Consumer Protection - July, 2013

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Retailers' Swipe-Fee Win Could Limit Debit Card Offerings
Consumers Urge Judge To Rethink Chobani Labeling Ruling
Sens. Blast Energy Drink Makers For Marketing To Kids
TGI Friday's Franchisee Fined Over Liquor Swapping
Microsoft Phone Users Seek Class Cert. In Tracking Suit
Bear Naked, Kashi Customers Win Cert. In 'Natural' Ad Suit
Fed's Limit On Debit-Card Swipe Fees Tossed By Judge
Starbucks Beats Cancer Warning Claim Under Calif. Law
DirecTV Gets Leasing Fraud Claims Sent To Arbitration
Rakoff Pares Claims In Olive Oil Labeling Class Action
Law School Not Covered By Mich. Consumer Act: 6th Circ.
ALJ's Retaliation Suit Against NYC Prompts Call For Hearings
Food Industry Tells NY Genetic Labels Should Be Up To FDA
Legal Publisher Loses Bid To Toss TCPA Class Action
Equifax Owes $18.6M For Not Fixing Credit Report: Jury
NY's Powerful Financial Regulators Poised To Extend Reach
Loan Servicers Exempt From TILA Disclosure Rules: 11th Circ.
LA Atty Sues DePuy Over Allegedly Faulty Hip Implant
Smaller Banks Drive Rise In Compliance Spending: Report
Gamer Class Takes Aim At EA Over Yanked Online Play
FedEx To Pay $21.5M To Settle Surcharges Class Suit
Hugo Boss Settles Suit Over Customer Info Breach
Miami Couple Say Club Deprived Them Of Millions In Sale
Amended Card-Marketing Suit Still Unclear, Capital One Says
Fees Too Big A Slice Of Pepsi 'Naked' Deal, Some Plaintiffs Say
Morgan Stanley Must Face Borrowers' Mortgage Bias Suit
Ruling Gives Pa. Electric Providers Greater Discretion
Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Martin Lueck
Sherwin-Williams' Attys Fought CDC Lead Rules, Judge Hears
Class Dismissed: Recent Lessons From The Supreme Court
Supplement Co. Can't Dodge False Ads Suit Over Creatine Line
Fla. Clinic Director Gets 11 Years, $24M For Kickbacks
Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Kay Bains
Proposed NY Rules Would Curb Rampant Dunning Calls
Feds Urge Banks To Refinance Delinquent Student Loans
WellPoint Premium Hike Victims Seek 7th Circ. Reversal
Bridgepoint Ducking Subpoena Over Marketing, Calif. AG Says
Sears Can't Arbitrate Credit Card Action, Ill. Court Says
Senate Bill Would Ease Capital Regs For Community Banks
Senate To Reform FHA Before Tackling Housing Finance
Wal-Mart Accused Of Botching Sales Tax On Coupon Buys
US Should Lift Veil On EU Trade Talks, Lawmakers Hear
EPIC Lacks Standing In Disclosure Expansion Suit, ED Says
500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
GOP's Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down Bill Moves To House Floor
Mortgage Lender Pushed High-Interest Loans, CFPB Claims
Stryker Fax Recipients Urge Class Cert. Over TCPA Claims
Claims Of Apple's IPhone Software Falling Short Ruled Vague
St. Louis Firm's Bad Faith Claim Axed In Liberty Coverage Row
Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Margo Tank
CFPB Faces Constitutional Challenge To Litigation Firm Probe
Chevron Dodges Calif. Claims In 'Hot Fuel' MDL
Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's John Villafranco
Clif Bar Faces Toxic Warning Label Suit
National Grid Won't Hit Flood-Stricken New Yorkers With Fees
Toyota's $1.1B Acceleration Settlement Gets Final Go-Ahead
Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
General Mills Row Needs FDA Input On GMO Labeling: Judge
Class Certified In Vitaminwater False Ad Suit
Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Clayton Bailey
Aveda User's Patience Wears Thin Over Hair Product Line
Payday Lending Service To Pay $9.5M For Duping Customers
Reader's Digest Parent Reaches $5M Settlement With Mosaic
Cybersecurity Pros Call For Federal Breach Notification Law
Sen. Panel OKs FHFA Head, Setting Up Floor Battle
GAO To Probe CFPB Data Collection Practices
FTC Reaches $330M Deal With Broker-Education Telemarketer
Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
No Sign Of Dialing Down: FCC Rules May Increase TCPA Suits
Food Makers Needn't Add Lead Warnings In Calif., Court Says
Atty Challenging CFPB's Existence Vows To Fight On
Lew Says More Financial Rules May Follow Dodd-Frank
Class Action Slams Ford Over Malfunctioning Touch Screens
CFPB Official Tells Senate Panel FDCPA Needs Updating
Cordray Confirmation Ends Battle To Limit CFPB's Powers
EU Official Questions Legality Of Daimler AC Coolant
Pilot Flying J Settles Trucking Cos.' Fuel Rebate Row
FTC Wins $2.3M Consent Judgment Over Credit Card Scam
Chobani Gets 'All-Natural' Labeling Suit Pared
Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 3
BMW Transmission Defect Settlement Gets Tentative OK
Boar's Head Faces Class Action Over Low-Sodium Claims
Senate Bill Would Boost FHA Insurance Reserves
AmEx, GE, Citibank Force Debt Collection Suit Into Arbitration
Milk Buyers Challenge 'Cane Juice' Labeling Settlement
Ill. AG Wants Leading Health Sites To Disclose Privacy Policies
OfficeMax Deal Scuttled By 9th Circ.'s Attys' Fee Ruling
Google Must Defend Call-Recording Suit In State Court
Debt Collector Can't Stave Off Class Cert. In FDCPA Suit
BofA Urges Denial Of Class Cert. For Troubled Homeowners
Glass-Steagall Revival Opens Door To Tough New Bank Rules
Gmail Users Rip Google's Bid To Sink Data Harvesting Suit
Calif. Debt Collection Restrictions Signed Into Law
Michael Kors Sues Costco Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Ad
WellPoint Pays $1.7M Over Patient Data Breach
A Broader Application Of Fair Debt Collection Principles
Sallie Mae Agrees To Cut $76M From Loans Over Default Fees
Judge Asks FDA To Weigh In On 'All-Natural' Food Labels
Chase Accused Of Erasing Card Overpayments
Mass. High Court Limits Title Insurers' Duties
GOP Rep. Seeks To Ban Minors' Images From Facebook Ads
Home Warranty Covers Subdivision Structures: Fla. High Court
Texas Court Rejects Class Cert. In LegalZoom App Fee Case
NFL's Goodell Can Be Deposed In Super Bowl Seat Case
Regulators Say Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Nearing Finish Line
CFPB Investigations In Focus: Navigating CIDs
Fla. High Court Ruling Shapes Costa Concordia Forum Fight
CFPB's Bank Warning Hints At Coming Debt Collection Rules
Unilever Beats Suit Over Butter Spray's Fat Content
Liberty Capital Hit With Junk Fax TCPA Suit In Calif.
Verizon's Wireline Replacement Effort Draws Ire Of NY AG
CFPB Clarifies Its Authority Over Debt Collectors
Texas Challenges Securities Ruling In Life Partners Case
CFPB Official Challenges GOP Data Collection Criticisms
FedEx Settles Class Action Alleging $5M In Bogus Surcharges
NJ High Court Rules For Consumers In E-Commerce Dispute
Debt Collector To Pay $3.2M Over FTC's Phone Call Claims
'Free To Roam' Chicken Claims Misleading, Aussie Court Rules
Huggies 'Natural' Products Actually Toxic, Class Says
FCC's Cellphone Ruling Will Have Broad Impact
High Court Still Not Done With Pro-Arbitration Campaign
Wells Fargo ARM Violated Truth in Lending, 9th Circ. Hears
Ace Must Defend Convergys In Hyundai Call Recording Suits
FTC Wins OK Of $17.9M Order Against Telemarketing Cos.
Hospital Liens Not Subject To Trade Laws, Fla. Court Says
Questionable Constitutionality: Supreme Court's Amex Ruling
Bills Would See NYC Eateries Face Lower Health Dept. Fines
Korean Air Reaches $65M Deal To End Price-Fixing Suit
Novartis Whistleblower Wants State FCA Claims Revived
More Scrutiny For Short-Term, Small-Dollar Loans
NY AG's Payroll Card Inquiry Makes Way For Nationwide Suits
Wells Fargo Must Face Default Notice Suit, 9th Circ. Says
Senate GOP Asks Watchdog To Review CFPB Data Collection
Wells Fargo Defeats Claims In Calif. Force-Placed Action
Energy Plus, Plaintiffs Seek OK For $11M Rate Settlement
Verizon Underreported $250M In Data Charges, FCC Told
Bill Curbing Debt Collection Tactics Heads To Calif. Gov.
Calif. Report Signals More Data Breach Crackdowns To Come
Zero Impact False Ad Row Can Stay In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
AG Urges NC High Court To Overturn $179M Duke Rate Hike
Monster Beverage Faces Juice Mislabeling Action
11th Circ. Keeps $1.4B Carnival Wreck Suits In State Court
Class Argues For $5M Settlement With Credit Card Issuer
2.5M Californians Affected By Data Breaches In 2012: Report
Class Cert. In L'Oreal Hair Serum Case Tentatively Denied

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Consumer Protection - July, 2013