Consumer Protection Archive » July, 2014

Consumer Protection - July, 2014

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• 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