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Consumer Protection - July, 2014
330 articles
- OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
- Vermont's GMO Law Stirs Up New Fight Over Corporate Speech
- Text Cramming Deal Too Small For Big Class, Judge Rules
- GM Hid Power Steering Issues That Led To Recall, Suit Says
- FTC's Wright Says Costs Of Apple Case May Exceed Benefits
- American Crystal CEO Must Testify In ADM Corn Syrup Battle
- Target Taps Ex-Pepsi Exec As CEO Amid Post-Breach Woes
- Pacific Foods Escapes Evaporated Cane Juice Class Actions
- CFPB Finds Banks Making Hefty Income From Overdraft Fees
- Bristol-Myers Must Face Out-Of-State Plavix Claims In Calif.
- 4 Goals, 4 Years And 1 Budget: The FDA's Ambitious Plan
- Gloves Off, Glasses On: Google Glass In The Workplace
- CFPB Chief Admits Employee Review Issues, Defends Agency
- EU, Google In Power Struggle Over 'Right To Be Forgotten'
- Sens. Float Bill To Bolster Student Privacy Protections
- FTC Says Credit Card Middlemen Enabled $26M IWorks Fraud
- Chobani Can't Say 'Greek' On US-Made Yogurt: UK High Court
- Tor Says Cyberattack Compromised Users' Online Anonymity
- Republicans Question Validity Of CFPB Actions Under Cordray
- Suit Over Anglo Irish Bank Overcharges Won't Be Heard in NY
- House Bill Seeks Nationwide Tax On Soda
- LA Sushi Restaurant Sues Distributor Over Fishy Rice
- Ford Says Some Claims Too Late In Diesel Engine Row
- Quaker Will Remove Trans Fats As Part Of Class Deal
- Class Arbitration A Question For Courts, 3rd Circ. Says
- CFPB Enforcement Action Casts Shadow On Debt Collectors
- Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
- Does 'Consent' Survive Cellphone Number Recycling?
- 2nd Circ. Upholds $2.5M False Ad Award To Merck
- Retail Groups Back Tokenization To Protect Payment Cards
- Meat Labeling Win Gives Regulators More Disclosure Authority
- And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
- Michael Kors Inflates Outlet Discount Prices, Suit Says
- Leahy Takes Second Stab At NSA Reforms
- U-Haul Hit With False-Ad Suit Over 'Environmental Fees'
- Chase Beats Rocker Rundgren's Mortgage Suit In 9th Circ.
- Research Company Pays $1.5M To End TCPA Suit
- Macy's, Foot Locker Sued For Collecting Customer Info
- Consumers Denied Cert. In Suit Over Clorox's Fresh Step Ads
- CFPB Should Boost Civil Penalty Fund Transparency: GAO
- Class Seeks OK On Kashi's Record $5M Food Labeling Deal
- Soldiers' Consumer Debt Cleared In Rome Finance Shutdown
- A Novel Suit: Cities Try On The FHA For Size
- DC Circ. Backs Tougher Meat-Labeling Rules
- FTC, Ireland Urged To Curb Facebook's Expanded Ad Tracking
- Robbins Geller, Others Seek Role In GM Ignition Switch MDL
- Chrysler Tries To Pull Plug On Defective Power System Suit
- Hooters Slammed With TCPA Class Action Over Spam Texts
- Lawsuits Over Narrow Insurer Networks Threaten ACA Goals
- SC Hospital Reveals Stolen Laptop Contained Patient Info
- Calif., Mass. ZIP Code Suits Show No Signs Of Expiring
- Calif. Dems Press FCC To End Dodgers Blackout
- General Mills' Arbitration Flop Felt Across Food Industry
- NJ AG Sues Co. For Selling Bogus Appliance Warranties
- Del Monte Sued By Vitamin Maker Over 'Nature Made' Mark
- FTC Urges Mobile Carriers To Bolster Cramming Protections
- FDIC Withdraws 'High Risk' Business List Amid Furor
- High Stakes In Play With Rule 68 Decisions
- Affiliated Vendors Are Popular Targets For Regulators
- EU Watchdogs Grill Google, Others On Search Result Deletion
- House Passes Bill Restoring Cellphone Unlocking Rights
- Judge Rinses Claims From Mouthwash False Ad Row
- Amazon Seeks To End Suit Over Hidden Amazon Prime Costs
- Telecom Cos. Posted Customers' Private Info On Web: Suit
- Urban, Insurer Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive IP Coverage Appeal
- FTC Urges 11th Circ. To Ax LabMD's Data Security Challenge
- UK Data Watchdog Fines Travel Co. After 1M Cards' Data Stolen
- J&J Beats Injunction Bid In Splenda Labeling Suit
- Calif. Judge Won't Sever Walgreen Homeopathic Meds Row
- Lyft Cuts Deal With NY Regulators To Allow NYC Launch
- Calif. Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Yelp Review Filter
- BSH Class Slams Sanctions Bid Claiming Washer Suit Duplicity
- Latvian Virus Programmer Can Be Extradited to US, Court Says
- NY AG Says Posh Manhattan Club Fleeced Timeshare Buyers
- Citi's LavaFlow Pays $5M To Settle SEC Data Leak Charges
- Courts Line Up Behind 3rd Circ.'s Ascertainability Logic
- 11th Circ. Extends FDCPA To Bankruptcy Proofs Of Claim
- Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
- Brazilian Telecom Giant Fined $1.6M For Online Tracking
- BofA Customers Lose Bid To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
- Gruma Consumers Drop 'All Natural' Labeling Row
- CFPB's Mortgage Data Reboot Poses Risks For Lenders
- CORRECTED: LabMD Says FTC, Witness Conspired In Data Security Suit
- Man ID'd As Criminal Wins Class Cert. In Trans Union Suit
- Fluidmaster Hit With Class Action Over Exploding Pipes
- European Central Bank Database Hacked, Personal Data Stolen
- Target Loses Bid To Stay Discovery In Data Breach MDL
- ResCap Borrower's Bad-Foreclosure Claim Pared In Ch. 11
- Panera, AMC Background Checks Illegal, Worker Alleges
- Pa. Says Uber, Lyft Can Temporarily Run In Pittsburgh
- Diet Drug Maker's Last-Ditch Suit Against FTC Dismissed
- Samsung, Others Say Wiretap Act Not Germane To Data MDL
- Starbucks Hit With ADA Class Action Over Parking Lot Access
- Apple Illegally Tracks Customer Location, Class Action Says
- 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
- GM Marks $400M For Ignition-Switch Victim Fund
- Prosecutions Loom Large In China's Food Regulatory Regime
- EBay Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
- Senate Commerce Chair Targets 'Callous' Cruise Industry
- Mass. AG, Hospital Strike Deal On Unencrypted Data Loss
- FTC Steps Up Privacy Enforcement, With No Slowdown In Sight
- Vermont Sues Dollar Tree To Halt Jewelry Sales
- GNC Ducks Herbal Testosterone Supplement RICO Action
- Chase Can't Ditch Credit Reporting Suit Over Canceled Debts
- Petco Says Letter Snafu Dooms ZIP Code Class Action
- FCC Warns ISPs Some Net Neutrality Rules Remain On Books
- Nine West Slapped With Undisclosed Background Check Suit
- Suspected Cybercrime Ring Indicted Over StubHub Hack
- Papa John's Can't Dodge Fla. Delivery Sales Tax Suit
- 8th Circ. Rules For BNY Mellon In Ark. Foreclosure Case
- Chrysler Recalls Older Jeeps Over Ignition Switch Defect
- Shell's Call Recording Center Puts Up $2M To Settle Suit
- CFPB Sues 3 Law Firms In National Foreclosure Fraud Sweep
- Whole Foods Hit With 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
- Buyer Blasts Mercedes' Bid To Trim Faulty-Suspension Suit
- Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
- FTC Report's Impact May Not Be Limited To Data Brokers
- OPINION: CFPB Should Not Weaponize Consumer Complaints
- Del. Magistrate Pushes Dismissal Of Verizon Derivative Suit
- SF Board Puts Soda Tax On November Ballot
- Gov't Not Immune From FCRA Damages, 7th Circ. Rules
- Care1st Tells Judge Lost Data Didn't Harm Patients
- BSH Seeks Sanctions In Moldy Washing Machine Suit
- GM's Previous Ignition Switch Disclosures Sought In MDL
- Hasbro Toy Buyers Relied On False Ads, Calif. Panel Told
- Goodwill Investigating Possible Payment Card Data Breach
- $2M Deal OK'd Between JPMorgan Unit And NJ Borrowers
- Insurer Sues 23andMe To Duck Coverage Of DNA Test Suits
- Common-Enterprise Theory And Wyndham Data Security Case
- When You Are Responsible For Your Book Of Business
- Google Privacy Policy Suit Trimmed Again But Still Standing
- Kia Hit With Class Action Over Brake Switch Defect
- The Promise And Problem Of Genomic Marketing
- How To Respond To CFPB Civil Investigative Demands
- Wyndham Rips FTC's Discovery Tactics In Data Security Row
- Google Gets Claims Trimmed In Kids' In-App Purchases Suit
- Lease Purchase Row Belongs In Arbitration, Ally Says
- Sutter Health Beats Patient Data Theft Claims On Appeal
- FCC Says Spam Fax Liability Can Be Pinned On Nonsender
- Plaintiffs Fight Target's Bid To Stay Data Breach MDL
- Bigelow Gets Fraud Claims Bagged In Tea Class Action
- Uber Unit Says Limo Cos. Can't Oppose Pa. Service Bid
- Applebee's Hit With Call Recording Class Action In Calif.
