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Consumer Protection - July, 2012
253 articles
- Gov't Must Tweak Privacy Protections For New Era, Panel Hears
- Canadian Official, ACLU Tackle License Plate Scanners
- Concepcion Trumps CLRA Ban On Class Waivers: Calif. Court
- Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Suit Over LED Bulbs
- NYC Soda Ban Primed To Pop Off Nationwide
- Verizon Wireless Forks Over $1M To End FCC Spectrum Probe
- EBay Hit With Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fee
- FTC Online Fraud Enforcement Bill Clears House Panel
- CFPB Enforcement May Pick Up As Agency Finds Its Legs
- French Watchdog Asks Google For Street View Data
- Grassley Calls For More Probes Of FDA Whistleblower 'Spying'
- $3M Nutella Settlement Goes Through After Atty Award Slashed
- Keystone Subscribers' Bid To Expand Data Breach Class Halted
- The New Corporate Approach To Privacy Compliance
- Sens. Want Stalled Privacy Efforts Added To Cybersecurity Bill
- New Balance Pays $4M To End Toning Shoes Suit
- Calif. Law Firm Targeted In CFPB's 1st Loan Modification Suit
- FTC Input Likely To Propel Tougher Prepaid-Card Rules
- Rise In Salmonella Will Prod Obama On Stalled Food Regs
- Ex-Bachmann Staffer Says Campaign Stole Personal Data
- Genzyme Accuses Shire Of Making False Bone Drug Claims
- Accretive Leaves Minn., Pays $2.5M To Settle Billing Suit
- Ryder Escapes Md. Suit Over Refueling Costs
- Smart Balance's Cholesterol Claims Don't Measure Up, Suit Says
- Sun Reporter Arrested In News Corp. Hacking Probe
- ATM Fee Antitrust Case: Ill. Brick Is Still The Law
- Judge Pares Neutrogena Natural False Ad Claims
- Target Can't Kick Class Action Over Toning Shoe Ads
- NJ, AmEx Want Supreme Court's Take On Gift Card Seizures
- Google, EBay, Others Join Ranks To Ramp Up Lobbying
- Homeowners Say JPMorgan Illegally Marked Up Servicing Fees
- 7th Circ. Sends Travelers $16M Coverage Row To State Court
- Global Payments Hit With $84M Bill For Data Breach
- FTC Restrictions On Geolocation Data Too Broad, Group Says
- JPMorgan Faces Fewer Claims In Mortgage Modification MDL
- Judge Delays Final Judgment On Costco Hot Fuel Settlement
- Medifast Unit To Fork Over $4M To FTC Over Weight-Loss Ads
- Google Still Has Street View Data Despite Deletion Promise
- US Develops Int'l Agreement To Combat Offshore Tax Evasion
- Cloud Guidance Rains Down In July
- Senate Sends Sequestration Transparency Act To President
- NJ Dems Say Christie Gutted Port Authority Oversight Bill
- Cybersecurity Bill Clears Hurdle In Senate
- Capital One To Pay $12M For Service Member Credit Violations
- Mass. Passes Foreclosure Bill Without Mandatory Mediation
- Privacy Rights In DOJ Job Suit Unsolved, DC Circ. Hears
- T-Mobile, HTC Say Consumer Is Stalling 4G False Ad Case
- Groups Prod CFPB To Ban Credit Features On Prepaid Cards
- Trends In False Advertising Cases: A Cautionary Tale
- Dick's Sporting Goods Sued Over Customer Info Collection
- Playtex Owes Rival Munchkin $13.5M In Diaper Pail Ad Suit
- Privacy, IP Concerns Threaten Cloud Business, Reps. Hear
- 9th Circ. Lets Allianz See Docs In Annuities Marketing Suits
- NYC OKs Bill Requiring Affordable Housing Builder Data
- Sen. Calls For Low-Interest Gov't Loans For Underwater Homes
- Senate Dems Seek To Curb Payday Lending Abuses
- New Drone Bill Highlights Growing Privacy Concerns
- Wells Fargo Gets Forced-Placed Insurance Class Tweaked
- Anthem Blue Cross Defeats Billing Policy Class Action
- Lawmakers Ask Data Brokers For Answers On Privacy
- Testimonials And Pinterest: Lessons From Nutrisystem
- Oracle Will Pull IBM-Disputed Ad Claims, Watchdog Says
