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Consumer Protection - February, 2014
285 articles
- 5 Keys To Keeping Data Breach Costs To A Minimum
- Hospital Group Urges CFPB Caution On Debt Rulemaking
- Judge Asked To OK Deal Over HSBC Force-Placed Policies
- Sands Says Hackers Stole Customer Data From Pa. Casino
- NJ Assembly OKs Bill Protecting Immigrants From Phony Attys
- Coinstar, Redbox Can't Collect Coverage For Privacy Suit
- FTC Notches Fresh Victory In Spam Text Campaign
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
- Calif. AG Floats Cybersecurity Guide To Combat Breaches
- Pom Fights 9th Circ. Ruling In Coca-Cola Juice Label War
- AvMed's $3M Data Breach Deal Gets Key Nod With Rare Terms
- Boiron Ducks Class Cert. In Suit Over Flu Remedy Label
- Taxi Customers Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Unwanted Texts
- Takeaways From The CFPB's Administrative Adjudications
- $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal Gets Judge's OK
- McDonald's, Others Escape Cancer Warning Suits Once Again
- Cemetery Puts Disturbed-Remains Trial To Rest For $35M
- EU Regulators Confront Google, Apple Over App Disclosures
- House Republicans Push Through CFPB Reform Bill
- LabMD Loses Subpoena Bid In FTC Data-Security Suit
- There's No Harm In Asking For Harm Post-Spokeo
- Sprint Accused Of Leaking Customer's Nude 'Selfies'
- FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
- Pols Want Crackdown On Banks Over Payday-Lender Links
- Hulu Didn't Leak Data Identifying Users By Name, Judge Hears
- Identity Theft Tops FTC Consumer Complaints In 2013
- CFPB Wants Card Issuers To Provide Free Credit Scores
- Maybelline Buyers Seek Class Cert. In False Ad Suit
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
- Home Depot Customer Files Class Action Over Shoddy Hose
- Telemarketers Keep 'Lion's Share' Of Donations, NY AG Says
- TV Pitchman's Partners Can't Halt GIN Sale, 7th Circ. Says
- Snowden Docs Show UK Spied On Yahoo Webcam Users
- White House, FDA Overhaul Nutrition Label Guidelines
- Edward Jones To Pay Up For Unsolicited Phone Calls
- Hertz Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Class Action Claims
- CFPB Fines Mortgage Lender For Illegal Fee Splitting
- BMW Gets Faulty Navigation System Suit Trimmed
- New COPPA Compliance Methods Give Relief To Publishers
- Aveda Salon School Overcharged Patrons, Suit Says
- Indiana U Data Breach Exposes Records Of 146K Students
- ING Gets Suit Claiming It Misled Seniors Trimmed
- CFPB Sues ITT Over Deceptive Student Loan Practices
- Law Firm Loses Class Cert. Appeal in Courier Pricing Suit
- House Passes Taxpayer Transparency Bill For Fed Agencies
- Pa. Officials Investigate Electricity Price Spikes
- Apple, Best Buy Settle Deactivated Gift Card Class Action
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
- Armstrong, Supplement Co. Cycle Past False Marketing Suit
- Holder's Support Boosts Breach Alert Bill, But Hurdles Loom
- House Passes Bill Renewing Cellphone Unlocking Rights
- AGs Urge Federal Support For State Patent Troll Battles
- Shire Unit Settles Genzyme False Advertising Suit
- 4th Circ. Upholds $163M 'Scareware' Penalty Against Exec
- Mt. Gox Shutdown Highlights Bitcoin Consumer Pitfalls
- Olive Oil Importer Can't Escape Mislabeling Claims
- CPSC Proposal Set To Expand Company Disclosures
- FTC Snubs Parental Consent System For Child Privacy Rule
- White House To Announce Updates To Nutrition Labels
- The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
- CFPB Probing Discover Bank's Student Loan Practices
- Arent Fox Adds Ex-Novak Druce IP Pro In San Francisco
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
- GMO Labeling Bill Unveiled In Calif.
- State AGs Call For Clearer Federal Preemption Guidelines
- Netflix Inks Deal To Boost Access To Comcast Network
- Zoloft False Ad Suit Time-Barred, Judge Finds
- Zipcar Escapes Class Action Over Vehicle Damage Policy
- Wells Fargo Beats Merchant Class Action Over Hidden Fees
- First American Beats Privacy Class In Calif. Appeal
- Google Seeks To End Privacy Policy Fight For Good
- Supreme Court Won't Hear TCPA Spam-Fax Ruling
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
- High Court Rejects Atty's Appeal In $4M Junk Fax Case
- Holder Asks Congress To Set Up Data Breach Alert System
- M&A Needs Privacy Attys, Facebook's WhatsApp Buy Shows
- 3rd Circ. Widens Colleges' Student Debt FCRA Liability
- DOT Seeks More Efficient, Transparent Airline Regulation
- Utica Mutual Won't Bite Into Jimmy John's Alfalfa Sprouts Suit
- Overstock To Pay $6.8M For Falsely Advertising Sale Prices
- Prop 65 Continues To Cause Headaches For Calif. Companies
- Sony Units Denied Coverage For Suits Tied To Cyberattack
- BofA, JPMorgan Defeat Loan Modification Fraud Class Action
- FTC Targets Utah Businesses Over Work-At-Home Scheme
- German Watchdog Rebukes Facebook's $19B WhatsApp Buy
- Wal-Mart Beats Service Plan Fraud Class Action
- Law360 Privacy & Consumer Protection Editorial Advisory Board
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
- Major Victory For Hospitality Cos. In Antitrust Suit
- Ala. Court Urged To Lift Gag Order In Exterminator Suits
- Group Wants McDonald's, KFC Cancer Warning Suits Revived
- Historic HIPAA Fine Will Push Feds To Get Tougher
- Chobani Sinks Yogurt Ingredient Labeling Class Action
- Verizon Won't Take NYC Broadband Pricing Rules Lying Down
- Judge OKs More Discovery In FCRA Background Check Suit
- Rice Sellers Threatened With Prop 65 Suits Over Lead, Arsenic
- Facebook's $20M Ad Deal Harms Teen Privacy, 9th Circ. Told
- NJ Lawmakers Push For Readers' Privacy Rights
- Small-Dollar Lenders Under Fire From AGs And CFPB
- CNN, Cartoon Network Apps Disclose User Info, Suits Say
- NY Times, Others Blast Google For Hiding Scanning Docs
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
- NY Regulators OK Cuomo-Brokered Con Edison Rate Freeze
- Verizon Keeps FiOS Bundling Suit In Federal Court
- FTC Bags $2M False Ad Win Against Diabetes Supplement Co.
- Amazon Hit With Class Action Over 'Hidden' Shipping Costs
- Shopper Tracking Code Overreaches, Retail Group Exec Says
- FCC Head's Restraint In Net Neutrality Push Earns Plaudits
- FTC Unfairness Authority Designed To Be Broad, Brill Says
- 7th Circ. Asked To Nix Delta Flight-Delay Suit Citing EU Law
- Evanston Must Defend Title Co. In Fraud Suit: 4th Circ.
- Target Hack Costs Over $200M For Banks, Groups Say
- FCA Suits Over Robosigning Don't Pass Muster, Banks Say
- NYC Bar Backs Tougher Ethics Laws, Women's Equality Bill
- Dish Beats Class Cert. Bid In Telemarketing Suit
- FCC Revives Net Neutrality Without ISP Reclassification
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
- Triple-S Unit Faces $7M Fine Over Medicare Data Breach
- How To Use Risk Analysis To Calculate Settlement Value
- The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
- Hearst, Conde Nast Off The Hook In 'Shine The Light' Suits
- Dickinson Wright Adds Consumer Finance Pro In Ann Arbor
- 7th Circ. Affirms Reduced Atty Fee In TCPA Settlement
- Kaplan Dodges ADA Suit Over Med Test Prep Classes
- JPML Consolidates PVC Deck Durability Suits In NJ
- Hotels, Online Travel Sites Dodge Antitrust Class Action
- FDA Urged To Back Off Menu Labeling Changes
- JPMorgan Hit With Class Action Over Late Mortgage Docs
- Budget Car Rental Loses Consumer Info Coverage Dispute
- Is It Time To Recall The Term 'Recall'?
- Alleged Debt-Reduction Schemer Escapes Suit, Will Cooperate
- Guess, Others Accused Of Making Blind Shoppers Reveal PINs
- Cybersecurity Framework Previews Contracting Changes
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
- Fifth Third Bank Hit With Credit Reporting Class Action
- Citibank Pays Up To $7.9M To End Debit Card Overdraft Suit
- FTC Embraces Flexibility With New COPPA Compliance Tools
- LPS To Pay Nev. $6M In Final Robosign Deal
- Class Counsel In $300M Forced-Place Deal Push For Approval
- Criminalizing Taped Cell Calls 'Makes No Sense,' Judge Says
- FTC Pans Debt-Relief Scammers' Appeal Of $5.7M Judgment
- UK Grocer Tesco Investigates Customer Data Hack
- Cybersecurity Framework May Impact Many Industries
- Apple Silences Suit Over Siri Advertising For IPhone 4S
- Injunction Likely In Case Over Diabetes Pill Ads, Judge Says
- Pa. Gov. Wants AG To Investigate Chesapeake Gas Royalties
- Blu-Ray Player Buyers Say LG Sold Outdated Goods
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
- 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
- Calif. TCPA Ruling Cements Prior Consent Defense
- Ill. Law Bars FDCPA Suit Against Attys, Appeals Court Finds
- JPML Nixes Cargill's Truvia Suits Consolidation Attempt
- FTC's Ohlhausen Pushes For Targeted 'Troll' Enforcement
- Takeaways From 9th Circ. FCRA Ruling Against Spokeo
- Smartphone Anti-Theft 'Kill Switch' Effort Goes National
- Retail, Financial Services Groups Fight Against Cyberthreats
- $20M Facebook Ad Deal Hurts Kids' Privacy, 9th Circ. Told
- Calif. Consumers Denied Class Cert. In Sears Dryers Suit
- CFPB's Mortgage Data Expansion Sparks Privacy Worries
- Neiman Marcus Wants Data Breach Class Action Tossed
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
- 'All Natural' Labels Don't Deceive Consumers, Flax USA Says
- Inside NIST's Final Cybersecurity Framework
- Cybersecurity Framework Key To Calming Breach Backlash
- Cooley Adds DLA Piper Consumer Litigation Pro At LA Office
- Michaels Stores Settles ZIP Code Collection Suit
- Rockefeller, Markey Introduce Bill Targeting Data Brokers
- Iberia Dodges Passengers' Class Action Over Flight Delays
- Ford Can't 'Escape' Fuel Efficiency False Ad Suit
- FCC Chairman Promises Net Neutrality Action
- FTC Approves 6th Safe-Harbor Program For Child Privacy Rule
- Manatt's DC Financial Group Lands Patton Boggs Atty
- White House Unveils Voluntary Cybersecurity Framework
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
- 5 Tips For Reviewing And Buying Cyberinsurance
- Apple, Facebook Ask Judge To Nix 'Friend Finder' Privacy Suit
- 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Libor Suit Against Deutsche Bank
- Mass. AG Wants Ban On Home Liens By Casinos
- FTC Settles With Game Co. Over EU Safe Harbor Compliance
- FTC Says 1st Amendment Doesn't Shield Pom's Health Claims
- Seeger Weiss Says Vitamin Shoppe Trademark Suit Falls Short
- Walgreen Misled Buyers Of Homeopathic Remedies, Suit Says
- Hain Loses 3rd Bid To Ditch Suit Over 'Organic' Labels
- $20M Facebook Ad Deal Shortchanges Class, 9th Circ. Told
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
- 11th Circ. Says RBC Can't Arbitrate Overdraft Litigation
- 11th Circ. Says Flood Insurance Regs Set Minimum Amount
- Spate Of Retailer Hacks Wasn't Coordinated, Task Force Says
- Calif. Court Clears The Way For CFPB
- NY AG Backs Plan For Lenders To Care For Foreclosed Homes
- U. Of Miami Hit With Class Action Over Health Records
- Nationwide Mutual Defeats Data-Breach Class Actions
- Guac Maker Yucatan Can't Shake Cane Juice Labeling Suit
- Unilever To Pay $10M Over Hair Loss Tied To Suave Product
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
- Sprint Reaches $3.4M Settlement In Hidden-Fee Suit
- Sirius Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit, Plaintiff Tells 9th Circ.
- 2nd Circ. Weighs 100,000-Member Debt Collection Class
- Active-Duty Soldier Not Subject To Foreclosure, 9th Circ. Says
- TCPA Claim Trimmed From Suit Over Taxi Service Texts
- High Court Asked To Hear $500M LexisNexis Arbitration Battle
- Suit Claims Samsung Fudged Speed Tests On Galaxy S4s
- Sunrise Credit Escapes Unfair Debt Collection Claims
- Trader Joe's Pays $3.4M To End Suit Over 'All-Natural' Claims
- CFPB Floats New Mortgage Lender Reporting Requirements
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
- Calif. Court Dims 'Shine The Light' Law For Plaintiffs
- High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
- ConAgra Violates FDA Labeling Rules, 9th Circ. Told
- ABA Panel Tackles Privacy In The Digital Age
- 9th Circ.'s Spokeo Ruling Opens FCRA Floodgates
- Calif. Agency Decision Dooms 'Organic' Label Suit, Hain Says
- Air Passengers' Suit Over Miami Int'l Fuel Fire Nixed
- Home Depot, BP Face Class Action Over Faulty Solar Panels
- NJ Bill Eyes Tougher Data-Breach Response Requirements
- HP Fails To Power Off Laptop Marketing Action
- Food Giants Push For Federal, Voluntary GMO Labeling
- Pa. PUC Rejects Settlement Deal Over Energy Marketing
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
- Juice Maker Pumps Up Price With False 'Raw' Label, Suit Says
- Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
- The CFPB Targets Mortgage Reinsurance — Again
- Citibank To Pay $110M In Force-Placed Insurance Settlement
- Nutrition Council Backs FTC Dissent On Health Ad Standard
- FTC Settles With Marketer In New Spam Text Suit
- Fla. Developer, Marketer Agree To Pay $6.5M For Spam Texts
- Vonage Denied Arbitration Due To 'One-Sided' Service Terms
- Labeling Beverages And Supplements Post-FDA Guidance
- Chase Knocks Objections To $300M Force-Placed Settlement
- Samsung Sued Over Phone Value After Apple Patent Verdict
- P&G Sues Rival Toothpaste Maker Over Ad Claims
- Citibank, Others Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suits
- Class Cert. Granted In TCPA Junk Fax Suit Against MetLife
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
- An Outlier In Online Speech Decisions
- JPMorgan Strikes $614M Deal In Mortgage-Loan FCA Suit
- Senate Bill Would Punish Cos. For Lax Data Security
- Ex-Redskins QB Shakes Prostate Drug False-Ad Suit
- 9th Circ. Revives FCRA Suit Against Spokeo Site
- Reuters To Pay $7.5M To End Fla. Automatic Shipping Claims
- Net Neutrality Quick-Fix Bills Dead On Arrival
- Hotel Co. Must Face Privacy Suit Over Recorded Calls
- Neiman Marcus Data Breach Took Months To Discover
- Rockefeller Wants Data Brokers To Disclose Clients
- Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-UBS In-House Atty To NY Office
- Judge Shreds Revised $8.5M Americredit TCPA Settlement
- CFPB And State AGs Vs. Lawyers
- 'Sham' Long Island Charities To Close After NY AG Probe
- Calif. Justices Asked To Revive Target Coffee Tax Suit
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
- JPMorgan, Bear Stearns' $18M Class Settlement Approved
- Yahoo Can't Shake Class Action Over Spam Texts
- FTC Rep. Urges Lawmakers To Improve Data Breach Authority
- In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
- Tempt Hempmilk Accused Of Bogus Sugar Labeling
- Sen. To Float Privacy Bill Of Rights Following Breaches
- Gruma Can't Rely On FDA To Nix Labeling Action, Judge Told
- GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
- 9th Circ. Nixes Cert. Bid Over Home Depot Tool Rental Fee
- House, Senate Dems Propose Net Neutrality Bills
- Top 10 Considerations In Litigating Against The CFPB
- Insurer Off Hook For Junk Fax Settlement, Ill. Court Rules
- Social Media Site Sued For 'Reckless' Minor Privacy Practices
- Smart Balance Milk Labeling Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
- Don't Apply Risk Analysis To Discounted Settlement Value