Consumer Protection Archive » April, 2015

Consumer Protection - April, 2015

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• Federal Class Pushes To Block $30M HSBC Overdraft Deal
• Frontier, Verizon Tell FCC Wireline Deal Will Benefit Public
• Facebook Bashes EU Regulators For Flurry Of Privacy Probes
• US Isn't Soft On Privacy, FTC Commish Tells Germany
• 'Disappointed' Judge Denies Sanctions In Sears Peeping Case
• Leahy Floats Data Security Bill With Limited Preemption
• ​FCC Wants To Consolidate Net Neutrality Case In DC Circ.
• Feds Finalize New Rules On Appraisal Management Licensing
• 3rd Circ. Renews Restaurant.com Suit For Lead Plaintiffs Only
• Net Neutrality Fight To Feature Top BigLaw Names
• Ignition Switch Plaintiffs To Appeal New GM Shield Ruling
• Citi Tells 2nd Circ. Customers Must Arbitrate Air Miles Row
• Stress Test Finds Fannie, Freddie Could Need $157B Bailout
• AT&T, SNET To Pay $10.9M For Overbilling Lifeline Program
• Sony, Zurich Settle Data Breach Coverage Battle
• 3 Ways Internet Of Things Will Impact Product Liability
• Soleus CEO Says Vindictive Ex-Partner Ruined $150M Venture
• Payment Card Industry Doubts New Security Methods: Survey
• 9th Circ. Knocks FERC's Denial Of Energy Crisis Refunds
• Law Enforcement Slams Apple, Google For Data Encryption
• Lawmakers Renew Bid To Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
• 'Greedy' Fee Bid Gets Low Payout For Kraft Label Attys
• Reps. Introduce Bill To Protect Student Data Privacy
• Black & Decker To Pay $1.6 Million Over Lawnmower Defects
• Tito's Vodka Maker Says No 'Handmade' MDL Needed
• Tinder App Pricing Burns Men, Older Daters, User Alleges
• Yamaha Sinks Boat Engine Corrosion Class Actions
• CFPB, Md. Seek Settlement In Mortgage Kickback Scheme
• Judge Surprised Solar Panel Co. Failed To Notice Class Cert.
• Net Neutrality Rules Face New Attack From Sen. Paul
• FCC Says It Doesn't Control 'StingRay' Cellphone Tracking
• NY Floats Tough Anti-Kickback Rules For Title Insurers
• Advocacy Group Calls Insurers Out For Not Covering Women
• Whole Foods Can't Stay FCRA Suit Until Spokeo Decision
• The Satisfaction Of A Refund, Or Your Class Action Back
• Internet Privacy: Who's The Boss?
• LabMD Pushes To Disqualify FTC Chair From Data Security Row
• High Court Poised To Set Pace Of Privacy Class Actions
• Ex-JPMorgan Employee Stole Customer Data, FBI Says
• SEC's Investment Management Team Offers Cybersecurity Tips
• Consumers Seek $5M In Suit Over 'Magical' Anti-Aging Serum
• Bipartisan Bill To Lift Veil On Fed. Settlements Reintroduced
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Deceptive Contract Class Action
• Banks Won't Let $19M Breach Deal End Target's Woes
• Whole Foods Hits Back At Customer In Sales Tax Class Action
• US, Japan Enter New Defense Deal To React To Cyberthreats
• AT&T Pushes For Consistent User Privacy Rules At FCC Forum
• Ocwen, Assurant To Pay $140M To Settle Force-Placed Suit
• Sen. Warren Calls Out Annuity Cos. For Lavish Sales Gifts
• Quicken Off The Hook In Suit Over Recorded Call
• Regions To Pay $7.5M In First CFPB Overdraft Fine
• How The Defense Can Win Verdicts And Influence Juries
• High Court Will Clarify Standing Issues In Class Actions
• Risk And Reward For Industry In EPA 'Safer Choice' Label
• Yamaha Urges Sinking Of Outboard Motor Class Action
• Bayer Settles False Ad Suit Over WeightSmart Vitamins
• RadioShack Says It's Not Ignoring Texas AG On Customer Data
• Dead Greenberg Traurig Atty Blamed In $73M CFTC Suit
• Blue Cross' $8M Deal Over 'Bait And Switch' Tactics Gets Nod
• High Court Declines To Hear Tribal Lender Arbitration Row
• Vt. Judge Won't Halt State's First-In-The-Nation GMO Law
• Retail Tracking Cos. Now Face Emboldened FTC
• Supreme Court Won't Review Privacy Of Financial Affidavits
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Ex-DLA Piper Litigation Partner
• 'Raging Bull' Doesn't KO Laches Defense, Fed. Circ. Told
• Target Defends $19M Data Breach Deal With MasterCard
• Milberg Looks Into Whether TurboTax Ignored Mass Tax Fraud
• High Court Takes On Spokeo's Challenge To FCRA Standing
• TCPA Opt-Out Notices Seem To Be In With The FCC
• Calif. AG Wants 9th Circ. To Restore Card Surchage Ban
