Consumer Protection Archive » June, 2016

Consumer Protection - June, 2016

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• Sony Can't Slip Michael Jackson Deception Class Claims
• Fuddruckers Gets Nod To Settle Beef Over 'Kobe' Burgers
• Robocalls Cause Concrete Harm Under Spokeo, Judge Rules
• Sirius XM Agrees To Pay $35M To End Telemarketing Rows
• Gov't Aims To Protect Both Consumer Privacy, Criminal Probes
• Set-Top Plan Alternative Is Only Way Forward, FCC Told
• Revlon Inks $900K Deal In 'DNA Advantage' Makeup Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives 2 FACTA Suits In Light Of Spokeo
• Verizon Broadband Deal Had Public Input, NJ Court Says
• Power Supplier To Pay $6.75M In Pa. Price Spike Settlement
• CFPB Gave Back $24.5M To 257K Customers So Far In 2016
• Catholic Nonprofit To Pay $650K Settlement In HIPAA Breach
• A Serious Circuit Split On Class Ascertainability
• Netflix Sued For Rate Hike On 22M 'Grandfathered' Customers
• 3rd. Circ. Affirms Brother's Win In Printer Cartridge Suit
• Calif. Solar Co. In Robocall Suit Says It Meant To Call Landlines
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Timeshare Co. Hit With $5M Deceptive Trade Class Action
• RICO Claims Don't Hold Up In Abbott Off-Label Use Suit
• US Gov't Forgave $171M In Loans For Corinthian Students
• Kindly Rethinking FDA's Definition Of 'Healthy'
• Belgian Court Throws Out Regulator's Facebook Tracking Ban
• BancorpSouth Pays $10M To End 'Redlining' Row With Feds
• NY Judge Doubts Gamers' Face Scan Suit Meets Spokeo Bar
• Consumer Stands By Melitta Coffee Labeling Class Claims
• Watchdogs Issue Global Financial Cybersecurity Guidelines
• Visa Strikes Back In Wal-Mart Row Over Swipe Fees
• Facebook Likes Spokeo In Bid To Toss Face-Tagging Suit
• Payday Lending Row Must Go To Arbitration, 6th Circ. Told
• FTC Beefs Up Fines For Premerger Violations, Deceptive Acts
• Lipozene Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In False Advertising Row
• DC Circ. Axes Rule Challenge On Airport Kiosks For Blind
• BDO Nabs BakerHostetler Cybersecurity, Insurance Pro
• Wells Fargo Pays $16.3M To End TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Plavix FCA Suit Revived After High Court's Escobar Ruling
• Facebook Beats Cert. Bid In Long-Running Privacy Class Suit
• Yahoo Slams Cellphone Users In 'Welcome Text' TCPA Suit
• Card Data Breach Hit Over Half Of Noodles & Co. Locations
• Potassium Chloride Should Be Potassium Salt On Food Labels
• AT&T Slams FCC's Broadband Provider Privacy Rules Proposal
• Price Check: Uncertain Outcomes In Advertised Price Cases
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Banana Boat Hit With Pair Of Suits Over False SPF Advertising
• Sanofi Junk Fax Class Asks For Cert In TCPA Row
• Tips For Drafting Best-Interest Contracts Under DOL Rule
• Pa. Atty Defends Filing 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Suits
• Car Buyers Notch Unprecedented Win In VW Emissions Deal
• Whirlpool Settles Class Action Over Energy Star Labeling
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Supplement Suit Against GNC
• Google's 3rd Circ. Win Keeps Door Ajar For Video Privacy Suits
• British Airways Looks To Ground Surcharge Class Action
• Accused 'Snake Oil' Tea Seller Enters Consent Decree
• 3 Takeaways From VW's $14.7B Emissions Cheating Deal
• Pepsi Reaches Settlement In Suit Over Carcinogen Content
• Dunkin' Donuts Not On Hook For Stores' Sales, NJ Judge Says
• Acclarent Didn't Tell FDA About Adverse Events, Jury Told
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• Emigrant Bank Violated Fair Housing, Human Rights Laws: Jury
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Kraft Seeks Quick Win In 'Natural' Cheese Class Action
• Judge Prods 'Flushable' Wipe Suits Toward FTC Adjudication
• Facebook Hack Alerts Caused Harm, TCPA Suit Leader Says
• Drone Didn't Come Home As Promised, Suit Claims
• Senators Press Green Dot, Wal-Mart On Prepaid Card Outage
• NBA Game Players Cite Spokeo In Face-Scanning Suit
• DraftKings To Settle Automated Text Message Class Action
• Fate Of Municipal-Plaintiff FHA Suits In Justices' Hands
• Student Loan Complaints Up 61% Since Last Year: CFPB
• FTC Commissioner Continues Attack On FCC Data Rules
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Apps Must Replace Set-Top Box Plan
• Hard Rock Las Vegas Hit With New Credit Card Data Breach
• SBA Office Warns Of FCC Privacy Rule's Impact On Small ISPs
• Consumers Slam Chipotle's Bid For Docs In GMO Suit
• High Court To Review Miami Big Bank Fair Lending Suits
• Dodd-Frank Reform, Not Repeal
• High Court To Review Fannie Mae's Court Removal Powers
• DOJ Unveils $14.7B VW Emissions Settlement
• The Latest State To Regulate 3rd-Party Funding By Statute
• Calif. Skin Clinic Secretly Recorded Calls, Patient Says
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• Honeywell, Others Dodge Early Class Cert. Bid In TCPA Suit
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• 3rd Circ. Mostly Frees Google, Viacom From Child Privacy Row
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• BlueCross Data Breach Suit Dismissal Appealed To 4th Circ.
• Volkswagen Reaches $14.7B Deal In Emissions Scandal
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• High Court Pass Not The End Of Usury Law Question
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Kroger Sues Visa Over Debit Card Signature Requirement
• Acclarent Device Quickly Raised Alarms At FDA, Jury Told
• Starbucks Skimpy-Drinks Transfer Bid Is Tactical, JPML Told
• PF Chang's Appeals Data Breach Coverage Loss To 9th Circ.
• Madden High Court Denial — Much Ado About Not Much
• Consumers Can't Prove Harm In VRBO Hack, Yapstone Says
• 3rd-Party Devices Wouldn't Pay Under Set-Top Alternative
• Arkansas Settles Suit Against Online Payday Lenders
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• Google Can't Break Up College Email Suits, Watchdog Says
• GOP Sen. Challenges FCC's Wheeler On Privacy Rules Process
• Class Attys Seek $1M Share Of $3M Rita's Ice Settlement
• Blue Buffalo Fights Purina's Separate Trials Bid In Chow Row
• High Court Won't Hear Punished Atty's Fairness Appeal
• Greenberg Traurig Wants Own Experts In Hard Rock Hotel Row
• Novel Reading Of Statute Widens CFPB Jurisdiction
• $400M Class Action Claims Facebook Violates Consumer Law
• Salmon Sets Stage For Future GMO Labeling Regime
• Supreme Court Rejects Cert. In Key Securitization Case
• Urban Outfitters ZIP Code Class Says It Can Pass Spokeo Test
• Brexit To Further Splinter Global Data Protection Rules
• Consumers Push For $9M Deal In HTC, Samsung Data Suit
• Mayer Brown Escapes Class Action Over $1.5B GM Loan
• Riddell Says No Need For NFL Discovery Yet In False Ad Suit
• VW Investors Lose Bid To Lift Evidence Pause In MDL
• T-Mobile CEO Defends 'Binge On' At FCC
• Chamber Official Urges Quick Action On Privacy Shield
• Black Homeowners Want Morgan Stanley Class Action Revived
• Hyundai Mostly Loses Bid To Dismiss Shattering Sunroofs Suit
• FDA Should Broaden Use Of Real-World Data, Report Says
• Chase Will Pay $3.75M To Settle Wrong Number TCPA Spat
• VW Exec Arrested In S. Korea Over False Emissions Data
• Advocates Question Industry Set-Top Box Alternative Plan
• 4 Remaining Net Neutrality Sticking Points
• IRS Advisory Panel Urges Further Digital Collection Efforts
• Travel Website Pushes Against Delta In Fraud, TM Dispute
• German Investor Group, Norges Bank Announce VW Lawsuits
• FCC OKs Team Telecom Review Process Reform Proposal
• CVS' MinuteClinic Wants Out Of Autodialing Class Action
• Why Class Defendants Should Consider Venue Transfers
• 8 Critical Lessons From Morgan Stanley Cybersecurity Case
• AT&T Arbitration Win In Throttling Suit Going To 9th Circ.
