfer Over Spills As Pipeline Built
- Nationwide Unit Seeks To Flush Suit Against Toilet Wipe Co.
- Target Wants Hand Sanitizer Effectiveness Suit Killed
- Warren Criticizes 'Corruption' At Fed Over Stock Trades
- Kelley Kronenberg Adds 2 Florida Partners
- High Court Urged To Take Up Monsanto Roundup Appeal
- Facebook Says FTC's Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed Again
- Ex-FTC Tech Leader Picked To Head Calif. Privacy Agency
- FTC Split Over 'Integrating' Data Privacy And Competition
- Frontier Dodges Claims By 5 States Over Internet Speeds
- Timeshare Exit Co. Dodges Asset Freeze Bid With Bankruptcy
- 'Cheap Flights' Site Ordered To Stop Selling Southwest Tickets
- XRP Holders Can't Intervene In SEC's Ripple Suit
- 4 Georgia Cases To Watch This Fall
- Manufacturers Face Evolving COVID-19 Legal Challenges
- Advocates Petition FCC To Block Ringless Voicemails
- Drugmakers In Zantac MDL Try To Trim Claims
- Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
- High Court Won't Hear RD Legal's CFPB Ratification Challenge
- Apple Inks $95M Deal To End IPhone, IPad Warranty Suit
- Chobani Says Challenged Yogurt Claims Are 'Literally True'
- Justices Won't Hear Trade Groups' NY Opioid Tax Challenge
- Goodwin Adds Industry Vet, Wilson Attys To Privacy Bench
- With Chopra Poised To Take Over, What's Next For The CFPB?
- Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Testifies That Balwani Wasn't Qualified
- Defunct Colleges' Owners Can't Escape $50M Self-Dealing Suit
- Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
- DC Circ. Calls ATM Fee Antitrust Class Cert. 'Questionable'
- Survey Causes L'Oreal False Ad Classes To Lose Cert
- $92M TikTok Privacy Deal Gets Ill. Judge's Early OK
- Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
- Trimmed Prison Phone Price-Fixing Case Moves Forward
- 2nd Neiman Marcus Breach Affects Up To 4.6 Million Shoppers
- Toomey, SIFMA Say No To New SEC 'Gamification' Regs
- Kentucky Man Gets 10 Years For Bilking $17M From Investors
- Chicken Buyers Nab $93.5M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
- Va. Consumers Score Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
- Generic Drug Makers To Pay $447M Over Fixed Prices
- Calif. Geico Policyholders Ask Out Of Data Breach MDL
- FTC's Hasty Health Data Rule Change Could Cause Confusion
- Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
- Toyota Can't Escape Suit Over Camry HVAC Systems
- What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
- CFPB Can Implement Payday Lending Regs Amid Appeal
- TM Rights Agreement Considerations After 2nd Circ. Ruling
- Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms