Consumer Protection Archive » September, 2014

Consumer Protection - September, 2014

318 articles

• NY Judge Says Ad Studies' Timing, Not Content, Important
• Citibank, Chase Borrowers' RICO Class Actions In Jeopardy
• Execs Can't Skirt Blame For Privacy Missteps, FTC Atty Warns
• NY Delays Review Of $45B Comcast-TWC Deal Amid Worries
• AT&T Pays $45M To Settle TCPA Class Action
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Joseph Cotchett
• Sallie Mae Contractor Must Face Secret Call Recording Suit
• NJ High Court Again Deals Blow To Arbitration Clauses
• FCC Unanimously Sacks Sports Blackout Rule
• Calif. Gov. Signs New Data Breach Law
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• FTC Puts Blame Back On Amazon For Kids' In-App Purchases
• Payless Shoesource Gets ZIP Code Storage Suit Tossed
• Steadfast Sues To Escape Coverage Of Ally's $98M CFPB Deal
• To Label Or Not To Label? Companies May Have No Choice
• SuperValu, Albertsons Spot Second Data Breach
• 11th Circ. Says Use Of Patient's Info Doesn't Violate TCPA
• ADA Suit Over Disney Parks' Guest Policy Moves To Fla.
• Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Target Force-Placed Class Action
• NY Judge Touts Impact Of 'Huge' Rulings On False Ad Law
• FTC's Brill Says Attys Too Involved In New Privacy Notices
• GEICO Wins Round In TCPA Robocall Suit
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Beats Sues Competitor For Claiming To Be Co-Founder
• Kraft Nukes False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Cheese Claims
• Flagstar To Pay $37.5M In Mortgage Servicing Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $3M Nutella False Marketing Settlement
• 23 Deaths Now Linked To GM Ignition Switch Defect
• Amazon Says Hidden-Charges Plaintiffs Required To Arbitrate
• Legal Risks Rise As Hotels Learn To Love Add-On Fees
• FTC Targeting Large Advertisers' Campaigns, Chair Says
• How 9th Circ. B&N Case May Impact Website Terms Of Use
• Shampoo Maker Sues Hartford To Cover $7M False Ad Deal
• Jimmy Johns Breach May Have Hit Over 100 Other Eateries
• Wheelchair User Calls Starbucks Parking Lots Inaccessible
• LegalZoom Wants To Sanction Rival Over 'Baseless' Brief
• 8th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Student Loan Co.
• Privacy Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Term Kicks Off
• Ala. Hospital Can't Escape Data Breach Class Action
• State Farm Tries Again To Shake TCPA Class Action
• J&J Baby Powder Plaintiff Says Financial Injury Is Enough
• Insurer Claims Real Estate Developer Ducked Legal Fees
• Calif. DAs Threaten Uber, Other Ride Apps With Legal Action
• Android Users Drop Privacy Class Action Against Google
• Zipcar Can't Move Calif. Late Fee Suit To Mass., Judge Says
• DOD Floats Regs To Guard Military From Predatory Lending
• Dole Again Slams Damages Report In 'All Natural Fruit' Suit
• Beware CFPB Scrutiny Of Promotional Credit Card Offers
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Tim Blood
• GM Settles Ignition Switch Suit Over Teens' Deaths
• Dow Jones Gets Phony Subscription Fee Class Action Tossed
• Lawn Care Co. TruGreen Wins OK For $4.5M TCPA Class Deal
• Unilever, P&G Hit With Suits Over Deodorant Packaging Size
• US Bank Pays $57M For Missing Identity Theft Services
• Stubhub's $2M Privacy Deal 'Doesn't Add Up,' Judge Says
• Apple, Google To Face Legal Backlash To Encryption Plan
• The Great Digital Bank Robbery: Are You Ready?
