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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