- 9th Circ. Thinks Inside The Bun In Taco Bell TCPA Suit
- House GOP Says Dodd-Frank 'Enshrines' Taxpayer Bailouts
- Career Planning Co.'s $2.6M TCPA Class Settlement OK'd
- GM Stops Sales Of Some Cadillacs Over Ignition Issue
- An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
- Calif. Retailers Are Not Required To Have AEDs, Yet
- 3 Attys To Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel In GM Ignition Switch MDL
- Google Must Give Feds Gmail Account Contents, Judge Says
- Ga. Ignition Defect Settlement Row Sent To State Court
- NJ Class Action Suit Challenges Breyers Ice Cream Labeling
- BofA Can't Escape Mortgage Notice Class Action In NY
- Fla. Bank Says Cyberattack Exposed Customer Names, SSNs
- Shop-Vac, Lowe's False-Ad MDL Trimmed To 2 Lead Plaintiffs
- Google To Drop 'Free' Label From In-App Purchase Games
- Texas Court Shoots Down AEP's Branding For Retail Unit
- Wal-Mart Sued Over Cranberry Pomegranate Juice Labeling
- 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
- Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
- Growing Insistence Among Courts For Ascertainability
- Data Breach Dismissals Continue Post-Clapper
- AT&T Says FCC Can't Treat Internet Providers As Phone Cos.
- 5-Hour Energy Slapped With False-Ad Suit By Ore. AG
- Dentons Snags Former MetroPCS Counsel For Texas IP Team
- GameStop Scores Win In Kid's Marketing-Fraud Class Action
- EU To Consult Microsoft, Google Over Data Erasure Ruling
- NY Bitcoin Rules Put Virtual Currency On Path To Legitimacy
- NJ Agency Mulls Marketing Regs For 3rd-Party Energy Cos.
- PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
- Intel To Pay Millions To Settle Pentium 4 False Ad Suit
- Avis Urges Court Not To Certify Surcharge Class
- GM General Counsel Blames In-House Attys For Recall Delay
- No Sanctions On Defense Counsel In Junk Fax Class Action
- NY Regulator Proposes 1st-Ever Bitcoin License
- FDA's Primary Jurisdiction Won't Save Food Manufacturers
- OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
- Comcast Says It Won't Create Internet 'Fast Lanes'
- Lap-Band False Ad Deal Still Hard To Swallow, Judge Says
- Experian Settles FCRA Suit Over Credit Dispute Process
- FTC Expands COPPA Consent Options
- 9th Circ. Upholds $1.5M Nutella False Ad Deal
- Target, Class Attys Fight Banks' Bid To Sever Breach Suit
- 9th Circ. Revives Truth-In-Lending Suit Against Countrywide
- Narratives Could Lend Heft To CFPB Complaint Database
- BofA, JPMorgan Escape Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
- Alston & Bird Adds Ex-K&L Gates Finance Ace To DC Office
- BofA Puts Up $13B To Settle DOJ Mortgage Probe
- Kind Escapes Class Action Over 'Cane Juice' Labeling
- NY Consumer Suit Provides Persuasive Law For Restaurants
- Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
- 6 Consumer Survey Criticisms For Lanham Act Litigators
- 5 Tips For Targeting Pleadings In Consumer Class Actions
- NY Data Breach Costs Soared To $1.4B In 2013, Report Says
- Wis. High Court Denies Fees On Secret Deal Over Lemon Car
- Ex-Utah AGs Arrested For Bribery Scandal
- Fla. AG, FTC Sue Over Alleged Business Directory Scams
- 7th Circ. Told Its Forum Stance Revives Debt Collector Row
- Jenner & Block Partner To Monitor $7B Citi Settlement
- EPA May Require Automakers To Prove MPG Claims
- OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
- Timing May Be Everything In Breach Of Warranty Claims
- Las Vegas Strip Club Can't Evade Junk Text Class Action
- FCC Pushes Neutrality Deadline As Web, Cable Cos. Weigh In
- Obama Says US Must Invest In Smart Auto Technology
- Data Breach Class Action Defendants Look To NSA Case
- Hilton Escapes Calif. Call-Recording Class Action
- Vermont Retailers Want GMO Label On Product Signs
- MetLife TCPA Suit Trimmed As Judge Casts Doubt On Class
- DOJ Official Says 'Choke Point' Targets Specific Activity
- Google, Viacom Ruling Limits Scope Of Video Privacy Actions
- Hollister Wins OK For Settlement With Gift Card Class
- ConAgra Beats Cert. Bid In Suit Over '100% Natural' Oil
- Pilot Flying J To Pay $92M In Fines Over Fuel Rebate Scheme
- Lyft Slams State Campaign To Block NYC Launch
- $20M Facebook Ad Deal Violates Privacy Laws, Parents Say
- Amazon, Craigslist Told To Unmask Supplement Co. Critics
- NJ Dealerships Reach $1.8M Deceptive Practices Settlement
- Ill. AG Targets Alleged Student Debt Forgiveness Scams
- Nationwide Fights $18M Bad Faith Award From 1996 Crash
- NJ Claims Trimmed In Gerber False Ad Suit Over Probiotics
- SGS Can't Escape Cell Privacy Suit On Free Speech Grounds
- Papa John's Moves To Kill 'Shotgun' Suit Over Delivery Tax
- Dollar Thrifty Looks To Toss Class Action Over Toll Fees
- Blocking Coverage From The Anti-Aggregation Rule
- Citigroup, DOJ Reach $7B Mortgage Settlement
- 3rd Circ. Tosses Appeal Over Urban Outfitters IP Coverage
- Amazon's FTC Fight May Help E-Retailers, If Not Itself
- Sylvania To Pay $30M To Settle Headlight False Ad Suit
- Senators Demand Pricing Details On $1,000-Per-Pill Sovaldi
- Advocate Health Shakes Class Action Over Data Breach
- Restaurant.com Again Escapes Consumer Class Action
- Tech Co. Can't Escape Massachusetts TCPA Class Action
- Sony Gets Nod For $15M Data Breach MDL Settlement
- JPMorgan Beats Calif. Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
- Michael Kors, Costco Settle 'Bait And Switch' Ad Suit
- 9th Circ. Eases TCPA Risks For Deep-Pocketed Companies
- Blank Rome Snags Privacy Class Action Pros From DLA Piper
- BofA Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
- 4th Circ. Backs Wells Fargo In Mortgage Lender Fee Fight
- 7th Circ. Affirms Thoroughbred Defective Tricycle Judgment
- Jos. A. Bank Inflates Prices Presale, Suit Says
- Darden's Tipping Policy Didn't Dupe NYC Diners, Judge Rules
- Canada Urges Insurers Not To Ask For Genetic Testing Info
- House Dems Bring Forward New Housing Finance Fix
- Air New Zealand, Others Protest Price-Fixing Settlements
- CFPB Reaches $10M Settlement With Texas Payday Lender
- Amazon Soaks Parents On Kids' In-App Purchases, FTC Says
- Navistar Faces Class Action Over Defective Diesel Engines
- Wolf Haldenstein Boosts RE Practice With Kramer Levin Atty
- 5 Lessons For Employers From California V. Riley
- Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
- Levi's Dodges Class Cert. Bid In Email Collection Suit
- Bigelow Tea False Ad Class Claims Fall Short, Judge Says
- Unilever Gets Nod For $10M Deal In Hair Loss Class Action
- Anthem Hit With False Ad Class Action Over ACA Plans
- Wendy's Hit With ADA Class Action Over Wheelchair Access
- BofA Escapes Miami's Mortgage Discrimination Suit
- 6th Circ. Affirms TCPA Class Action Win Against Metal Co.
- Nissan Dealership Denied Quick Toss Of Refinance Fraud Row
- Vedder Price Snags Class Action, Privacy Pro From Lathrop
- A New Litigator's Guide — Top 5 Tips For Court Prep
- Wells Fargo Hit With $1B Whistleblower Suit Over HAMP
- Chrysler Can't Shake Most Claims In Jeep Window-Part Row
- Ala. Hospital Asks Judge To Nix Data Breach Class Action
- Uber Agrees To Not Gouge Taxi Riders In Emergencies
- Amy's Kitchen Cane Juice Suit Revived, Paused For FDA Input
- Issa Says Operation Choke Point Harming Lawful Businesses
- Express Faces Class Action Over Customer Email Collection
- BMW Seeks To Toss Suit Over Convertible Top Defect
- 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
- Pa. Sen. Floats Bill To Legitimize Uber, Lyft Services
- A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
- FDA Warns Gilead Of Misleading Google Search Ad
- Lab Testing Co. Hit With Suit Over Card Expiration Dates
- 2nd Circ. Urged To Keep Block On Credit Card Surcharge Ban
- Aaron's Hit With FCRA Suit Over Employee Credit Reports
- Hain Squeezes Past Class Action Over 'Raw' Juices Labeling
- Yahoo Rebuffed Again In Bid To Dismiss Spam-Text Lawsuit
- Apple Gets IPhone Warranty Breach Claims Trimmed
- 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Zipcar Damage Fee Row
- Fed Defends 2013 Foreclosure Deal As Banks Pay $3.6B
- United Ditches Fliers' Bags For Cargo, Suit Says
- Wells Fargo Avoids Escrow Mismanagement Class Action
- Food Labeling Fight Shifts From Calif. To NY
- Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
- P&G Swiffer Marking Suit Nixed Over Retroactive AIA Limits
- Calif. Judge Tosses Defective Valve Action Against Mazda
- Papa John's Can't Force Coverage In TCPA Row, Judge Says
- Nationwide Whole Foods Class OK For Now In 'All-Natural' Suit
- House Democrat Prods FCC To Tackle Phone Network Security
- Facebook Emotion Study Violates Privacy, EPIC Tells FTC
- Target Asks To Put Data Breach Discovery On Ice
- SunTrust Reaches $320M Deal To Resolve Mortgage Probe
- Sunoco Charges Extra Fees For Gift Cards, Suit Says
- Ore. GMO Labeling Initiative Appears Headed To Ballot
- Google, Viacom Escape Child Web Tracking Suits
- Quicken Loans Says Judge Must Disconnect TCPA Suit
- Michaels Pushes To End Data Breach Class Action
- Geico PIP Class Action Sent To Fla. Federal Court
- NAD Settlements — They're Possible And Worth Considering
- Protect Sensitive Business Info By Sharing Smarter
- 7th Circ. Finds Comcast Ruling Doesn't Kill Roofing Action
- Taco Bell Not Liable For Spam Texts, 9th Circ. Affirms
- Calif. Cane Juice Suit Revived, Stayed For FDA Review
- Lemon Law Allows Atty Fees Over Vendor Contracts: NJ Court
- Amazon Won't Roll Over For FTC On In-App Purchases
- European Watchdogs Probe Facebook's Emotion Study
- Texas Court Dumps $46M Award Against TaxMasters CEO
- Gruma Plaintiffs Fight To Seek Punitives In Labeling Row
- GM Defect Suits First Must Address Due Process Of Sale Order
- UberX, Lyft Can't Roll In Pennsylvania, Say Judges
- 7 Banks Challenge Mass. Cities' Anti-Foreclosure Laws
- National Surety Says It Doesn't Have To Cover TCPA Suit
- Gov't Must Integrate Insurance With Cybersecurity
- The RESPA Respite Is Over
- Trader Joe's Sued Over 'Misleading' Origin Labeling
- Facebook's Controversial Emotion Study May Raise FTC's Ire
- Baby Carrier Maker Seeks To Toss Calif. False Ad Suit
- Nonbank Servicers Pose Risk to Fannie and Freddie, IG Says
- Adobe Charges Bogus Fees For Cloud Subscriptions: Suit
- Claims Pared In Chrysler Leaky Sunroof Action
- High Court Libor Case May Mean Headaches For Defense Bar
- Electrolux Squashes Class Cert. In Washing Machine Suit
- T-Mobile 'Crammed' Consumers For Hundreds Of Millions: FTC
- Chicago Bank Fined $4.1M Over Student Account Practices
- Sen. Leahy Says Net Neutrality Is Online 'Bill of Rights'
- EBay Loses Bid To Toss 'Buy It Now' Fees Class Action
- Regulators Warn Banks On Maturing HELOCs