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Latest News in Consumer Protection
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September 18, 2017
Mystery Note In Coffee Cancer Row Risks Mistrial: Nonprofit
A nonprofit suing Starbucks and other coffee sellers to force them to post cancer warnings on their products urged a California judge Monday to prevent disclosure of a mysterious letter from a “wayward” expert it had hired, saying the missive would create a “sideshow and a circus” that could cause a mistrial.
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September 18, 2017
Shutterfly Must Face Face-Scan Privacy Suit, Judge Says
An Illinois federal judge on Friday refused to nix a putative class action accusing Shutterfly Inc. of violating the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing face geometry scans, ruling that the statute covers data derived from photos and doesn't require consumers to allege actual damages.
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September 18, 2017
Mich. Restaurant Co. Will Pay $7M To Settle TCPA Suit
A proposed class of consumers who allegedly received a restaurant company’s unsolicited advertisements via fax in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act has asked a Michigan federal judge to grant preliminary approval to a $6.9 million settlement, saying the company has agreed through its insurers to pay valid class member claims.
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September 18, 2017
CFPB Inks $22M In Settlements With Student Loan Cos.
Several private student loan holding trusts and their debt collector will pay nearly $22 million in fines and borrower reimbursements to head off lawsuits by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the agency accused them of suing thousands of people to collect debts that they couldn’t prove were owed.
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September 18, 2017
NY Aims To End Questions Over Credit Bureau Cybersecurity
New York’s bid to bring consumer credit reporting bureaus under the state’s exacting cybersecurity standards could plug some regulatory leaks that have been exposed after the colossal breach Equifax Inc. reported recently, experts say.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Council of Better Business Bureaus, National Advertising Division
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- U.S. Department of Justice
- State attorneys general offices
- State consumer protection regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Fair Credit Billing Act
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
- Lanham Act
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Truth in Lending Act
- State and international consumer protection legislation and regulation
- LITIGATION
- Deceptive or predatory loan and loan servicing disputes
- Suits over false or deceptive advertising, marketing, or labeling of services
- Cases over consumer data breaches
- Disputes over collection of consumers’ personal information
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of consumer protection practices
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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