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November 02, 2026
Honda Keyless Entry Opens Door To Thieves, Driver Says

The design of Honda's keyless entry system makes its vehicles "prime targets for theft," but instead of disclosing the issue to consumers and implementing simple, cost-effective anti-theft features, the automaker for years has focused on its bottom line, according to a new proposed class action filed in California federal court.
November 02, 2026
Toyota Says Farmers' Policy Shift Flouts 2021 Insurance Deal

Toyota Insurance filed a lawsuit on Monday in Delaware state court against Farmers Insurance Exchange and several affiliates, accusing them of breaching an agreement inked in 2021 for Toyota-branded auto insurance policies.
November 02, 2026
'Honest' Shampoo Co. Accused Of Lying About Allergens

The Honest Co. wasn't so honest on its labels marketing certain hypoallergenic conditioner, shampoo and body wash products, according to a proposed class action filed Monday by a California woman who says the products actually contain skin irritants.
November 02, 2026
Coinbase Says NJ Dropped $5M Staking Securities Action

Coinbase said Monday that New Jersey has dropped a lawsuit accusing the crypto exchange of offering unregistered securities through its staking services and rescinded a 2023 cease-and-desist order that barred it from offering the rewards-generating product in the state.
November 02, 2026
Calif. AG Hits Lyft With $1.8M Fine For Opt-Out 'Barrier'

Lyft has agreed to pay $1.8 million and overhaul its mechanism for consumers to stop the sale of their data through its mobile app in order to resolve the California attorney general's claims that the company's existing opt-out process was too "cumbersome" and created a "barrier" to consumers exercising their privacy rights.
November 02, 2026
FTC Inks $600K Redress Deal With Wash. Payment Cos.

Riverside Payments Inc. and affiliate Cascade Equipment Leasing LLC agreed to pay $600,000 and let clients exit contracts to resolve federal and state allegations that the companies lied to small businesses about cost savings and falsely advertised risk-free service cancellations, according to authorities' filings in Washington federal court Monday.
November 02, 2026
CoStar Dodges Rent Fee Class Action After Deal In Principle

An Apartments.com user dropped her proposed nationwide class action accusing the online service of charging "junk transaction fees" on rent payments made through its platform, according to an order granted Monday by a Washington federal judge.
November 02, 2026
BlackRock, State Street Get State AG Coal Suit Trimmed

BlackRock and State Street have pared down a lawsuit by Republican state attorneys general accusing them of driving up coal prices, but a Texas federal judge let stand claims brought by Iowa and Nebraska on behalf of their resident electricity consumers.
November 02, 2026
Xbox Buyer's Microsoft Tariff Refund Suit Sent To Arbitration

A Washington federal judge said Monday that an Xbox buyer must arbitrate his claims that Microsoft unjustly pocketed refunds meant for consumers after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration's global tariff regime, citing an arbitration pact described by the console's packaging and included documents.
November 02, 2026
FCC To Vote On Extending Rural Broadband Support Fund

The Federal Communications Commission wants to extend the Connect America Fund's alternative cost model by another two years instead of letting it sunset at the end of the year.
November 02, 2026
Meta Can't Shake Android Users' Browsing-Profile Claims

A California federal judge on Monday once again refused to throw out consolidated litigation claiming Meta matched users' browsing activities to their Facebook accounts for targeted advertising purposes, ruling that the plaintiffs have adequately alleged it violated the Android security protocol known as sandboxing.
November 02, 2026
50 Cos. Object To Listing On OKX Tokenized Stock Venue

Fifty publicly traded firms including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Nvidia have directed the tokenized stock trading venue OKXICE not to list blockchain-based forms of their shares, according to the crypto platform's latest disclosure.
November 02, 2026
ATM Operators To Ask DC Circ To Revive Visa, Mastercard Suit

ATM operators gave notice that they'll ask the D.C. Circuit to revive their long-running certified class action accusing Visa and Mastercard of an anticompetitive agreement forcing them into higher network fees.
November 02, 2026
Mother Says Hatch Baby Sound Machines Risk Hearing Loss

