Consumer Protection Archive » September, 2012

Consumer Protection - September, 2012

252 articles

• $8.5M Groupon MDL Deal Blocked Over Cy Pres Award
• FTC Head Defends Involvement In Do-Not-Track Process
• Occupy Protester Loses Bid To Block Twitter Subpoena
• Experian, CDIA Tell 9th Circ. FCRA Claims Must Show Harm
• High Court To Weigh Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
• Feds Win Bid To Withhold Social Networking Info In FOIA Suit
• Facebook Tells 9th Circ. It Didn't Illegally Share User Data
• Earlier Class Accord Bars Phone Bill Cramming Suit: Judge
• Privacy Groups Want FTC To Probe Facebook Info Practices
• CFPB Says Brazil, China Among Remittance Safe Harbors
• What We've Learned From CFPB's 1st Year
• National Union Dodges Coverage For Enfamil Damages
• Calif. Mortgage Reforms Usher In Regulatory Crackdown
• GAO Calls For Greater FDA Scrutiny On Device Hacking Risk
• Homeowners Win Class Cert. In Bear Stearns Mortgage Row
• Chase Home Finance Beats Truth-In-Lending Class Action
• Insurer, Nonprofit End Fight Over Fraud Suit Coverage
• NY Judge Denies Four Loko Maker's Bid To Nix False Ad Suit
• Rental Car Co. Can't Shake Insurers' Coverage Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives FCRA Suit Against Bank Over Forged Check
• Nabisco Can't Keep Wheat Thins False Ad Suit In Fed. Court
• Concepcion Sends Sprint Rates Row To Arbitration In Calif.
• FHFA Needs Better Fannie, Freddie Oversight, IG Says
• Deutsche Bank Unit, Others Escape Libor-Tied Loan Lawsuit
• Bayer, Class Reach Deal In One-A-Day Prostate False Ad Suit
• Union Seeks To Halt USDA Drug Testing Of Job Corps Workers
• ACLU Sues DOJ, DHS For Access To License Plate Scanner Info
• AIG Unit To Pay Calif. Penalty For Fire Claims Handling
• Despite Complaints, FTC Unlikely To Budge On COPPA Rule
• CFPB's Tough Tactics Rubbing Off On Other Regulators
• Developer's Google Subpoena Nixed In Blog Defamation Row
• AT&T Settles Its Claims In Caller ID Scam Case
• DC Circ. Won't Force Body-Scan Rulemaking Deadline On TSA
• Sony Units Get Plug Pulled On Customer Data Suit
• RadioShack, AT&T Dodge Data Overage Charge Suit
• Texas' New Data Breach Notification Law: Too Broad?
• Wal-Mart Taxes Discount Items At Full Price, Consumer Says
• Calif. Driverless Car Law Could Fuel Privacy Disputes
• 7-Eleven Scores Win In Kansas Hot Fuel MDL
• Maybelline's Long-Lasting Lipstick Claims Are Made Up: Suit
• Apple Shareholders Join Push For Cybersecurity Disclosures
• CFPB's Broad Doc Request Ruffles Feathers
• Get-Rich-Quick Salesman Files For Ch. 11 After $479M Fine
• US Fidelis Exec Gets 8 Years For $71M Refund Scheme
• High Court To Hear Privacy Suit Over Atty Use Of DMV Info
• TCPA Case: Consent Does Not Necessarily Mean Consent
• Canadian Websites Leaking Users' Personal Info, Watchdog Says
• Pension Fund Sues Discover For Docs On Fee-Based Products
• French Watchdog Probes Facebook Timeline Privacy Concerns
• CFPB Says Consumers, Lenders Get Different Credit Scores
• 4 Tips For Banks To Fend Off Mounting Cyberthreats
• Citigroup Can't Dodge Mortgage Overcharge Class Action
• Joan Rivers Film Invaded Fan's Privacy, 7th Circ. Hears
• Rep. Floats Air Traveler Rights Bill Amid Privacy Concerns
• Facebook Can Keep Deceased Beauty Queen's Info Private
• 1st Circ. Reopens BofA Force-Placed Insurance Suits
• Merck To Pay Up To $10M To Settle Coppertone False Ad Suit
• L'Oreal Anti-Aging Creams Rely On False Ads, Suit Claims
• 9th Circ. To Mull Concepcion In KeyBank Loan Suit Rehearing
• NY Bill Ties Nutritional Standards To Kiddie Toy Promotions
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• H&R Block's False Ad Coverage Battle Lands In NY
• Shook Hardy Launches Privacy, Data Security Group
• San Antonio Limits Payday Loans Despite Lawsuit Threat
• New Privacy Audit Shows Facebook Warming Up To Watchdogs
• Discover Says It Will Pay $200M To Cardholders Over Fees
• Judge Pares Animal Testing Claims Against Makeup Giants
• Pa. Bill Aims To Curb Credit Checks In Hiring
• 'True Life' Guests Sue MTV For Broadcasting Home Address
• Church & Dwight Should Ax 'First, Only' Ovulation Claim: NAD
• Pest Device Marketers Hit With False Advertising Suit
• Banks Blast Retailers' Concerns Over $7.25B Swipe Fee Deal
• Twinings' Tea Antioxidant Claims Misleading, Suit Says
• Three Bayer Probiotics False Ad Class Actions Revived
• 3 States Join Constitutional Challenge to Dodd-Frank Act
• Gerber Urges MDL Panel To Consolidate Baby Formula Suits
• FTC Updates Rules To Address E-Discovery, Atty Conduct
• Privacy Law Reform Stalls In Senate Committee
• 9th Circ. Upholds Facebook's $9.5M 'Beacon' Settlement
• CFPB To Revise Restrictions On Credit Card Applications
• Supplement Maker Can't Skirt Suit Over Arthritis Drink Claims
• Courts Struggle To Lay Out Social Media Discovery Limits
• Calif. Atty Sued Over Spycams In Coffee Bean Restrooms
• Patton Boggs Adds Former Netflix Lobbyist To DC Roster
• Obama Admin's Welfare Waiver Rule Snubbed By House
• BofA Calls Bid To Join Mortgage Insurance Suits A Power Play
• FERC Opens New Cybersecurity-Focused Office
• SEC Faces FOIA Suit Over High-Frequency Trading Docs
• NJ Panel Approves Social Media Privacy Bill For Workers
• NY Fines UnitedHealth Cos. For Not Explaining Coverage
• Spotlight On BPA: Science And Litigation
• Watson Sued By Fertility Drug Rival Over Ad Campaign
• Osteoarthritis Pills Tainted With Lead, Class Action Says
• Politics Delay Senate Vote On 6-Month Stopgap Budget
• Firms Push For Privacy Groups As Data Security Realm Heats Up
• 6th Circ. Revives RICO Case Against John Hancock, Law Firm
• Sen. Asks Fortune 500 Cos. To Speak On Cybersecurity
• Allergan Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
• Selective Insurance Wants Off Hook For TCPA Coverage
• Ben & Jerry's Sued Over 'All Natural' Ice Cream Claims
• McKesson Pegged With Price Inflation Claims On 400-Plus Drugs
• Avis Can't Ditch Class Action Over Reward Program Fee
• News Corp. Board Wants Shareholders' Hacking Suit Tossed
• GoDaddy Hit With Customer Suit Over September Outage
• BofA Wrongly Withdraws Fees From Child Actor Accounts: Suit
• J&J Dodges Consumer Suit Over Benecol Ads
• Credit Card Group Issues Guidance For Mobile Payment Apps
• Key Provisions From FTC's Marketing Guide For Apps
• Hotel Guests Say InterContinental Unlawfully Recorded Calls
• Millennium Labs Wants $5M Coverage For HIPAA Probe
• Dukes Nixes Class Cert. In Option One Race Bias Case
• British Watchdog's Audit Lauds Google's Privacy Changes
• UK Royals Win Bid To Block Topless Photos In France
• High Court Asked To Preserve Warrantless Surveillance Fight
• Royal Photos Prompt Irish Minister To Urge Privacy Law Reform
• Net Neutrality Groups To Challenge AT&T's FaceTime Plan
• Plavix False Marketing Suit Kicked To State Court
• 6 Areas To Watch In The Upcoming FTC Green Guides
• Designing Health Care Apps: 4 Privacy Considerations
• US Fidelis Head Gets 3 Years For $70M Refunds Fraud
• RICO Suit Over Sanofi Antibiotic Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
• TD Ameritrade Kept Credit Reports Tied To Firings, Suit Says
• FTC's Rosch Rips Agency's Privacy Enforcement Methods
• Mobile Privacy Bill Would Make Lapses Much More Expensive
• NY Settles Text Message Scam Claims With Mobile Co.
• 8th Circ. Puts Insurers On Hook For $2M Junk Fax Settlement
• Nothing All-Natural About Frito-Lay's Bean Dip, Suit Says
• Sallie Mae To Pay $24M To Settle TCPA Suit Over Debt Calls
• DHS Prevails, But Must Pay Fees In Body Scanner FOIA Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Countrywide Loan Fee Suit
• Harvard Hospital Calls Foul On $1.5M Data Breach Fine
• $7.5M Aurora Organic Milk MDL Settlement Gets Nod
• Frequent Fliers Say American Airlines Cut Miles Rewards
• No Proof CDC Leaked Atty's Name In TB Scare, 11th Circ. Says
• Fraley V. Facebook: Impact On Class Action Litigation
• The CFPB Company Portal — It's Your Company's Radar
• Male Supplement Fails To Live Up To Hype, Suit Says
• Google Joins Do-Not-Track Trend With Newest Chrome Browser
• Calif. Court Upholds Ex-Sequenom Exec's Defamation Claim
• Payless, St. Paul Settle $9M TCPA Coverage Dispute
• Actor Hugh Grant Sues News Corp. Over Phone Hacking
• UK Data Bill Will Spur Lawsuits From Users, Twitter Says
• Sears Judge Calls Certifying False Ad Class 'Daunting'
• Lexmark Asks 6th Circ. To Review Static False Ad Claims
• Evanston Wants Off Hook For Staffing Co.'s Junk Fax Row
• Con Ed Owes Customers $5M For Electricity Restoration Delays
• Norway Stubs Out Philip Morris Challenge To Cig Display Ban
• Relacore Maker Illegally Recorded Calls, Customer Claims
• Colgate Should Ax Superiority Claims, Ad Regulator Says
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Capital One To Pay $10M To Settle Suit Over APR Hikes
• BofA Settles Claims Of Bias Against Disabled Borrowers
• FTC Reserves Judgment On Credit Report Reform Measures
• Judge Temporarily Blocks STOCK Act Enforcement
• House Passes Stopgap Bill To Fund Government For 6 Months
• 6th Circ. Revives Parts Of Energy Drink IP, False Ads Row
• House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
• Bloomberg Says NYC Sugary Drink Limit Will Survive Suits
• Capital One Netted $5M In Force-Placed Insurance Scheme: Suit
• Pa. Court Orders Disclosure Of Solar Program Participants
• Minn. Hospital Hounded Patients For Money, Inspectors Say
• House Extends FTC's Online Fraud Enforcement Powers
• Dannon Hit With False Ad Suit Claiming Activia Isn't Yogurt
• Cordray Denies CFPB Is Ignoring Law On Mortgage Charges
• Consumers Hit Live Nation With Suit Over Paperless Tickets
• Consumers Win Class Cert. In AAA Backdated Membership Suit
• SNR Denton Hires Former AmEx Chief Privacy Officer
• $11.5M FTC Acai Settlement Requires More Transparency: Judge
• BBVA Compass Hit With TCPA Suit Over Mobile App Ad Texts
• Barclays Wants Libor-Tied Loan Lawsuit Dismissed
• Calif. Bank Settles DOJ Mortgage Bias Case For $2M
• Judge Axes Law Grads' Claims That DePaul Inflated Jobs Data
• Privacy Law Updates Would Clarify Cloud, Streaming Protections
• Citigroup Data Security Suit Heads To Arbitration
• House Renews FISA Amendments For 5 More Years
• Insurers Beat Car Dealer Demands For Consumer Suit Coverage
• Watchdog Takes Issue With Speed Claims In Verizon FiOS Ads
• Hunton & Williams Adds CFPB Atty To DC Office
• Insurance Scheme Used Unfair Inspections To Hike Rates: Suit
• Martha Stewart, Emeril Accused Of Selling Knockoff Cutlery
• FTC Settles For $1M In Acai Berry Deceptive Ad Suit
• News Corp. Security Worker Charged In Phone Hacking Scandal
• Industry Groups Want CFPB Finance Charge Rule Dropped
• Advance Auto Wrongly Bases Hires On Consumer Reports: Suit
• Addressing The Scope Of CAFA In Supreme Court
• Warrantless Seizure Of Medical Records OK'd In Drug Case
• FTC Gives Final Signoff To Myspace Privacy Settlement
• House Mulls Quick-Fix Spending Bill To Buy 6 More Months
• New FTC Pick Could Bring Economic Focus To Privacy Cases
