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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • July 07, 2026

    Kraken Seeks To Enforce $22M Award Over Scrapped Audit

    Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to enforce a $22 million arbitration award it won against Mazars US LLP after the auditor suddenly quit the 2022 audit it was conducting for Kraken as the digital assets company came under a federal regulatory investigation.

  • July 07, 2026

    Calif. Judge Asks About Standing In Google Antitrust Case

    A California federal judge overseeing an antitrust litigation accusing Google of shutting out rival search engines has asked for evidence showing that the consumers bringing the case have standing.

  • July 07, 2026

    23andMe's $47M Data Breach Deal Gets Bankruptcy Court OK

    A Missouri bankruptcy judge entered an order Tuesday authorizing a $46.7 million settlement between the plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe and data breach claimants, finding the deal is fair and equitable. 

  • July 07, 2026

    ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbyists more than 140 times in June, with AT&T at the front of the pack hoping to convince the agency to preempt California rules that the telecom giant says are hindering network modernization.

  • July 07, 2026

    Jeep Maker FCA Loses Bid To Arbitrate Under-Hood Fire Suit

    A Michigan federal judge has denied FCA US LLC's motion to make an Illinois couple arbitrate their claims that the automaker manufactured and sold defective Jeep vehicles prone to dangerous underhood fires, saying FCA did not produce evidence that the consumers agreed to an arbitration provision.

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