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• SEC's Thinking Still A Mystery After Merrill Lynch Megadeal
• Monitronics, Honeywell Say Spokeo Voids Autodialing MDL
• Bipartisan House Group Calls For Cooperation On Encryption
• Advocates Seek To Address Spokeo In 3rd Circ. Data Row
• Palmco Power Settles NJ's Fraud Complaint For $5.28M
• Google Gives Thumbs-Up To Set-Top Box Plan Alternative
• Senate Panel Slams TV Providers Over Customer Service
• Privacy Shield Data Pact Coming In July, EU Official Says
• Toshiba Wins Class Cert. Denial In LED TV False-Ad Suit
• Volkswagen To Pay $10B To Settle Emissions Claims
• Norton Rose Fulbright Nabs Partner From Sheppard Mullin
• FCC Provides More Time To Weigh In On Privacy Rules
• Former FTC Commish Questions FCC's Economic Analysis
• Jos. A. Bank Seeks Quick Win In Inflated Price Suit
• Senators Say Compromise Reached On GMO Labeling Bill
• Power Software Co. Wins $8.4M Verdict In False-Ad Trial
• Hain Says Baby Formula's 'Organic' Label Backed By USDA
• Post Foods Hit With 3 Spats Over 'Natural' Cereal Claims
• American, Delta, United Want Multicity Fare Antitrust Suit Axed
• Blue Buffalo Slams Distributor's Bid To Skip Chow Claims
• 4 Mistakes To Avoid In Privacy Legal Writing
• Sandoz Misled About FDA Approval Of Drug, Competitors Say
• Fintech Innovation Needs Congressional Support
• Home Depot's Credit-Card Antitrust Claims: Privacy Takeaways
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Merrill Lynch Pays $415M For Misusing Customer Cash
• Bhopal Victims Decry 'Inertia,' Ask 2nd Circ. For 2nd Shot
• Heightened Fees Vacated In Southwest Drink Coupon Suit
• Symantec Ruling Raises Bar For Consumer Fraud Claims
• Mortgage Servicers' Old Tech Hurts Consumers, CFPB Says
• AEG Beats NJ Class Action Over Withheld Concert Tix
• Hyundai Escapes Class Action Over Agreement Language
• Rep. Floats Bill To Shield States, Tribes From CFPB Rule
• Sen. Warren Expresses Support For FCC's Privacy Plan
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Skin Care Labeling Deal Was Fair
• Microsoft Cautions FCC On Undersea Cable Reporting Rules
• Trade Groups Slam FCC Net Neutrality Transparency Guidance
• Spokeo Nixes Job Seekers' Credit Check Suit, Umpqua Says
• New Team Telecom Rules May Be Cause For Industry Optimism
• SEC Advisory Committee Wants Better, Not Less, Disclosure
• PC Richard Beats Proposed Contract Language Class Action
• Standards For 3rd-Party Liability Diverge Under TCPA
• Chevy Cruzes Cheat On Emissions By Design, Suit Says
• Sen. Reid Says FCC Must Resolve Issues In Set-Top Box Plan
• InMobi To Pay $950K To Settle User Tracking Row: FTC
• Actual Harm Abounds In Advance Data Breach Suit: Workers
• FTC's Confusing Attempt To Comply With The E-Warranty Act
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Sallie Mae Again Dodges Suit In Culinary School Fraud Row
• GAO Finds CFPB Needs To Work On Workplace Inclusion
• Facebook, LinkedIn Boost Privacy Features Amid Irish Review
• Wal-Mart Says Spokeo Ruling Negates ZIP Code Class Action
• CVS Deal Would Make Memory Of Supplement Class Action
• US Regulators Flag Fintech Risks In Annual Review
