Consumer Protection Archive » October, 2014

Consumer Protection - October, 2014

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• Home Depot Wants Banks', Customers' Breach Suits Joined
• Google Aims To Protect User Data Statistics With New Project
• SEC Subpoenas Ally Financial In Subprime Auto Loan Probe
• Gann Says $1M Fee Award In TCPA Settlement Is Too Much
• Skinnygirl Margarita Ducks 'All-Natural' Class Cert. Bid
• Zipcar Runs Over Damage-Fee Class Action At 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Casts A Wary Eye On Supplement Labeling Deal
• CFPB Mortgage Data Expansion Risks Muddy Stats
• FCC Weighing 'Hybrid' Plan On Net Neutrality
• Anheuser-Busch Seeks To Cap Watered-Down Beer MDL
• Congress Must Pass Cyber Legislation Before Next Attack
• FCC Says Solicited Fax Ads Need Opt-Out Notices
• CurrentC Says Hackers Poached Users' Email Addresses
• 6th Circ. Says Manufactured Homes Aren't Consumer Product
• 11th Circ. Finds Spam Fax Liability In Reviving TCPA Suit
• Calif. Court Says Email Ads Didn't Violate Anti-Spam Laws
• CFPB No-Action Letters May Be Small Comfort For Innovators
• FTC Sues Gerber Over Infant Formula Anti-Allergy Claims
• Wells Fargo's Contested $281M Force-Placed Deal Approved
• $500M Suit Claims Kimberly-Clark Gowns Don't Stop Ebola
• An Insider's Guide To The CFPB
• 7 Ways Retailers Can Dodge An ADA Class Action Bullet
• To Hack Back, Or Not To Hack Back, That Is The Question
• FCC Data Security Powers Likely To See FTC-Like Challenges
• HSBC Gets Final OK For $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2014
• Best Buy, Yelp Agree To Alert Web Users Of Data Collection
• Apotex Wants Sanctions In Generic-Lipitor Labeling Suit
• More Cybersecurity Regs Would Hurt Business, SEC Told
• Ohlhausen, Wright See Net Neutrality Echoes In AT&T Suit
• Lands' End The Latest Retailer To Face 'Made In USA' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Unsure If NYC Can Limit Attys' Debt Collections
• Automakers Should Not Be Held Strictly Liable For V2V Hacks
• Quicken Fails To Disconnect Claims Of Secret Call Recordings
• FTC Bans Dating Sites' Use Of Fake Profiles For User Upgrades
• Wells Fargo Must Pay $203M Overdraft Award, 9th Circ. Says
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: David Sanford
• LG Strikes Defective Fridge Deal That Could Cost Millions
• HSBC's $40M TCPA Deal Goes To Judge For Final Approval
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Paul Sweeney
• When Foreign Toys Are Toxic: How Importers Should Respond
• The Evolution Of ADR: 30 Years Of Change
• FCC's 1st Data Security Action Raises Concerns
• Senators Optimistic Cybersecurity Bill Will Pass In 2014
• CFPB Says Student Lenders Still Skirting The Rules
• Retailers Led Calif. Data Breach Surge In 2013, Report Says
• White House Wants To 'Kill' Online Passwords, Adviser Says
• Ex-US Tech Chief Subpoenaed Over HealthCare.gov Woes
• 'Trump University' Students Win Class Cert. In RICO Suit
• FTC Slams AT&T For 'Throttling' Unlimited Data Plan Users
• Ford Argues Focus-Fusion Steering Defect Suit Lacks Proof
• Nordstrom Can't Duck Suit Over 'Made In USA' Jean Labels
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• InterContinental Unit Sues Zurich For Privacy Case Coverage
• 14 'Hot Fuel' MDL Deals Get Green Light, While 4 Put On Ice
• Publix Seeks OK On $6.8M Deal Over Background Checks
• CFPB Final Privacy Notice Rule Will Hurt Consumers
• Acorda Ditches Apotex's Zanaflex False Ad Suit
• Failed Class In Aaron's Spying Suit Asks 3rd Circ. For Cert.
• Porsche $4M Engine Defect Settlement Clears Last Hurdle
• 10th Circ.'s Hollister Porch Ruling Shreds ADA, DOJ Says
• Sam's Club Customers Ask Justices To Revive FCRA Case
• FCC Is Latest Agency To Enter Cybersecurity Enforcement
• UK Looks To Ramp Up Fining Power For Spam Calls, Texts
• DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
• Apple Texting Class Action Moved Into Private Resolution
• Looking At Lanham Act Claims Against Drug Cos. Post-Pom
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Recalled Bacteria-Tainted Baby Wipes
• Top Legal Adviser To FTC Chair To Leave For Perkins Coie
• Gym Chain Crunch Ducks TCPA Suit By Not Using Autodialer
• Philips Ditches Defective Toothbrush Class Action
• Verizon To Pay $64M In Family Plan Overbilling Class Action
• Daimler, Mercedes Seek Win In E-Class Gas-Leak Defect Row
• GM Ignition Death Total Rises To 30
• NY Cybersecurity Push Turns Up The Heat On Law Firms
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• JPMorgan Derivative Suit Over RMBS Practices Gets Quashed
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Data Breach Mandates
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Ex-FTC Atty To Privacy Practice
• Texas Justices Won't OK Comptroller Depo Over Data Breach
• FTC Says Vehicle-To-Vehicle Tech Meets Privacy Standards
• FCC Wades Into Data Security With $10M Privacy Breach Fine
• Nature's Bounty Duped Elderly Into Buying Gingko Biloba: Suit
• Bankrupt Olive Oil Co.'s Owners Dodge False Labeling Suit
• Homeowners Slam Wells Fargo's $281M Force-Placed Deal
• 'Natural' Diet Bars Stuffed With Fake Additives, Class Says
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Farmers 'Good Driver' Suit
• GM Reveals Subprime Lending Probe Goes Beyond DOJ
• An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
• Senator Questions Whisper's Location Data, Privacy Policies
• Auto Groups Tackling Privacy Standard For Car-Collected Data
• 9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit
• 'Kobe' Beef Off Menu As Calif. Chain Settles False Ad Suit
• Shoddy-Shingle Claims Are Time-Barred, Manufacturer Says
• Amazon To Refund 1,000 Prime Memberships In Iowa
• Multistate Class Actions Face Tough Test At 3rd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Redbox Video Privacy Class Action
• IRS Must Better Guard ACA Exchange Info, Watchdog Says
• NJ Assembly OKs Limits On Consumer Fraud Fee-Shifting
• MLB, NHL Bid To Nix Expert Inappropriate, Plaintiffs Say
• CFPB Lets Lenders Refund Mortgage Fee Overcharges
• Law Firm's Coverage Claims For False Ad Row Trimmed Again
• Dollar Thrifty Renters Seek Cert. In Hidden Fees Suit
• Fannie, Freddie Escape Mass. AG's Foreclosure Suit
• EPA Requiring BMW To Lower Mini Fuel Economy Claims
• Hollister Fights Class Cert. In Expired Reward Card Fight
• Giving Number To Airline Isn't TCPA Consent, 9th Circ. Told
• Conn. AG To Query Staples Over Possible Data Breach
• Lawsky Wants Banks To Share Details On 3rd-Party Security
• Target Says Banks Can't Go After It For Data Breach Losses
• FTC Wins $10M Settlement From Alleged Spam Text Schemers
• Store Layout Lands Kohl's In Hot Water With ADA Advocates
• Obama Order Pressures Retailers To Adopt 'Chip And PIN'
• Insurers Won't Change $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• FTC Warns Biodegradable Bag Claims Could Be Deceptive
• New Calif. Data Breach Rules Bring Obligations And Debate
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• T-Mobile, FTC Working On Mobile Cramming Settlement
• Papa John's, AIG Affiliates Settle Text Spam Coverage Suit
• EU Lawmakers Back Assistant For Privacy Supervisor Spot
• Chinese Authorities Spy On iCloud Users, Report Says
• Risk Retention Rule Stokes Concerns Over CFPB's Reach
• OIG Finds Flaws In FDA's Cybersecurity Protections
• Urban Outfitters Asks DC Circ. To Toss ZIP Code Suit
• NY Claims Ocwen Backdated Letters On Mortgage Loans
• Apple Rebuts Claims About Spotlight Search Data Collection
• Mercedes Says Its Reputation Isn't Cause For Leaky AC Suit
• Avandia User's Warranty Violation Suit Flops In 3rd Circ.
• Feds Finalize Risk Retention Rule That Leans On CFPB
• Staples Probes Potential Credit Card Data Breach
• Company Reputation Won't Stop FTC Ad Investigations
• Santander Spares $200M Of Auto Debt To Settle Notice Claims
• CFPB Clears Way For Banks To Post Privacy Notices Online
• CVS Developing Tobacco-Free Pharmacy Benefit Network
• With Lessons Learned, FHFA Lets Mortgage Giants Ease Credit
• SIFMA Urges Regulators To Coordinate Cybersecurity Push
• Sen. Leahy Asks Comcast To Promise No Fast Lanes
• Amgen, CVS Units Hit With Suit Over Arthritis Drug Shipping
• Senators Want To Explore Security On 'Internet Of Things'
• GM Ignition Defect Death Tally Rises To 29
• M&T Bank To Pay $4M To Exit MDL Over Overdraft Fees
• 2 More HCA Hospitals Added To Fla. PIP Coverage Class Suit
• Half US Retail Terminals To Take Chip Cards By 2016: Report
• The Uncertain Utility Of A CFPB No-Action Letter
• 5 Takeaways From The New Cybersecurity Executive Order
• Chattem Fights Class Cert. In Mouthwash Class Action
• House Eyes Payday Lender Moves In Operation Choke Point
• JPML Centralizes Blue Buffalo False Ad Suits In Mo.
• Health Care Patients Want Data Breach Suits Consolidated
• Ala. High Court Lifts Gag Order In Exterminator Suits
• PwC Worker Says Comcast Got Him Fired Over Service Calls
• Hi-Tech Execs Want Out Of Jail After Recall
• Whisper App Rebukes Guardian's Location Tracking Claims
• Papa John's Customers Again Seek Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
• Embattled GM General Counsel Millikin To Retire in 2015
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs' Bar: Robert S. Kitchenoff
• 'It Wasn't Me' Defense Holds Promise For Snapchat, Dropbox
• Obama Embraces 'Chip And Pin' Cards In Cybersecurity Push
• FDA Warning Isn't Enough Proof For Takings Claim
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• Insurers Can't Appeal US Bank Overdraft Settlement Ruling
• Heartland Says Texas Law Bars Banks' Data Breach Claims
• Wyndham Attracts Outside Support In FTC Data Security Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Debt Collector
• Dollar General Coughs Up $4M To End Background Check Suit
• Suzuki Sued Over Lighting Fires In Cars Built By GM Korea
• Culling Consent From 11th Circ. TCPA Case
• Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
• Hershey Says Class Can't Show Ascertainability In Label Row
• GM Hit With $10B Defect Claims Over 27M Cars' Resale Value
• Google Researchers Uncover 'Poodle' Web Encryption Bug
• Judge Plucks Mott's 'No Sugar Added' Class Action Claims
• Vermont Seeks Public Input On Rules Enforcing GMO Labels
• Philips Blocks Class Cert. In Defective Toothbrush Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of BofA Pay-To-Play Class Action
• Ad Industry Self-Policing Keeps FTC Happy, ASRC Head Says
• BofA's Quarterly Profits Take $5B Hit After Record DOJ Deal
• Google, Viacom Look To Nix Child Web Tracking Suit For Good
• Regus Must Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Fees
• Hilton, Wyndham Reach Deals With NY AG Over Time Shares
• JPML Asked To Keep SuperValu Data Breach Suits Separate
• TD Bank Will Pay $850K To Resolve NY Data Breach Probe
• Biz Groups Fear Costly Retaliation Over Meat Labeling Rules
• Work Plan Signals Expanded Calif. Green Chemistry Program
• Inside Delaware's New Laws On Destroying Consumer Info
• 9th Circ. Critical In Growing Class Ascertainability Fight
• Perdue, Kroger Agree To Settle Chicken Labeling Suits
• SG Taking On BofA In High Court Mortgage Rescission Row
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Allan Kanner
• Dropbox Denies Leaked 7M User Logins Came From Its Site
• Kohl's Says Customers Must Arbitrate TCPA Claims
• Home Depot Blasts Data Breach Class Action As Speculative
• Potential Impact Of CFPB's Proposed Auto Lender Rule
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Kmart Says Payment System Breached In Malware Attack
• Snapchat Says Leaked Nude Pics Lifted From 3rd-Party Apps
• Calif. Consumer Laws Cover Home Warranties, 9th Circ. Told
• LabMD Witness Immunity Bid Advanced In Data Security Row
• Snack Co. Blasts Rubinstein Firm In 'All Natural' Action
• CPUC Proposes $1.3B Credit Deal Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Gerber Gets Probiotic False Ad Suit Trimmed Again
• Google Says EU Users Want Facebook, YouTube Links Nixed
• CashCall Eavesdropping Plaintiffs Can't Recertify Class
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Scott Kamber
• Amberen Maker Blocked From Suing Class Action Plaintiff
• LinkedIn's Reference Reports Violate FCRA, Suit Says
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• Time To Step Up Your COPPA Compliance
• Telemarketers Ink $125M Deal To End FTC Health Scam Claims
• Dairy Queen Confirms Data Breach At Nearly 400 Stores
• Dun & Bradstreet Hit With Robocall Class Action
• CFPB Fines M&T Bank $3.1M For Deceptive Checking Services
• HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• FTC Strikes $19M False Ad Deal With Tutoring Software Co.
• Dollar Thrifty 'Lying' About Toll Fees, Plaintiffs Say
• Minn. TV Anchor's Data Privacy Suit Gets Trimmed
• Wells Fargo Pays $5M To Settle Mortgage Bias Claims
• Citigroup Will Repay $16M To Overcharged Customers
• A Reminder That 'Relatedness' Cases Are Fact-Specific
• Wells Fargo Tells 9th Circ. To Vacate $203M Overdraft Award
• Judge Won't Sign Off On Target Junk Fax Settlement
• Cartoon Network Unplugs Privacy Class Action Over App
• Google Says Wallet User's Latest Privacy Suit Still Fails
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Ben Barnow
• Calif. Judge Pares Par's False-Ad Suit, Citing Pom
• GM To Aid Discovery Of Post-Recall Repair Complaints
• Spark Plug Buyers Slam Bosch's Bid To Exit False Ad Row
• Advocates Can't Join Suit Over Vermont GMO Label Law
• CFPB Sets Sights On Checking Account Blacklists
• AT&T Pays $105M To FTC, FCC, AGs Over Mobile Cramming
• Don't Disregard Calif.'s Non-Disparagement Clause Ban
• Wearable Health Industry Has To Be Proactive On Privacy
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• CFPB Interpretation Of RESPA Troubling
• Aaron's To Pay Calif. Customers $25M In AG Spyware Suit
• JPMorgan Hack Could Force Stricter Breach-Notification Laws
• Wyndham Fires Opening Salvo In FTC Data Security Appeal
• USDA Urges DC Circ. Not To Rehear Meat-Labeling Row
• Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
• Kohl's Stores Aren't Handicap Accessible, Suit Says
• Retail Groups Shift Blame For Data Breaches To Bank Cards
• Terminix Waived Arbitration In False Ad Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Ballard Spahr Lands Top CFPB Examiner In NY
• New UK Consumer Protection Law Raises Stakes For Industry
• Hain Can't Escape Suit Over 'All Natural' Waffle Label
• ConAgra Kosher Labeling Suit Left To A Higher Power
• BMW Demo Buyers Get Preliminary OK Settling Class Action
• Hi-Tech Execs To Remain Jailed Until Recall Is Complete
• GM Ignition Switch Death Tally Upped To 24
• BMW Escapes $85M Mini Cooper Pump Class Action
• Avis Accused Of Denying Drivers Chance To Contest Tickets
• FTC Sues Tutoring Co. For Falsely Touting Vocab Program
• Amazon Suggests FTC's App Store Lawsuit Overreaches
• Bayer Rips Feds' Contempt Bid In Probiotics Promo Fight
• Justices Want SG's Input On Standing In Spokeo FCRA Suit
• Ex-Fla. Deputy AG Joins Foley's Financial Services Team
• High Court Refuses To Hear Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• 'Standing' In The New Data Breach Landscape
• A Possible End To Pa. Court Split Over Economic Loss
• JPMorgan Faces State Probes Over Massive Data Breach
• Future JPMorgan Breach Suits May Pack More Bark Than Bite
• Toyota Tacoma Trucks Prone To Rust, Owners Say
• New Calif. Data Breach Law May Fall Short
• U.S. Senators Demand Answers On USIS Cyberattack
• GM Headaches Mount As It Recalls 500K More Vehicles
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Jim Francis
• Bankrupt Olive Oil Co.'s Owners Want Out Of Labeling Suit
• Travelers Wants Out Of PF Chang's Data Breach Litigation
• Energy Co. Loses Bid To Toss NY Atty's TCPA Suit
• A Drastic Expansion Of DOD's Military Lending Act Rule
• Why Companies Are Getting Sued Under Video Privacy Act
• Comenity Bank Pays $8.4M To Class Of 4 Million In TCPA Suit
• NY AG Sues Firms, Attorney For Mortgage Rescue Scheme
• JPMorgan Says Cyberattack Affected 76M Households' Data
• CFPB Flexes Creative Muscles In Mortgage Servicer Sanction
• GM Fights Recall Discovery In Ignition Switch MDL
• Target Fights Data Breach Litigation As Banks Defend It
• Facebook Balks On Name Policy After Drag Queen Backlash
• Google Threatened With $100M Nude Photo Lawsuit
• The CFPB's Mission Continues To Grow In Size And Scope
• Snub-Hub: Courts Apply More Scrutiny To Class Settlements
• Paul Hastings Adds Ex-CFPB Official To Banking Practice
• LegalZoom Wins OK For Doc Review Deal After Calif. Appeal
• FTC's McSweeny Says Securing Kids' Data Should Be Priority
• 10th Circ. Dow Ruling Shows Class Actions Alive And Well
• FTC Atty Says More Children's Privacy Actions On Horizon
• 2nd Circ. Snuffs Tribes' Bid To Block Payday Loan Crackdown
• Insurer Must Face Dating Service's $14M TCPA Coverage Suit
• Shopping App Can't DQ Plaintiff Attys Or Escape TCPA Suit
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Jay Edelson
• JPMorgan Says It's Paid Out 5th Of Required Consumer Aid
• EBay Says Data Breach Lawsuit Too Speculative
• Objectors To HP Inkjet Settlement Lose Bid To DQ Cotchett
• Germany Says Google Flouting Privacy Laws
• Big TCPA Victory For The Collection Industry In 11th Circ.
• Plaintiffs May Exploit CDA Exception Created By 9th Circ.