Consumer Protection Archive » December, 2011

Consumer Protection - December, 2011

183 articles

• Nev. Atty Hits Loan Processor With Robo-Signing Suit
• Super Bowl Fans Revive Fight Over Deceptive Ticket Sales
• Bathroom Camera Counts As Privacy Invasion: Iowa Court
• Tropicana Juice Hit With False Advertising Suit
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Deception In Loan Modifications
• FCRA Preempts State Law Claims Against Chase: 2nd Circ.
• Intelius Puts Deceptive Enrollment Suit To Bed
• Camera Maker Sues Rival Over Ex-Exec's Email Hacking
• Conde Nast, Men's Journal Violate Calif. Privacy Law: Suit
• I Can't Believe It's Not Properly Labeled Butter: Suit
• Offering Promotions For Facebook 'Likes'
• TaxMasters Class May Have To Arbitrate After Concepcion
• Overheating iPad Class Action Shut Down For Good
• Aussies Issue Updated Broadcaster Privacy Guidance
• Weis Misled Shoppers About Keurig Cartridge Contents: Suit
• Privacy Group Sues DHS For Info On Social Monitoring
• JPML Merges 5 TCPA Actions Against Collection Agency
• Sony Faces Action Over Movie, Video Game Records
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Apple False Advertising Suit
• Ripe For Comment: The CMS Sunshine Rule
• Dealing With Defamatory Complaints In CPSC Database
• Merrick Exits $60M Credit Card Data Breach Suit
• The CFPB Standstill: Consumers Vs. Taxpayers
• Homeowner's Predatory Lending Suit Against Citi Revived
• Australia Warns Vodafone Of Fines Over Privacy Failures
• Judge Pulls The Plug On Coffee Machine Class Action
• BofA To Pay $335M In Countrywide Discrimination Deal
• BMO Harris Bank Settles Overdraft Fee Suit For $9.4M
• Irish Probe Spurs Changes In Facebook's Europe Network
• Game Over For 'Final Fantasy' Subscription Row: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Court Dismantles Brookstone's Win In ZIP Code Suit
• US Chamber Hacked By Chinese Group
• FTC Seeks To Boot Out Auto Dealers' Credit Score Suit
• Insurers Buck Defense Costs For Budget Credit Card Action
• Georgia Utility Settles Gas Billing Class Action
• FTC Veteran To Lead Financial Practices Division
• Remington Recall Missed The Mark, Customers Say
• BC Hydro Should Share Smart Grid Privacy Info: Watchdog
• Reviewing Facebook's Privacy Report Card
• News Corp. Settles Hacking Claims By Celebs, Ex-Lawmaker
• Insurer Must Face Class Action Over Slyly Reduced Benefits
• Tiffany Strikes Deal To End ZIP Code Class Action
• Judge Rejects 'Frivolous' Midas Brake Consumer Class
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed Home Insurance Action Nixed
• Judge Boots Proposed Wal-Mart Battery Fee Class Action
• Marketing Co. Seeks Coverage For Hidden Fee Actions
• Consumers Target StubHub Over Valid Ticket Guarantee
• 2nd Circ. OKs SWIFT Terrorism Financing Probe Disclosures
• Facebook Can't Shut Down Class Action Over 'Like' Ads
• Cablevision, Verizon End Internet Speed Ad Suit
• ACE Insurance Units Fined $9M For Faulty Practices
• Doctors Group Can't Revamp Federal Food Pyramid: Judge
• Preparing For HIPAA's New Audit Program
• DOJ Dodges Privacy Suit Over Job Applicants' Records
• Judge Won't Erase HP Hard Drive Suit
• Stalking Case Over Tweets To Religious Leader Nixed
• WilmerHale Atty, 2 Others Tapped For US Privacy Board
• Visa Probes Security Breach At European Processsor
• Nevada AG Claims LPS Forged Foreclosure Docs
• Even Data Privacy Obligations Are Bigger In Texas
• FTC Wants Out Of Telemarketing Insurance Suit
• RockYou Agrees To Security Audits To End Breach Action
• EU Privacy Panel Rejects Industry Rules For Online Ads
• 9th Circ. Reverses Louis Vuitton Customer Info Ruling
• Calif. Plaintiff Can't Crash NJ Bayer Probiotics Actions
• P&G Faces Class Action Over Toothpaste Pain Relief Ads
• Wachovia, Wells Fargo Can't Leave Fee MDL: Judge
• UCLA Faces $16M Class Action Over Stolen Patient Info
• Utility Charged Bogus Disconnect Fees: Wash. Regulators
• Cos. Can Obtain Drivers' Info From States: 8th Circ.
• ACLU Demands Privacy Restrictions On Drone Use In US
• The Future Of Greenwashing Claims
• 'Final Fantasy' Maker Warns Gamers Of Data Hack
• Microsoft's Cloud Service To Adopt EU Privacy Standard
• UK Watchdog Pushes Tech Cos. To Comply With Cookie Law
• Panel Won't Mix Skinny Girl Margarita False Ad Suits
• FTC Probes Carrier IQ Over Cellphone Data Tracking
• FCC Rolls Out Rules Banishing Loud TV Commercials
• FTC Official Defends Age Limit In Child Privacy Rule
• HTC Aims To Unplug Evo Phone Defect Class Action
• The Bureau Without A Director
• EU Reps Back New Air Passenger Data-Sharing Accord
• FBI Denies FOIA Request For Carrier IQ Docs
• FDA Blasts Medical Centers Over Deceptive Lap-Band Ads
• Judge Won't Compel Arbitration In Toyota Brake MDL
• BofA, Insurers Beat Customer Privacy Action In 5th Circ.
• Philip Morris Can't Kill Light Cigarettes Suits At MDL Level
• Aussie Privacy Czar Probes Telstra Data Breach
• Enhancing CFPB Transparency For Enforcement Targets
• Heartland Gets Most Of Banks' Data Breach Claims Tossed
• JC Penney Targeted Over Deceptive Savings Programs
• Hackers Stole Credit Card Info From Subway, Others: US
• Jurisdiction Feud Freezes Most Discovery In Juice Ad Suit
• No Harm, No Foul In Data Breach Suits: 3rd Circ.
• Supreme Court Rejects Calif. Privacy Law Preemption Fight
• Argentine Firms Won't Share In BofA $410M Settlement
• JPML Tells 6 Discount Club Fraud Suits To Stay Put
• Insurer Can't Keep Baby Formula Case In Mass.
• Tips For Building An Anti-Corruption Compliance Program
• CFPB Focus: Consumer Protection Or Consumer Complaints?
• Ex-Shionogi IT Employee Gets 3.5 Years For Hacking
• EU Sets Sights On Stricter, But Unified Data Security
• Telstra Partially Shutters Website To Combat Data Breach
• Ex-Clark & Washington Client Seeks Cert. In Fraud Action
• LV Wants 9th Circ. To Remove Data Suit To Fed. Court
• House Panel Approves Bill To Protect Insurer Data
• Lawmakers Question Facebook's Wordy Privacy Policy
• Australia To Step Up Regulation Of Homeopathics
• Quashing The Circuit Split Over RESPA
• White House Issues New Federal Cloud Security Rules
• 'FFXI' Gamers Ask 9th Circ. To Restart False Ad Suit
• School District Faces New Suit Over Webcam Spying
• Game Over For Sony PlayStation Update Action
• AGs Urge Congress To Junk Proposed TCPA Changes
• FTC Warns Against Abuses Of Face-Recognition Features
• House Dems Unveil Bill To Boost CFTC's Funding Stream
• Senate Republicans Block CFPB Head Nomination
• Cures For The Common Closing
• Groupon Accused Of Altering Merchant Contracts
• Reader's Digest Called Out Over Supersized Mag Editions
• Frank Seeks Probe Of Ally's Alleged Mortgage Fraud
• McDonald's Fined $2M Over Brazilian Happy Meal Toys
• Another Arrest Made In News Corp. Hacking Probe
• LexisNexis Misuses Consumer Insurance Info: Rival
• SCE Customer Says Old Meters Overcharged For Electricity
• CFPB To Launch Simpler Credit Card Agreement Prototype
• Maine High Court Nixes Extra Robo-Signing Fine For GMAC
• Chicago Co. Accused Of Bogus Futures Investment Training
