Consumer Protection Archive » October, 2012

Consumer Protection - October, 2012

269 articles

• 4th Circ. Email Privacy Case Hinges On Employer's Policy
• Freddie Foreclosure Holds No Water Without Note, Court Says
• Predictions Regarding Predictive Coding
• Missing Marchers In The HHS Breach Parade
• BofA, Countrywide Beat RICO Claims Over Subprime Lending
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
• Taser Hit With $10M False Ad Suit Over Firearm Status
• Calif. Crusade For App Transparency To Test Online Privacy Law
• Calif. Court Rejects Sprint's Arbitration Bid In Fees Suit
• Calif. AG Warns Delta, Others Over App Privacy Policies
• Cephalon Faces Class Cert. Bid In Actiq Marketing Row
• Pa. Phone Network Sues Construction Co. Over 'Spoofing'
• Sugar Growers Seek To Toss Corn Syrup Cos.' False Ad Claims
• 11th Circ. Says District Court Can't Hear AT&T Fee Dispute
• Grad Suing Over Job Stats Rejected Job, Law School Says
• Education Co. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Job Numbers
• Muslim Woman's Vitamin Label Claims Preempted, Judge Says
• Nationstar Mortgage Dodges Truth-In-Lending Class Action
• Less Is More In Web Regulation, FTC Commissioner Says
• SC Reaches Deal With Taxpayers Over Data Breach
• When To Limit Preservation Of Digital Communication
• FISA Challengers Can't Prove Injury, High Court Hears
• CAFA Provides Wide Removal Power, NAM Tells High Court
• Barnes & Noble Hit With Suit Over PIN Pad Data Breach
• Hospitals Urge Ky. High Court To Reverse Data Ruling
• Banana Boat Sunscreen Ads Are Misleading, Class Says
• UNC Gives Football Records To News Groups Following Ruling
• Supplement Maker Escapes Fraud Suit Over Creatine Product
• Yahoo To Ignore Microsoft Browser's Do-Not-Track Signal
• High Court Declines To Mull Calif. Email Spamming Appeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes La. Gov't Class In Centennial Wireless Suit
• Smucker Says Trans Fat Suit Aims To Get Around US Regs
• NJ's Appeal Over Gift Card Law Passed Over By High Court
• Ignorance Is Not Bliss: 'Sham Affidavit' In 9th Circ.
• EU Data Protection Overhaul Threatens Flood Of Litigation
• Time Warner's Internet Ads Are Misleading, 2nd Circ. Told
• NY White Collar Panel Aims To Wipe Out Enforcement Hurdles
• Ship Has Sailed For Wells Fargo Overdraft Arbitration: 11th Circ.
• FDA Halts Distribution At 2 Supplement Makers
• Children's Place Settles Credit Card Data Class Action
• Lead Plaintiff Tossed From Smucker False Ad Suit
• Facebook Can't Shake Suit Over Minors' Game Credit Purchases
• FCC's Attempt To Expand TCPA Is Wrong
• Appliance Co. Spied On Customers, Class Suit Says
• Calif. Jury Awards $4M in 1st Private Eye Wiretap Trial
• Sherwin-Williams, PPG To Stop Advertising Paint As VOC-Free
• Buffalo Bills Face TCPA Suit Over Team Alert Texts
• NJ Senate OKs Bill Shielding Workers' Social Media Privacy
• High Court Asked To Revive $1B Shell Credit Card Receipt Suit
• Cingular Improperly Charged Customers For Taxes: 9th Circ.
• Renters Settle Class Action Over Outdated Credit Reports
• UK Regulator Increases Protections For Mortgage Borrowers
• App Providers Should Review Calif.'s Online Privacy Law
• Troubleshooting Calif.'s Deposition Rule Overhaul
• FTC's Privacy 'Nutrition Label' May Not Fit Complex Data Use
• New CFPB Rule Sets Up Brawl With Debt-Collecting Law Firms
• How They Won It: Anderson Kill Gets Coverage In Hacking Row
• Fox Loses Bid To Ax Chicago Judge's $28M Privacy Suit
• Pfizer, Bayer, J&J Push Phony Expiration Dates: Class Suits
• ACLU Wants Gov't To Detail Drone Usage Amid Expansion
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Stop 'End Run' Around CAFA
• Tips On Social Media Use For Health Care Employers
• AvMed Says Customer Precautions Bar Data Theft Class Claims
• What To Expect When You're Under A CFPB Investigation
• PIN Pads Hacked In 63 Barnes & Noble Stores, Co. Says
• Capital One's Balance Transfer Offer Duped Customers, Suit Says
• Microsoft To Clarify Data Use Pact After Lawmaker Backlash
• Ex-Calif. Law School Worker Says She Fudged Jobs Data
• FTC Working On 'Nutrition Label' For Data Collection
• Avon Made Bogus Claims About Anti-Aging Products, Suit Says
• Assurant To Drastically Cut Force-Placed Rates In Calif.