- Job Applicants Sue Green Mountain Over Background Checks
- Bloomberg's Sugary Drink Ban Will Trigger Suits
- Ticketmaster Buyer Class Seeks Final OK On $280M Deal
- Wiretap Act Doesn't Trump State Law, Carrier IQ Judge Says
- ABA Censures U. Of Ill. Law School Over Falsified Data
- Facebook, Google Beef Up Privacy Lobbying Drive
- DC Circ. Kills Airlines' Challenge To DOT Ad Price Rule
- Kirstie Alley Faces False Ad Suit Over Weight Loss Claims
- CFPB Rules Hinder Small Business Lending, GOP Says
- Brooks, Coulson Face Charges In News Corp. Hacking Probe
- Watchdog Asks Reynolds To Cut Hefty Bag Strength Ad Claim
- FDA Must Comply With FOIA Request In Email Spying Suit
- Chase To Pay $100M To Exit Credit Card Loan MDL
- Canadian Official Aims To Shield Privacy Law From Reforms
- 9th Circ. Backs Wiretaps, But Could Restrict Use Of New Tech
- Valve Co. Fights Utility's New Claims In 3rd Circ. Defect Suit
- Apple Wants Amazon To Cough Up Docs In 'App Store' IP Row
- UK Investigators Widen Corruption Probe To Other Tabloids
- Judge Skims Claims Off Dreyer's False Advertising Suit
- 11th Circ. Nixes Bid To Block $12M Enfamil False Ad MDL Deal
- $27M Deal Struck In EA Football Game Antitrust Suit
- Inside Italy's New Antitrust And Competition Rules
- A High Standard For Patient Privacy In Texas
- Sens. Strengthen Privacy Protections In Cybersecurity Bill
- Texas Court Nixes Consumers' $14M Sales Tax Refund Claim
- Cooley Law School Students Snubbed In Suit Over Jobs Stats
- FISA Bill Ups Oversight Without Curbing Surveillance Powers
- GAO Reviewing Toll Hikes On NY, NJ, Pa. Bridges
- Agencies Have No Duty To Warn Partners of AIDS Risk: Judge
- Grassley Warns 6 Agencies Of Contractor Data Breach Threat
- Microsoft Must Face Consumer Suit Over Unsolicited Xbox Texts
- Bankruptcy Code Should Offer Student Loan Exception: CFPB
- Report Faults FDA For Oversight Of Device Cybersecurity
- High Court Asked To Weigh NLRA Preemption Of ID Theft Law
- Watchdog Faults Gillette For 'MoistureRich' Razor Ad Claim
- Dallas Cowboys Escape Scrimmage Over Super Bowl Tickets
- Twitter Fights Order To Hand Over OWS Tweets
- Calif.'s New Privacy Enforcement Unit May Fuel More Civil Suits
- CFPB Credit, Mortgage Rules Walk A Fine Line, Reps. Say
- Unfinished Dodd-Frank Rules Leave Banks In The Dark
- Bankers Group Says Fair-Lending Enforcement Too Aggressive
- Judge Tosses Environmental Fee Claims In Hertz Fraud Suit
- Orbitz Can't Bundle Insurance Into Airfare Price, EU Court Says
- Lawmaker, GAO Urge Drone Oversight Amid Privacy Concerns
- US Fidelis To Pay Consumers $13M To Settle Warranty Suit
- Mercedes' Parking Cameras, Radios Not Up To Par, Class Says
- Dismissal Of Amazon Privacy Suit — CFAA Implications
- Lender Wrong About Foreclosed Homeowners' Liabilities: Suit
- Another News Corp. Journalist Arrested in Hacking Probe
- Franken Targets Facebook In Push For Facial ID Protections
- Ill. Gov. OKs Bills To Boost Clean Energy, Protect Consumers
- Ad Biz Wants Its Own Rules On Mobile Privacy, Not FCC's
- $210M Capital One Deal Sheds Light On CFPB's Rulemaking
- Google Virtual Pet Suit Sent To Arbitration
- Utility Regulator Orders NJ Power Co. To Defend Rates
- House Votes To Force OMB To Reveal Sequestration Plans
- Coconut Water False Ad Class Bellyaching Silenced
- Bernanke Rejects Claims Dodd-Frank Stalled Recovery
- 11th Circ. Revives Mortgage Co. Suit Over Collection Tactics
- Cybersecurity Lessons From People's United Bank Case
- JC Penney Can't Nix Shoppers' Suit Over False Sale Signs
- A Solution To Complex Problems In 30(b)(6) Depositions
- EU Watchdog Wants Stronger Internet Safety For Kids
- NJ Court Limits Access To Some State Institution Records