• High Court Urged To Hear Suit Over Student Loan Servicing
• US Bank Settles Suit Over Force-Placed Flood Insurance
• Telecom Cos. Urge 3rd Circ. To Review Net Neutrality
• Judge Keeps Breach Of Contract Claims Against Ambit Alive
• Indoor Tanning Salons Hiding Cancer Risks, NY AG Says
• Skechers Wants State Shape-Ups Injury Suits Blocked
• Sens. Renew Effort To Mandate Smartphone 'Kill Switches'
• HUD Aims To Delay Foreclosures In Mortgage Sales
• JPML Asked To Merge SeaWorld Orca Abuse Claims Suits
• Social Media Class Notices Gain Traction But Carry Risks
• FTC Opposes Quick Appeal For AT&T In Throttling Suit
• 1st Of Its Kind Ark. Ruling Limits Extent Of Auto Warranties
• 3 Developments You Need To Know About Calif.'s Prop 65
• Adobe To Settle Data Breach Claims Over 3M Payment Cards
• Cyber Sharing Bills Head To Senate On Stronger Footing
• Quicken Accused Of Bilking FHA By Approving Lousy Loans
• Trustee Wants RadioShack's Customer Data Out Of Sale
• FDA Slams Supplement Cos. Over Untested Ingredient
• NJ Devils Sued For Restricting Season Ticket Resales
• SEC Revamping Hack Disclosure Rules, Official Says
• Investor Class Slams Lumber Liquidators Over Toxic Floors
• Judge Won't Dismiss Wal-Mart Juice Misleading-Label Suit
• Retail Tracking Firm Nomi Technologies Settles FTC Charges
• Drinking Game: Plaintiffs Slam Down Spirits Class Actions
• House Passes 2nd Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bill
• Data Breaches Happen To Small Companies Too
• Airbnb Rips Calif. Bill Requiring Rental Data Disclosure
• MDL Judge Slams Attys For 'Disdain' In TCPA Discovery Row
• RB Recalls 1.5 Million Bottles Of Mislabeled Mucinex
• FCC Head Says Companies Must Be Cybersecurity Leaders
• Precious Metals Dealers Must Face CFTC's $2.6M Fraud Suit
• PetSmart Hit With ADA Suit Over Lack Of Blind POS Access
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• House OKs Bill To Shield Cos. Sharing Cyberthreat Info
• Yelp Escapes Investor Class Action Over Bad Reviews
• Safeway Just Stalling In 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit: Class
• 11th Circ. Snubs LabMD's Rehearing Bid In FTC Data Suit
• House Adopts CFPB Advisory Board Bill Despite Veto Threat
• 'Trump U' Claims Survive, But NY AG Can't Expand Discovery
• Banks Want To Ax $19M Target, MasterCard Breach Deal
• Takeaways From UK Google Privacy Ruling
• Insurers Given Path To Avoid Data Security Liability
• Retailers Early Victors In California Outlet Store Litigation
• Debt Sellers Ordered To Set Up Security Programs
• TurboTax Users Blame Intuit For Billions In Tax Fraud
• Calif. Dater Sues Match.com Over No-Cancel Contract
• Mortgage Servicing Co. To Pay $63M To Settle FTC Charges
• Class Demands GM Fork Over Docs in Safety Sticker Row
• Whole Foods Insists Sales Tax Row Must Be Bagged
• CFPB's Consumer Database Could Prove Counterproductive
• What FCC's Transparency Rule Means For Internet Privacy
• Lawsky Says BitLicense Could Change To Ease Compliance
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive $13.5M Award In Playtex False Ad Row
• CFPB Says Military Payment Co. Ponying Up $3M For Abuses
• Va. Becomes 1st State To Set Up Cyber Info-Sharing Effort
• Wineries Hit With Class Action Suit Over Arsenic Content
• GM Gets Clawback Rights For Docs In Ignition Switch MDL
• Vermont AG Adopts State's Historic Food-Labeling Rule
• The Rising Stars Of Consumer Protection
• GNC Supplement Mislabeling Row Dropped By Plaintiff
• Twitter Shifts Control Over Non-US Data To Ireland
• Medevac Biz Overcharges Injured Patients, Suit Says
• Honda Finance Hit With Class Action Over Repo Notices
• High Court Won't Touch Ruling Applying FDCPA To Bankruptcy
• Wells Fargo Wants Justices To Review $203M Overdraft Award
• Lumber Liquidators Probes Spark Investor Suit
• Uber Can't Shake ADA Suit Over Treatment Of Blind Riders
• Suit Over SoCal Nuke Plant Charges Gets Tossed
• Guess Accused Of Deceptive Outlet Store Pricing
• Volcker Calls For Radical Financial Regulatory Overhaul
• Kind Hit With False Ad Claims After FDA 'Healthy' Warning
• 'Primary Users' May Be On Speed Dial For TCPA Suits
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• This Week In Congress: Cybersecurity, Iran, Veto Override?