• Bayer Calls False Ad Class Actions Over Probiotics Flimsy
• NJ High Court Weighs Warrantless Enviro Inspections
• How To Get The Most Out Of Your Statistical Sampler
• News Corp. Rival Sued In Widening Phone-Hacking Scandal
• OneWest Bank Can't Shake HAMP Loan Class Action
• FedEx Settles Customers' FACTA Suit With $50 Gift Cards
• CFPB International Transfer Rule Invites Fraud, Groups Say
• FCC Power Grab Would Deal Blow To Private TCPA Challenges
• AIG Pays $300M In Denied Insurance Death Benefits
• Facebook Accused Of Running Ads For Knockoff NFL Gear
• NJ High Court Hears More Arguments In E-Commerce Dispute
• CORRECTED: LivingSocial Will Pay $7.5M To Exit Gift Certificate Suit
• McDonald's Alters Kids Site Following FTC Complaint
• Chase Escapes Class Action Over Vehicle Repo Notices
• Path Can't Scuttle Privacy Class Action Over App's Tracking
• FTC Pushes Cos. Using Facial ID Tech To Tighten Disclosures
• Starbucks Says It Never Promised Single-Brew Cup Availability
• 6th Circ. Reverses Ruling On Condo Fair Debt Practices
• Judge Urged To OK $22M Hot Fuel Deal With Shell, Others
• Analytics Co. Strikes Deal To End Web Browsing Privacy Suit
• Complying With HIPAA: A Blur For Health Tech Cos.
• Consumer Research Co. Settles FTC Data-Tracking Claims
• Recent Trends In Cybersecurity Scrutiny
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• Privacy Watchdogs' Coordination Could Spur Global Standards
• Powerful House, Senate Panels Set For Election Year Shake-Up
• Amazon Slams Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' IP Row
• Pa. Lawmakers OK Banking Bills In Wake Of Dodd-Frank
• ACLU, Others Ask Court To Stop Pa.'s Voter ID Media Blitz
• CPUC Seeks Public Input On Wildfire Recovery Rate Hike
• Georgia Counties Sue HSBC Over Mortgage Practices
• Papa John's Insurers Fight Liability In TCPA Class Suits
• Outback Owner Targeted In TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• FSA Fines Bank Of Scotland $6.7M For Faulty Mortgage Records
• Sen. Urges Crackdown On Misleading Power Wheelchair Ads
• Restrain Google's Monopoly By Empowering User Privacy
• Barnes & Noble Must Provide Ordering Info In Tablet Sale Row
• In The FDA Crosshairs: Composite Scores In Drug Ads
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• CFPB Wants Better Credit Access For Stay-At-Home Spouses
• Feds' Capital Rules Could Strangle Mortgage Market
• Wireless Industry 'Bill Shock' Reforms Keep FCC Regs On Hold
• Marketing Co.'s Liability Upheld In Ex-Worker's Privacy Suit
• J&J Targets Consumer's Standing In Sunscreen False Ad Suit
• Judge Trims Claims In Suit Over Winn-Dixie Data Breach
• Dow Jones Unreasonably Snubbed Subscribers, 2nd Circ. Told
• No-Fee, No-Point Mortgages Not Viable, Bank Group Says
• Santander USA Unit Hit With Suit Over Illegal Late Fees
• Mazza Not Wonderful Enough For Pom
• Judge Trims Truck Transmission Conspiracy Case Against Eaton
• Australia Weighs Need For Mandatory Data Breach Reporting
• Pfizer Says Copay Subsidies Don't Harm Benefit Funds
• Law Firm Ducks Class Cert. In Suit Over Capital One Collections
• Austrian Data Watchdog More Of A Lap Dog, ECJ Says
• Best Buy's Reward Program Calls Violate TCPA, 9th Circ. Says
• Concepcion Preempts Class Action Waiver Law: Calif. Court
• Fashion Industry Puts On Its Game Face
• 4 Key Issues In Launching A Global Telemedicine Program
• Stakeholders Reject First Shot At Mobile App Privacy Code
• EU Regulators Push Google To Revamp Privacy Policy
• JPML Won't Centralize Gerber Baby Formula Suits
• AARP Assails Pa. Electric Co.'s Spot-Market Power Buys
• Ad Group DMA Kicks Off Campaign To Defend Data Mining
• DC Council's 'Personal' Emails Violate FOIA, Suit Says
• NFL Hit With $80M Fan Suit Over Saints Bounty Suspensions
• Wells Fargo Told To Pay For Doc Production In Kickback Suits
• Capital One Uses False Contracts To Collect Debt, Suit Says
• Watchdog Urges Caution Over Private Student Loan Practices
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Right-To-Know Row Over E-Records
• Estee Lauder, Mary Kay Seek Appeal In Animal Testing Row
• Recording Of Merrill Worker Threats Justified, 7th Circ. Says
• UK Halts Extradition Of Accused British Hacker To US
• Australian Watchdog Targets HP Over Product Repair Policy
• SC Email-Hacking Decision Means SCA Confusion
• FDA Warns Avon Over Wrinkle-Product Marketing
• EU Regulators To Dismantle Google's New Privacy Policy
• Sony's Win Leaves Opening For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• Walgreen To Issue Refunds Over 'Free' Flu Shot Advertising
• CVS Pays $5M To End Whistleblower's Medicare Fraud Claims
• BofA, Others Face Suit Over Libor-Tied Mortgage Plot
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear RJ Reynolds Camel Cash Case
• Generac Miscast Ad Claim Decision To Customers, NAD Says
• Philip Morris, Others Balk At Government-Proposed Fraud Ads
• Bottled Water Co. Hits Zurich Back In Recorded Call Row
• Loeb & Loeb Says Bulb Co. Owes $1.2M For False Ad Work
• Does Your Company Need A Chief Privacy Officer?
• GNC Dodges False Ad Suit Over Workout Stimulant
• Consumers Target Lululemon For Collecting Customer Info
• TD Bank Data Breach Puts 267K Customers' Info At Risk
• 62 Retailers Warned About E-Commerce Disclosures
• Alaska High Court Says Public Workers Can Use Private Emails
• Apple Rejects Amazon Bid To Undermine 'App Store' Mark Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• Calif. Court Renews ARM Suit Against Countrywide, AmNet
• Carolina Casualty Asks To Dodge Defending Worker Theft Suit
• FirstMerit Faces Suit Over ATM's Lack Of Posted Fee Notice
• GOP Reps. Want More Info On FERC Cybersecurity Office
• EBay Sold Insurance For Excluded Items, Class Action Says
• First Data Faces Class Action Over Equipment Insurance Fees
• UK Ring-Fencing Proposal Could Allow Derivative Sales
• Judge Says Sony Data Breach Plaintiffs Can Prove Harm
• An Activist Framework For Cybersecurity Oversight
• HP Unplugs Class Action Over Underpowered Computers
• EU Official Says Time Running Out On Do-Not-Track Standard
• SC High Court Ruling Highlights Gaps In Dated E-Privacy Law
• Nationwide To Pay $7.2M To Settle Death Benefits Case
• Rite Aid Settles False Ad Suit Over Customer Rewards
• Privacy Risks Cited Over AT&T, Verizon's Location Sharing
• HSBC Escapes Suit Alleging Unfair Interest Rate Hikes
• AmEx Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Account Protector Plan
• Privacy And The FTC: Insights From Commissioner Brill
• Calif. Callers Hit Embassy Suites With Phone Recording Suit
• Consumer Groups Call CFPB Mortgage Rules Inadequate
• Insurer Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Recorded Calls Suit
• Presidential Panel Calls For Gene Sequencing Privacy Rules
• Nestle Peddling Tap Water As Spring-Sourced, Suit Says
• NAD Calls Out Kohler For Touting Its Decision Against Rival
• FTC Inks Equifax Deal As Pressure Mounts On Data Brokers
• CFPB Agenda Vulnerable To Election Year Shake-Up
• Class Definition Tightened In Wells Fargo Loan Deception Suit
• Ark. Watchdog Tells SEC To Retool Investment Ads Rule
• Campbell's Soup '100% Natural' Claims Bogus, Suit Says
• $25M Suit Claims Ill. Blue Cross Gouging Policyholders
• Costco Recorded Calls Suit Heads To Dispute Resolution
• Another HIPAA Violation Shows Costs Of Noncompliance
• Banks Urge CFPB To Dial Back Mortgage Servicing Rules
• A Dispatch From The Front Lines Of E-Discovery
• EU Regulators Want To Limit Changes To Data Reform Plan
• High Court FOI Case Could Open State Records To Nonresidents
• Overdraft Fee Claims Stay In Arbitration After High Court Snub
• Google, Slide Agree To $6M Accord In Spam Text Class Action
• Google Turns Up More Street View Data From Australia
• Chamber Says FTC Overreaching In Wyndham Data Breach Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To FISA Telecom Immunity
• Facebook Argues For New $20M Settlement In Ad Images Suit
• Another Blow To Advertising Class Actions
• HSBC Says Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Too Late
• Pillsbury Hit With Suit By San Jose Over Oakland A's Docs
• Google Faces Canadian Privacy Suit Over Email Scanning
• Judge Certifies Just Calif. Class In Kaz Heating Pad Suit
• Online Industry Struggling To Reach Do-Not-Track Consensus
• Travelers Wants Out Of Covering Dish In 'Robo Call' Suit
• State AGs Blast Federal Charter For Payday Lenders
• Australia Latest To Drop Facebook Timeline Privacy Probe
• Rethinking The Private Sector's Role In Cybersecurity
• Taxi Operators Claim Mobile App Uber Misleads Riders
• LG Faces Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
• NYC Debt Collection Law Can't Regulate Atty Conduct
• Targeted Ad Watchdog Finds Kia Ignored Self-Regulation
• Playtex To Get New Trial In Munchkin Diaper Genie Row
• Latest Video Privacy Ruling Fuels Push For Tech-Savvy Laws
• Insurer Must Cover Debt Collector's $4M TCPA Deal, Suit Says
• Hackers' Spokesman Charged With Trying To Expose FBI Agent
• Judge Says $280M Ticketmaster Settlement Is Unfair
• ACLU Sues For FBI Memos On High Court GPS Ruling
• Best Buy, Apple Sued Over Canceled ITunes Gift Cards
• BofA's $20M Mortgage Deal Blocked Over Inflated Attys' Fees
• Will Dodd-Frank End Up In Supreme Court?
• 2 Class Suits Say Calif. Restaurants Sell Bogus Kobe Beef
• Case Study: In Re Pom Wonderful
• NH Urges Court Not To Block Access To Hep C Outbreak Docs
• Senate Slams DHS' Local Intelligence Gathering As Useless
• State Farm Sued Over Vehicle Valuation Method
• Rockefeller Backs Role For FTC In Do-Not-Track Standards
• Even After Mortgage Deal, Dual Tracking Continues, Report Says
• FTC 'Green Guides': What The Changes Mean For Marketers
• Capital One Dodges Privacy Class Action Over Recorded Calls
• DOJ Applicants Push DC Circ. To Revive Privacy Rights Suit
• Bieber Fan Site Manager To Pay $1M To End FTC's COPPA Suit
• BMW Cheats Demo Buyers On Warranty Coverage, Suit Says
• General Mills Targeted Over GMOs In Nature Valley Snacks
• High Court Questions Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
• Fed's Debit Card Fee Rule Warps Dodd-Frank, Merchants Say
• Fla. State Official Joins FTC In Backing Ad Self-Regulation
• Tech Firm ZwillGen Snags Ex-Bingham Privacy Partner In DC
• Energy Plus Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Rate Scheme
• FCRA Provision Unconstitutional, Background Check Co. Says
• DirecTV Hit With Class Action Over Billing Practices
• Car Service Mobile App Owner Hit With Chicago Class Action
• Wyndham Says Rival Plotted Time Share Bait-And-Switch
• FDA Wants Employee Email Spying Suit Dismissed
• Clouds, Mobile Devices And The Workplace
• Wyndham Called Out Over Recorded Telephone Conversations
• Anthem Blue Cross Settles Social Security Breach Case
• FTC Set To Update Dot-Com Disclosure Guide By Year's End
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
• Grassley Presses Hospitals On Low-Cost Drug Program
• BofA Skirts Another Unauthorized Insurance Fee Suit
• FTC Updates Green Marketing Guides
• AmEx Unit's Protest Of NJ Escheat Law Refused By High Court
• BofA Convenience Check Suit Not Preempted, High Court Hears
• Pom Customers Score Class Cert. In False Advertising Case
• $9M Settlement OK'd In TCPA Auto-Dialing Class Action
• US Fines British Airways Over Ads, Baggage Policy
• Airport Body Scanner Suit Won't Get High Court Review
• WellPoint Ducks Some Claims In Unfair Premium Hike Suit
• Judge Tosses Pom's Suit Over Alleged New FTC Food Ad Rule
• AmEx To Pay $112.5M For Pervasive Deceptive Practices