• Uber Will Give Bill Thumbs Up If NJ Doesn't Take Fingerprints
• Wal-Mart, Kmart, Rite Aid Escape Expired Drug FCA Suit
• Judge Blasts Atty Over 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Suit
• Reed Smith Nabs Data, Privacy Atty From Goodwin Procter
• FTC Settles Suit Over Misleading 'Doctor Trusted' Seals
• Sens. Slam 'Anti-Competitive' Wiley Rein Pharma Presentation
• Microsoft Invokes Supreme Court Ruling In Overseas Data Row
• Coke Wants Labeling MDL Paused For 9th Circ. Rulings
• Dick's Can't Duck TCPA Suit With Arbitration, Shopper Says
• NY Lawmakers Criminalize Use Of Ticket-Buying 'Bots'
• FCC Commissioner Suggests Scrapping Set-Top Box Plan
• VW Investors See Red, Want Green Over Emissions Fraud
• Florida Blue To Provide Costly Hep C Drug After Lawsuits
• Google Inks Deal With Web Users In Browser-Tracking MDL
• FDIC Approves Interim Rule Adjusting Civil Money Penalties
• Boston Car Race Faces Multiple Suits After False Start
• Legislators Consider Cybersecurity Initiative For Retail Sector
• More Challenges For Class Plaintiffs After Campbell-Ewald
• NY Fantasy Sports Law May Face Constitutional Roadblock
• Consumers Soured By 'Slack-Filled' Sour Patch Candy Boxes
• Blue Buffalo Seeks Green Light For Defenses In Food Fight
• NY Lawmakers Keep Daily Fantasy Alive To Fight Another Day
• USDA Organic Fertilizer Rule Buried Over APA Stink
• Pa. Justices Revive Foreclosure Fee Suits Against Law Firms
• Rams Win Pause To Fight Remand Of Suit Over LA Move
• Symantec Wins 9th Circ. False Ad Row Over Software Breach
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Ex-Acclarent Execs Slam Gov't's Tactics At Fraud Trial
• Scottsdale Looks To Duck Coverage For TCPA Class Action
• Weather Co. Warns FCC Against Spectrum Sharing
• Fla. AG, FTC Reach $27M Settlement Over Tech Support Scam
• Condo Buyers Fight To Keep Greenberg Traurig Out Of Action
• UK Lawmakers Want CEOs To Pay For Cybersecurity Failings
• Apple Escapes Suit Over Wiped IPhones
• Labor Dept. Asks To Merge Cases Protesting Fiduciary Rule
• Sony PS3 Settlement Covers Up To 10M Console Buyers
• Undersea Cable Cos. Need Time On Outage Rules, FCC Told
• Hearst Ruling Means Conde Nast Can't Nix Suit: Consumers
• Ex-Volkswagen CEO Faces Market Manipulation Probe
• Amazon Won't Mess With Embed Ads On Unlocked Set-Tops
• Chipotle Looks To Duck GMO-Ingredient Class Action
• One Month Later: Reflections On The Impact Of Spokeo
• Radiologists Want Privacy Suit Tossed After Records Spill
• AT&T Wields DC Circ. Net Neutrality Ruling At 9th Circ.
• Time Warner User Privacy Class Action Nixed Under Spokeo
• Starbucks Drinkers Can Move Ahead With Slimmed Latte Suit
• CPSC Head Says Companies Should Share Penalty Info
• NY Lawmakers Pass Daily Fantasy Sports Legalization Bill
• Fenwick Nabs Ex-Assistant US Atty With Privacy Expertise
• Rams Fans Say Suit Over LA Move Shouldn't Be Held Up
• Pa. Prosecutors Want Driller Royalty Row Back In State Court
• Comcast Subscriber Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Uber's Subpoena
• Tribal Payday Cronies Take RICO Arbitration Bid To 2nd Circ.
