Consumer Protection Archive » October, 2015

Consumer Protection - October, 2015

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• High Court Told 7th Circ. Was Too Easy On Class Cert. Bid
• Justices To Mull Class Action Standards In Spokeo Arguments
• Synchrony Urges Arbitration For Dental Credit Class Action
• Takata, Automakers Urge Dismissal Of Air Bag Defect Suits
• Robins Kaplan Says Atty Bungled Judge's VW Counsel Order
• Collection Co. Says 11th Circ. Ruling Backs Arbitration Bid
• Judge Questions DOJ's Bid To Unlock IPhone After Guilty Plea
• SeaWorld Marketing Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Told
• Sports Tape Doesn't Relieve Pain, Class Suit Says
• GNC Faces Shareholder Class Action After Ore. AG Suit
• Pom Tells High Court 1st Amendment Covers Juice Ads
• Judge Bars Supplement Co. From False Ads In FTC Suit
• NSA Data Program Should Cease Before Expiration: Activist
• Google Asks For Stay Or Dismissal Of Email Scanning Suit
• Sens. Question IRS Over 'Stingray' Cellphone Surveillance
• NFL Player Hits FanDuel With Publicity Rights Suit
• Calif. Olive Oil Buyers Ask For Cert. In False Labeling Action
• Facebook Can Put Kids In Its Ads, 9th Circ. Rules
• More Than 20K Bank Accounts Lost In TalkTalk Breach
• Morgan Drexen Should Pay $173M For Illicit Fees, CFPB Says
• FTC Needfully Amends Consumer Commodity Labeling Rules
• VW Says Buyback Over Emissions Scam Would Cost Billions
• Privacy Policies And Asset Sales: It Pays To Plan Ahead
• Forget Rule 68 — Show Them The Money
• Monsanto Tells 9th Circ. GMO Foes Can't Appeal Law's Nixing
• Honeywell's New Trial Bid Blasted In Volkswagen Injury Suit
• NJ Jury Renders $2.9M Verdict Against School In Fraud Case
• Apple Can't Dodge Obligation To Unlock IPhone, Feds Say
• Facebook Looks To Pare Discovery In Messaging Privacy Suit
• Chinese Eatery Not Covered In Junk Fax Suit, Court Affirms
• Western Union To Pay $8.5M To End TCPA Class Action
• Screening Cos. To Pay $13M In CFPB Background Check Case
• Hagens Berman Fights For Lead Role In VW Emissions Suits
• Comcast Must Face Call-Quality Suit, Conferencing Co. Says
• Allied World Asks Court To Undo $5M HIPAA Coverage Ruling
• Ex-Fed. Prosecutor Tapped As GM Monitor In DOJ Deal
• Cricket Says Network False-Ad Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• Shoppers Say P&G Labeling Suit Should Join Paused Actions
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive PayPal User's 'Silly' TCPA Claim
• EU Commish Says US Data Transfer Pact Needs More Work
• Daily Fantasy Scandal A 'Wake-Up Call,' DraftPot CEO Says
• Insurer Denies Coverage For 'All Natural' Pretzels Suit
• Facebook Users Move For Class Cert. In Privacy Suit
• Senator Wants VW To Return Fuel Efficiency Tax Credits
• AT&T Hit With New 'Throttling' Class Action In Mass.
• CFPB Moves To Shut Down Student Financial Aid Scam
• Consumers Ask For Cert. To Parry Ploy To Moot TCPA Suit
• Volkswagen Drivers' Emissions Suits Frozen For JPML Order
• Handmade Vodka False Ad Suits Staying Separate For Now
• FanDuel CEO Calls For Regulation Of Daily Fantasy Industry
• Challenge To Tribal Lender's Rates Falls Short, 11th Circ. Says
• J&J Says Client-Attorney Friendship Dooms Sunscreen Action
• AmEx Dodges Shareholder Suit Over DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• Consumer Class Actions Can't Stand On Moral Injury Alone
• A New US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement
• LifeLock Sets Aside $116M For False Ad Deal With FTC, Class
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• SEC Boots Brokers Who Tipped Traders To Client Orders
• GCs Find Liability Shield In Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Bill
• Supplement Co. Can't Get Atty Sanctions In False Ad Suit
• Apple Continues Push To Toss iPhone Antitrust Suit
• DirecTV Autodialing Violated TCPA, Suit Says
• Lender To Pay $3.3M For Military Debt Collection Practices
• Man Blames Monster Energy Drinks For Serious Heart Problem
• Ford Wants Fusion Power Steering Defect Suit Trimmed
• Bosch Goes After Dyson For Comparing Its Vacuums To VWs
• Leadership Void Threatens To Weaken NY Financial Watchdog
• Fraud Suit Against NJ Career School Goes To Jury
• CFPB Wins Judgment Against Defunct Corinthian Colleges
• Jaffe & Asher Sued Over AmEx Debt Collection Letters
• Volkswagen Faces Spanish Criminal Probe Over Emissions
• Honest Tea Recipe Relevant To False Ad Suit, Judge Affirms
• Life Time Fitness Slams Lawyers' $3M Fee Bid In TCPA Suit
• Foreclosure Firm Argues CFPB Can't Regulate Law Practice
• Ill. Court Upholds Insurer Win In $8M TCPA Coverage Battle
• Yakult Drinkers Seek Class Cert. In False Ad Row
• Sirius Says Full Settlement Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
• For Advertising Employers, NLRA Giveth And FTC Taketh Away
• P&G Gets Stay Of Probiotic Class For High Court Review
• TV, Cable Cos. Want In On FCC's TCPA Consent Waivers
• Whole Foods Attacks Yogurt Suit's Sugar Claims
• Drone Registry Lands Hobbyists Within Reach Of Regulators
• Banks Get 1 More Supervisor With Ed. Dept.'s Account Rule
• TJ Maxx Buyers Fight Dismissal In 'Compare At' Price Suit
• House OKs Bill To Delay Contentious DOL Fiduciary Standard
• Gerber's Toddler Cereal Labels Misled Shoppers, Court Told
• Illinois Rep. Introduces Bill To Protect Fantasy Sports Players
• EU Parliament Votes For Net Neutrality, With Exemptions
• Consumers Drop Video Privacy Case Against Hulu In 9th Circ.
• TD Bank Sued Over Robocalls
• Jimmy Choo Accused Of Printing Sensitive Info On Receipts
• User Contract Should Void Class Action, Dish Tells 8th Circ.
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Midland Credit Wants Atty DQ'd From Debt Collection Fight
• Payday Loan Agency Tells 4th Circ. Claims Can Be Arbitrated
• LabCorp To Pay $11M To End FACTA Class Action
• Marketer Scolded For Sanctions Bid In Charity TCPA Suit
• Expect Greater FTC Scrutiny In Wake Of Schrems
• Prosecutors Snare 15 In Alleged $31M Debt Collection Scam
• Union Bank To Ease Account Screening Process, NY AG Says
• Spirit Airlines Pays $7.5M To Settle FACTA Class Action
• Judge Refuses To Recuse Himself In Diet Pill Sanctions Row
• Calif. Mother Seeks Class Cert. In Gerber False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Intentionally Expands TCPA For The Unintended
• US Agrees In Principle On Data-Sharing Pact, EU Says
• Experian Credit Reporting Row Freezes Until Spokeo Decision
• Priceline Can't Escape Resort Fee Suit, Class Says
• Texas Man Accuses Credit Agencies Of Faulty Record Keeping
• TCPA Suits Get Another Boost As 3rd Circ. Defines Autodialer
• Burlington Can't Ax Shoppers' False Ad Suit, Judge Rules
• Scotts Cries Forum Shopping In Toxic Bird Seed Row
• SEC Blasts Fla. Firm Manager's Appeal Of Lifetime Ban
• EU Travel Data Bill Sends Airlines' Cyber Liability Soaring
• Lumber Liquidators Pushes Judge To Nix False-Ad Floor Suit
• Vitamin E User Says Calif. Rulings Keep CVS Suit Alive
• SEC Fines Rating Agency $5.8M Over Slack RMBS Reviews
• Verizon Files 'Me Too' FCC Waiver Request For Wi-Fi Calls
• Team Telecom Review Could Shed Light On 'Black Hole'
• Apple Says Gov't Can't Force It To Unlock iPhone
• Viagra Increases Risk Of Developing Melanoma, Suit Says
• New York Opens Investigation Of Advertised Internet Speeds
• Purina Rips Blue Buffalo For Hypocrisy In False Ad Row
• Venezuela's Central Bank Says Site Falsifies Exchange Rates
• Facebook Dodges $15B User Tracking MDL
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• P&G Dodges Leaky Duracell Battery Claims
• 5 Considerations Before Becoming Chip Card Compliant
• 9th Circ. Rejects Bid To Revive Hawaiian Anti-GMO Law
• Target Internal Probe Docs Largely Shielded In Breach Dispute
• Toyota Driver Asks 9th Circ. To Restart Brake Defect Suit
• S. Korean Drivers Hit VW With Emissions Software Suit
• Welch 'All Natural' Label Suit Paused Pending 9th Circ.
