Consumer Protection Archive » February, 2014

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: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• 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