Consumer Protection Archive » May, 2012

Consumer Protection - May, 2012

261 articles

• Slimness Of Bloomberg Soda Ban Could Doom Legal Claims
• SunTrust Mortgage Pays $21M Over Race Bias Claims
• Federal Retirees' SSNs Exposed On Postcards, OPM Says
• Comcast Can't Nix Suit Over Allegedly Undisclosed Fees
• EU Wants 5 Countries Fined For Putting Off Telecom Reforms
• Calif. Senate OKs Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
• Case Study: Soppet V. Enhanced Recovery
• FDA Says Corn Syrup Can't Be Called 'Sugar'
• App Makers' Privacy Policies Leave Users In The Dark: Panel
• Wells Fargo's $7.5M Deal Ends Discriminatory Lending Suit
• AHA Updates Debt Collection Rules Amid Accretive Fuss
• Mortgage Database Co. Slams Del. AG's Foreclosure Suit
• FTC Disclosure Guides Should Go Mobile, Regulator Says
• Facebook Atty Urges FTC To Avoid Blanket Ad Disclosure Regs
• Illinois Congress Moves To Block Phone Bill 'Cramming'
• Trade Group Shakes Suit Over 'Mandatory' Annual Dues
• NY Bill Would Make Carriers Disclose Insurance Commissions
• Minn. High Court Stubs Out Philip Morris 'Lights' Row
• NY Rep Calls For End To Force-Placed Insurance 'Kickbacks'
• Verizon To Pay $10M To Settle Consumers' Late-Fee Suit
• Keeping The FTC Out Of Your Space: Lessons From Myspace
• UK Mulls Probe Of Google Street View, Australia Declines
• Political Polling Calls A Scam, Class Action Says
• High Court To Weigh Costs Trigger In Debt Collection Cases
• NY Lawmakers Agree To Beef Up Anti-Telemarketing Law
• Starbucks Drinkers Seeing Red Over 'Bug Dye,' Suit Says
• Social Media: A Danger To Company IP
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Files For Bankruptcy
• Lawmakers Push Twitter To Reveal Tracking Practices
• U Of Ill. FOIA Suit Belongs In State Court, 7th Circ. Says
• Lawmakers Press DOJ To Reopen Google Street View Probe
• Class Says JPMorgan Made Them Buy Excessive Flood Coverage
• P&G Sued Over Olay 'Anti-Aging' Skin Care Claims
• FTC's Credit Report Notices Covered By FCRA, Judge Says
• Social Media Privacy Law Clears Calif. Senate
• Ohio Latest To Float Bill On Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Wal-Mart Withholds Background Check Info, Suit Says
• Reach Of High Court's GPS Ruling Expanded In Ky. Drug Bust
• 3rd Circ. Snubs Appeal in Arizona 'All Natural' Drink Suit
• Freeman V. Quicken — A Warning To The CFPB
• CFPB Lays Out Rules For Extending Reach Beyond Banks
• Pom Strikes Back With Ad Campaign In FTC Health Claim Row
• RealNetworks Pays $2.4M To End 'Deceptive' Free Trial Suit
• High Court Refuses To Expand RESPA In Mortgage Fee Row
• Judge Refuses To Let Insurer Exit FTC Health Marketing Suit
• Fast-Food Chains Back Debit Card Fee Rule Challenge
• The Government's Burgeoning Brady Problem
• Australian Parliament Takes Up Privacy Act Reforms
• Crate & Barrel Hammers Out Deal Ending ZIP Code Suits
• FCC Considers Beefing Up New Anti-Cramming Rule
• NJ Panel Advances Bill Speeding Class Cert. Appeals
• White House Orders Gov't Agencies To Take Data Mobile
• Sony Ends PSN Data Breach Coverage Fight In Calif.
• 3rd Circ. OKs Wal-Mart's Appeal Of Cert. For Warranty Class
• Grappling With The Right To Be Forgotten
• CFPB Eyes Regulation For Prepaid Cards
• Dexatrim Maker Says Suit Doesn't Show Harm From Carcinogen
• Electronic Banking Data Bill OK'd By NY Senate Panel
• Ill. Legislature Bans Employer Access To Facebook Passwords
• UK Teddy Bear Co. Sues J&J Unit Over Misleading Zyrtec Ad
• Facebook Strikes Deal To Resolve 'Like' Ad Action
• EU Adopts Plan To Strengthen Consumer Protection Rules
• Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Put Accounts At Risk, Suit Says
• Ocean Spray Should Ditch Negative V8 Claims, NAD Says
• WilmerHale Partner Heads To Neustar To Handle Privacy
• Senators Slather Scorn On FDA After Sunscreen Label Delay
• Best Practices For Corporate Social Responsibility
• Lack Of Injury Dooms $4.2M Junk Fax Ruling, 7th Circ. Hears
• Senator Says Cybersecurity Bill An 'Overreaction'
• Ifrah Lures Privacy Expert From Thompson Hine
• DEA Rule Changes Would Trample Privacy Rights, EPIC Warns
• Avon Urges Judge Not To Let Its Former Counsel Rep Foe
• GAO Gives Mixed Report On CFPB Practices
• FTC Picks Up Privacy Legal Scholar As New Policy Adviser
• NY Borrowers Overcharged $500M For Insurance, Expert Says
• J&J Customers To Appeal Benecol False Ad Ruling
• Continental Frequent Fliers Won't Get Day In High Court
• Pom Juice Ads Were Misleading, FTC Judge Says
• The Problem With 'Access And Accuracy'
• Suit Chews Out Kraft, Cadbury Over Sugarless Gum Ads
• High Court To Hear US Foreign Surveillance Law Fight
• Pepsi Exits False Ad Suit Over SoBe 'All Natural' Labels
• 5th Circ. Says Concepcion Dooms Student's Arbitration Award
• House Passes Defense Bill, Staving Off Automatic Cuts For Now
• Federal Attack On Calif. Mortgage Overhaul Spurs Debate
• Facebook Users Attack Data Use Changes Amid IPO
• Investors 'Like' Facebook, But They'll Still Sue
• Google Stonewalling On FCC Street View Docs, Group Says
• Rep. Seeks To Ease Privacy Notification Rule For Financial Cos.
• NY PSC, Verizon Take Heat Over Wireline Service Plan
• NY Times, ACLU Denied FOIA Bids For Patriot Act Report
• Facebook Hit With $15B Complaint In User Tracking MDL
• US Companies And Canadian Privacy Law: Beware
• Sanofi Units Can't Get Junk Fax Class Action Thrown Out
• Prof. Punished Over Anti-Muslim Facebook Posts Sues Purdue
• Twitter Latest To Join Growing Do-Not-Track Movement
• White House Taps OMB Veteran As Cybersecurity Chief
• Class Actions Still Viable In NJ Despite Concepcion
• Police Slam GOP-Backed Warrant Rule For Geolocation Data
• Del. Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• 9th Circ. Revives Pom's False Ad Suit Against Coke
• En Garde: Prepare Yourself For The CFPB
• H&R Tax Students Who Skipped Class Fail In Cert. Bid
• EU Adopts List To Weed Out Misleading Health Claims
• Prudential Policies Useless, Defense Contractor Workers Claim
• Powerful Foes Could Doom Arbitrator Bill In NY Senate
• Nationwide Class Certified In PNC Bank Overdraft Charge MDL
• Google To Defend Privacy Policy At French Watchdog Meeting
• Skechers To Pay $50M To End Slew Of Toning Shoe Ad Claims
• Consumer Class Action Waivers Post-Concepcion
• Judge Can't Believe Butter Class Suit Against Ralphs
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Revival Of BofA Overdraft Suit
• FAA Expands Drone Use Despite Privacy Concerns
• Consumer Group Urges FDA To Dump NuVal Nutrition Ratings
• Travelers Escapes Coverage Fight Over Fax Ad Class Action
• Energy Marketer Faces Class Action Over Unsolicited Fax Ads
• Apple Challenges Claims Its Siri Ads Were Misleading
• Accretive Taps Daschle, Frist To Pen Patient-Billing Rules
• Bank, Credit Fixers Pay $2M To Settle Fee Suit
• EPIC Asks Senate To Expand Privacy Act Damages After Cooper
• News Corp. Hacking Probe Yields Charges For Rebekah Brooks
• A Look At Recent Developments In Cybersecurity Policy
• Suit Blasts Chobani Greek Yogurt's All-Natural Claims
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Help Short Sellers Duck Foreclosure
• EU Privacy Watchdogs Seek To Bolster Biometric Safeguards
• 9th Circ. Says 'Knowing' Access Enough For HIPAA Breach
• NRDC Pushes To Reopen FDA Suit Over Soap Chemicals
• Naked Juice Gets 'All-Natural' Class Action Stripped Down
• DMV Personal Info Sharing Suit Doesn't Catch High Court's Eye
• Blue Cross Hit With Market Allocation Suit In Tenn.
• High Court Won't Touch Ceridian Data Breach Case
• NY Pols Push Mobile Anti-Spam Law, Saying Feds Too Lax
• FDA Delays Deadline For Stricter Sunscreen Labeling Rules
• ABA Group Floats Tougher Data Security Rule For Attys
• Accretive Rebuts Claims Of Harsh Collection Tactics
• Limiting The Application Of The CFAA And EEA
• FINRA Shakes Schwab's Suit Over Class Waivers
• TD Bank Puts Up $62M To Check Out Of Overdraft Fee Case
• Senate Cybersecurity Bill Heads To Floor Despite Backlash
• 11th Circ. Denies Wells Fargo Appeal In Insurance Scheme Suit
• Cell Number Transfer Ends Robocall Consent: 7th Circ.
• Papa John's Accused Of Wiping Evidence In Spam Text Suit
• NY Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into VoIP Deregulation Group
• Franken Prods DOJ On Mobile Tracking Amid Privacy Concerns
• General Mills Fruit Snack Mislabeling Suit Survives
• I Know What You Watched Last Summer
• When HIPAA Is Not Enough: Tougher Texas Privacy Laws
• Facebook Calls Parent's Suit Over Game Credits Bogus
• Google-NSA Communications Can Stay Secret, DC Circ. Rules
• NY Court Says Medical Data Protected In Malpractice Suit
• Alleged Texting Scammers Put Up $2M To End Texas AG's Suit
• NJ Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• Internet Marketer Settles Facebook 'Likejacking' Case
• Consumers Can Recover On All Bad Credit Deals, FTC Says
• Calif. Foreclosure Bills To Implement $18B Bank Deal
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Shield Workers' Facebook Logins
• Wells Fargo Gets Loan Deception Claims Trimmed
• Higher US Oil Output Won't Protect Consumers, CBO Says
• Panel Pushes For Asbestos Trusts To Publish Claimants' Info
• Class Cert. Granted In Suit Over Sale Of Driver Info
• CFPB Proposes Regulations To Limit Mortgage Fees
• RockYou And The FTC: Privacy Policies Vs. Practices
• Where Rubber Hits Road: Examples Of Alternative Fees
• Sens. Join FTC, Commerce In Push For Privacy Legislation
• White House Sued For Clean Air Act Meeting Records
• House Democrats Unveil Overdraft Protection Bill
• Dems Propose Bill To Protect Employee Social Media Privacy
• Sens. Allege Drugmakers Financed Opioid Misinformation
• Carrier IQ Taps Ex-Verizon GC To Tackle Privacy Problems
• Twitter Says 'Occupy' Subpoena Violates User's Privacy
• Jiffy Lube Pushes Unnecessary Oil Changes, Suit Says
• Dutch Enact Europe's 1st Net Neutrality Law
• EarthLink Faces Privacy Class Action Over Call Recording
• Chicago Rail Sued Over Tickets' Expiration Dates
• UDAAP May Interfere With 'Ability-To-Repay' Under TILA
• Apple App Data Tracking MDL Slated For Sept. 2013 Trial
• Consumers Defend $250M AT&T Settlement In 9th Circ.
• Judge Consolidates Suits Over Gerber Probiotic Claims
• Kids Email Provider Accused Of Profiting Off Bogus Spam Suits
• NY Senate Votes To Keep VoIP Services Unregulated
• Verizon, OnStar Can't Use Consumer Law To Sue Over Robocalls
• Chicago Mayor Seeks To End Accretive's Row With Minn. AG
• Warranty Co. Accused Of Selling Deceptive Contracts
• Claims Axed In Suit Over BofA Credit-Monitoring Program
• Myspace Settles With FTC Over Information Privacy
• Michael Jordan Gatorade Ads Endanger Teens, Group Says
• 7th Circ. Blocks Ill. Law Banning Audio Recording Of Police
• Challenge To NM Credit History Law Revived By 10th Circ.
• NY Lawmakers Act To Tighten Mortgage Licensing Loophole
• Wells Fargo Says DOJ Targeting Mortgage Origination Biz
• Judge OKs Calif. Class In Ikea ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Mission Impossible: Impossibility Preemption Post-Levine
• BofA Kicks Off Mortgage Write-Downs As Part Of $25B Pact
• L'Oreal Says Hair Serum Plaintiffs Lack Standing To Sue
• Live Nation Ticket Scalping Suit Goes Forward
• Flyers Season Ticket Holders Sue Over Excluded Winter Game
• 9th Circ. Says RJ Reynolds Promotion May Count As Contract
• Judge Calls Atty Fees 'Excessive' In BofA Credit Card Deal
• FBI Lobbies Social Networks In Push To Boost Snooping Powers
• EBay Escapes Suit Over Automatic Bidding Service
• Avis Didn't Disclose E-ZPass Convenience Fee, Suit Says
• TaxMasters CEO Says Insurers Should Cover $46M Suit
• HoJo Says No Damage Done In Recorded Calls Suit
• RBS Profits From Customers' Math Errors, Suit Claims
• UK Officials Allowed To Preview Evidence In News Corp. Probe
• Health Insurers Face New Disclosure Rules Under Calif. Bill
• Hangover Reliever Can't Swallow Opponent's Discovery Delay
• EU Data Rule Will Strengthen Regulators, Official Promises
• Judge OKs Class In Overdraft Fee MDL Against BancorpSouth
• Magistrate Backs Some Class Status In First Data Suit
• Funeral Home First Penalized By FTC For Withholding Prices
• Law360 Names Top Female Trial Attorneys
• Insights From The FTC's Mobile Payments Workshop
• Wal-Mart Customer Says Oil Change Stickers Are Deceptive
• Markey Wants Mobile Carriers' Police Tracking Data
• Kashi Can't Call Cereal With GMOs All Natural, Suit Says
• CFPB Working On Enforcement Actions, But Timing Unclear
• Anti-Blight Portion Of Calif. Mortgage Bills Wins OK
• SEIU To Drop Ballot Proposals In Deal With Hospital Group
• Bigelow In Hot Water Over Tea's Antioxidant Claims
• Groups Fear Obama Order Sends Excessive Power Overseas
• NY Bill Would Ban Credit Card Surcharges At Gas Stations
• UK Watchdog Eyes Flouters As New Cookies Rule Kicks In
• Air India Fined For Disclosure Violations
• Hospital Network Faces Calif. Suit Over Price Gouging
• DOJ V. GFI Mortgage — The End Of Discretionary Pricing?
• Wash. High Court Says AT&T Can't Use Fees To Recoup Taxes
• Predictive Coding — Putting The Cart Before The Horse
• Accretive Accuses Minn. AG Of Deception, Intimidation
• Visa Faces DOJ Probe Over New Debit Card Fees
• Calif. Panel Gives Thumbs Up To Facebook Login Privacy Bill
• Ill. Lawmakers Seek To Protect Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Sen. Seeks Info Tying News Corp. Scandal To US Activity
• Treasury, Calif. Strike Deal On Insurance Info Sharing
• FDA Warnings Spawn Slew Of Exercise Supplement Suits
• Dems Seek Reams Of Info On Accretive's Billing Practices
• Energy Plus Uses Rate Plan Bait-And-Switch, Suit Says
• EU Pushes To Beef Up Child Internet Safety Laws
• Suit Over 'Real Housewives' Star's Margarita Ads Pared
• H&R Block Says Insurer Must Pay Up For False Ad Settlement
• FCC Asked To Yank Fox Licenses After Hacking Scandal
• Costco's Recorded Calls Invaded Customer Privacy, Suit Says
• Consumer Group Demands Google Street View Docs From FCC
• Inside The CFPB Proposed Rules For Mortgage Servicers
• GMAC Insurance Scheme Bilked Homeowners, Suit Claims
• Ill. Appeals Court Rejects Abbott's Bid To Move Class Action
• Calif. Short Sellers One Step Closer To Avoiding Foreclosure
• Texas AG Fights State Farm Suit Over Gulf Coast Policies
• Crayola Offers Refunds To Scrub Out Suit Over Bubble Stains
• 'Willful Blindness' May Be News Corp.'s Legal Undoing In US
• Big Biz Hails Obama's Order To Align International Regs
• Fed Says Durbin Amendment Led To Debit Card Fee Nosedive
• FHFA Chief Denies Hiding Info On Mortgage Principal Cuts
• Citing Smith V. Bayer, 7th Circ. Allows Sears Dryer Suits
• Class Cert. Granted In Experian FCRA Suit Over Towing Debt
• Tennis Ball Co. Penn Serves Dunlop With False Ad Suit
• Millennium Says Ameritox Copied Lab Report Format
• Chattem Concealed Carcinogen In Dexatrim, Suit Says
• Ill. Hospital Tried To Swipe Patients' Settlement Cash, Suit Says
• PacBell Back On The Hook For Cramming In Calif.
• A CFPB Report Card For Education Finance: Part 2