Consumer Protection Archive » July, 2012

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