• Twitter Ordered To Submit OWS Protester's Tweets By Friday
• Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested On Hacking Charges
• 2 More Arrested In Hacking, Bribery Probes Of British Press
• Kraft Dodges Subclass, Cuts 'Sensible' Claims From Labels
• Old Calif. Privacy Law Is Poor Fit For New Technology
• FDA Warns L'Oreal About Skin Care Product Ad Claims
• General Mills Gets Cheerios Advertising Suit Junked
• Class Action Says Crocs Shared Customers' Personal Info
• EBay Beats Sellers' Claims Over Search Delays
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Laws On Campaign Finance Disclosures
• In-House Privacy Hiring Boom Shows No Signs Of Fading
• Pittsburgh Penguins Ice TCPA Suit Over Fan Text Messages
• Shell Hit With $18M Privacy Suit Over Call Recording
• No Privacy In Driverless Car Bill, Consumer Group Says
• FTC Takes Aim At Bedbug Remedy Cos. Over Ads
• Calif. Official Asks DOJ To Probe Mortgage Seizure Collusion
• Pa. High Court Strips H&R Block 'Rapid Refund' Class
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Exit Home Equity Suit
• Jenner & Block Lands DHS Privacy Chief To Help Build Practice
• Michaels, Arch Settle Data Theft Coverage Fight
• Yahoo Says Electronic Privacy Law Trumps Email Spying Claims
• Kimberly-Clark, Cardinal Renew Surgery Scrubs False Ad Fight
• Cellphone Technology Meets The 4th Amendment
• US Can Learn From EU Data Protection Reform, Groups Say
• 7th Circ. Won't Stay Ruling In Parking Ticket Privacy Case
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Discount Club Fee Suit Out Of Arbitration
• Canadian Watchdog Issues New Privacy Guidance Report
• 6th Circ. Defers To FCC In Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
• 11th Circ. Lets ID Theft Victims Sue Health Insurer
• EU Court Says Wine Labels Can't Boast Health Benefits
• Pain Patch Maker Demands Coverage Of False Ad Suit
• Spotlight On Calif.'s Food Labeling Lunge
• Cellphone Location Data Isn't Private, US Says In Drug Case
• RI Text Message Ruling Fuels Police Surveillance Debate
• GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
• Insurers, Trial Attys Split On Hit-And-Run Coverage Bill
• Chipotle Rounds Bills Up To Nearest Nickel, Suit Claims
• US, China Pledge To Cooperate On Cybersecurity, IP Theft
• United Hit With Suit Over EU Flight Compensation Rules
• CFPB Unveils Exam Procedures For Credit Reporting Cos.
• How The CFPB Is Crushing Small Lenders
• SEC Says Radio Host Gave Shaky Investment Advice
• FTC Guidance Reminds App Makers They Face Privacy Scrutiny
• Romney Offers Up Plan To Reform Housing Market
• LA Fitness Can't Ditch Suit Over Cancellation Policy
• 3rd Circ. Says Amended Foreclosure Suit Is Time-Barred
• UK Takes Aim At Bonuses For Financial Product Sales
• Estee Lauder Customers Cry Foul Over Anti-Aging Serum Ads
• What Google's FTC Settlement Means For Your Company
• Allianz To Pay $10M To Settle States' Fixed Annuity Probe
• Debtors Win Class Cert. In Leucadia Collections Suit
• Consumer Groups Blast Dodd-Frank Down Payment Proposals
• Apple Smashes Class Action Over Cracked IPhones
• Hacker Group Claims FBI Tracked 12M Apple IDs
• TSA Defends Airport Body Scanner Rule Progress In DC Circ.
• Cabot Creamery Hit With Class Action Over Greek Yogurt
• Amazon Hires Away Privacy Chief From GE
• BofA Wins Class Cert. Fight In Suit Over Fannie Program
• Twitter, Facebook Unveil Ad Features Amid Increased Scrutiny
• CFPB Extends Comment Period For Finance Charge Proposal
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer Hires DOJ Privacy Leader
• Gerber Urges Court To Toss Baby Food Mislabeling Suit
• A CFPB Report Card For Education Finance: Part 3