Consumer Protection Archive » November, 2014

Consumer Protection - November, 2014

246 articles

• Uber Loses Fight To Stay Open In Nev. During Licensing Case
• State Farm's $310M Texas Rate Fight Sent Back To Regulator
• Uber CEO, Execs Must Fork Over Emails In Tip Class Action
• Urban Outfitters Seeks Revival Of Hanover Coverage Suit
• Staffing Cos. Sued Over No-Notice Background Check Firings
• Group Challenges NIST Refusal To Release COPPA Grant Info
• Verizon Privacy Fixes Show How To Avoid The FTC's Wrath
• Judge Nixes False-Labeling Suit Over Merck Sunscreens
• Mercedes Buyers Seek Liability Ruling In Engine Defect Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bradley Arant's Hope Cannon
• GM Must Submit Ex-CEO's Performance Review In Defect Case
• Spyware App Creator Sentenced In Groundbreaking Va. Case
• EU Regulators Push Google To Scrub Links From All Domains
• State Law Negligence Claims May Be Coming Under HIPAA
• Ascertainability Challenge Is Viable Weapon For Defense
• Grocers Say FDA Menu Label Rules Overreach
• EU Agency Warns Cos. Of Weak Web Encryption Protocols
• Squire Patton Boggs Fights DQ In Corn Syrup False-Ad Brawl
• State AGs Urge FTC To Strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule
• Symantec Fires Back In Target Data-Breach Subpoena Fight
• Sony Settles FTC Suit Over Deceptive PlayStation Vita Ads
• Novartis' Painkiller Pricing Strategy Deemed Legal
• TGI Friday's Hit With Class Suit Over Hidden Drink Prices
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• FDA Releases Long-Awaited Menu Labeling Rules
• Fla. Class Action Case Law Aligns With Comcast Ruling
• The CFPB's Uncivil Civil Investigative Demands
• Walgreen Case Opens Door For State Law HIPAA Claims
• Judge Raises Questions About Redefined J-M Pipe Class
• T-Mobile To Disclose Actual Data Speeds In Deal With FTC
• Hinshaw Atty Fights Sanctions Bid In Geico, Bell TCPA Suit
• 3 Black Friday Worries For Retailers
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Reconsider Drink Price Class Action
• Hospital Settles With Mass. AG Over Unencrypted Data Theft
• Synovus Bank Paying $3.9M To Exit Overdraft Fee Litigation
• 6th Circ. Says Court Has Authority To Shutter Tax Prep Biz
• BMW Cruises Out Of Class Action Over Mini Cooper Defects
• Watchdogs Get Site Shut Down Over 70K Hacked Webcams
• Classes Get Tentative OK In ConAgra 'Natural' Oil Actions
• EBay Must Turn Over Texts In Fla. Spamming Suit
• J&J Unit's Junk Faxes Are Ads, Not Info, Plaintiffs Say
• CFPB Developing Debt Collection Consumer Survey
• Banking Industry Will Find Friends In Coming Congress
• 'Tis The Season … For Data Breaches And Data Analytics
• Private Copyright Cop Sued For Bogus DMCA Subpoenas
• Burger King Serves Up $8.5M To Settle Junk Fax Class Action
• Calif. Court Takes On Jurisdiction Dispute In Plavix Suit
• Judge Won't Revive TCPA Suit Against Crunch Gym
• GM Wants To Limit Discovery In Defect Cover-Up Suit
• FTC Rejects Latest Bid To Expand COPPA Consent Options
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Yahoo Text Service In TCPA Class Action
• Supplement Co. Nutronics Can't Dodge False-Ad Class Action
• Target Continues Push To Nix Consumer Data Breach Suits
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Checking In On The CFPB: Part 3
• Tiversa Can't Attack Future Witness In LabMD Fight With FTC
• Class Counsel In $40M HSBC Suit Say 7th Circ. Backs Fee Bid
• CFPB Proposes Tighter Mortgage Servicing Regulations
• Uber Bringing In Hogan Lovells Attys To Calm Privacy Fears
• United Healthcare Dodges Chiropractor's TCPA Suit
• Cordray Warns Banks Real-Time Payments Need Safeguards
• Plaintiffs Want TCPA Class Action Against Gym Chain Revived
• Lender Tied To Houston Pol Targets Consumer Protection Law
• Ariz. Launches $3B Suit Against GM Over Safety Defects
• NY High Court To Mull NYC Bid To Limit Atty Debt Collection
• Checking In On The CFPB: Part 2
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Honda Repair Deal OK'd In Faulty Side Air Bag Class Action
• Wyndham, FTC Data Security Row Heads To Mediation
• 7th Circ. Slams 'Selfish' $6.5M Deal In Supplement Suit
• Enterprise, Vanguard Seek OK For $18.9M Airport Fee Deal
• USPS Reporting Delay Thwarted Bigger Breach, Congress Told
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Challenges To Dodd-Frank, CFPB
• 4 Lessons For Health Providers From Walgreen Privacy Ruling
• Fla., FTC Shut Down Multimillion-Dollar Tech Support Scams
• NY Lawyer Gets 9 Years For $2M Debt Relief Scam
• Staples Unsure If Customer Data Compromised In Breach
• CFPB Hits Ariz. Auto Dealer With $8M Debt Collection Fine
• Sephora Sued For Deactivating Asian Customers' Accounts
• Frontier Can't Escape TCPA Suit With Settlement Offer
• Dems Hammer Watt Over FHFA Consumer Relief Policies
• Checking In On The CFPB: Part 1
• FTC Says Credit Monitor Will Pay $22M For Duping Customers
• Video Privacy Protection Act Could Be The New TCPA
• General Mills Settles Suits Over 'Natural' Granola Bar Labels
• 9th Circ. Should Halt Verizon Call Recording, Class Argues
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Fidelity's $6.25M False-Ad Class Deal Gets Green Light
• Senate Dems Press DOJ For Info On Cellphone Program
• Consumer Groups Urge USDA To Finalize Meat Labeling Rule
• Lawmakers Want BofA, Others To Reveal Data Breaches
• AT&T Asks 11th Circ. For Clarity On Warrantless Cell Tracking
• FTC Settles 'Made In USA' Labeling Oversight Claims
• Papa John's Opposes Class Certification In Delivery Tax Row
• Home Depot Says 2014 Data Breach Expenses Will Hit $34M
• Hinshaw Atty Threatened With Sanctions In Geico TCPA Suit
• Judge Axes Claims In BofA Mortgage Fee Class Action
• Target Plaintiffs Want Symantec Subpoena Feud Sent To Minn.
• Southwest Fliers Tell 7th Circ. They Didn't Settle For Coupons
• Debt Collectors Posed As 'Warrant Squad,' Feds Say
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Key Tools For Monitoring Vendor Data Security
• Anti-Foreclosure Efforts Could Get Boost In High Court Cases
• Westlaw Password Breach Compromises Personal Data
• Privacy Seal Co. Settles With FTC Over Deceptive Claims
• Interline, Craftwood Reach $40M Deal In TCPA Class Action
• CHS Attacks 'Shotgun Pleading' In Data Breach Suit
• Nordstrom Wants False Outlet Pricing Suit Tossed
• Edelson Wants Husch Sanctioned For Spoliation Claims
• AT&T Ends 'Supercookie' Tracking Program After Backlash
• Calif. 'Made In USA' Law Leaves Retailers In Bind
• Hain Celestial Buyers Win Class Cert. On 'Organic' Labels
• Williams-Sonoma Latest To Be Sued By Blind Customers
• Proposed Prepaid Rule Unlikely To Stem Growth
• Steakhouse Chain Co. Can't Skirt Customer's FACTA Suit
• Blocking CAFA Remand: Lessons From A Prevailing Defendant
• 3rd-Party Liability Standards Stretched Under TCPA
• NLRB Charge Expands Data Breach Duties For Unionized Cos.
• European Commission To Probe Sweden Data Retention Policy
• GM To Submit Certain Privileged Ignition Switch Docs
• Deutsche Bank Escapes Proposed Libor Class Action
• Coke Faces Class Action Over Juice's Brain-Support Claims
• FTC, Fla. AG Win $23M Judgment Against Robocallers
• Ikea Says ZIP Code Class Claims Must Be Tossed
• Fed. Watchdogs Launch Probes Into Operation Choke Point
• Whole Foods Tries To 'Pick Off' Homeopathy Class Action
• LinkedIn Can't Claim Immunity In Email Harvesting Brawl
• Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Not So Light, False Ad Suit Says
• FSB Chief Says Regulatory Reform Work Largely Done
• Facebook Heightens User Location Data Use, Ad Controls
• CFPB, Calif. Mortgage Co. Settle Row Over Illegal Bonuses
• What's In A Name? When 'Just Mayo' Isn't 'Mayonnaise'
• Canadian Watchdog Outlines How To Comply With Spam Law
• Bitcoin May Face New Limits Under CFPB Prepaid Card Regs
• Revlon, P&G Unscented Deodorants Fail Smell Test, Suit Says
• Automakers Commit To Protecting Car-Collected Data
• NJ Gov. Seeks Changes To Reader Privacy Bill
• Uber Can Operate In Pa. But Not Philly, Regulator Says
• GOP Hopefuls Come Out Swinging On Net Neutrality
• FTC Closes Probe Into Verizon's Internet Router Security
• Privacy Groups Back FTC In Wyndham Data Security Row
• WTO Losses Will Doom Meat-Labeling Law, Ex-USTR Says
• Camry Owner Sues Toyota Over Melting Dashboard In SC
• CFPB Proposes Tightening Prepaid Card Regs
• Apple Bug Apparently Allows Trusted Apps To Be Overtaken
• Class Suspicious Of ConAgra's Late Docs In False-Ad Suit
• Judge Pares Class Action Over Costco's Kirkland Food Line
• Whole Foods Sued For Underreporting Yogurt Sugar Content
• Panel To Probe Dickstein Shapiro's Wooing Of AG
• Judge 'Skeptical' On Class Cert. In Sega Game False Ad Suit
• Banks Want More Time To Disclose Mortgage Fee Changes
• FTC Wins Injunctions Requiring Debt Broker Notifications
• Southwest Charges For Phony Boarding Upgrades, Suit Says
• Google Backs Privacy Suits Against US By EU Citizens
• Calif. Judge Pares Apple iMessage Class Action
• 7th Circ. Weighs Rooker-Feldman Doctrine In FDCPA Case
• GOP Calls Obama's Net Neutrality Plan 'Beyond Scope' Of FCC
• TCPA Risks Increase For The Financial Services Industry
• Conn. Ruling Expands HIPAA Liability For Medical Providers
• FCC Wants Input On Bid To Exempt Breach Alerts From TCPA
• Biz Travelers Vulnerable To 'Darkhotel' Malware, Report Finds
• High Court Stays Out Of Debt Collection Practices Dispute
• 2 Cos. Fined $1.5M For Claims About Caffeinated Underwear
• GM Asked Supplier For 'Urgent' Ignition Switch Order In 2013
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Perry Weitz
• Home Depot, Rust-Oleum Sued Over Defective Deck Coating
• Sirius Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Whole Foods Sued Over 'Non-GMO' Almond Milk Labels
• Allianz To Pay $251M To Settle Annuities Racketeering Rows
• Unilever Seeks Preliminary Injunction In Mayonnaise Ad Row
• Snack Co.'s Pretzel Crisps Aren't 'All Natural,' Suit Says
• USPS Cyberattack Compromises Employee Data
• High Court Rejects Fannie Appeal In Utah Foreclosure Row
• BMW Overstated Mini Cooper Fuel Economy, Suit Says
• Obama Urges FCC To Protect Net Neutrality
• Cyberattack Reimbursement Doesn't Require Insurer Consent
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Selling Bogus Cellphone Insurance
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• Texas Court Boots $1B Entergy Theft Claims Over Jurisdiction
• FCC Junk Fax Ruling Signals Agency's Flexibility On TCPA
• Class In Smucker 'All Natural' Suit Guns For Cert.
• Class Wins Partial Cert. In Flu Remedy Labeling Suit
• Judge Nixes Fee Dispute In Four Seasons Fraud Case
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Delivers Partial Win For Baby Gender Prediction Co.
• Target Pulls In GM Compliance Chief To Helm Data Security
• Uber Drivers Secure Training, Firing Docs In Tipping Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Applebee's, IHOP Drink Price Class Action
• Takeaways From NIST Workshop On Cybersecurity Framework
• Gateway Cuts Deal With Defective Monitor Class In Calif.
• FTC Asks 3rd Circ. To Allow Wyndham Data Security Suit
• Probiotic False Ad Class Action Against Bayer Survives
• Battle Of The Experts Brewing In Starbucks Trial
• Dating Sites To Pay $16.5M For Sharing Users' STD Info
• Damages Class Decertified In Dole 'All Natural Fruit' Suit
• Nature Made Supplement Buyers Near Cert. In False Ad Suit
• Retail, Restaurant Groups Push For Breach Notification Law
• Home Depot Hackers Accessed 53M Email Addresses
• College Group Sues Feds Over 'Gainful Employment' Rule
• HIPAA Doesn't Preempt Negligence Claims: Conn. High Court
• AT&T Chief Personally Urges Wheeler To Nix Reclassification
• Hain Celestial Buyers Seek Class Cert. On 'Organic' Claims
• Kay Jewelers Hit With ADA Suit Over Blind POS Access
• UK Rental Co.'s Data Breach Prompts Warning By Watchdog
• BSH Home Appliances To Settle Moldy Washer Class Action
• Dodd-Frank Securitization Rule Is A Win For Banks
• Greenberg Adds Bingham IP, Privacy Pro To Calif. Office
• What FCC Junk Fax Order Means For TCPA Issues
• GM Says Bankruptcy Bars Defect Claims Over Resale Value
• CFPB Taking Privacy Cue From FTC, Official Says
• GMO Labeling Proposals Rejected But Debate Rages On
• GM Offers Gift Cards To Encourage Ignition Repairs By Jan. 1
• 'Cane Juice' Labeling Suit Halted For FDA Guidance
• FTC Official Sees No Turf War With FCC On Data Security
• Bosch Can't Escape Spark Plug False Advertising Suit
• Dress Barn Accused Of Handicap-Inaccessible Fitting Rooms
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Starbucks Slammed By Class For Piecemeal ADA Compliance
• Calif. Anti-Spam Rulings Are Big Wins For Email Marketers
• Twitter Looks To Sink User's $5M TCPA Suit
• Mum's The Word On Fla.'s Muddled Commonality Standard
• Winning 2nd Term, Calif. AG To Lead On Privacy, Environment
• GOP Win Boosts Prospects For Stalled Data Security Efforts
• Republican Win Opens Door To Dodd-Frank Rewrites
• With GOP Win, Small Banks Can Expect Dodd-Frank Fixes
• Verizon, AT&T 'Supercookie' Tracking Draws Calls For Probes
• J&J Wins Dismissal Of Listerine False Labeling Suit
• Background Check Company Settles Class Actions For $3.2M
• Justices' Questioning In Jesinoski May Be Cause For Concern
• Justices Hammer BofA Over Mortgage Rescission In TILA Case
• Foley & Lardner Lures Back CVS Asst. GC For Health Team
• Faulty Apple MacBooks Become 'Useless,' Suit Says
• Netherlands To Hand Russian Cyberthief Suspect To US
• Houghton Mifflin Wants Junk Fax Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Samsung Wins Arbitration In Smartphone Battery Class Action
• Gerber Hit With Suit Over Anti-Allergy Formula Claims
• Regulators Want Banks To Improve Cyberthreat Sharing
• Hertz Must Pay $53M In Class Action Over Nev. Airport Fees
• High Court Could Make It Easier To Escape Mortgages
• FTC Sues Debt Broker For Exposing Consumer Info
• Tiversa Attacks LabMD Witness' Claims In Data Security Row
• Class Action Litigation Trends Post-Italian Colors
• Symantec Bashes 'Misguided' Subpoena In Target Breach Suit
• Judge Calls Time-Out To Handle Wyndham-FTC Discovery Row
• DC Circ. Shuts Down Meat Producers' Appeal In Labeling Row
• Starter Interrupters Expose Lenders To SCRA Risks