• Hearst Can't Escape Privacy Suit Over Customer Data
• Sony, Others Slam Cert. Bid In Digital Music Price-Fixing MDL
• 5 Takeaways From DC Circ.'s Net Neutrality Ruling
• White House Privacy Rules For Health Initiative Lack Specifics
• FTC Continues To Attack 'Brain-Training' Claims
• Trade Group Slams FCC Network Transition Rules at DC Circ.
• Groups Clash On New Facial Recognition Privacy Code
• FTC Heads Delay Ruling In LabMD Data Security Row
• NJ Judge Dismisses Named Plaintiff In Prudential Center Row
• MillerCoors Dodges Blue Moon 'Craft Brewed' Suit
• Consumers Sue Fannie Mae Over Credit Inquiries
• Calif. Jury Finds For Flu Remedy Maker In False Ad Trial
• Wendy's Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Calif. Says Discovery Requests For GM Recalls Reasonable
• Uber Stalling TCPA Row With Discovery Blockade, Court Told
• Gucci Slams 'Obscene' Class Counsel Fee In Shopper Info Suit
• 'Doctor Trusted' Seals Have No Medical Basis, FTC Claims
• House Dems Push For No-Loopholes Payday Lender Rule
• Gannett Says Spokeo Decision Dooms App Privacy Suit
• Spokeo's Impact On Data Breach Litigation
• Key Points In DC Circ. Decision Upholding Net Neutrality
• AT&T, Comcast Float Apps Alternative To Set-Top Box Plan
• Sen. Panel OKs Small-ISP Net Neutrality Reporting Exemption
• Penn-America Looks To Escape Coverage In RV Club Suit
• Boiron Moves To Toss False Ad Suit Over Flu Remedy Midtrial
• Data Breach Costs Rise To $7M Per Incident, Study Says
• Volkswagen 'Highly Technical' Emissions Deal Gets Extension
• Home Depot Takes Credit-Card Antitrust Claims To Home Court
• DuPont Hasn't Lived Up To $235M Settlement, Report Says
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Winston & Strawn Class Action Chair
• Citing Orlando, Sen. Says FBI Needs Quick Access To Data
• Pa. House Committee OKs Daily Fantasy Sports Bill
• Cable Group Calls FCC's Set-Top Box Plan 'Unworkable'
• Coconut Oil Maker Slams Suit Over 'Healthy' Labeling
• Dodd-Frank Isn't Holding Back Banks, FDIC Chair Says
• Amazon Shopper Tells 9th Circ. Arbitration Provision Invalid
• Caribou Coffee Wants TCPA Case Stayed For DC Circ. Ruling
• EU Floats Stricter Emissions Testing In Wake Of VW Scandal
• Hearst Can't Nix Privacy Suit With Spokeo, Subscriber Says
• 'Spam King' Dethroned With 30-Month Prison Sentence
• 9th Circ. Won't Budge On Vonage Arbitration Order
• CFPB To Appeal Blocked Demand For For-Profit Schools Docs
• Net Neutrality Win Is Vindication For Wheeler's FCC
• Melitta Seeks Toss Of Class Action Over Coffee Labeling
• FTC, Fla. AG Take Aim At $15.6M Robocall Scheme
• Continental Airlines Off Hook At 5th Circ. For Sex Toy Prank
• BJ's Fla. Sales Tax Class Suit Can Stand, Judge Says
• Ex-FTC Head Rallies With GOP Against FCC Privacy Plan
• Attorneys React To FCC's Net Neutrality Win
• FCC Targeted In House GOP's Regulatory Reform Plan
• Sun Products Sued Over Deceptive Detergent Packaging
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Symantec False Ad Row
• House GOP Touts Economic Plan But Dems Scoff
• 6th Circ. Denies Dealership Coverage For Repair History Suit
• NJ High Court Rejects Career School's Arbitration Bid
• Google, Email User Clash Over Spokeo's Effect In Privacy Suit
• General Mills GMO Cereal Suit Paused Pending FDA Review
• Blue Buffalo Shakes Most Of Purina's False Ad Counterclaim
• CPSC Civil Penalties: A Divide Along Party Lines
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Spokeo Nixes Job Seekers' Credit Check Suit, Petco Says
• Short-Term Lenders Face Costly Path To Compliance
• Windows Of Opportunity For Defendant Removal Under CAFA
• FCC Victorious As DC Circ. Upholds Net Neutrality
• Tribal Payday Lender Affiliates Slapped With Sanctions Bid
• Kraft Colored Cheese Case Not Clear Cut, Judge Finds
• Trump Fights Video Deposition Bid In Trump U. Suit
• Equifax Customers Renew Privacy Row After Spokeo Ruling
• BofA, Countrywide Hit With Appraisal Suits By Home Buyers
• CFPB Must Improve Equipment Accounting, GAO Says
• Class Certified In Midland Credit Collection Statement Row
• Seafood Co. Wants Coverage In Octopus Mislabeling Suit
• New Rule Could Have Fraudster Colleges Picking Up Loan Tab
• Ripple Affiliate Gets BitLicense From NYDFS
• Texas Merchants Ask High Court For Review In Swipe Fee Row
• Rep Touted Acclarent Device After Promotion Ban, Jury Told
• Wal-Mart Prepaid Card Outage Cut Off Funds, Users Say
• Broadband Privacy Plan Needs FTC Input, Tech Honchos Say
• Snooki, Diet Pill Co. Should Share Gov't Docs, Buyers Say
• Chipotle Demands More Info In GMO Class Action
• Urban Outfitters Latest Co. Sued Over Blind-Inaccessible Site
• Sen. McConnell Asks FCC To 'Reconsider' Set-Top Box Plan
• European Advocates Bristle At New US Banking Data Policy
• Waffle House Can't Shake Background Check Class Action
• Ross Can't Toss Class Action Over Misleading Price Tags
• Facebook Defends Bid To Toss $15B Tracking MDL
• Used Car Dealer Says CarFax Arbitrarily Hikes Monthly Fees
• Walgreens Ends Partnership With Blood Testing Co. Theranos
• Sidley, Deloitte Look To Duck $350M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• UK Financial Laws Still Full Of Holes, Advocacy Group Claims
• Campbell-Ewald — The 'Offer Of Judgment' Saga Continues
• Ikea Says Customer's ZIP Code Suit Rightly Before 9th Circ.
• FCC, FTC Urged To Probe AT&T, Others Over Privacy Missteps
• Sex Pill Buyers Denied Cert. Under Spokeo In False Ad Row
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive GNC Supplement RICO Class Action
• Colo. Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Fantasy Sports
• SEC Won't Rethink Investor's Lifelong Ban, Fine
• Buyers Say Gleevec Antitrust Suit Should Proceed
• Denim Buyers Say Jeans Co. Can't Toss Labeling Suit
• Purdue Resisting NH Opioid Marketing Probe, AG Says
• FDA's Cane Juice Rule Doesn't Impact Label Suit, Lifeway Says
• Sharp Escapes LED TV Consumer Class Action A 2nd Time
• Wendy's Widens Data Breach Estimate With New Reveal
• Bill Has Less Money, More Net Neutrality Hurdles For FCC
• NJ Devils Settle Resale Suit With Ticket Holders
• Class Cert. Denied In False Ad Row Over Exercise Machines
• House Dems Praise Calif. AG's Exxon Climate Change Probe
• Twinings Says 7-Eleven Case Irrelevant To Tea Class Action
• Avoiding Double Damages: 3 Practical Tips And A Hail Mary
• Volvo Seeks To Cut Cord On Electric Car Mileage Suit
• TRID — Looking Past Compliance And Into Litigation
• Cyber Blackmail And Ransomware: What You Need To Know
• Insurance Challenges For Dietary Supplement Manufacturers
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Post Trump, NY Bar Chief Calls Attacks On Judges Improper
• Morgan Stanley Fine Backs Up SEC's Tough Cybersecurity Talk
• Weber BBQ Sauce False Label Suit Scorched By Rebate
• Off-Label Use Was Focus Of Training At Acclarent, Rep Says
• FCC Unfazed By Bipartisan Pushback On Set-Top Box Plan
• 1st Circ. Won't Rehear Gannett's USA Today Privacy Appeal
• Israeli Suspects In Giant JPMorgan Hack Deny Charges In NY
• Rental Car Insurer Levied Tax On Hidden Charges, Suit Says
• Uber Says Potential Drivers Are Dragging Feet In TCPA Suit
• ISPs' Free Speech At Risk In FCC Privacy Plan, Sen. Says
• Charter Must 'Clean Up' TWC's Sluggish Net Speeds: NY AG
• Uber, French Execs Fined $905K Over UberPop Service
• Bigelow Seeks Quick Win In Antioxidant False Ad Row
• EU Watchdog's New Payment Authentication Rules Face Delay
• The Liability Merchants Face After Payment Card Incidents
• Navigating FDA's New Nutrition And Supplement Facts Rules
• Draft Ops' About-Face Could Hurt Daily Fantasy Sports
• Boiron Tells False Ad Jury Flu Remedy Is Proven To Work
• Barclays, 3 Others Get Another Year To File Living Wills
• IRS Dropped The Ball Post-Data Breach, Watchdog Says
• Energy Drink Co. Too Late To Claim Coverage, Hanover Says
• GOP Reps. Slam Obama Veto Of Anti-Fiduciary Rule Resolution
• Class Cert. Sought In Calif. Coconut Oil Label Suit
• Video Game Makers Fear Glitches From FCC Wi-Fi Plan
• Almond Milk Buyers Fight Stay Pending Other False Ad Deal
• Uber Again Accused Of Violating TCPA With Unwanted Texts
• Medical Co. Settles With FTC Over Published Patient Info
• NY Ethics Panel Says Debt Collecting Attys Needn't Give ID
• Marketing Came Before Research At Acclarent, Doc Testifies
• Protecting Data In Unlikely Places
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• SEC Fines Morgan Stanley $1M For Data Security Failures
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Subway Asks 7th Circ. To Uphold Short Sandwich Class Deal
• Suzuki CEO To Step Down Over Flubbed Fuel Efficiency Data
• FCC Cautioned On Debt Collection Robocall Carveout
• Uber Drivers Urge 9th Circ. To Pause Background Check Suits
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• How The DOL's Fiduciary Rule Will Impact Litigation
• Best Buy Escapes Price Deception Class Action
• SUV Owners Seek Temporary Cert. In GM Fuel Economy Suit
• Irish Privacy Group Backs Microsoft In Overseas Warrant Row
• Boiron Flu Remedy 'Expensive Sugar,' False Ad Jury Hears
• GOP's Dodd-Frank Repeal Bill Offers SEC Juicy Bone
• 9th Circ. Revives 7-Eleven Chip Eater's False Ad Suit
• Rams Want Suit Over LA Move Halted To Appeal Its Remand
• Wyndham Customers Sue Over 'Arbitrary' Resort Fees
• Nissan Says Emission Device Found By S. Korea Is Legal
• Waffle House Applicants Seek Cert. In Background Check Suit
• Co. Knew Thermostat Claims Were Overheated, Buyers Say
• Ex-Execs Blame FDA Rules In Off-Label Fraud Trial
• EPA Unveils First Environmental Justice Regulatory Guide
• 3rd Circ. Gets Clashing Claims On Spokeo In Firm's Appeal
• Costco Can't Slip Coconut Oil 'Healthful' Label Row
• TurboTax Co. Says Terms Send Consumer Suit To Arbitration
• Job Seekers Say Petco Hid Credit Check Authorizations
• CPSC Urges Gov't To Sue Dr. Reddy's Over Drug Packaging
• House GOP Dodd-Frank Fix Focuses On Higher Bank Capital
• Between A Bang And A Whimper: High Court On Class Actions
• No NORA, No Problem? Why CFPB's Notice Process Is Crucial
• Trump Motion From 'Bizarro World,' Trump U. Students Say
• App Users Push Back At Yelp's Bid To Escape Privacy Suit
• Different Widener Grads Suffered Same Fraud, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3 Firms Fined Over Data Safe-Harbor Misdeeds
• 1st Circ. Urged To Revive CVS Vitamin E Label Suit
• ADT Says Alarm Hackability Suit Fails For Lack Of Examples
• Genentech, OSI Ink $67M FCA Deal Over Cancer Drug Claims
• DraftKings Accuses Gambler's Wife Of Lowballing Remand Bid
• Mars Wants 'Recycled' M&M Slack Fill Class Action Tossed
• Apple Says Customers Made Whole For Wiped IPhones
• FCC Chair Presses For Upgrade To Emergency Alert System
• PF Chang's Can't Get More Coverage For Data Breach Fees
• Payment Processor Turned Blind Eye To Fraud, CFPB Says
• Google Android Users Urge Judge To Certify Class Of Millions
• PF Chang's Dodges Gluten Allergy Discrimination Suit
• Google Fails To Get High Court Review Of AdWords Suit
• Fed Inspector General To Probe Central Bank's Cyber Defenses
• Del. High Court Sets Example For Revisiting Daimler
• Panel Keeps FanDuel Deposit-Matching Scheme Suits In MDL
• Trump Records Release Gets Ex-Texas AG Staffer Warned
• Campbell-Ewald Can't Nix TCPA Suit With Cash, Judge Says
• Ex-Rep. Doesn't Want Pols Liable For Saying They're Honest
• JPML Sends Dollar General Motor Oil Sales Suits To Mo.
• McDermott Adds Privacy Partner From Jones Day
• Rite Aid Says It's Immune From Flu-Shot TCPA Suit
• LabMD Says Ga. Ruling Supports Pa. Data Breach Suit
• Spokeo Backs Viacom Child-Tracking Claims, Court Told
• Miracle-Gro Seed Claims Backed Up By Research, Scotts Says
• VW, Audi Named In Another 'Catastrophic' Engine Defect Suit
• Ensuring Compliance Under New Ill. Security Breach Statute
• AT&T Blasts Effort To Take Throttling Suit To 9th Circ.
• Ferring Hit With Class Action Over Weak IVF Drug
• Blind Shopper Says Hugo Boss' Website Violates ADA
• AT&T Accused Of 'Bait And Switch' Over Prepaid Phone Plans
• Starbucks Fine Has Companies Reading CPSC's Tea Leaves
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Challengers Leave Nothing To Chance
• Vitamin Cottage Says Insurer Owes Coverage For Data Breach
• Discover, Citigroup Say DA's Deal With Law Firms Illegal
• Bristol-Myers Asks Calif. High Court To Block Plavix Suits
• CFPB Proposal Could Shut Off Bank Payday Loan Alternative
• 2 Plead Guilty In Scheme To Hack Info On 60M People
• EU Data Protection Supervisor Suggests Privacy Shield Fixes
• ABA President Says Trump's Judge Insults Cross Line
• JPML Consolidates Parmesan Cheese Label MDLs In Chicago
• Quaker Oats Hit With Class Action Over Pesticides
• CFPB's Proposed Payday Lending Rule Draws Praise, Ire
• Class Seeks Approval Of $3.4M Deal In Gucci Credit Card Suit
• Twitter Says App Users' Consent Defeats Privacy Claim
• House Republicans Slam FCC's Broadband Privacy Proposal
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Carriuolo V. GM And The Future Of The Overcharge Theory
• Verizon Customer Need Not Arbitrate Fee Claims, Court Says
• Pressure Mounts On UK Watchdogs To Tackle Online Lenders
• Industry Groups Sue To Stop DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• CFPB Unveils Sweeping Payday Loan Protections
• Starbucks Unit's $3.75M Exploding Tumbler Fine Splits CPSC
• Payday Lenders' $8M TCPA Settlement Gets Preliminary Nod
• FDA Urges Food Industry To Cut Sodium By One-Third
• Whole Foods Buyer Asks 2nd Circ. To Weigh Overcharge Suit
• Spokeo Gives Workers Standing In Data Suit, 3rd Circ. Hears
• 7th Circ. Weighs Frivolity Of Old Debts In Bankruptcy Court
• Class Can't Redefine Trial Terms In Boiron False Ad Suit
• Public Needs More Insight On FCC Proposals, O'Rielly Says
• Experian, TransUnion Dodge FCRA Claims Over Child Support
• Wyo. Defends Ban On 'Open Land' Data-Gathering
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