A mother is suing Hatch Baby Inc. in California federal court, alleging that the company fails to warn buyers that its white-noise infant sound machines could cause permanent hearing loss when used as directed.
November 02, 2026
LPL Seeks Dismissal Of Revived Cash Sweep Claims

LPL Financial has asked a California federal judge to dismiss an amended complaint in a proposed class action accusing it of paying customers low interest on uninvested cash in its cash sweep programs, arguing its agreements disclosed the rates and fees and imposed no duty to pay higher returns.
November 02, 2026
Meta Users Win Class Cert. In Pixel Healthcare Data Suit

A California federal judge certified four classes of Facebook users who allege Meta Platforms collected their personal health information through data tracking tools on healthcare providers' websites, rejecting the social media company's attempts to attack the predominance of common issues.
November 02, 2026
AI Agents Raise Stakes For Banks As Legal Fights Loom

As major banks move to keep artificial intelligence agents from accessing customer accounts, financial services attorneys say the growing use of these tools in financial transactions could test the limits of existing consumer protection laws and set the stage for litigation.
November 02, 2026
Splenda Maker Says Cancer Claims Weren't Protected Speech

Splenda maker TC Heartland LLC urged the Fourth Circuit to revive its defamation suit against a scientist over her public warnings about the sweetener, arguing that the First Amendment does not shield statements that misrepresent research or rely on concealed test results.
November 02, 2026
4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In October

A nonprofit municipal insurance group is responsible for a portion of a settlement with a man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, and a biotech startup can continue to pursue trade secrets and breach of contract claims against two former employees and a rival they joined last year, Massachusetts Superior Court judges said in rulings last month.
November 02, 2026
FCC Grants 1st Router Security Waiver Aimed At Onshoring

The Federal Communications Commission's staff has granted a partial waiver from its rules restricting the sale of foreign routers in the U.S., saying it's the first exemption for routers based on onshoring jobs as one of the public interest benefits.
November 02, 2026
Vistra Closes $4B Cogentrix Deal, With DOJ Approval

Vistra Corp. closed its acquisition of Cogentrix Energy and its 10 natural gas-powered electricity plants on Friday, the same day the U.S. Department of Justice said it was mollified by the company's plan to divest one Cogentrix plant in Maine and another one in the state already owned by Vistra.
November 02, 2026
Pharmacy Hit With NJ Suit Over GLP-1 Marketing

A compounding pharmacy deceptively and falsely marketed its GLP-1 compounded weight loss medications as safe, effective, clinically supported and personalized, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.
November 02, 2026
College Athletes' Attys Seek $18M Cut Of NIL Settlement

More than a year after the approval of a historic $2.78 billion settlement to share revenue derived from college athletes' name, image and likeness, attorneys for the athletes are seeking $18 million for their work administering the settlement's terms.
November 02, 2026
Reform But Don't Gut FCC Subsidies, Rural Telecoms Say

Rural telecom providers say the Universal Service Fund needs reforms to run more smoothly, but they cautioned the Federal Communications Commission against structural changes that could disrupt the program.
November 02, 2026
Conn. Water Co. Says PFAS Compliance Beats Class Claims

Connecticut Water Co.'s adherence to governmental PFAS regulations shows that even though its water contained allegedly toxic "forever chemicals," it was not defective or unreasonably dangerous, the utility said in response to a proposed product liability class action.

Editor's Picks

Fed. Circ. Panel Backs Invalidation Of OxyContin Patent

The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Delaware federal court's decision that deemed invalid a Purdue Pharma patent covering an abuse-deterrent version of the opioid OxyContin, rebuffing the company's arguments that the lower court got its obviousness analysis wrong.
Fed. Circ. Questions Specificity Needed In Oxy IP Invalidation

A Federal Circuit panel expressed frustration with attorneys from both Purdue Pharma LP and generic-drug maker Accord Healthcare Inc. Wednesday as it tried to navigate whether the Delaware district court order invalidating Purdue's abuse-deterrence patent was explicit enough.

Expert Analysis

How Banks Can Better Prepare For Wire Fraud Risks

Recent schemes serve as a reminder that banks can better limit liability for fraudulent wire transfers by documenting commercially reasonable security procedures, following them consistently, and addressing beneficiary name and account number discrepancies, says Shelli Clarkston at Spencer Fane.
Lessons For Cannabis Dispensaries From Web Tracking Suits

The trajectory of health-tracking litigation in Florida and elsewhere suggests that patient privacy claims will not disappear quickly, so dispensaries should audit their sites, tighten consent and align their disclosures with their actual practices, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.
FTC Highlights Path To Preserve Board Rights In A Rival Co.

The Federal Trade Commission's move to add key guardrails permitting firearms manufacturer Beretta to retain two directors as it takes a 25% stake in competitor Ruger illustrates how parties may maintain board rights in certain circumstances without running afoul of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, say attorneys at Davis Polk.
A Defense Attorney Playbook For Challenging Flock Evidence

As law enforcement continues to bring charges based on evidence from Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers, defense counsel should consider four key categories for discovery requests and motions to compel such evidence, says Tamar Lerer at the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender.
FinCEN Scam Alerts Push Banks To Rethink AML Monitoring

Recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network guidance on digital asset scams suggests that future anti-money laundering examinations may focus less on whether institutions detect the movement of criminal proceeds and more on whether they can identify fraud schemes before victims suffer catastrophic losses, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
Washington Email Law Still Puts Marketers At Litigation Risk

Despite legislative efforts to curtail abusive litigation after the 2025 Brown v. Old Navy decision extending Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act to misleading email subject lines, CEMA can still trigger class actions with statutory damages, even for national campaigns run by companies with no physical presence in Washington, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
How AI Could Help Judges Spot Their Own Biases

In close cases where there’s room for discretion, artificial intelligence could challenge judges’ implicit biases by running counterfactual tests at scale — but any judicial use of such tools would need guardrails, say Arnold Peter at Peter Law and Nancy Rapoport at University of Nevada.
Compete Act Reinforces Calif.'s Antitrust Leadership Role

California's recent passage of the Compete Act, which expands the state's principal antitrust statute's focus on concerted multifirm conduct to business dealings between two or more firms, underscores California's leadership in state antitrust enforcement as attorneys general move to fill perceived gaps left by reduced federal oversight, say attorneys at Skadden.
Parsing The Lowest SEC Enforcement Stats In Over A Decade

Statistics show that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a historically low number of enforcement actions during Paul Atkins' first full fiscal year as chairman, delivering on his promise to reduce enforcement in program areas focused on recordkeeping and other technical violations, say attorneys at Covington.
How To ID And Respond To 5 Types Of Misleading Witnesses

Witnesses can mislead fact-finders using a variety of tactics — from strategic amnesia to manufactured ignorance — but lawyers can learn how to identify and expose this testimony to come out on top, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
Midterm Elections Outlook For Financial Services

A change in congressional control after the upcoming midterm elections could bring about slower regulatory approvals, intensified oversight and shifting enforcement priorities for the financial services industry, say attorneys at Covington.
New Manhattan DA Task Force Puts Antitrust In Its Crosshairs

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new corporate crime and antitrust task force is adding local criminal enforcement to a field long led by federal authorities, meaning companies need to account for potential parallel federal and state antitrust investigations when responding to misconduct, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
Right-To-Repair Laws Create Manufacturer Compliance Maze

Without existing precedent to help interpret new right-to-repair laws, original equipment manufacturers must make careful judgments about how best to comply with conflicting state statutes — but several principles related to documentation, replacement products and more emerge from the patchwork, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work

The tendency of generative artificial intelligence models to tell users what they want to hear can reinforce attorneys’ confirmation bias when testing the strength of arguments, and it can’t simply be prompted away — but a few practices can help mitigate it, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.
AI Risks May Recalibrate 'Reasonable Security' Standards

A definitive answer to what constitutes reasonable vulnerability management in the age of artificial intelligence is still emerging, but the answer is likely less a reset of the standard than a recalibration of how organizations meet it, say Scott Loughlin at Hogan Lovells and Mike Priest at Globe Life.