Consumer Protection Archive » August, 2012

Consumer Protection - August, 2012

313 articles

• US Pushed To Declassify Rulings On Foreign Surveillance
• Judge Orders Arbitration In ACS Loan Inflation Suit
• 9th Circ. Says HSBC, Best Buy Didn't Deceive Cardholder
• Citibank Strikes Deal In Home Equity Credit Lines Suit
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• General Mills Sued Over Nature Valley 'All Natural' Claims
• Janssen Loses La. Appeal Of $258M Risperdal Verdict
• Final Parts Of Calif. Mortgage Overhaul Sent To Gov. Brown
• High Court Grants Review Of CAFA Dispute
• LeAnn Rimes Says Mom, Daughter Illegally Taped Call
• Privacy Rights On Facebook: Are Employees Protected?
• Battle Over Google Fine Could Halt No-Fault Deals At FTC
• FTC Sues To Get Patient Data Spreadsheet From LabMD
• Mobile App Privacy Efforts Hampered By Rough Rulemaking
• FTC Sues Weight-Loss Marketer Over Phony News Websites
• Calif. Medical Group Accuses Aetna Of Blacklisting Its Docs
• LinkedIn Privacy Class Actions Over Data Breach Merged
• Toyota Hits Ex-Programmer With Trade Secrets Suit
• Hospital At Center Of Hep C Probe Raises Privacy Questions
• Netflix Users Call $9M Video Privacy Settlement 'Unfair'
• GE Finance Unit Illegally Recorded Customer Calls, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Revives FDCPA Suit Over Student Loan Letters
• Ex-News Corp. Atty Reportedly Arrested In Hacking Scandal
• J&J To Pay States $181M Over Deceptive Risperdal Marketing
• Cellphone User Wants Class Cert. In Spam Texting Suit
• Case Study: Qwest V. FCC
• The SCA Can't Make Public Tweets Private
• Feinstein Pushes For Cybersecurity Executive Order
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Antitrust Claims In Lexmark-Static Row
• Pa. Water Billing Suit To Stay Under Utilities Board
• Banks Have Doled Out $10B In Mortgage Relief So Far: Report
• 14 Window Marketers Get FTC Warnings On Energy Claims
• LawCrossing Dupes Subscribers With Renewals, Suit Says
• Kellogg Posts Froot Loops Ad Disclaimer At Watchdog's Request
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Immunity Drink Mix False Ad Claims
• US Bank, Loan Cos. 'Trapped' Student Borrowers, Suit Says
• State Farm Wants Out Of Suit Over Medical Biller's Faxes
• LulzSec Member Charged Over Sony Hack
• A Step Toward Securing Contractor Information Systems
• Twitter Asks NY Appeals Court To Protect Protester's Tweets
• Wyndham Data Security Suit Could Hamper FTC Enforcement
• Cintas Sued By Hospital Over Junk Fax Ads For Doc Shredding
• TransUnion Hit With FCRA Suit Over Disclosure Omissions
• GFI Mortgage To Pay $3.6M To End Loan Race Bias Claims
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Logins
• Vivint Auto-Dials Cellphones Without Permission, Suit Claims
• BofA Beats Suit Over International Call Data Security
• Allied Interstate Sued Over Customer Call Recording
• Great Western Bank Pays $2.2M To Settle Overdraft Fee Claims
• ING Customers Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Refinancing Suit
• Baby Literacy Co. Reaches $185M Deal With FTC Over Ads
• CVS Says Pharmacies Must Arbitrate Patient Info Claims
• Consumer Seeks To Block Mo.'s Cellphone Locator Law
• City's Manned Surveillance Flights Duck Drone Controversy
• Federal Employees Seek Extension of STOCK Act Deadline
• EU Security Agency Calls For Tougher Data Law Interpretation
• Banking Groups Want Fed To Recalculate Interchange Fee
• 7-Eleven Looks To Crunch Potato Chip False Ads Class Action
• HSBC, MERS Beat Foreclosed Couple's Refinancing Suit
• Zooming In On A Major Social Media Issue For Health Care
• 8th Circ. Pans 'Show-Me-The-Note' Suit Against BofA, Law Firm
• 11th Circ. Revives Harassment Suits Against Collection Cos.