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Rule Change Irrelevant To High Court Plea, Navy Ad Co. Says
• 11th Circ. Tosses Wells Fargo Bid To Dismiss FCA Suit
• CenturyLink Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality
• CFPB, Navajo Win Nod For Tax-Refund Loan Scam Deal
• LabMD Loses Bid To Exclude FTC Docs In Data Security Row
• After FTC Fine, Cactus Juice Co. Loses Bid For Trademark
• Rite Aid Makes Blind Customers Recite PIN Aloud, Suit Says
• GM, Treasury Blast Watchdog's Effort To Snag Bailout Emails
• 5 Steps To Data Breach Coverage For Card Issuer Liability
• Boulder Can't Melt Smart Balance Butter False Ad Suit
• Virginia's 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar
• GM May Dodge Punitive Damages With Bankruptcy Shield
• Target, MasterCard Pact To Clear High Buy-In Hurdle
• HSBC Mortgage Unit Discloses Customer Data Leak
• Yelp Says User Complaints Don't Prove Reviews Were Rigged
• Target's MasterCard Deal Won't Become Breach Bellwether
• Amazon Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable, Class Says
• Revlon Says 9th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Apply To Label Row
• Senators Propose Data Breach National Standards
• FCC Just Upped The Ante For Communications Cos. And FTC
• Texas AG Rips Radioshack's Plan To Sell Customer Data
• Google Play User Says Hackers Stole Thousands In Purchases
• Calif. Retailers Better Check Their Supply Chains
• Target Strikes $19M Deal With MasterCard Over Data Breach
• Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Roger Heller
• GM Judge Says Bankruptcy Shield Blocks Most Defect Suits
• Equifax FCRA Plaintiffs Win Class Status On 2nd Attempt
• Unilever Butter Spray Suit Stayed For ConAgra Appeal
• McDermott Will Attys Duck Sanctions For Not Dropping Claim
• BofA Says Legal Expenses Fell To $370M In Q1
• Home Depot Settles Faulty-Railing Class Action
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• 29M Patient Records Jeopardized In Just 3 Years, AMA Says
• Let The Buyer And Retailer Beware Of Pricing Practices
• 3rd-Party Onlookers May Trigger Breach Of EU Privacy Laws
• Medical Alert Co. Exec Must Pay $3.4M For Scamming Elderly
• Data Breach Notification Bill Clears House Committee
• FDA Warns Kind Bars Don't Live Up To 'Healthy' Labeling
• UK FCA Fines BNY Mellon $186M For Violating Custody Rules
• BofA Can't Duck Credit Reporting Suit Over Canceled Debts
• House Passes Two Bills To Tweak Dodd-Frank Loan Rules
• Lumber Liquidators Faces Injunction Bid Over DIY Tests
• Wis. Oneida Tribe Hit With Class Action Over Card Receipts
• Travelers, Web Design Co. Settle Bank Data Breach Battle
• Home Health Co. In Contempt For Flouting FCA Discovery
• Sony Denies Expert Destroyed Evidence In Vaio Laptop Row
• 9th Circ. Comes Around On CAFA
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over Mortgage E-Payment Fees
• SEC To Crack Down On Retail Sale Of Complex Securities
• LinkedIn Slams Atty Fees In $1.25M Data Breach Deal
• Cybersecurity Bill Aims To Give Cos. Liability Protection
• Big Tobacco Sues FDA Over Label Guidance
• Labor Dept. Seeks To Expand Fiduciary Duties
• FTC Ends Office Depot Probe Over 'Made In USA' Labels
• CFPB, Navajo Take Aim At Tax-Refund Loan Scam
• Auto Law Firms Deny Blame For Audited Dealer's Bad Contract
• Ch. 11 Judge Frees TRW Of Chrysler Steering Defect Liability
• AT&T, Industry Groups Sue FCC Over Net Neutrality
• Conn. State, Tribal Officials Slam Okla. Payday Lenders
• Ex-Scientologists Challenge Arbitration Order In Fraud Suit
• House Committee Will Vote On Data Breach Bill
• Chase Must Notify Extra 7M Of $34M TCPA Deal
• Plaintiffs Urge JPML To Send Sirius TCPA Suits To Illinois
• Miss. AG Told To Turn Over Documents From Google Probe
• Delta Beats EU Pay-For-Travel-Delay Claim In 7th Circ.