• White House Throws Weight Behind Cyberthreat Bill
• Nationwide Customers Not Harmed From Breach, 6th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Breathes New Life Into Yahoo TCPA Suit
• Safe Harbor Demise Deals Blow To FTC Authority, Brill Says
• Apple's IOS Update Causes Data Overages, Suit Says
• Privacy 'Bill Of Rights' To Boost Demand For Breach Coverage
• CFPB Aims To 'Get To The Bottom' Of RushCard's Debacle
• Planet Fitness Sued In NJ Over Liability Disclaimer
• Driver Says VW Emissions Admission Means Quick Class Cert.
• Valeant Hit With Investor Suit Over Pharmacy Ties
• Ocwen Not Fully Complying With Mortgage Settlement: Monitor
• 6th Circ. Sides With Debt Collector In FDCPA Appeal
• Reining In FTC's Crusade Against Dietary Supplements
• Chrysler, Drivers Settle Module Defect Class Action
• Abbott Hits Back At Infant Formula False Ad Claims
• FTC Tells 1st Circ. Don't Be Misled By Jerk.Com Founder
• Zyprexa Liability Suit Belonged In State Court, 7th Circ. Says
• UK Watchdog Knocks Good Times-Bad Times Regulation
• Court Tentatively Lets MillerCoors Out Of 'Craft' Beer Suit
• Rep. Questions Fantasy Sites On Sports Stars' Participation
• Volkswagen Clears Newer EU Engine In Emissions Fracas
• Disney Beats Roku User's Data-Sharing Claims
• Welch, Consumers Seek To Pause Label Suit, Await 9th Circ.
• House Auto Safety Bill Anti-Competitive, Repair Shops Say
• Ill. Supreme Court Certifies Class In Pharmacy Junk Fax Suit
• FTC Says Outsourcing Data Security No Shield From Liability
• Reed Smith Replaces Sheppard Mullin In $30M Safeway Suit
• Calif. Tolls Put Drivers At Risk For Identity Theft, Suit Says
• 8 Regulatory Considerations For Digital Health Care Cos.
• Auto Recalls, Privacy, Emissions In Spotlight At House Hearing
• Big 5 Atty 'Too Cute By Half' In ZIP Row, 9th Circ. Judge Says
• Consumers Give Class Cert. 2nd Spin In Optical Drive MDL
• Austrian Court Revives Facebook Privacy Suit Without Class
• Microsoft Exec Urges New Approach To US-EU Data Transfers
• CFPB's Options Limited In RushCard Debacle
• Mass. Gaming Commission Enters Fantasy Sports Fray
• Wis. TCPA Suit Paused Amid FCC Rule Challenge
• Amazon Succeeds In Pushing Pricing Suit Into Arbitration
• Video Game Co. Beats Player's Suit Over In-Game 'Gambling'
• JPMorgan Gets $10.2M Robocall Deal OK'd Over Objections
• Regulators Are Fueling Cyberinsurance Demand, Report Says
• FCC Raps 6 Calling Card Telecoms With $30M Fine
• Kix Buyers Rip General Mills' Bid To Ban GMO Expert
• 1.3M LA Residents Win Class Cert. In Gas Overcharge Suit
• Trial Will Be About Fake Drugs, Not Homeopathy, Class Says
• P&G Says 9th Circ. Appeals Shouldn't Stay Pringles Label Suit
• Sprint To Pay $3M For Charging Fees Based On Credit
• Apple Asked To Weigh In On Law In Phone-Unlock Fight
• Duke Energy To Pay $81M To End Antitrust Suit Over Rebates
• Almond Milk Makers Duck Drinkers' Bid For Label Change
• DraftKings Hires Former Mass. AG As Outside Adviser
• FCC Commish Tells FTA To Improve Cell Service In DC Metro
• Brand Name No Grounds For False Ad Suit, Huggies Says
• P&G Urges Stay Of Probiotic Class For High Court Review
• Anheuser-Busch Beck's Beer False Ad Suit All Bottled Up
• A Sort Of Grace Period For CFPB Mortgage Disclosure Rule
• Sirius Customers Say DC Circ. Appeal Irrelevant To TCPA Row
• 2 CPSC Consent Decrees Could Be Influential Outliers
• Unfair Trade Practice? Prove It Under Section 337
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Could Fall Apart After Scandal
• Obama's CFPB Move Nixes Win Over Law Firm, 9th Circ. Told
• GCs Brace For Shift In State AGs Priorities
• Locke Lord, Winston Escape Sanctions In Mortgage Row
• FTC Urges Caution For Pa. Lawmakers On Cemetery Regs
• Israel Shuts Down US Data Transfers In Wake Of EU Ruling
• Yahoo Still On Hook For Scanning 'Stored' Emails, Class Says
• Apple Says It Can't Unlock New Devices For Law Enforcement
• CFTC Sues Man Again Over Sham Trading Tool
• EU Watchdog Says Creativity Not Answer To Data Pact Demise
• General Mills Says 1st Amendment Allows 'Natural' Kix Claims
• DraftKings, FanDuel Suits Belong In NY, JPML Told
• FCC Fines Alaska Telecom For Unregistered Cell Towers
• Hearing-Impaired DVD Buyers Sue Over Unsubtitled Lyrics
• FTC Warns Against GOP Auto Safety Reform Bill
• CTIA Defends Its Challenge Of FCC Lifeline Privacy Changes
• House OKs Bill Extending Data Privacy Rights To Foreigners
• Whole Foods Overcharging Case Will Stay In Federal Court
• FTC Stops Probe Of Wal-Mart's 'Made In USA' Labels
• 9th Circ. Judge Calls PayPal User's TCPA Claim 'Silly'
• Irish Data Regulator To Investigate Facebook Data Transfers
• Cymbalta Claims Too Different For Class Actions, Judge Says
• Nestle Says Cat Food Buyers Can't Prove Slave Labor Claims
• Defects Of Damages Calculations In Calif. Tobacco II Case
• IRS Launches Data-Sharing Program To Fight ID Theft
• Shopper Fights Kraft's Bid To Scrap 'Natural' Cheese Suit
• CFPB Loosens Up On Small Lenders And Rural Areas
• 23andMe Can't Kibosh Classwide Arbitration In False Ad Row
• Borrowers Tell 4th Circ. Loan Claims Can't Go To Arbitration
• Assurant, US Bank Settle In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Volkswagen Faces 1st Class Cert. Bid In Calif. Emissions Suit
• Philip Morris Falsely Marketed Marlboro Lights, Judge Told
• SIFMA Throws Support Behind Senate Cybersecurity Bill
• Fla. Fantasy Sports Suit Now Brings Illegal Gambling Claims
• Harris County Atty Rebuffs AG's Request To Back Off VW
• FTC Says Amazon Customer Calls Vital To App Charges Row
• FTC Slams Chemical Maker For Biodegradable Claims
• Volvo Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Battery-Killing Radio Feature
• Safeway Says Shoppers Have No Standing In Recall Action
• Greenberg Traurig Probe Finds No Fault For DraftKings Worker
• No Threat Of ID Theft In Uber Driver Data Suit, Judge Says
• Sharing Economy Doesn't Need Special Regs, Group Says
• NFL Sunday Ticket Runs Afoul Of Antitrust Laws, Suit Says
• Mo. AG Sues Charter Over TCPA, No-Call Violations
• NBA Video Game Maker Sued Over 3-D Face Scans
• Feds Move To Require Registration Of Recreational Drones
• Blue Buffalo Supplier Claims No Duty To Pay In False Ad Fight
• The New Paradigm In Vendor Management Under CFPB
• Springsteen Ticket Buyers To Appeal Toss Of Live Nation Suit
• 'Flushable' Wipes User Wants Stay Of P&G Suit Lifted
• Ascertainability Relaxed: The New Wave Of Rulings
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• HSBC's $6.5M Privacy Deal A Product Of Collusion, Court Told
• Homeopathic Co. Says Buyers Bear Burden At Upcoming Trial
• Touch-Tel Calling Card Class Certified In Rate Disclosure Row
• Texas AG Settles 'Made In USA' Suit Against Solar Firm
• Dun & Bradstreet TCPA Suit Axed Because Calls Were Real
• Ford Says Cracked Tailgate Doesn't Cause Safety Risks
• CFPB Data Collection Boost May Bring More Lending Cases
• 5th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. In Energy Pyramid Scheme Fight
• FanDuel Adviser Says Governance Top Priority Amid Scandal
• EU Watchdogs Set Deadline For Safe Harbor Replacement
• Owners Of VWs In Emissions Scandal Want Out Of Payments
• Insurance Regulators Advance Data Privacy 'Bill Of Rights'
• Lawmakers Propose Vehicle Cybersecurity Overhaul
• Latest Suit Says FanDuel, DraftKings Allowed 'Shark Bettors'
• B&N Tablet Buyers Rip 'Irrelevant' Bid To Block Class Cert.