• Class Again Denied Cert. In False Ads Suit Over LED Bulbs
• CFPB Names New Regulations Head After MoFo Defection
• Moet Seeks To Cork Rival's Champagne Ads
• Victoria's Secret Hit With $15M Suit Over Knockoff Hosiery
• AIG, Reporter Spar Over Access to Asset-Hiding Reports
• Clorox Can't Be Sued For Ad Claims About Cats' Favorite Litter
• German Group Rips Facebook Over App Center Data Sharing
• No Purchase Needed In Jamba Juice Smoothie Suit, Judge Says
• Magazine Subscribers Can't Drop Suit Against Time Unit
• Google False Ads Class Action Slashed Again
• Car Owner Seeks Class Cert. In Toyota Financing Case
• Seyfarth Hires Stroock Expert As Consumer Finance Co-Chair
• Suit Says Dollar Dupes Customers Into Unwanted Coverage
• NAIC Eyes Claims Software After Reports Of Lowballing
• Defending The Blitzkrieg Bop Of Advertising Disputes
• Murdoch Daughter Touts Morals, Shuns News Corp. Throne
• AstraZeneca Reaches $26M Deal With SC In Seroquel Suit
• 6th Circ. DSW Ruling Reveals New Data Breach Coverage Path
• Borrowers Score Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit Against RBS
• Abbott Didn't Say Exercise Needed To Bulk Up: Ensure Users
• Supreme Court Told Calif. Law Preempted By CAN-SPAM
• Renters Win Cert. In FCRA Suit Over Outdated Credit Reports
• Judge Preserves Ameritox's False Ad Suit Against Millennium
• Avanquest Duped Customers With Rigged Software Tests: Suit
• Feds Settle Discriminatory Lending Suit Against GFI Mortgage
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• Woman Suing Over Neutrogena Wrinkle Claims Seeks Class Cert.
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• NIST Computer Security Guidance: Impact On Contractors
• Pom Ads Need Additional Gov't Oversight, FTC Atty Says
• Consumers Win Class Cert In Kraft Packaging Suit
• FTC Accuses Dish Network Of Violating Do Not Call Registry
• Get-Rich-Quick Scam Operators Hit With $479M Fine
• Chipotle Stuck In Suit Over 'Naturally Raised' Meat Ads
• House Dems Urge DNC To Plug Internet Freedom At Convention
• 6th Circ. Won't Let AIG Off $7M Hook In DSW Hacking Case
• Mass. Warns Fannie, Freddie To Follow New Mortgage Law
• Ab Circle Marketers Pay Up To $25M Over FTC False Ad Claims
• Damages Issue Dooms T-Mobile Class Action, 11th Circ. Says
• Arctic Zero Hit With False Ad Suit Over Calorie Count
• Google Denies Email Scanning Is Privacy Violation
• Nationwide Targeted Over Automated Calls
• 3rd Circ. Says AmEx Cardholder Must Arbitrate Marketing Case
• Judge Pares Hidden Fee Suit Against First Data, Wells Fargo
• Pa. Teachers Can Challenge Release Of Addresses, Court Says
• Consumer Groups Stall Mobile App Privacy Code Talks
• Strip Club Chain Settles Spam Text Suit For $2M In Coupons
• Higher One, Bancorp Force Students Into Accounts, Suit Says
• $250M Capital One Settlement Doesn't Bar AG Suits: Judge
• Get-Rich-Quick Marketers Hit With $1.5M Contempt Penalty
• Angie's List Cheats Subscribers On Renewals, Suit Says
• Shire Says Genzyme Can't Prove False Bone Drug Claims
• McDonald's, Viacom Websites Violate Child Privacy, Groups Say
• NJ Mayor, Son Plead Not Guilty To Hacking Scheme
• JPMorgan Chase Beats Home Equity Plan Suit
• FTC's $23M Google Fine May See Protest Over Liability Denial
• MetLife Accused Of Sending Unsolicited Junk Faxes
• HCC Claims No Duty To Cover Oreck In False Ad MDL
• Shoe Insert Maker Sued Over Whistleblower's Ouster
• Big Or Small, Cos. Need Insurance Against Data Breaches
• General Mills Faces More Claims In Nature Valley Ad Suit
• Google Analytics Violates Norwegian Law, Watchdog Says
• Ad Industry's Self-Regulatory Push Goes Mobile
• Watchdog OKs Chrysler's 'Most Awarded' Claim For SUV
• Search Engines And The 1st Amendment
• FHFA Moves To Ease Short Sales For Homeowners
• Shop-Vac False Ad MDL Consolidates Six Class Actions In Pa.
• NH High Court Overturns Class Cert. In Philip Morris Suit
• 'Occupy' Protester Sues Judge To Block Twitter Subpoena
• Dish Must Produce Docs In Telemarketing Class Action
• FTC Weighs In On Verizon Cramming Deal To Protect Interests
• Google Counsel Backs Creation Of Lead EU Privacy Regulator
• Hilton, Expedia Reservations A Veil For Price-Fixing: Suit
• Gas Buyers Certified In Calif. Propane Fee Suit
• Society Insurance Seeks To Exit ATM Fees Suit Against Bar
• Fla. Gov. Takes Workplace Drug Testing Fight To 11th Circ.
• HTC, AccuWeather Settle Smartphone Tracking Suit
• Dell Faces Customers' Claims Of Billing Blunders
• Google's $22.5 Million FTC Fine: Why Should Cos. Care?
• $20M Deal Over Facebook 'Like' Ads Rejected By Judge
• Ad Guidance Will Keep Social Media Cos. On FTC's Good Side
• Facebook's Data Sharing Calls For Damages, 9th Circ. Hears
• Suit Pared In Contract Row Over Scotbilt Homes Insulation
• Distributors Beat Suit Over Visa, MasterCard Gift Cards
• The FTC Thinks Redress Looks Disgorgeous On You
• Netflix Bids Adieu To Privacy Suit Over Viewable User Data
• UCB Settlement Notice Didn't Satisfy Due Process: 2nd Circ.
• Mich. Lawmaker Floats Video Surveillance Disclosure Bill
• Chase Escapes Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
• NJ Court Says State Can Yank Electricity Metering Program
• CFPB To Review Maine, Tenn. Gift Card Seizure Laws
• Sun Life Loses Bid To Move Death Benefits Suit To Mass.
• The New, Nongovernmental Face Of Food Regulators
• Chicago Title Rate-Gouging Suit Not Time Barred
• Facebook Taps Patton Boggs To Lobby On Privacy Issues
• High Court Brief Shows CFPB, FTC Want To Shape Laws
• Minn. Fines Life Insurers Over Lump Sump Practices
• FTC Halts Mouthguard Co.'s Concussion Prevention Claims
• Pa. Newspaper Can't Get City's Settlement Negotiation Docs
• 7-Eleven, Other Gas Retailers Can't Escape Hot Fuel MDL
• Reps. Urge CFPB To Push Back Remittance Rule Start Date
• Discover Investors Say Shady Marketing Put Co. In Hot Water
• GoDaddy Escapes False Ad Suit Over 'Free' Registration
• Health Food Co. To Pay $1.4M To Settle Calorie Deception Suit
• Uncertainty In Store For Consumer Protection Settlements
• Big Tobacco Wants Texas To Tax Smaller Competitors
• Texas Insurance Dept. Email Debacle Reveals Public Tension
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Nursing Home Staffing Levels
• Muslims' Privacy Claims In Mosque Spying Suit Nixed
• German Regulator Says Facebook Not Meeting Privacy Rules
• ACLU Sues For FBI's Post-Jones Tracking Policy Memos
• News Corp. Adopts Ethics Program Ahead Of Split
• Grassley Expands Agency Email-Monitoring Inquiry
• Regulators Target Appraisals In New Mortgage Rules
• Data Security Now A Top Worry For GCs, Directors: Report
• Ad Watchdog Dings Kraft For Lunchables PB&J Spot
• Borders Gift Card Recovery Suit Quashed
• There's My Number; Your ATDS Can Call Me — Maybe
• Consumers Say ConAgra's Parkay Spray Not Fat-Free
• Commerce Bank Forks Over $18M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• 6th Circ. Backs Police Use Of GPS Data To Track Cellphone
• Paxfire Denied Depos, Scores Docs In Internet Privacy Suit
• Divulging Red Light Records OK Under DPPA, Judge Says
• Dole Says False Labeling Suit Federally Preempted
• Colgate Should Ax Whitening Toothpaste Claim, Watchdog Says
• Banking Groups Oppose CFPB's 'Generic' Cost Survey
• Alleged Gang Member's Facebook Page Not Private, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Pom, Coca-Cola Labeling War
• Cuomo Signs Bill To Limit Out-Of-State Telemarketing Into NY
• Foodborne 'Occurrences': Are You Covered?
• Health Network, Med Discount Co. Dodge Docs' Marketing Suit
• Pom Says Dukes Dooms Nationwide False Ads Class
• Trade Group Rips Congressional Probe Of Marketing Data Cos.
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Covering Hertz's TCPA Suit Defense
• 9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit
• Flushmate Concealed Risk Of Exploding Toilets, Suit Claims
• 6th Circ. Finds Lenders Are Obligated To Disclose Broker Fees
• Hulu Privacy Plaintiffs Gain Standing With High Court Action
• DirecTV Wants Privacy Suit Arbitrated Or Tossed
• 'You've Been Served' — On Facebook?
• Sporting Goods Co. Fights Insurers To Defend ZIP Code Suit
• Judge Dumps Bulk Of Match.com Users' Deception Suit
• Markey Floats Bill To Curb Cellphone Tracking Requests
• Praetorian's Lower Force-Placed Rates Don't Cut It, Fla. Says
• FERPA Doesn't Cover UNC Docs On Players' Perks, Judge Says
• CFPB Mortgage Servicing Rules Could Shrink Sector
• National Union Can't Duck Payless TCPA Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Utilities Must Comply With DEA Subpoenas
• Howard Hanna Gets Real Estate Fee Suit Thrown Out
• Comerica Customers Win Class Cert. In Overdraft Fee MDL
• NY Ethics Watchdog Fines Groups Over Lobbying Disclosures
• FTC Wraps Up Facebook Privacy Deal Despite Concerns
• J&J Misrepresented Splenda Health Benefits, Suit Says
• Brother Fails To Escape Toner Cartridge Class Action
• The Latest In Calif. 'All Natural' Food Litigation
• The Benefit Corporation: A Silent Trend
• NAIC's Force-Placed Market Inquiry Will Focus On Rates
• NJ Mayor Indicted In Email-Hacking Scheme
• Chrysler Says Class Action Over Brakes Based On Hearsay
• Judge Defers To USDA In Dr. Bronner's False Ad Suit
• State Farm Sues To Dodge $9M Junk Fax Judgment
• 10 From Wells Fargo, Citi Accused In $40M Mortgage Fraud Plot
• NJ Court Shields Hospitals' Privacy Under Patient Safety Act
• Alpine Health Faces Suit Over Unsolicited Fax Ads
• Public Will Quickly Learn Of Sewage Spills Under NY Law
• FTC's $23M Google Fine Warns Cos. To Keep Privacy Promises
• FTC's Burden Of Proof Too Heavy For Piggybacking
• Risks Of Sharing Employee Data With 3rd-Party Vendors
• FTC Secures Partial Win In $100M American Tax Relief Suit
• CFPB Mortgage Servicing Reforms Aim For Fewer Surprises
• US Immune From Islamic Group's Surveillance Suit: 9th Circ.