• FTC Says Calif. Mortgage Relief Firm Charged Improper Fees
• SeaWorld Backlash Mounts With Fla. Orca Abuse Claims Suit
• CFPB Uses Old Strategy In Robocall Debt Collection Case
• LinkedIn Says Users OK'd Likenesses In Marketing Emails
• Google Rips Privacy Class Action Over Data Value Claim
• Wal-Mart's Vision Centers Overcharge Consumers, Suit Says
• Telecom Industry Group Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality
• Wash. Decision Illustrates Challenges For Breach Plaintiffs
• Changes To Calif. Prop 65 May Affect Texas Businesses
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• This Week In Congress: Taxes, Budget Resolution And Iran
• Calif. High Court To Mull Fewer Limits On Arbitration Deals
• Riddell Helmet-Safety Study Bogus, Youth Football Org. Says
• HSBC, Assurant To Pay $1.8M To End Insurance Kickback Row
• Rising Stars: Jones Day's Albert Rota
• NJ Court Orders Records In Gerber Probiotic False Ad Suit
• Ocwen Feeding Bad Info To Credit Agencies, 9th Circ. Told
• Job Seeker Drops Out Of FCRA Suit Against Michaels
• 9th Circ. Revives Hain 'All Natural' Cosmetics Class Action
• Lufthansa Says Hackers Hit Hundreds Of Flyers' Accounts
• High Court Asked To Decide If Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
• PayPal Could Face CFPB Suit Over Lending Service
• HSBC Can Pursue $30M Overdraft Fee Deal In State Court
• Cobbled-Together Defect Suit Should Be Nixed: Chrysler
• Taking Legal Analytics To The Next Level
• Snuggie Seller Pays $7.5M To End FTC Suit
• Testimony On Fighting Health Fraud Tells Of Digital Tools
• Consumer Data In Bankruptcy: Saleable Asset Or Liability?
• FCC Reviewing Verizon's Use Of 'Supercookies' Ad Program
• Starbucks' 'Junk Science' Downplays Cancer Risk: Nonprofit
• Wegmans Asks Court To Toss 'Fresh Baked' Bread Ads Suit
• Rising Star: Blank Rome's Cheryl S. Chang
• Bayer Says Tossing Brain Supplement Suit Is A No-Brainer
• Conseco Wins Dismissal Of Policy Fees Suit
• Calif. 'Made In USA' Label Law Upheld In Jeans Class Suit
• Morgan Stanley Reaches $4.5M Deal To End HAMP Suit
• Lexus Buyers Seek Fla. Toyota Melting Dash Suit Remand
• Consumer Urges Court To Keep Whole Foods Sales Tax Row
• GOPs Tell Regulators To Back Off Operation Choke Point
• Mortgage Lender Targeted Vets With VA Logos, CFPB Says
• Facebook Pushes For End To Austrian Privacy Class Action
• JPML Centralizes Michaels Class Suits Over Job Credit Checks
• Uber Class Actions Come To Calif. Fast And Furiously
• Hain Celestial Must Face 'All Natural' Deception Claims
• Calif. Court Strikes Homeowner Insurance Protections
• FCC Fills Data Security Gap With Record Fine Against AT&T
• Group Sues DEA For Illegal Collection Of Phone Records
• First American Can't Force Arbitration In Fee Fight Appeal
• JPML Sends TD Overdraft Suits To South Carolina
• Hearing Set In European Facebook Privacy Class Action
• CFPB Freezes Assets In Phantom Debt Robocall Suit
• Food, Consumer Groups Fight USDA Organic Rule Change
• Comcast Wins Ruling On DirecTV's Rob Lowe Ads
• Suit Targets USDA Synthetic Substance Review For Organics
• Holiday Cruise Line Text Ads Draw Consumer Ire In TCPA Row
• FTC V. Wyndham: Recent Developments And Implications
• 3rd Circ. Rules FDCPA Covers Foreclosure Complaints
• AT&T To Pay $25M To Settle FCC Data Breach Claims
• Mercedes Can't Escape Leaky AC Class Action