• Beck's Drinkers Rip Objections To Anheuser-Busch Deal
• Trader Joe's Attacks 'Moving Target' Labeling Complaints
• Firms Stand By Suggestion GM Broke $900M Prosecution Deal
• A Bellwether For Banking On 'High Risk' Industries
• Chip-Enabled Card Compliance Will Hit Some Merchants Hard
• TCPA Suits Bolstered By 3rd Circ. 'Called Party' Ruling
• Californians Push For Class Cert. In Burlington Fake Price Suit
• Microsoft Asks High Court To Review Xbox Defect Suit Revival
• Publix Supermarkets Hit With $5M TCPA Class Suit
• FBI Opens Preliminary Investigation Into Daily Fantasy Sports
• AdvancePierre Sued Over Trans Fat In Microwave Sandwiches
• CFPB Issues Final Mortgage Data Collection Rule
• Judge Bashes Consumers' Atty In Kraft 'Natural' Capri Sun Suit
• Corn Syrup Makers Denied Sanctions Over Ex-Squire Atty
• FINRA Looks To Protect Vulnerable Investors With New Rules
• Visa, GameStop Dodge Gamers' Rewards Program Suit
• Banks Denied Class Cert. In Kmart Data Breach Suit
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• CFPB Seeks Halt To Calif. Pension Scammers Business
• 7 Things To Know About Calif.'s New Digital Privacy Law
• Roof Suit's 3rd Remand 'Not The Charm,' Calif. Court Says
• More Controversy For FanDuel, DraftKings In NY Class Action
• VW To Recall 8.5M EU Vehicles Over Emissions Scam
• Calif. Sets Standard For Privacy Liability With New Laws
• Toyota Says Speculative Harm In Car-Hacking Suit Not Enough
• SuperValu Says Lack Of Harm Should End Data Breach MDL
• When Crowdfunding Goes Wrong
• Can DraftKings Dodge Class Action Via Arbitration?
• CFPB's New Approach To Redlining Analysis Is Put Into Action
• GM Injury Victims' Atty Says Punitives Have 'Biblical' Purpose
• GM Slapped With Corvette Engine Defect Claims
• VW Hit With Texas Consumer Suits Over Emissions Software
• Homeopathic Co. Says False Ad Suit Lacks Evidence
• Judge Slams Apple Warranty Buyers' Cert. Bid, Prior Attys
• Avon Buyers Take Class Bid In False Ad Suit To 2nd Circ.
• More State CIOs Making Cybersecurity Plans, Survey Says
• Reebok Blocks Blind Customers From Its Website, Suit Says
• High Court Split Forms On Whether Offers Moot Cases
• Volkswagen North America CEO Quits After Three Weeks
• DirecTV Wants FTC's Deceptive-Ad Suit Trimmed
• TCPA Covers Roommate In BofA Robocall Feud, 3rd Circ. Says
• Apple Can't Escape IPhone Antitrust Action, Customers Say
• Apple Can't Ditch IPhone Customers' Suit Over IOS Update
• Amazon Says Giving FTC Customer Calls Would Flout Privacy
• Sens. Demand VW Return $200M In Tax Credits
• Sedgwick Adds Ex-Locke Lord Privacy Co-Chair
• Dish Sanctioned For Discovery Lapse In Telemarketing Case
• AT&T Blasts FCC 'Plea For Deference' On Net Neutrality
• Brace For HIPAA Audits As They Arrive In Early 2016
• Struggle At The Supreme Court Over Arbitration Clauses
• Supplement Co. Wants FTC Attys Booted From Labeling Suit
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Workout Supplement Injury Suits
• ICE Hit With FOIA Suit Over Relationship With Bond Co.