• Blue Shield, Cigna Accused Of ACA Plan 'Bait And Switch'
• Judge Orders Cooperation In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• Jimmy John's Confirms Data Breach At 216 Stores
• Roofing Co. Can't Escape TCPA Suit Over 3rd-Party Faxes
• Attys Get $5.2M Bite Out Of $5.4M Taco Bell ADA Settlement
• Judge OKs Coke's Vitaminwater Label Change Settlement
• Tea Co. Can't Duck False Ad Suit Over Laxative Diet Tea
• Fla., Conn. AGs Ice Firm Assets In $5M Mortgage Rescue Case
• Whole Foods 'Organic' Labeling Suit To Stay In Federal Court
• Stanford Denies Keeping Google Funds From Privacy Studies
• Ill. High Court To Review $10B Philip Morris Cigarette Verdict
• GAO Calls CFPB's Privacy, Security Policies Too Informal
• Wal-Mart Made Robocalls To Ex-Pharmacy Patrons, Suit Says
• BMW Can't Dodge Defective Convertible Top Suit
• IRS Warns Foreign Banks Of FATCA Phishing Scam
• Adobe Data Breach Ruling Gives New Hope To Plaintiffs
• Pom Won't Pursue 9th Circ. Appeal Over Coke Juice Labels
• Microsoft Put On Notice In EU Over Data Transfers To Police
• TCPA Suit Against Interline Never Settled, Judge Rules
• RICO Claim Against Spirit Airlines Has Wings: 11th Circ.
• Judge Trims Suit Against Porsche Over Paul Walker Crash
• GNC, USPlabs Settle Class Action Over Recalled Supplements
• PF Chang's Can't Dodge Data Breach Suit, Class Says
• Data Search Terms Widened In Google Street View Suit
• MERS Escapes Claims It Was An Unlicensed Debt Collector
• Judge Trims Safeway's 'All Natural' Products Class Action
• Suit Says E-Cig Co. Misled Smokers About Helping Them Quit
• NJ High Court Says Arbitration Provisions Must Be Clear
• Banking Groups Protest CFPB Complaint Narrative Proposal
• FTC Warns Top Advertisers Over Deceptive Fine Print In Ads
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• BSH Escapes Sanctions In Washing Machine Mold Row
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Dentons Insurance Litigator
• Data Breaches Drive Retailers To Update Payment Systems
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Elizabeth Cabraser
• British Regulator Fines Barclays $62M For Mingling Funds
• Hospira Can't Kill Epinephrine False Ad Suit, Par Says
• Male Sex Enhancement Pill Maker Can't Escape False Ad Suit
• Care One Denied Bid For Atty Sanctions In TCPA Class Action
• BofA Skirts Claims It Misreported Discharged Debts
• House Bill Calls For More Safety Transparency After GM Recall
• NJ Senate Sends Reader Privacy Protection Bill To Gov.
• Attys To Play Key Role After Google Privacy Ruling: EU Official
• EDMC Deceived Investors Over Lending Practices, Suit Says
• Papa John's Customers Seek Class Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
• Insurer Exempt In $10M Settlement Of TCPA Fax Blast Case
• Diabetic Passenger Sues Norwegian Over Snorkeling Ban
• Buyers' Remorse: Outlet Stores Under Fire
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Google Joins Apple With Default Encryption On New Android
• Google, Kayak, Others Rip Proposed DOT Metasearch Rule
• Lawmakers Call On HHS To Clarify Health App Privacy Rules
• Buyer Class In $261M Olive Oil Row Wins Cert. In Co.'s Ch. 11
• FDA Chides Cipher Over Drug Ad's Superiority Claims
• LinkedIn Wants Remainder Of Email-Harvesting Suit Dismissed
• NJ Lawmakers Look To Regulate Litigation Funders
• 7th Circ. Cancels $10 RadioShack Coupon Settlement
• Home Depot Hit With Canadian Suit Over Data Breach
• GM MDL Judge OKs Discovery On Post-2009 Accidents, Cars
• Cos. Liable Under TCPA For 3rd-Party Texts, 9th Circ. Rules
• FTC Shifts Heat To Mobile Apps With Kids' Privacy Actions
• Samsung's Bid To Arbitrate Galaxy False Ad Suit Denied
• Bank Groups Tell High Court Only Suit Can Rescind Mortgage
• BofA Gets Nod On $31M Flood Insurance Class Settlement
• The Role Of Economics In Data Breach Class Actions
• CFPB Auto Loan Rule Revs Up Scrutiny On Nonbanks
• Testosterone Booster False-Ad Row Survives Dismissal Bid
• Home Depot Says Data Breach Used 'Unique' Malware
• Google, Consumers To Mediate Privacy Spat
• Redbox Sued Again For Kiosks Without Aids For Blind Users
• EU Regulators Set Plan For 'Right To Be Forgotten' Complaints
• Coke Says Texts In Football Fan's TCPA Suit Were Solicited
• Issa Blasts CMS For Impeding HeathCare.gov Security Review
• Foot Locker Seeks To Exit Customer Info Collection Row
• Apple Won't Unlock iOS 8 Devices For Government Queries
• B&N Turns To Neiman Marcus In PIN Pad Breach Fight
• Target Data Breach Ruling May Guide Home Depot Litigation
• GM Says Ga. Ignition Switch Atty Is Obstructing MDL
• Debt Collector Envelopes Need To Protect Privacy
• CFPB Wants To Start Regulating Auto Cos.' Loan Units
• Banks Say NY Can't Judge $25B Mortgage Deal Compliance
• Hain Mini-Waffles 'Natural' Label Could Mislead, Judge Says
• Goodwill Malware Affected At Least 2 Others, Vendor Says
• TD Bank Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Suit Says
• Net Neutrality Camps Clash At Senate Hearing
• Supplement Makers Pay $3M To End Joint Health False Ad Suit
• Rape Victim Can Sue Website Over Attack, 9th Circ. Says
• Moneytree Kept Spam-Texting After Told To Stop, Suit Says
• Lawmakers Probe HealthCare.gov Security After GAO Report
• Court Halts Payday Loan Cos. Accused Of Bilking $162M
• Calif. Court Reverses Ford Dealer Win In Contract Fraud Row
• Amazon User Says Refund Doesn't Bar Hidden Charge Suit
• Twitter Targets $5M TCPA Suit, Says Texts Were Solicited
• Resurgence Of 'Negligent Loan Servicing' Theory In Calif.
• Neiman Marcus Skirts Data Breach Class Action
• Sears Moldy Washer Plaintiffs Renew Push For Class Cert.
• NHTSA Puts Blame On GM For Hiding Ignition Switch Defect
• Yerba Mate Maker Settles Suit Over Sugar Content
• CFPB Sues Corinthian Colleges For Lending Abuses
• AEG Escapes Class Action Over Withheld Bon Jovi, Bieber Tix
• House Passes Broad Dodd-Frank Revision Bill
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FirstEnergy's $250M Rate Suit
• The CFPB's 'UDAAPification' Of Consumer Protection Law
• Yelp Settles FTC Suit Over Collection Of Children's Info
• 'Male Performance' Supplement Is No Aphrodisiac, Suit Says
• Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Bids Fall Short, Pa. Insurers Say
• Developers Seek Clarification On HHS Mobile App Regs
• Crafts Giant Sued Over Wheelchair-Inaccessible Stores
• Wal-Mart Settles NY AG's Suit Over Coca-Cola Sale Price
• Enviros Ask FTC To Review Vt. Utility's Renewable Claims
• NY Bank Regulator Probes Real Estate 'Hard Money' Lenders
• RJ Reynolds Looks To Snuff Out 'Camel Cash' Class Action
• FCC Gets More Than 3M Net Neutrality Comments
• Use 'Big Data' With Caution, EEOC Counsel Urges Employers
• DC Circ. Bucked Precedent In Meat-Labeling Row, Groups Say
• Class Certified In Omni Hotels Phone Recording Suit
• ZwillGen Adds Ex-O'Melveny Privacy Atty In San Francisco
• J-M Pipe Plaintiff Seeks Cert. For Redefined 31-State Class
• AmEx Hit With Class Action Over Holiday Late Fees
• Apple Watch Data Raises Privacy Concerns, Conn. AG Says
• No Industry Is Safe From TCPA Litigation
• Attys Slam DQ Bid In TCPA Suit Over Shopping App
• Michaels Customers Cite Adobe Ruling In Data Breach Suit
• USCB To Pay $2.75M To Settle Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• CFPB Finalizes Nonbank International Money Transfer Rule
• La-Z-Boy Stores Inaccessible, Disabled Customer Claims
• Next Possible CFPB Targets: Foreclosures And Law Firms
• Uber, Lyft Car Pooling Services Illegal, Calif. Agency Says
• Apple IPhone False-Ad Row Doesn't Need AT&T As Defendant
• Attys Get Do-Over On Botched Apple E-Books Class Notice
• Fed Creates New Financial Stability Committee
• Cumberland Mutual Wins Appeal Of $8M TCPA Coverage Row
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Bayer Dietary Supplement Ads Violate Court Order, US Says
• NJ Electronic Funds Transfer Bills Signed By Gov. Christie
• Cargill Sues Syngenta For Selling GMO Seed Blocked By China
• Home Depot Probe Can Offer HealthCare.gov Lesson: Rep.
• FTC Warns CFPB Of Mobile Banking's Billing, Security Risks
• Food Groups Seek Injunction Over Vermont GMO Label Law
• EB-5 Developer Withdraws Hotel Ad Suit Against Rival
• Enterprise Case Could Open Consumer Protection Floodgates
• Permissive Joinder Trend In GM Cases Benefits Plaintiffs
• Google Denies Tricking Kids Into App Buys On Parents' Dime
• Top Cancer Doc Disputes Coffee Risk In Starbucks Trial
• Clapper Defense No Sure Bet In Home Depot Breach Suits
• Yahoo Faced Big Fines For Shielding User Data, Docs Show
• Nestle Tries To Sink Suit Over Poland Spring TM Threat Letters
• Life Partners Seeks Early End To Bellwether Fraud Trial
• Privacy Groups Press CFPB On Mobile Financial Protections
• How To Stop Your Client From Becoming Social Media Roadkill
• J&J To Face Suit Over Allegedly Misleading Sunscreen Labels
• Home Depot Breach Shows Need For New Data Bill, Dems Say
• Verizon Settlement Signals FCC's Growing Privacy Focus
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Back To The '90s: Retail Pricing Class Actions Return
• Sam's Club Sued For Shirking 200% Refund Guarantee
• Most Apps Fail At Clear Privacy Disclosures, Regulators Say
• Goodwill IDs Point-of-Sale Vendor That Got Hacked In Breach
• Pa. Justices Urged To Toss Enterprise Customer's Claims
• Squire Patton's DQ Experts Accused Of Bias In False-Ad Row
• Wal-Mart Says Ohio Sales Tax Action Is A State Matter
• 5M Gmail Addresses, Passwords Leaked On Online Forum
• Medical Supplier Wants TCPA Suit Axed After $9M Deal Halted
• FTC Dodges LabMD's Sanction Bid In Data Security Row
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Hyundai Atty Fees In Dealer Row
• Cookie Co. Can't Kick 'All Natural' Labeling Class Action
• CFPB, Fed Raise TILA, CLA Exemption Thresholds For 2015
• Mazda Gets Warranty Claims Trimmed In Engine Defect Row
• Insurers Face Increased Risk Of TCPA Suits
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• CORRECTED: Calif. Gov. Signs 'Yelp Bill' To Protect Customer Reviews
• Starbucks Expert Pressed On Cancer Risk In Prop 65 Trial
• Privacy Advocates Embrace Apple's Mobile Payment System
• BP, Home Depot Can't Nix Faulty Solar Panel Class Action
• Uber Discriminates Against Blind Riders, Group's Suit Says
• Barnes & Noble Customers Defend PIN Pad Breach Claims
• Advocate Health Dodges FCRA Claims In Data Breach Row
• States Investigate Home Depot Data Breach
• CFPB Tweaks Advice On Pending Mortgage Disclosure Forms
• BofA Escapes TCPA Class Action Over Prerecorded Call
• Home Depot Customers Get Class Cert. In Faulty Railing Suit
• Amazon Blames Parents For Kids' App Store Purchases
• House Passes Bill To Up Penalties For Tax Return ID Theft
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Spark More Lanham Act Cases
• Starbucks Denies Coffee Cancer Risk As Prop 65 Trial Opens
• Celebs Face Long Odds In Nude-Photo Leak Battle With Apple
• BMW Says Suit Over Mini Pump Defect Can't Beat Time Bar
• Applied Food Sciences To Pay $3.5M Over Weight-Loss Claims
• Marriott Inflated Cruise Ship Fees, Customer Says
• United Broke Frequent Flier Contract, 7th Circ. Told
• RSUI Can't Escape Coverage Row Over TCPA Class Action
• Southwest Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
• Home Depot Confirms Breach, Says Scope Is Still Unknown
• Allergan Can't Duck Class Action Over Cream Cancer Risks
• New Consumer Arbitration Rules Boost Manufacturers
• Clarins Must Face Deceptive Ad Suit Over Beauty Products
• Del. Says Netflix, Overstock Hid Gift Card Balances From State
• Forever 21 Illegally Stores Cardholder Info, Suit Says
• 23andMe Wants Hold On Coverage Suit Amid DNA Test Row
• Feds Pose Privacy Risk By Grabbing Overseas ISP Emails
• Anheuser-Busch Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Beck's Beer
• Home Depot Breach Suit Shows Plaintiffs Firms' Jockeying
• Aussie Agency Pushes Parliament To Enact Privacy Tort
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Get False-Ad MDL Trimmed
• Sen. Rockefeller Prods Apple, Home Depot On Data Security
• DC Circ. Revives Fee Suit Against Psychologist Group
• Costco, Apotex Sued Over Sales Of Imported Lipitor Generic
• NJ Ruling On Gym Slip Could Weaken 'Hold Harmless' Clauses
• Class Accuses IOD, Hospital Of Overcharging For Records
• Fall Back On Insurance For Data Breach Fallout
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Uber Gets Claims Trimmed From Drivers' Suit Over Tips
• Democrats Call For Food Advertising Oversight From FTC
• Fla.'s JFK Med Center Overbills PIP Patients, Class Says
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• Hackers Broke Into HealthCare.gov, HHS Says
• FTC Patent Troll Study To Disappoint Some, Wright Says
• Sign Maker Can't Skirt TCPA Insurance Coverage Row
• Keller Adds Ex-Roll Law Group Food Pro To SF Office
• Safari Users Tell 3rd Circ. Google's Hacking Not 'Routine'
• Broadband Competition Sorely Lacking, Warns FCC's Wheeler
• Google Strikes $19M Deal With FTC Over Kids' App Purchases
• Top NY Court Rejects Forest Lab Bid For Coverage From RSUI
• Possible Home Depot Breach Bolsters Data Regulation Push
• Rakoff Refuses To Revive Paris Baguette Receipt Suit
• Forest Asks 1st Circ. To End Lexapro Marketing Class Action
• United Wins Dismissal Of Mileage Program Suit
• How Courts Have Applied The FCC Stance On TCPA
• CFPB Turns Spotlight On Credit Card Interest Rate Marketing
• BSH Class Seeks Discovery Sanctions In Moldy Washer Row
• State Farm Freed From Covering $5M Junk Fax Suit In Ill.
• DOJ's No. 3 To Leave Office This Month
• FTC's Joshua Wright Takes Aim At 'Stale' Thinking
• Cover Corporate Tracks Or Risk 'Back Door' Cyberattacks
• FINRA Fines Minn. Brokerage $1M Over Penny Stock Practices
• Nordstrom Rack Hit With Suit Over False Outlet Prices
• Coke Should Duck Most Claims In TCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Banking Groups Call For Changes To Flawed Regulations
• Verizon To Pay Record $7.4M To End FCC Privacy Probe
• Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
• Target Wants Banks' Claims Tossed In Data Breach Action
• LA Lakers Sue Insurer For TCPA Class Action Coverage Denial
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Urge Judge To Toss False-Ad Suit
• 'Patent Troll' Can't Duck Vt. AG's Consumer Protection Suit
• Hi-Tech Execs Ordered To Jail For Contempt Of Recall Order
• GM Aims To Sync Discovery In State, Federal Defect Cases
• Pfizer Ducks Zoloft False-Ad Claims In Calif.
• High Court Asked To Review Countrywide Loan Fee Class Suit
• 4 Lessons For Retailers From The Target Data Breach
• GM Seeks To Keep Ignition Switch Suits Out Of Calif. Court
• Vitamin Shoppe Sued Over Supplement False Labeling
• BofA Strikes Historic $32M Settlement To End TCPA Action
• Home Depot Investigating Potential Data Breach
• Unilever, PepsiCo Evade Some Claims In False-Ad Class Action
• Class Claims In Citi Mortgage Fee Suit Won't Get 2nd Chance
• FCC Has Chance To Stem TCPA Reassigned-Number Suits
• NY Accuses Evans Bank Of Racial Bias In Mortgage Loans
• Retailers Face A Blizzard Of Breaches: Are You Covered?
• Are You Really An 'Expert' In Md., Va. And DC?
• Food For Thought? Chew On These Class Action Trends