• 'Cosmeceutical' Classification In Regulatory Crosshairs
• Racket Maker Gets Final Nod For $4.5M False Ad Pact
• AMC Viewer Not Covered By Video Privacy Law, Judge Rules
• Pom Urges DC Circ. To Rehear FTC Suit Over Ads
• Bimbo Bakeries Slams Class Bid In False Labeling Action
• FTC Hits 2 Cos. Over EU Data Transfer Safe Harbor Lapses
• McDermott Deserves Sanctions In Food Truck Row, Court Told
• Playtex Can't Shake Off $13M False Ad Verdict, 9th Circ. Told
• Warner Bros. Says Anti-Piracy Steps OK Under 1st Amendment
• FCA Hit With Dodge Ram False Safety-Sticker Row
• Monitor Not Done Investigating Ocwen Mortgage Servicing
• Consumer Groups Push FTC To Probe Google Kids App
• $10M Deal In WaMu Mortgage Fraud Suit Passes Final Test
• Is 'Paleo' The Next Battleground In Food Litigation?
• Citibank Case Puts Another Breed Of Class Action In Peril
• D&B Says No Proof It Acted With Malice In Credit Report Suits
• Kraft Cheese Buyers Say 'Natural' Ads Misled Whole Class
• Google App Users Claim Privacy Class Action Still Has Legs
• Vitamin Shoppe Says Studies Back Up Protein Labels
• Natrol Ch. 11 Buyer Sues Ex-Owners Over 'Sham' Contract
• AOL Wants 'Wrong Number' TCPA Class Action Tossed
• Class Action Over Leaky Mercedes' AC Faces Chilly Judge
• Dollar Thrifty Fights Class Cert. Bid In Add-On Fees Suit
• High Court Rebuffs Loan Servicer In Tribal Arbitration Row
• Class Action Mooting Meets Twombly And Iqbal
• Google Defeats Class Cert. Bid Over In-App Purchases
• RadioShack Bankruptcy To Test Shelf Life Of Privacy Vows
• 11th Circ. Told Wells Fargo Appeal Is Premature In FCA Suit
• Microsoft Drops Do-Not-Track Setting As Its Default
• FTC Atty Warns Telemarketers About Robocall Compliance
• Anheuser-Busch Beer Not American-Made, Suit Says
• Saks Escapes Customer's Return Policy Class Action
• Tommy Hilfiger Faces TCPA Class Action Over Text Messages
• Tips For Cutting The Cord On TCPA Lawsuits
• Dish Network Liable For All 22 Calls In TCPA Row, Jury Finds
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Citibank Arbitration Dispute
• BJ's Charges Full Sales Tax On Discounted Items, Suit Says
• Facebook's Facial Recognition Violates Privacy, Suit Says
• Retailers Turn To Data Security Czars To Fight Breaches
• Diet Pill Maker, Snooki Can't Dodge False Ad Class Action
• FCC Commish Forecasts TCPA Clarity, More Privacy Actions
• Google Can't Shake All Of Wallet User's Privacy Claims
• State AGs Urge Lawmakers To Investigate Supplement Cos.
• McKesson Hit With Discovery Sanctions In TCPA Suit
• JPMorgan Paid Out $2.2B In Mortgage Relief Under 2013 Deal
• EU Pushes Boundaries Of What Amounts To A Cartel
• HSBC Escapes Claims It Left Hundreds In Foreclosure Limbo
• Tiversa Denies Stealing LabMD Data File, Misleading FTC
• Hulu's Win Won't Halt Video Privacy Class Actions
• Wis. Fed. Judge Toses Most Claims in Blu-Ray Buyer's Case
• CAFA Removal OK Under High Court's Dart Cherokee: 9th Circ.
• Defective Tractor-Trailer Engines Lose Power, Suit Says
• Inside The New Data Breach Laws In Montana And Wyoming
• Student Account Scorecard Is Next CFPB Disclosure Fight
• Pfizer Dodges Centrum Multivitamin False Ad Class Action
• Nutrex, GNC, Others Sued Over Falsely Marketed Supplements
• Hulu Beats Viewers' Facebook Privacy Class Action
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider