Consumer Protection
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Latest News in Consumer Protection
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July 21, 2017
$11.2M Ashley Madison Data Breach Deal Gets Go-Ahead
A Missouri federal judge on Friday preliminarily approved a proposed $11.2 million deal to end a suit over online dating site Ashley Madison’s 2015 data breach, giving the deal a nod just days after its proposal and the same day as a hearing on the subject.
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July 21, 2017
DOT Fines Delta, American, Frontier Over Consumer Woes
The U.S. Department of Transportation hit Delta, American and Frontier airlines with fines Friday for violating various consumer protection rules, including against oversales and inaccurate baggage reports, according to a release from the DOT.
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July 21, 2017
Hormone Clinic Chain Must Pay $18M Over Safety Claims
A Tennessee state judge has ordered hormone therapy clinic chain HRC Medical Centers Inc. and three of its principals to pay $18 million after they misled patients about the safety of the hormones being injected, the state attorney general said Friday.
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July 21, 2017
Attys For VW 3.0L Vehicle Owners Score $125M In Fees
A California federal judge on Friday approved $125 million in fees and costs for attorneys who represented owners of Volkswagen AG’s pricier 3.0-liter engine vehicles with emissions-cheating devices, according to an order that noted the fees wouldn’t pull from the class recovery funds.
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July 21, 2017
Wash. Expands Biometric Privacy Quilt With More Limited Law
A newly enacted Washington state law governing the collection and use of consumers’ biometric information is seen as a more business-friendly alternative to an Illinois law that has provoked a flurry of consumer suits, and may stand as a model for states to emulate in future legislation, 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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