• Delta Dupes Clients On Lost Baggage Payouts: Suit
• Privacy Protection For Calif. E-Book Readers
• Cablevision Sues Verizon Over Internet Speed Ad Claims
• Yahoo Wins $610M In Trademark Suit Over Lottery Hoax
• AmEx Can Arbitrate Discount Club Fraud Claims: Judge
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In CRS Mortgage Debt Action
• BofA Accused Of Driving Mortgage Borrowers Into Default
• Buyer Sour Over Ford Warranty In 9th Circ. Lemon Law Suit
• Insurer Can Dump Dating Site In Scam Suit: Wis. Court
• Canada Clamps Down On Online Behavioral Advertising
• AGs Press Banks, Congress Over Mortgage Fraud
• EU Official Presses US To Buck Up Data Protection
• Lucky, Sunglass Hut Latest To Face ZIP Code Actions
• Hartford Admitted Duty In ZIP Code Cases: Crate & Barrel
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• Jury Sides With Ocean Spray In Pom Advertising Suit
• Cybersecurity Experts Back Bill Creating Info-Sharing Org
• COPPA Needs Social Media Tweaks: FTC Commissioner
• A New Chance To Delay ICANN's Expansion Plan
• Making Sense Of Virtual Dollars
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Faulty Nissan Odometer Suit
• Apple, AT&T Targeted In Latest Carrier IQ Class Action
• Toyota Pushes For Arbitration In Defective Brake MDL
• EU To Increase Fines Under Privacy Law Changes
• UK Plan To Share Patient Data With Drug Industry Draws Ire
• The EU's Battle For Transparency
• Nixon Peabody Wins Over FDA Insider From Reed Smith
• Sirius False Ad Action Axed Over NY Claims
• H&R Block Unfairly Pushes Refund Anticipation Loans: Suit
• HP Printer Defect Opens Door To Hackers: Suit
• Size Matters: New Methods For Determining Assets
• Lawmakers Press Tricare On SAIC Data Security Policy
• Fraudster Who Helped In Google Probe Gets 6 Years
• EU, Apple, Others Launch Child Internet Safety Coalition
• Syntec False Claims Class Bid Denied As FDA Closes In
• Office Depot's Bid To Duck ZIP Code Action Falls Flat
• UK Regulators To Probe Groupon's Ad Practices
• Ad Regulator Tells Verizon To Halt FiOS 'No. 1' Claims
• SF Transit Agency Sets Policy On Cell Service Shutdowns
• Colgate Faces New Suit Over Softsoap Germ-Killing Power
• Netflix Privacy Battle Shipped To Mediation
• GMAC Halts Some Mortgage Financing Amid Mass. Suit
• Samsung Lied About Fridges' Energy Efficiency: Suit
• Ann Taylor Wrongly Collects Customers' ZIP Codes: Suit
• Carrier IQ Faces Probes, Class Actions Over Tracking App
• Why EU Data Protection Rules Matter To US Litigators
• Discover Continued Robocalls Despite Pleas To Stop: Suit
• House Intelligence Committee Passes Cybersecurity Bill
• Clorox Settles Calif. Claims Over Underfilled Bleach Bottles
• Franken Demands Info On Smartphone Tracking Software
• Super Bowl Ticket Holders' Action Stays In Play
• Amazon Gets Cookie Privacy Action Booted For Now
• Enviros Sue Over FDA Refusal To Provide BPA Docs
• Mass. AG Sues JPMorgan, BofA, Others Over Foreclosures
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Social Media Marketing