• Free Apps Shielded From Privacy Claims In 11th Circ. Ruling
• Navient Can't Take Wife Repping DQ Row To 7th Circ.
• Public Knowledge, Other Groups Oppose Charter-TWC Merger
• T-Mobile, Experian Breach Suits Belong In Calif., JPML Told
• Vodka Co. Presses Court To Nix 'Handmade' Labeling Suit
• Texas AG Wants Counties Out Of Volkswagen Emissions Fight
• NJ Lawmakers Renew Calls For Regulation Of Fantasy Sports
• Santander Unit To Pay $6.4M Over Puerto Rico Bond Funds
• Wal-Mart, Others Blast FCA Suit Alleging They Sold Old Meds
• USDA Beats Organic Advocates' Challenge To Synthetic Rules
• OPM Data Breach Suits Will Be Heard In DC, MDL Panel Says
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• Hain Cosmetics Label Row Paused Pending 9th Circ. Rulings
• Righting The Privacy Boat After The EU Safe Harbor Ruling
• Kmart Says Banks Not Covered By Consumer Fraud Laws
• VW Van Owners Were Duped Into Buying Bad Filters, Suit Says
• Nutraceutical Wants Proposed 'Sugar Pill' Class Action Nixed
• Nordstrom Can't Topple 'Compare At' Pricing Class Action
• CFPB Is Attacking Arbitration Via Class Action Waivers
• Starbucks Wins Delay Of Trial Over Cancer Risk In Coffee
• Scandalized Fantasy Cos. Hire Debevoise, Kirkland, Greenberg
• Hi-Tech Fights $35M FTC Contempt Motion in Supplement Suit
• Verizon Nude Photos Suit Sent Back To Fla. State Court
• Calif. Agency Says VW's Emissions Cheat Fix Due Nov. 20
• Cable Group Opposes FCC's New Lifeline Privacy Rules
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• 11th Circ. Rolls Credits On Cartoon Network VPAA Claims
• EU's Safe Harbor Ruling Fuels Call For Legislative Action
• Chip-Enabled Cards Still Vulnerable To Fraud, FBI Says
• Dow Jones Reveals Data Breach Involving Subscriber Info
• Volkswagen Says $4.8M Crash Award Should Be Nixed
• T-Mobile, Experian Face More Class Claims Over Breach
• Bosch Enabled Volkswagen Exhaust Fraud, Drivers Claim
• Impossibility Preemption Is Possible In 510(k) Device Cases
• Texas Sues VW, Audi Over Consumer, Enviro Violations
• CitiGroup Escapes Discriminatory Lending Suit In Calif.
• Calif. Gov. Signs 'Landmark' Digital Privacy Bill Into Law
• DraftKings, FanDuel Hit With Insider Scandal Class Action
• Path's Top Execs Must Testify In User Privacy Case
• Potholes Ahead For Uber Passengers' Class Cert. Bid
• AmEx Wants TCPA Row Paused While FCC Interpretation Eyed
• IRS Says Cyberattacks Warrant Bigger Budget
• Uber Accused Of Endangering Women With Lax Safety Rules
• CFPB Eyes Kickback Risk In Marketing Services Agreements
• DC Judge Wary Of Letting NSA Spying Continue
• 2nd Circ. Wonders If Fight Over Vt. GMO Label Law Is Ripe
• Lawmakers Doubt VW Didn't Know About Emissions Cheats
• Supplements Falsely Marketed As Steroids, Suit Says
• Tax-Credit Probe Likely The Least Of VW's Problems
• FCC Clarifies TCPA Robocall Rules
• Wal-Mart's Pork And Beans Pure Hogwash, Class Action Says
• T-Mobile, Experian Data Breach Warrants Probe, Feds Told
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Super Bowl Ticket Fraud Suit
• USHealth Facing Class Action Over Fax Ads Without Opt-Outs
• Vt. GMO Labeling Act Is Unnatural And Unconstitutional
• Potential 3-D Printing Pitfalls For Retailers
• Horizon Policyholders Seek Revival Of Data Breach Suit
• Aaron's Franchisee Not Covered In 'Harassing' Call Suit
• Chip-Enabled Cards Won't Stem Data Breaches, Retailers Say
• Fantasy Sports Scandal Highlights Need For Regulation
• FTC Chief Cautions Against Changing Merger Standards
• Lumber Liquidators To Pay $13.2M In DOJ Settlement
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bill Addressing Smart TV Privacy Concerns
• Sens. Press Experian On Causes Of T-Mobile Breach
• FCC Grants AT&T Wi-Fi Calling Rules Waiver
• Jury Verdict Sinks False Ad Class, Hyland's Tells Judge
• Amazon, GNC, Others Sued Over Workout Supplements
• LabMD Urges Sanctions For Tiversa Over Defamation Suit
• Coming CFPB Arbitration Rules Face Multiple Legal Fights
• Trustee Raises Privacy Objections To Quirky's Sale Bid
• Fla. Coastal Law Students' $100M Class Action Dismissed
• Hunton Nabs Ex-FTC Atty, Children's Online Privacy Expert
• YMCA Can't Claim Charitable Immunity In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Class Can Be ID'd In 'Project Runway' TCPA Suit, Judge Told
• Senate Committee Probes VW Over Fuel-Economy Tax Credits
• VW Hit With First German Lawsuit On Emissions Testing
• EU Safe Harbor Not So Safe — What Now?
• 9th Circ. Appeals Should Halt Pringles Labeling Suit, Pair Says
• Barclays Faces TCPA Action Over Debt Collection Calls
• FanDuel Bans Employees From Fantasy Play, Opens Review
• Volkswagen Must Tighten Belt For Coming Recall, CEO Says
• Dems Propose Criminalizing Corporate Cover-Ups
• 4 Privacy Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Tobacco Product Substantial Equivalence Guidance — Take 2
• $109M PHH Fine Is Stretch Of Power, Chamber Tells DC Circ.
• CFPB Weighs Axing Class Action Bans In Arbitration Clauses
• Saks Dodges Class Action Alleging Shortchanged Refunds
• Demise Of Int'l Data Sharing Pact Opens New Liability Frontier
• NY AG Wants Fantasy Sports Data Amid Insider Accusations
• Critics Fear TPP Sets Stage For Weakened Financial Regs
• GM Retracts Dismissal Bid In Ignition Switch MDL
• Amazon Sued Again For Not Disclosing Background Reports
• Plaintiffs Say Vodka Co.'s Claims Don't Fall Under Safe Harbor
• Alibaba Site Belongs On 'Notorious Markets' List, USTR Told
• High Court Seeks Its Proper Role In DirecTV Arbitration Row
• Debt Collection Firm Fights Credit Report Claims At 1st Circ.
• Full Service Renews Push For Stronger FCC Enforcement
• Philly Casino Plans Clear Hurdle Amid Race Bias Claims
• Spokeo Tells High Court FCRA Suit Falls Flat Without Harm
• FCC Rejects Informal Net Neutrality Complaint Against TWC
• Hi-Tech Asks Judge For Recusal Over Seeing Privileged Docs
• W.Va. Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Test Software
• CPSC Targets LA Retailer Over Dangerous Chinese Toys
• SeaWorld Urges Judge To Toss Whale Abuse Class Action
• NSA Metadata Challengers Redouble Efforts To Halt Program
• Don't Despair, There Are Defenses To Prop 65 Claims
• Justices Dubious Of Protections For Spousal Guarantors
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Excellus Breach: Encryption Cannot Always Save The Day
• Transatlantic Data Sharing Pact Invalidated By EU High Court
• CFTC Lands $3.8M Win In Commodity Pool Fraud Suit
• Telecom Giants Again Blast FCC's Net Neutrality Process
• Scottrade Hit With 1st Data Breach Suit
• Southwest Credit Expired Too Soon, Travelers Say
• AT&T Says T-Mobile, Sprint Defy FCC Rules With Wi-Fi Calls
• High Court Turns Down $210M Borders Gift Card Spat
• NJ Devils Ticket Holders Ask For An Assist In Resale Suit
• Title Insurers Accused Of Price-Fixing Scheme In Georgia
• Breach Of T-Mobile Data Stokes Cybersecurity Bill Debate
• FCC Urged To Probe Lobbying For Prison Call Contracts
• Kohl's Beats Employees' FCRA Background Check Claims
• High Court Splits On Whether Loan Guarantors Are Applicants
• Welch Tells Court Labeling Plaintiffs Torpedoed Own Claims
• 'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions Stayed Pending FTC Inquiry
• NY Grants License To Winklevoss-Backed Bitcoin Firm
• Whole Foods Beats Most Claims In 'Natural' Foods Suit
• Another Privacy Victory For Video Service Providers
• Experian, T-Mobile Sued Over Breach Exposing 15M Records
• Distiller Wants Out Of 'Handmade' Vodka Class Action
• 7th Circ. Stands Out On Ascertainability Of Class Actions
• Ally Car Lessee Fights To Kill Arbitration At 11th Circ.
• T-Mobile Shifts Blame But Not Liability In Data Breach
• Ex-Midamar Manager Sentenced In False Halal Export Case
• Del Monte Label Plaintiffs Taking Cert. Denial To 9th Circ.
• Houzz Settles With Calif. AG Over Secret Call Recordings
• American Spirits Cig Makers Sued Over 'Natural' Claims
• Purina Counterclaim Reads Like A Comedy, Blue Buffalo Says
• VW To Face German Investor Actions, Litigation Funder Says
• Comcast Says Call Quality Suit Part Of Traffic-Pumping Ploy
• Marketplace Lenders Say Risk-Retention Rules Aren't Needed
• AT&T Says Attack Attempts On Devices Have Quadrupled
• NJ School Faces New Suit Over Surgical Tech Program
• Burlington Says 'Compare' Price Suit Asserts No Facts
• Scottrade Reveals Breach Affecting 4.6M Customers
• FTC's False Ad Claims Against Bayer Baseless, Judge Says
• Trump Hotels Hit With Suit Over Yearlong Data Breach
• Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Urges Toss Of LabMD's Tiversa Suit
• Columbia Hit With Latest Outlet Store Pricing Class Action
• Porsche Denies Knowledge Of Glare Defect, Can't Control Sun
• The Minefield Of E-Cigarette Labeling And Promotion
• Feds To Credit 'Good Faith Effort' On New Mortgage Docs
• Switzerland Bans Some VWs From Its Roads Amid Scandal
• Inside National Futures Association Cybersecurity Guidance
• State AGs Vocal In New Supreme Court Term
• Congress Brings Warranties Into The Internet Age
• Honda Looks To Centralize CR-V Vibration Suits In Calif.
• Genesis Healthcare Complied With FCRA, Judge Rules
• Panel Weighs Colo., DC As Venues For OPM Data Breach MDL
• VW, Kirkland Face DOJ Push For Individual Prosecutions
• GM Says Ignition Defect Can't Be Imputed Without Specifics
• EU High Court Extends Privacy Agencies' Enforcement Reach
• T-Mobile Says Experian Breach Exposed 15M Customers' Info
• GM Faces Suit After Man Dies In Burning Chevy Silverado
• Retailers Say Microchip Cards Alone Won't Protect Shoppers
• Sirius Robocall Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In TCPA Suit
• CoreLogic Slams Cert. Bid In Background Check Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Collector In Debt Letter Dispute
• Excess Insurers Off Hook For PIP Underpayment Claims
• 5th Circ. Lets Supplement Maker Sue Texas AG In Label Row
• Target Pushes To Block Banks From Breach Probe Docs
• Chrysler Can't Duck Suit Over Leaky Sunroofs
• United Fliers Tell 7th Circ. They Want Their Perks Back
• Kopelowitz Ostrow Adds Name Partner From Grossman Roth
• Volkswagen Board Taps Jones Day To Run Internal Probe
• FCC Proposes Expansion Of Prison Call Rate Caps
• Judge Demands Better Info From GM On Docs In FOIA Suit
• Kohl's Accused Of Using Deceptive Sale Prices
• HSBC Can't Escape Chicago Predatory Lending Lawsuit
• CFPB Orders Auto Lender To Pay $48M For Tricking Borrowers
• German Prosecutors Say Ex-VW CEO Not Part Of Probe
• Adidas Says Springblade Shoe Defect Class Action Fails
• Fla. Can't Stop Attys From Touting Expertise, Judge Says
• The CFPB Is Still Coming For Law Firms
• Passengers Want 5 Firms To Lead Airline Class Action
• EEOC Won't Forget About Background Checks After Freeman
• Like Neiman Marcus, Wyndham Is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be