Consumer Protection Archive » July, 2013

Consumer Protection - July, 2013

145 articles

• 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