Consumer Protection Archive » December, 2015

Consumer Protection - December, 2015

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• Consumer Protection Regulation To Watch In 2016
• Consumer Protection Cases To Watch In 2016
• How To Woo In-House Counsel In 2016
• The Bancorp To Pay $4.3M In FDIC Debit Card Settlement
• FTC Fires Opening Salvo In LabMD Data Security Appeal
• Verizon Paying $4M To Hang Up Robocall TCPA Class Action
• GM Says Bankruptcy Appeal Should Wait For 2nd Circ. Ruling
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• FTC Urged To Enhance Privacy Controls For Online Tracking
• Groupon Says Ex-Attys' Discovery Gaffes Punishment Enough
• Macy's, Bloomingdale's Face Class Action Over 'Sham' Pricing
• $3.5M Corinthian Settlement Rejected Over Lack Of Info
• MillerCoors Wants Lid Put On Blue Moon 'Craft' Beer Suit
• Neiman Marcus Moves To Duck Amended Data Breach Suit
• Google Says Prior Privacy Ruling Has No Sway In Current Row
• Class Seeks Final OK Of $11.7M Recorded Hotel Co. Calls Deal
• Fed, FDIC Hit Higher One With $60M Penalty Over Loans
• 7th Circ. Ruling Provides Clarity For Online Payments
• 1.6M Mercedes Drivers Denied Cert. In Faulty Rims Suit
• Whole Foods Slams Class Overpricing Claims As Speculation
• Fantasy Sports Industry Calls On Texas Users To Sway AG
• 7th Circ. Says Debt Autodial Wasn't Used In TCPA Row
• Apple Lashes Out Against UK's Online Surveillance Bill
• NY AG Says Daily Fantasy No Different From Parlay Bets
• Senator Calls For End To Apple's Strong Data Encryption
• DC Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Poultry Rule Suit
• Consumers Fight To Keep Alive Anthem Data Breach MDL
• Rule-Driven Home Sale Slump Could Be Temporary
• Halal Food Co. Founder Begs To Be Spared From Prison
• Rag & Bone Sued Over Wheelchair-Unfriendly NY Store
• Supplement Co. Says Rivals' Products Use Steroid-Like Drugs
• Robbins Geller Looks To Lead Valeant Securities Fraud Suit
• Bigelow Tea Buyers Say They're Identifiable In False Ad Row
• App Maker To Pay $60K To End FTC's Suit Over Kids' Data
• Volkswagen Diesel MDL Judge Pushes For Quick Resolution
• Ford Recalls 300K Cars Over Risk Of Headlight Failure
• Fosamax Users Rip Merck's Fracture Warnings In 3rd Circ.
• The Continuing Conundrum Of The California Food Fight
• Ad Co.'s Bid To Limit Privacy Suit Headed To Magistrate
• Kraft Says 'Natural' Cheese Suit Must Wait For FDA, 9th Circ.
• FTC Heads Make LabMD Wait To Speak In Data Security Row
• High Court Asked To Look At P&G's $50M Battery Life Deal
• State AGs Warn FCC To Not Open Spam Text Floodgates
• Drivers Want Ford Sanctioned For Throttle Row Privilege Log
• Debt Collector Hit With Claims It Secretly Records Calls
• NSA, FBI Say '02 Utah Olympics Spy Suit Lacks Evidence
• Oracle Settles FTC Probe Into Deceptive Security Updates
• Texting Cos. Give 3rd Cellphone Cramming Deal A Go
• Submarine Cable Group Calls FCC Outage Rules Impractical
• Banks Say 2nd Circ. Violated 'Cardinal Rule Of Usury'
• Group Says Aveeno 'Natural' Label Common In False Ad Suit
• DirecTV's Defenses Trimmed In FTC False Ad Suit
• No Answer From World Law To Debt-Scam Suit, CFPB Says
• Call-Assist Co. Hit With $12M Fine For Bilking Disability Fund
• Spirit Airlines Tells 11th Circ. RICO Suit Rightly Tossed
• HP Laptop Buyers Win Class Certification In Warranty Suit
• BMW Hit With $40M Penalty For Mini Cooper Safety Lapses
• Philly Could Step Up Enforcement Under New City Solicitor
• Tips For Fantasy Sports Cos. As State AGs Target Industry
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Cricket Wireless, Customers Settle Portions Of False Ad Suit
• FTC Refines Data Security Standard In Record LifeLock Fine
• Time Warner Gets Robocall Suit Paused For FCC Appeal
• Net Neutrality Politics Likely Behind FCC Data Plan Interest
• FDA Says 'Just Mayo' Can Stay On Shelves With Label Tweaks
• Consumers In Aveeno 'Natural' False Ad Suit Seek Cert.
• GameStop Twists Case Law In Privacy Suit, 8th Circ. Hears
• NJ Gay 'Conversion' Group To Close Over Fraud Verdict
• Drivers In Ford Power Steering Suit Say Recall Isn't Enough
• Dollar General Motor Oil Not Safe For Most Vehicles, Suit Says
• IPhone 5 Users Slap Apple With Data Overcharging Suit
• 9th Circ. Ruling Might Be End For ZIP Code Coverage Suits
• Banks In The Supreme Court In 2015
• 32 Experian Data Breach Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• Cirque Wants Stay, Group Wants Cert. In Junk Fax Fight
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Student Loan Co. In TCPA Suit
• Mont. Judge Won't Toss Tribe's $13M Fraud Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms FERC Ruling In '01 Energy Rate Case
• Wells Fargo Customers Get Narrow Class Cert. In RICO Suit
• Borrowers Clash On Proposed $39M Tribal Lending Settlement
• FCC Eyes Fewer Prison Phone Monopolies, More Video Calls
• Endo Health Faces Consumer Suit Over Flouride Labeling
• 'Buy Here, Pay Here' Dealer Fined $6M Over Credit Reports
• FTC Says App Maker's Data-Sharing Violated Kids' Privacy
• No Cert. For 2.5M Homeowners In Citi, Chase Inspections Row
• Vizio Faces More Suits Over Smart TV Data Privacy
• VW Taps Kenneth Feinberg To Handle Emissions Claims
• Did Sweepstakes, Contests And Promotions Win In 2015?
• MDL Panel To Weigh Combining DraftKings, FanDuel Suits
• Consumer Says He's Fit To Lead Yakult False Ad Class
• Amarin, FDA Off-Label Promotion Suit Stayed Until Feb.
• LifeLock Pays Record $100M Fine To Settle FTC False Ad Suit
• ERISA Trumps State Law Claims In Anthem Data Breach
• Judge Denies Soup Consumers' $1.5M MSG False Ad Deal
• Grindr Contract Opt-Out Suit Short On Facts, Judge Says
• Dish Telemarketing Suit Won't Have Call Records Limited
• Debtors Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Threatening Letters
• NJ Plavix Suit Stayed Pending Supreme Court FCA Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Revives Deceptive-Contract Class Action
• Texas Pawn Shop Co. To Pay $10.5M In Debt Collection Deal
• Whole Foods Shoppers Call Overpricing Claim A 'Certainty'
• Spokeo Won't Affect Dish Network FCRA Row, Contractors Say
• Borrower Claims Fraud In $7M Tribal Lender Settlement
• Mother Fights To Keep Gerber Snack Labeling Suit Alive
• FCC Urged Not To Put Texting In 'Regulatory Straightjacket'
• FCC Draws Ire As It Extends Small Biz Net Neutrality Relief
• Serial Numbers Don't ID People, ESPN Tells 9th Circ.
• Year In Review: 2015 Ad Law Developments
• Impossibility Preemption Possible For Brand-Name Drugs
• FSOC, MetLife Fight Watchdog's Attempt To Unseal SIFI Docs
• Banks Gain Little Ground In Omnibus Spending Bill
• Plaintiffs Drive Website Accessibility As DOJ Delays Rule
• Calif. Privacy Law Unconstitutional, Settlement Objector Says
• Comcast To Pay $26M To End Calif. AG Privacy, Waste Probe
• 8th Circ. May Reshape Restitution Coverage In US Bank Case
• Olive Oil Maker Can't Put False Advertising Suit On Hold
• EU Officials Close Deal On Stronger Data Protection Rules
• UK Watchdog Probes OTC Pain Medicine Ads
• Trio Charged With Scheme To Hack Info On 60M People
• Supplement Co. Faces Sanctions Bid In Wal-Mart False Ad Row
• Customers Lose Cert. Bid In Lead-Laced Supplement Row
• 8th Circ. Says Debt Collection Isn't Car Repo Under Policy
• Dealer Loses 2nd Bid To Arbitrate Used Car Class Suit
• Yakult Blasts Class Cert. Bid In Probiotic False Ad Row
• HHS Fines U. Wash. Med School For Patient Data Breach
• Judge Recuses Self In Daily Fantasy Row Over JPMorgan Ties
• Yahoo's Human Intervention Claim In TCPA Suit Falls Flat
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Olive Oil Maker Wins Stay In False Ad Suit
• Debt Collector Cops To $4M Arrest Warrant Fraud Scam
• Wells Fargo Wins As 9th Circ. Says TILA Rule Not Retroactive
• Judge Unsure Whether To Remand Cherokees' Risperdal Suit
• Coca-Cola's Food Expert No Bean-Counter, Judge Told
• Lifewatch Disclaims Telemarketing Scam At Trial With FTC
• Twitter Flags Accounts As Targets Of State-Sponsored Hacks
• Attys React To Supreme Court's DirecTV Arbitration Decision
• Home Depot Gets Green Light For Data Breach Outreach
• Ashley Madison User Must Reveal Real Name In Breach Suit
• High Court's DirecTV Ruling Shows No Leeway On Arbitration
• Comcast Customers Blame Lax Security Protocols For Hacking
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Cartoon Network App Privacy Appeal
• Zimmerman Reed Atty Named Lead Counsel In Pacquiao MDL
• Trump Hotels Wants Data Breach Suit Killed Or Moved To NY
• Hyland's Says False Advertising Class Can't Change Argument
• BNSF Tries To Derail Worker's $3.2M PI Win At High Court
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In Google Tracking Suit
• PHH Unit Calls $109M CFPB Mortgage Kickback Fine Illegal
• J&J Hit With Class Suit Alleging FCRA Violations
• Calif. Health Club's Youth Discount Upheld In Age Bias Row
• Blue Buffalo Says Supplier Defrauded Other Pet Food Makers
• GM Falsely Advertised Trucks' Towing Capacity, Suit Says
• 2016 Should Bring Major TCPA Developments
• Turf Wars: The Attack On Crumb Rubber Synthetic Turf
• High Court Boosts Federal Arbitration Rule In DirecTV Case
• Fight For Daily Fantasy Sports In NY Has Only Just Begun
• Payday Lenders Want Broad Discovery In 'Choke Point' Fight
• Judge Wants Tougher Sentence For Latvian Hacker
• 5 International Privacy Regulators You Should Know
• Special Masters Appointed In GM Ignition-Switch Settlement
• 6th Circ. Cements J&J Win In Ortho Evra Blood Clot Suit
• NJ Judge Keeps Fraud Claim In Discolored Decking Suit
• Judge Slims Down TD Bank Overdraft Suit
• J&J Blasts Bid For Quick Win In 'Natural' Sunscreen Suit
• JPML Sends Medical Informatics Breach Litigation To Ind.
• Disney Defends Parks' Accommodations For Autistic Guests
• Obama Renominates Ramirez To Lead FTC
• NY Appellate Court Keeps DraftKings, FanDuel Operating
• Hyundai Fails To Warn About Shattering Sunroofs, Suit Says
• L-3 Subsidiary Faces Class Action Over Defective Gun Sights
• Justices To Decide If Private Debt Attys Can Be State Officers
• Excellus Faces Fresh Claims Over Breach That Affected 10M
• Dish Says Users Not Entitled To Offsets For Lost Channels
• Defer To Gov't On Disabled Car Buyers Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• Will Changes To Federal Rules Reduce Scope Of Discovery?
• 'Flushable' Wipes Suit Remains On Hold Pending FTC Action
• Deceptive Pricing Class Actions Pose Risk For Retailers
• DraftKings, FanDuel Temporarily Blocked In NY
• FTC Tips Data Security Hand In Wyndham Pact
• Blue Buffalo Strikes Record $32M Pet Food False Ad Deal
• Customers Bite Back At Bid To Nix Whole Foods Yogurt Suit
• VW Says It Cheated 'Impossible' US Emissions Standards
• Frontier Settles Internet Speed Claims With $160M Promise
• Title Insurers' Atty Fees Not Kickbacks, Ill. Court Rules
• Hain 'All Natural' Waffle Label Suit Paused For 9th Circ.
• Ashley Madison Data Breach MDL Centralized In St. Louis
• Consumers Fight Bid To Pause Olive Oil False Ad Suit
• Barclays Wants Energy Price-Fixing Suit Nixed
• Sanctions Sought For Objector Atty In $20M Beck's Settlement
• Wells Fargo Agrees To $25.7M Settlement In RICO Suit
• Roku User Blasts Disney's Response To Reconsideration Bid
• State Farm Needn't Cover TCPA Class Action, Court Affirms
• DOT Launches Civil Rights Probe Of Ala. DMV Cutbacks
• Target Consumer Takes $10M Breach Deal Protest To 8th Circ.
• PETA Bashes Whole Foods' Bid To Nix Meat Ratings Row
• Facebook Rips Lack Of Evidence In Users' Privacy Suit
• TrueCar Topples Investor's Risky Business Claims
• Fiat Chrysler Fined $70M For Failing To Report Crash Deaths
• The Art Of The Mock
• Michaels Class Attys' Fees Slashed In ZIP Code Settlement
• AARP Backs CFPB's $109M Fine For Mortgage Kickbacks
• Home Depot Accused Of Taking Over Data Breach Suit
• FTC Settles With More Retailers For Calling Rayon Bamboo
• Nestle Dodges Cat Food Buyers' Slave Labor Suit
• LabMD Loses Sanctions Bid Against Tiversa Over Info Leak
• Scotts Wants Toxic Bird Food Suit To Await Higher Rulings
• Facebook Lacked Standing In $3M Spam Win, 9th Circ. Told
• Wholesale Drug Distributor Charged In $100M Fraud Scheme
• Driver Pushes For Deaths Evidence In GM Ignition Bellwether
• McCormick Pepper-Skimping Claims Grouped In DC
• 'Hello Barbie' Doll Records Kids Without Consent, Suit Says
• The 6 Lawsuits All GCs Face After A Data Breach
• VW Says Small Number Of Vehicles Need Carbon Fixes
• J&J Baby Sleep Aid False Ad Suit Kept Alive By NY Judge
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Ill. Washer Owners Say Sears, Whirlpool Can't Nix Mold Class
• Wyndham Agrees To Audits To End FTC Data Breach Suit
• EU Cybersecurity Rules Increase Liability For Multinationals
• Volkswagen Emissions Fraud MDL Consolidated In California
• Vt. Warns Against Deceptive Advertising Of Solar Energy
• Center for Food Safety Weighs In On Maui Anti-GMO Law
• Fantasy Sports Cos. Open To Regulation By NY Lawmakers
• Supplement Co. In Wal-Mart False Ad Row Wants Sanctions
• Whole Foods Asks Judge Not To Pause Label Suit For 9th Circ.
• Equifax Agrees To Remove Records And Pay $3M In FCRA Suit
• 7th Circ. Rules Denying Cert To Debt Class Was In Error
• Consumers Push For Judgment In Muscle Milk Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google, Viacom Privacy Claims
• Whole Foods Says PETA's Meat Rating Suit Is Preempted
• 5 Firms Take Lead In Airline Ticket Antitrust Row
• The Harm In Australia's Proposed Data Breach Notification Law
• Dish's Do-Not-Call Evidence Allowed In TCPA Suit
• Does State Regulation Of Fantasy Sports Violate PASPA?
• Recalls: What Is The Auto Manufacturer's Real Goal?
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• EU Strikes Deal For First Cybersecurity Rules
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• RICO Claims Baseless In Price-Fixing Suit, Title Insurers Say
• 9th Circ. Nixes Big 5's Bid For Coverage In ZIP Class Actions
• FTC Commish Casts Doubt On FCC Privacy Enforcement Push
• Facebook Continues Push To Toss Class Reps In Privacy Row
• PNC Says 3rd Circ. Ignored Class Cert. Requirements
• Valero's Gas Prices Trick Debit Card Users, Suit Says
• Mass. Debt Collection Firm To Pay $2.5M In CFPB Settlement
• False Claim Not Apparent To 2nd Circ. In Lipitor Suit
• FTC Robocall Deal Rejected Over 'Suspended Judgment'
• Supreme Court Refuses Verizon Billing Arbitration Row
• Del. Group Contests State Use Of $45M BofA Fraud Settlement
• Email Sender Slams Google's Bid To Nix Or Stay Privacy Suit
• DSW Accused Of Duping Customers About Savings
• Supreme Court Passes On Appeal Over Fraud Debt Discharge
• Unresolved TCPA Issues Could Leave Businesses Liable
• CFPB Says It Is Entitled To Deference In $109M PHH Penalty
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• GM Ignition Switch MDL Jury Won't Hear About Privilege
• Presence Of Kids' Data Boosts Stakes In VTech Breach
• 4th Circ. Upholds $13.5M Lexis Settlement In FCRA Action
• Scottrade Wants Data Breach Suit Moved To Eastern Missouri
• Food Industry Turns To Online Labels To Thwart GMO Suits
• DC Circ. Open To FCC Regulation Shift In Net Neutrality Args
• Veggie Delivery Co. Inks $4M Deal Over Unwanted Deliveries
• Sens. Push For Meat Labeling Dispute Fix By Year's End
• AbbVie, Endo Deceived Men About Testosterone Gel, Suit Says
• Dish Network Wants Credit Report Suit To Wait For Spokeo
• Banks' Attys Blast Home Depot Over MasterCard Breach Deal
• FDA Asked For More Time To Comment On 'Natural' Definition
• Saks Slapped With False Ad Suit Over 'Phantom Markdowns'
• Oneida Tribe Tells 7th Circ. It's Immune To FACTA Claims
• Metals Dealers Blast CFTC For Putting Squeeze On Witnesses
• FTC Asks For Default $4M Win In Data Broker Scam Suit
• 'Serial Objector' Tells 7th Circ. $122K Bond Is Excessive
• 9th Circ. Says Consultant Not Covered For Text Scam Report
• Why False Advertising Claims Need To Be More Specific
• Restaurant Industry Sues Over NYC Salt Warning Rule
• The Right Way To Calculate Atty Fees In Class Actions
• Mont. Gov.'s Chief Of Staff Plans To Avoid VW MDL
• The Arguments That Could Reshape Internet Oversight
• German GM Unit Denies Report It Faked CO2 Emissions Tests
• Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Wants LabMD Sanctioned In Leak Row
• Organic Labeling Suit Not Preempted, Calif. High Court Says
• RushCard Ordered To Meet CFPB's Investigation Timeline
• RBC Bank Wants Claims In Overdraft MDL Dismissed
• 2 Fla. Telemarketers Agree To Stop Credit Card Robocalls
• Eddie Bauer Ducks Class Action Over Recorded Phone Calls
• Dish Can't Raise New Defense In Old TCPA Suit, Gov't Says
• Reforms Saved Credit Card Customers $16B, CFPB Says
• Fla. Credit Reporting Firm To Pay $8M In CFPB Settlement
• Pa. Watchdog Seals HIKO's $1.8M Rate Spike Fine
• Consumers Slam Ghirardelli's Bid To Nix Fake Chocolate Suit
• Reconsideration Bid A Rehash In Roku Data Suit, Disney Says
• Monsanto Seeks To Toss Farmer's Weed Killer Cancer Suit
• Why Class Members Should See An Online Ad More Than Once
• Fliers Seek Class Cert. Over British Airways Fuel Surcharge
• Economic Heavyweights Rally Against FCC Autodialer Rule
• The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments
• Maui Anti-GMO Law Not Federally Preempted, 9th Circ. Told
• Target's $39M Breach Deal Boosts Banks' Recovery Prospects
• Uber Riders Win Class Cert. In Gratuity Suit
• Atty DQ'd From Suit Against Debt Collector That's An Ex-Client
• FDA Orders Dietary Products Pulled Over Synthetic Drug
• FCC Wi-Fi Blocking Case Compared To Lame 'B-Movie Dracula'
• Net Neutrality To Face Familiar Overseer At DC Circ.
• Tiversa Slams LabMD Bid For Sanctions Over Info Leak
• After Breach, Congress Asks VTech What Kid Data It Collects
• NJ Justices Told Court Can't Assess Arbitration Clause Validity
• 5th Circ. Trims Atty's 3-Year Suspension For Lying, Tardiness
• Monster Rips Labeling Claim In Heart Attack Suit
• Ill. Agency Has No Say In Electricity Price Rows, 7th Circ. Told
• VW India To Recall Hundreds Of Thousands Of Cars
• Aussie Experts Asked To Testify In Olive Oil False Ad Suit
• Beer Drinkers Target $100B Anheuser Merger In Antitrust Suit
• StubHub Takes Warriors Ticket Antitrust Suit To 9th Circ.
• Trader Joe's Soy Milk Doesn't Flout FDA Rules, Judge Says
• Target Pays $39M To Settle Card Issuers' Data Breach Claims
• Judge Scorches Neutrogena Sunscreen User's Class Cert. Bid
• Colo. Litigation Financing Ruling Could Have Broad Reach
• German Regulators Say VW Diesels Break Europe's Rules
• Apple Escapes Class Action Over Intercepted Text Messages
• Google Breaking Pledge To Protect Student Data, FTC Told
• Safeway To Pay $42M In Grocery Delivery Markup Suit
• Cases Google Cited In VPPA Appeal Don't Apply, Court Told
• House Panel Bashes SEC's E-Privacy Reform Exemption Push
• Judge Weighs Nixing Calif. Class From Pipe Bursting MDL
• $20M Beck's Beer Settlement Objector Slams Sanctions Bid
• DraftKings, FanDuel Want Fantasy Suits Consolidated In Mass.
• Homeopathic Co. Says Evidence Still Missing In False Ad Suit
• Lumber Liquidators False Ad Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Saturn, Chevy Dealerships Want In On Volkswagen MDL
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Armchair Quarterback MDL?
• Montel-Endorsed Apparel Co. Settles FTC Suit For $1.4M
• Restaurant Industry Plans Suit Over NYC Salt Warning Rule
• 3rd Circ. TCPA Decisions Are Not Setbacks For Defendants
• Extent Of Records Sought In FBI Letters Finally Revealed
• Courts Are Dismissing Class Actions Involving Virtual Casinos
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics