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Consumer Protection - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Holmes Jury Asks To Rehear Ex-CEO's 2013 Investor Call
• As Hacks Hit A Nerve, Admin. Pushed Reporting Of Breaches
• NFL, Fanatics Accused Of Monopolizing Amazon Market
• FTC's Khan Weighs In On CFPB's Big Tech Payments Probe
• Group Says Feds Making 'End Runs' To Impose Net Neutrality
• The New Right Of Publicity Theories Facing Retailers
• First Republic Wants Wealthy Customer's Theft Suit Tossed
• LendUp To Shutter Lending Program To Resolve CFPB Action
• Horizon Healthcare Beats Revived Data Breach Suit, For Now
• Build Back Better Bill Radically Expands FTC Penalty Power
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Pet Store Chain Challenges Illinois Animal Purchase Law
• Calif. Must Balance Privacy And Rigor In Background Checks
• Biggest Corporate, Institutional, Gov't Injury Payouts Of 2021
• Drivers' Attys Earn $2.5M Fee In $50M Nissan Headlight Deal
• Vizio Says Arch Insurance Can't Duck Smart TV MDL Coverage
• Ga. Judge Challenges FTC Evidence In $43M Deception Suit
• New Balance 'Made In USA' Claim Sparks New Consumer Suit
• Holmes Judge Nixes Jury Request To Take Instructions Home
• Fla. Man Fights Pfizer's Escape Bid For Chantix Suit
• Realtors Group Can't Shake Antitrust Claim Over List Service
• Facebook Beats Cambridge Analytica Stock Suit For Good
• The Biggest Privacy Developments Of 2021
• Takata Ch. 11 Trustee Must Take $53M Insurer Claim To Japan
• Red Lobster Customers Push Back Against Dismissal Bid
• What Court Clash On Fla. Law Means For Lost Profits Claims
• Insurer Says Georgia Firm Hid Ties To Tax Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Offers Key Antitrust Takeaways On Standing
• Suit Says Debt Collector Sent Deceptive Settlement Offers
• NRA Not Subject To Do-Not-Call List, Judge Rules
• Recalled P&G Deodorants Contained Carcinogens, Suit Claims
• 7th Circ. Wants Ill. Justices To Weigh In On BIPA Accrual Issue
• Ill. Accounting Firm Sued For Late Disclosure Of Data Breach
• Consumer Class Action Trends To Watch As 2021 Ends
• Chicken Price-Fixing Deals Totaling $181M Get Final OK
• Insurers Tell 11th Circ. To Nix Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Court Split On Amazon's Seller Liability Could Be Moot
• UK's CMA Snags New Legal Director From Reed Smith
• McGlinchey Picks Up Houston Litigator From Zabel Freeman
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• The Major Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2021
• Holmes' Fate In Jury's Hands As Criminal Fraud Trial Wraps
• Amazon Off Hook For Daily EU Privacy Fines
• Plum, Campbell Want Out Of Heavy Metal Baby Food Suit
• Wash. Cannabis Cos. Agree To Settle TCPA Class Action
• NJ Virus Benefit Recipients Sue BofA Over Debit Card Fraud
• Class Certified In Suit Against FPL Over Irma Power Outages
• Four Phone Cos. To Pay FCC $6.3M Over 911 Network Lapses
• Chubb Unit Was Misled About YogaPipe Defects, Lawsuit Says
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• How US Is Leading On Cryptocurrency Scrutiny
• Default Electric Service Short-Circuits Market Competition
• 7th Circ. Revives 2 Cook Medical Vein Filter Suits
• PNC Ducks Suit For Good Over Alleged Role In $75M Scheme
• Feds Net $21M In Row Over 'Deceptive' MyLife Reports
• FTC Inks $2M Deal With Ad Platform Over Kids' Privacy Claims
• Feds Portray Holmes As Mature Liar As Fraud Trial Nears End
• FTC Takes Aim At Impersonator Scams In New Planned Rule
• T-Mobile Wins Venue Fight In Data Breach MDL
• CFPB Launches Probe Into 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Financing
• GOP Sen. Floats Bill To Restore FTC's Restitution Powers
• Judge Gives Initial OK For $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Suit
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• Coppertone Buyers Get Final OK For $2.25M False Ad Deal
• GM Ignition MDL Firms Get OK For Another $10.8M In Fees
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Disputing Plaintiff Expert Testimony In Product Liability Cases
• Attorney Can't Front Sanctions For Clients, Pa. Court Says
• Holmes' 'Risky' Decision To Testify Could Save Her, Attys Say
• Ill. Appeals Court Pauses Workers' Biometric Privacy Claims
• Mylan Can't Decertify EpiPen Antitrust Action Ahead Of Trial
• Hagens Berman Breached Client Duty, Objector Tells 9th Circ.
• Capacitor Makers To Pay $160M To End Price-Fixing Trial
• Centene Hits Gilead With HIV Generic Antitrust Suit
• Plaintiffs Attys In Limbo, With Jury Trials 'Impossible' In NY
• Senate Commerce Panel Advances Biden's NTIA Nominee
• What Calif. Automatic Renewal Law Changes Mean For Cos.
• Law Firm's TCPA Suit Against Medical Practice Can Go Ahead
• DevaCurl Buyers Push For Final OK On $5.2M Settlement
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• New China Data Law Demands Distinct Compliance Approach
• CFPB's Chopra Isn't Backing Down In FDIC Board Fight
• Ill. Residents Say Insurer On Hook For $20M BIPA Settlement
• Debevoise Says Name Being Used As Phishing Bait
• CFPB Suit Over Unfair Debt Collection Practices Can Proceed
• Apple, Google 'Mobile Ecosystem' Worries UK Watchdog
• Ex-Vyera CEO Criticizes Shkreli At Drug-Pricing Bench Trial
• Greenpeace Fights Bid To Dismiss Walmart Recycling Suit
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• Nippon Chemi-Con Strikes Deal Ahead Of Price-Fix Closings
• NFL Says App User Failed To Back Up Privacy Claims
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• High Court Asked To Weigh Robocall Ruling, Recusal Denial
• FTC Wants To Regulate 'Unfair Competition,' Seek Damages
• Capacitor Antitrust Plaintiffs Nix Defense Damages Estimate
• Boeing Wants Out Of Polish Airline's 737 Max Contract Suit
• Contractor Says Resold Workout Machines Are Fed's Problem
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Arbitration's Advantages Make It A Superior Solution
• Blue Bell Challenges Insurers' Refusal To Defend Listeria Suit
• Small Voice Cos. Have Tighter Deadline For Robocall Regs
• Stroock Adds Ex-US Treasury Atty In DC
• Pa. DAs Say AG's $26B Opioid Deal Steps On Their Suits
• High Court Wants Feds' Input On $25M Roundup Verdict
• Justices Won't Hear J&J Challenge To Miss. AG's Talc Trial
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Holmes Jury Instructions Fight Touches On Celebrity, Balwani
• FCC Regs Don't Preempt iPhone Radiation Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Court Asked To Create Fund In Atrium Defective Mesh MDL
• One Of 3M's N95 TM Suits Just Got More Complicated
• Munger Farms Gets $88M In Pistachio Pesticide Arbitration
• New 9th Circ. Rulings May Restrict McGill Rule's Scope
• Shkreli, Vyera To Settle Out Of BCBS Antitrust Class Action
• Payday Lenders Hit With Racketeering Suit In Ill.
• Ill. Judge Trims Fraud Suit Targeting Barilla Pasta Sauce
• Facebook Whistleblower Saga Caps Historic Year For Tipsters
• Investors Reach $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Marketing Suit
• 3 Predictions For Mortgage Industry As Foreclosures Mount
• $427M Damages Bid In Capacitor Trial 'Nonsensical,' Jury Told
• Monsanto Snags Another Jury Victory In Calif. Roundup Trial
• Senate Subcommittee Hears About Harm Of Algorithms
• No Reconsideration Of Dismissal In DePuy Hip Implant Suit
• Vape Co. To Pay $51M Over Youth Ad Blitz, Mass. AG Says
• What Shifting Crypto Policy Means For Banks, Market Players
• Subway Slams 'Shifting' Claims In Tuna Sandwiches Suit
• BMW Denied Early Win In Faulty Oil Valve Case
• The Telecom Developments That Defined 2021
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Nippon Chemi-Con's Ex-CEO Takes The Fifth In Price-Fix Trial
• Disbarred Atty Can't Ditch CFPB, States' Telemarketing Claims
• Class OK'd In Camry HVAC Odor Suit, But Not RICO Claims
• Crypto CEOs Press Lawmakers For Clear, But Narrow, Regs
• Theranos Closings Near As Elizabeth Holmes Rests Defense
• OCC's Hsu Takes Aim At 'Mixed Bag' Bank Overdraft Programs
• CFPB Urges States To Enforce US Consumer Protection Laws
• Sens. Intro Bill To Further Crack Down On Robocall Scams
• Lemonade To Mediate Bio Data Claims With Policyholders
• CFPB Says Racial, Religious Bias Showed In Recent Lending
• FAA Limits Altimeter Use Due To C-Band Interference Worry
• Amazon Sneaking Ads Into Product Searches, FTC Told
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Chaotic Pa. Music Festival Sued Over 'Fyre'-Like Conditions
• Brown Rudnick Adds FDA Expert To Life Sciences Group
• Holmes Defends Theranos' 'Aggressive' IP Protection At Trial
• Wells Fargo Owed Mortgagor Duty Of Care, Calif. Justices Told
• CFPB Adopts Rule To Smooth Libor's End In Consumer Loans
• Economic Pressures Drove Capacitor Price-Fixing, Jury Told
• Google Goes After Alleged Russian Hackers' Botnet Scheme
• JPML Picks Mo. Federal Court For T-Mobile Data Breach Suits
• Biden's OCC Pick Omarova Bows Out Amid Senate Opposition
• Ill. Judge Pauses BNSF BIPA Suit Pending 7th Circ. Ruling
• Amazon Can't Ditch Suit Over Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Pa. Justices Question If State Mandated 'Smart' Power Meters
• Ex-LA Water Chief Cuts Plea Deal In Corruption Scandal
• Honda Agrees To Pay $6.9M Over Lawn Equipment Emissions
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Senate Confirms FCC Chief Rosenworcel To New Term
• Warby Parker Wants 1-800 Contacts' 'Thin' Search Suit Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Won't Force Accessibility Tech Suit Out Of WDTX
• Prison Phone Co. Inks $67M Deal To End Fund-Forfeiture Suit
• Toyota Inks $20M Deal To End Prius Stalling Defect Suit
• Whole Foods Escapes False Ad Suit Over Sugar In Oatmeal
• Ill. Judge Blesses $28M Wells Fargo Secret Recording Deal
• Blood Clot Device Maker Must Face Suit In Ill., Court Rules
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• 2nd Circ. Says FCC Properly Axed Solicited Fax Opt-Out Rule
• UDel Can't Get Del. Justices 'Do-Over' In Tuition Refund Suit
• BofA Accepts $1.2M Deal To End Mortgage Title Kickback Suit
• California Pizza Kitchen Ex-Employees Sue After Data Breach
• Holmes Attys Rip 'Confusing' Jury Instructions On Fraud
• Matsuo Agrees To Midtrial Capacitor Antitrust Payout Of $5M
• Motley Rice Atty To Lead PlayStation Antitrust Class
• Accessible Phone Co. To Pay $40.5M For FCC Rule Violations
• Senate Republicans Seek To Ban FTC Use Of 'Zombie Votes'
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Banking Fees Antitrust Scheme
• Don't 'Fix' Misrepresentation Class Claim Pleading Standards
• Class Attys Get $540K In Dollar General False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Preview: BLM Masks, $1.4B Award Fight End 2021
• Classwide Deal Complicates CaptureRx Breach Venue Fight
• Wash. Judge Shortage May Sway T-Mobile Breach Row Venue
• Planned Parenthood Cyberattack Affects 400,000 Patients
• Parents Say Federal Law Doesn't Bar Toxic Baby Food Claims
• Judge Doubts Google Advertisers' Click-Fraud Suit Cert. Bid
• Attys Seek $113M In Fees From Glumetza Buyers' $454M Deal
• 'Housewives' Star Says Feds Poisoned Trial With Hulu Doc
• 6th Circ. Affirms No Intervention In Flint Water Deal
• User Agreements Sink Chrome Privacy Suit, Google Says
• Attys Win $55M Fee In Purchasers' Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• Security Experts Say US Can't Afford C-Band Delays
• House Passes Trio Of Bills Aimed At Cybersecurity, 6G
• Giant Eagle Opposes Letting Lawyer Front Clients' Sanctions
• Facebook Doubles Down On Dismissal Bid In FTC Dispute
• Juul Wins Permanent Trim Of MDL Suit Claims
• Gensler Eye To Eye With Clayton On SEC Role In Crypto Regs
• NBT Bank To Pay $5.7M In Overdraft Fee Class Action Deal
• CVS Must Face Illinois Suit Over Repeated Robocalls
• Texas Drivers Get Class Cert. In GEICO Total Loss Dispute
• What FTC Report Reveals About ISP Data Collection
• CFPB Plots Crackdown On 'Exploitative' Overdraft Fees
• Matsuo Cuts Midtrial Deal In $427M Capacitor Antitrust Row
• Imerys, Cyprus Get Go-Ahead For Mediation In Ch. 11 Cases
• Class Counsel Gets $4.8M For Mercedes Paint Deal
• Climate Change Lawsuits Are Not 'The New Tobacco'
• Amazon Gets Warranty Claim Clipped In Henna Burn Suit
• Commerce Committee Deadlocks On FTC Pick Bedoya