• Lloyd's-Visa Deal May Boost Coverage For Calif. Privacy Rows
• HoJo Trims Punitive Damages From Phone Privacy Class Action
• Oxygen-Boosting H2O Physiologically Impossible, Class Says
• FTC's $2.6M Employee Screener Fine Signals FCRA Crackdown
• CFPB's Interest In Mortgage Insurance Could Cost Industry
• 7th Circ. Rules Personal Info On Tickets A Privacy Breach
• Bancorp, Higher One To Pay FDIC $11M Over Student Fees
• Spirit Airlines Accused Of Raking In $40M In Hidden Fees
• 9th Circ. Revives Identify Theft Suit Against Chase, FIA
• Lawmakers Want Consumer, IP Protections On Web Domains
• Cingular, PacBell Dodge False Advertising Suit Appeal
• Mobile Marketing Class Actions 2.0: Novel TCPA Claims
• Allstate Faces Suit Over Deferred Annuities Penalties
• Google's Street View Data Flub Could Rekindle Aussie Probe
• Australia Won't Drop Probe Into Facebook's Data Use Policy
• CFPB Eases International Money Transfer Rule
• Judge OKs Settlement In Blockbuster Privacy Abuse Suit
• Patrick Signs Law To Refund Utility Co. Penalties To Customers
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-BofA Counsel To Data Security Team
• Sun Reporter, Police Officer Arrested In UK Bribery Probe
• Observations On CFPB's Mortgage Reform Initiative
• Weather Channel Struck By Text Messaging Lawsuit
• EU States Bash Data Privacy Overhaul As Too Stringent
• 10th Circ. Upholds FCC's Unbundling Order On Qwest
• FTC Seeks $100M, Says American Tax Relief Ads Deceptive
• On Remand, 9th Circ. Preserves GPS Data In Pre-Jones Pot Case
• ABA Panel Toughens Job Data Reporting Rules For Law Schools
• 5th Circ. To Tackle Legal Gray Areas Of Cellphone Tracking
• SunTrust Customers Ask High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• Huffington Post Reader's Suit Says Site Barraged Her With Spam
• Chase Hiked Principals Beyond Legal Limit, Homeowners Say
• NY Sees Possible Consumer Risk In Life Insurance Captives
• EBay Can't Duck Class Action Over Mobile User Fees
• Implications Of COPPA Rule Expansion
• Sens. Ask CFPB To Address Medical Debt Collection Errors
• Decal For Minor Drivers Doesn't Invade Privacy: NJ Top Court
• Capital One Says $250M Settlement Bars AG Credit Card Suits
• Google, HTC Beat Class Action Over Nexus One 3G Promises
• House Dems Float Update To Electronic Privacy Law
• JPML Won't Centralize Drug Co-Pay Coupon Class Actions
• Tuna Cos. To Pay $3M To Settle Calif. Underfilled Can Suit
• Wyndham Says FTC Privacy Suit Doesn't Belong in Ariz.
• CFPB Probing AIG, Others Over Mortgage Insurance Deals
• High Court Asked To Mull Arbitration In Overdraft Suits
• Ex-AGs Want Supreme Court To Nix FISA Challenge
• NJ Court Quashes Homeowners' Purchase Price Suit
• Disney Must Address Settlement Release Worries In ADA Suit
• Playtex's Diaper Genie Ads Stink, Class Action Says
• Senate Revives Privacy Board But Leaves It Leaderless
• Unilever Faces Hair Loss Class Action Over Suave Product
• STOCK Act Deadline Pushed Back Amid Worker Privacy Fears
• AmEx Faces Potential CFPB Fines Over Credit Card Laws
• Employees And P2P Applications: Data Security Risks
• Yahoo Users May Struggle To Show Damages From Data Breach
• Varied Facebook Password Laws Could Plague Employers
• Tech Firm ZwillGen Picks Up Former K&L Gates, Yahoo Atty
• Hain Loses Preemption Bid In Fight Over Organic Product Claims
• CORRECTED: Jiffy Lube Franchisee To Pay Up To $47M To Settle Spam Text MDL
• Norway Probes Facebook's Facial Recognition Technology
• Woman Says Dell Made More Than 100 Robocalls In 6 Weeks
• News Corp.'s Brooks Formally Charged With Phone Hacking
• Judge Won't Bow Out Of Alma Mater's Postgrad Job Row
• Senate Shuts Down Bipartisan Cybersecurity Bill
• Class Says It Was Burned By Misleading Coppertone Ads
• Pa. Court Backs Public Release Of Union Grievances
• Sens. Want Detailed Cost-Benefit Studies For New Regs
• Steve Madden Ponies Up $10M To Quash Text Spam Suit
• When A Business Associate Is Also A Covered Entity
• FTC's Child Privacy Tweaks Bring Ad Networks Under Scrutiny
• DC Circ. Orders TSA To Explain Delay On Body Scanner Rule
• Class Cert. In Bayer Case Threatens Due Process, Group Says
• Macau Privacy Regulator Probes Sands China Over Data Transfer
• ADM, Others Can't Dodge Corn Syrup False Ad Claims
• Carrier IQ State Class Stayed While MDL Chugs On
• GOP Presses Cordray On Costs Of CFPB Mortgage Rules
• Markey Takes Latest Crack At Drone-Limiting Legislation
• Banking Groups Say Cybersecurity Bill Will Burden Industry
• Office Space Giant Regus Accused Of Piling On Hidden Fees
• Takeaways From Rosenfield V. HSBC
• Winn-Dixie Sued Over Employee Data Breach