- GPS Warrant Debate Likely To Climb Back To High Court
- Vt. Owes $2.2M To Health Data Cos. Over Supreme Court Case
- Mazda Customers Lose Class Cert. In Defective Door Lock Suit
- Judge Slashes Suit Over Nestle Drink Health Claims
- GOP Rep. Wants To Open CBO Numbers To More Scrutiny
- ThinkStrategy Founder Charged Over Securities Fraud Scheme
- Judge Trims Bear Naked, Kashi False Ad Suits
- Rental Inspection Law Doesn't Violate Rights, Calif. Court Says
- What To Do While Waiting For HIPAA Rules
- Calif. Blue Cross Told To Stop Collecting On Old Overpayments
- Energy Regulators Push Congress For Cybersecurity Reform
- FDA Lawyers Gave Email 'Spying' Green Light, Reports Say
- Facebook 'Like' Ads Deal Draws Flak From Consumer Groups
- Ex-Dewey Attys May Be Liable For Client Privacy Breaches
- Bank of Okla. Pays $19M To Settle Overdraft Fee MDL Claims
- MERS Accused Of Secretly Selling Consumer Info
- 9th Circ. Shoots Down $10.6M Kellogg False Ad Settlement
- FCC Shouldn't Regulate Privacy Protections: Cellular Carriers
- CFPB Set To Replace Patchwork Credit Reporting Co. Regime
- Facebook's Answers On Child Users Don't Satisfy Lawmakers
- Holland & Knight Hires Reed Smith Pair For Data Privacy Group
- Geico Debt-Collection Robocalls Are Illegal, Class Says
- EPIC Urges FTC To Move Beyond Focus On Privacy Notices
- LinkedIn Dodges Data-Sharing Suit Again
- Nutrisystem Pinterest Promos Needed Disclaimers: Ad Group
- Merscorp Reforms Will End Del. AG's Suit Over Mortgage Data
- BofA Pays $20M To Settle Credit Plan Marketing MDL
- Regulators Eye New Rules To Manage Big Bank Failures
- Minn. AG Calls Accretive's Debt Collection 'Reprehensible'
- NY AG Settles With Insurer AXA Equitable Over Lower Payouts
- Wells Fargo Faces New Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
- Banks To Face More Suits In Wake Of Calif. Mortgage Overhaul
- White House, Stakeholders Spar Over Mobile App Privacy Code
- State Farm Can't Get Defamation Suit Shut Down
- Bar Sues Texas AG To Block Release Of Bank Records
- Bayer Should Ax Calcium Supplement Claims: Ad Regulator
- 9th Circ. Affirms Banks' Win In ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
- Markey Queries DOJ On Cellphone Data Requests
- 450K Yahoo Usernames, Passwords Stolen In Data Breach
- US Seizes 70 Websites Suspected Of Selling Counterfeits
- P&G Can't Duck Crest False Labeling Claims
- $38M Fine For Diet Claims Is Excessive, High Court Told
- Wells Fargo To Pay $175M To Settle DOJ Lending Bias Case
- High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
- FTC Asks House To Extend Foreign Fraud Enforcement Tools
- Dodging A Bullet: First American Financial V. Edwards
- Bank Of The West To Pay $18M Settlement In Overdraft MDL
- Judge Bows Out Of Facebook Ad Suit Day Before Hearing
- Agency Over Fannie, Freddie Takes Up Force-Placed Insurance
- Privacy Pacts Show Strength Of US Approach, FTC Head Says
- AIG Says Journalist Has No Right To Asset-Hiding Reports
- Brain Research Labs Cuts Deal In Class Suit Over Memory Pill
- Redbox Kiosks Not Exempt From Credit Card Law, 9th Circ. Told
- Allstate Flouted Law Calling For Lower Premiums, Suit Says
- Social Network Site Formspring Disables Passwords After Breach
- Hawaii Aligns Patient Privacy Laws With HIPAA
- COPPA Revision To Come In Fall, FTC's Leibowitz Says
- 2 British Journalists Arrested In News Corp. Corruption Probe
- Case Study: US V. Spokeo
- FTC Head Awaiting Google's Entry Into Do-Not-Track Fray
- BofA Says 'Finder's Fee' Class Action Falls Flat
- Wis. Court Ruling Opens Door For Junk Fax Defense Coverage
- Munchkin Tells Jurors Playtex Diaper Pail Ads Stink
- FTC Chairman Defends No-Fault Litigation Pacts
- Regulators Warn Banks Of Cloud Computing Security Risks
- Hertz Says Damage Waiver Fees Don't Merit Fraud Suit
- Dodd-Frank Put Brakes On Recovery, House GOP Says
- Dead Ends For Car Classes Under Calif. Consumer Laws
- HIPAA News: 3 Major Developments In Less Than A Week
- Actress Suing Amazon, IMDb For Posting Her Age Dealt Blow
- Hyundai's '40 MPG Elantra' Ads Are Misleading, Suit Says
- Delays May Stifle CFPB's Effort To Clear Up Mortgage Process
- House Passes Bill To Ease ATM Fee Disclosure Rules
- SCANA Gouged 500K Customers In Plan Switch, Suit Says
- Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Ill. Eavesdropping Law
- The Latest Attempt At Criminalizing 'Robo-Signing'
- Verizon's $4B Spectrum Plan Ducks Antitrust Law, Group Says
- Law Enforcement Requests For Cellphone Data Shoot Up
- Practical Lessons From Recent Data Breaches
- British Airways' Flyer Profiling Draws Privacy Backlash
- 1st Circ. Opens Door To Bank Liability For Cyberattacks
- 11th Circ. Revives Arbitration In Bank Overdraft MDL
- Court Backs Toss Of EMT's Facebook Privacy Firing Suit
- Calif. Senate Drops Bill To Relax 'Made in USA' Label Rules
- Pfizer To Remove Centrum Breast, Colon Health Claims
- Uncertainty Over CFPB Tops Banks' Worries, Survey Says
- Aussie Hospital Exec Admits To Doctoring ER Records
- Brumbaugh & Quandahl Can't Ditch Suit Over Debt Collection
- How To Transfer Personal Data From EU To US
- Calif. Mortgage Overhaul May Raise Preemption Challenges
- Calif. Senate Panel OKs Pared Medical Privacy Damages Waiver
- CFPB's Definition Of Abusive Practices Remains Elusive
- NFL Dodges Sanctions In Super Bowl Ticket Dispute
- Mortgage Fraudster Pleads Guilty In $100M Scheme
- UK Watchdog Vows To Curb Data Mishandling, Unwanted Calls
- Calif. Insurance Head Vetoes Blue Shield's Policy Shutdown
- GAO Slams Regulators Over Foreclosure Review Notices
- 6 More Arrested In News Corp. Hacking, Bribery Probes
- Medical Pot Groups' Challenge To LA Law Goes Up In Smoke
- Lufthansa, Others Ink Settlement On Debit Card Fees
- Judge Upholds Mass. City's Anti-Foreclosure Laws
- Food Co. Hid Trans Fat In Frozen Dinners, Suit Claims
- Unmanned Aircraft: Filling US Airspace — And Courtrooms?
- Blockbuster Will Amend Policy To Resolve Privacy Fears
- Calif. Panel Shuts Down 'Anti-Concepcion' Bill
- BBVA Compass Pays $11.5M To Quit Overdraft Fee MDL
- EU Floats New Consumer Financial Protection Regs
- EU Privacy Panel Endorses Cloud Computing, But At A Cost
- Doctors In Calif. Sue Aetna Over Reimbursement Practices
- Tying Claims In Auto-Theft System Suit Unproven: 3rd Circ.
- General Mills Says Any Idiot Knows Fruit Roll-Ups Aren't Fruit
- Verizon Pushes DC Circ. To Scrap FCC Net Neutrality Rules
- Accretive Health Calls Minn. AG's Claims 'Simply Wrong'
- ACLU, Others Want Better Access For Gov't Privacy Meetings
- Wilson Sonsini Hires Hunton EU Data Privacy Expert
- Challenging The CFPB In Court: Inside The Complaint
- The 9th Circuit's Surprising FDA Preemption Ruling
- Calif. Poised To Be 1st State To Write Mortgage Deal Into Law
- Chubb Tells 5th Circ. Diet Aid Coverage Suit Is Time-Barred
- EU Agency Calls For Kick-Start To Cyberinsurance Market
- Google, Yahoo Review Emails For Ad Purposes, Suits Say
- Contract Claim Survives In EquiTrust Fraud Class Suit
- Time Share Boss Gets 10 Years For Telemarketing Scam
- Skinnygirl Margarita Maker Can't Wriggle Out Of False Ad Suit
- Privacy Rights Don't Cover Public Tweets, Judge Says
- US Bank Puts Up $55M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
- Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine