Consumer Protection Archive » March, 2017

Consumer Protection - March, 2017

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• Google Can't Pause Face-Mapping Tech Suit, Consumers Say
• 3 Things To Watch After FCC's Privacy Rules Get The Ax
• FCC's Loss On Fax Rule Could Curb Explosion Of TCPA Suits
• Kimberly-Clark Gowns Failed Quality Tests, Jury Told
• T. Rowe Must Face Suit Over $388M In Mutual Fund Fees
• NetSpend Inks $53M Deal With FTC In Prepaid Card Suit
• Buccaneers' $19.5M Deal Over Junk Faxes Gets Early Nod
• Rite-Aid Beats TCPA Suit Over Flu Shot Reminder Calls
• Fluidmaster Flushes Certification Bid In Pipe Bursting MDL
• Lime-A-Rita Drinkers Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Case Toss
• Costco Receipt Suit Tossed As Patron's Harm Claim Quashed
• 15 Bus Crash Victims Sue For $250 Million
• Wendy's To Face Breach Claims After Magistrate's OK Upheld
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Trump U's $25M Fraud Settlement Gets Final Nod
• CFPB Takes On Trump In Leadership Battle At DC Circ.
• Lawmakers, AGs Urge DC Circ. To Keep 'Independent' CFPB
• Super Bowl Fans Fire Back At NFL's Bid To Trim Seating Suit
• Exploring 2 Different Approaches To Anti-Rebate Laws
• 2nd Circ. Judge Tells Ex-CEO His Customers 'Got Screwed'
• FCC's Junk Fax Opt-Out Rule Struck Down By DC Circuit
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-CPSC GC Cheryl Falvey
• Kimberly-Clark Exec Defends 'Quality Issues' In Fraud Trial
• Spokeo Says 9th Circ. Decision Supports Toss Of FCRA Suit
• 'Inactionable Puffery' Saves Ex-Rep. Schock From Donor Suit
• Consumers Get Ikea ZIP Code Suit Booted From Federal Court
• Data Breaches Exposed 1.4B Records In 2016, Report Says
• HSBC, PHH Duck Fraud Claims Over Auto-Charged Fees
• SF's Sinking Tower Homeowners Slap Parties With $200M Suit
• Fla. Judge Trims Taxi Cos.' Uber, Lyft Monopoly Suit
• Prisoners' Call Recording Suit Against Securus Gets Trimmed
• 4th Defendant Avoids Prison For 'Warrant Squad' Debt Scam
• Consumer Only Had To Text 'STOP,' Kohl's Says In TCPA Row
• Why Time Warner's Attack Against The TCPA Is On The Ropes
• FCC's Pai Favors 'Targeted Action' To Open Internet Order
• Payment Co.'s Illegal Recording, TCPA Row Ends In Deal
• Yahoo's Warning To GCs: Your Job Description Just Expanded
• Prison Phone Co. Can't Arbitrate Rate Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Wells Fargo Too Late To Arbitrate Overdraft Fight, Class Says
• Student Loan Repayment Options In Light Of CFPB V. Navient
• The Future Of Off-Label Promotion And Product Liability
• Kimberly-Clark's Cost-Cutting Caused Gown Issues, Jury Told
• 7th Circ. Says Collector Misled Consumer About Old Debt
• Ambit Energy Gets RICO, Rate Suit Thrown Out
• LA Hotel Owner Adds Tips Without Warning, Suit Says
• 5 Ways IPO Prospects Can Boost Cybersecurity Readiness
• DOL Fights Request To Halt Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Judge To Lead Supreme Court Unclaimed Funds Suit
• Justices Set Tough Standard For State Credit Card Fee Laws
• PG&E To Pay $86.5M Over San Bruno Explosion-Linked Talks
• Ford To Spend $295M On Door Latch, Fire Risk Recalls
• BNY Mellon Ducks Calif. Wrongful Foreclosure Class Action
• J. Crew Dodges Suit Over Terms Of Service Liability Statement
• FCC's Pai Seeks Internet Without 'Heavy-Handed' Regs
• Charter Internet Users Sue Over Slow Speeds
• Santander Settles Probe Of 'Predatory' Car Loans For $26M
• Rehab Co. Wins Arbitration Bid After Forum Availability Tussle
• Monsanto Denied Pause Of Doc Handover In Syngenta MDL
• Spectrum-Surfing NY Judge Bails Out Of AG's Net Speed Suit
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• EU Endocrine Disruptor Fights Could Lead To US Litigation
• High Court Says NY Credit Card Disclosures Regulate Speech
• Ford Nears Coordinating Hundreds Of Defect Cases In Calif.
• Target Consumers Say $10M Data Breach Deal Fair For All
• St. Paul Says No Duty To Cover $2.4M Loss After Data Breach
• Social Media CEO Pleads With Judge Over Absent Counsel
• 9th Circ. Resurrects TCPA Claims Against Debt Collector
• Dem Lawmakers Urge FCC Action On Cellphone Cybersecurity
• Wells Fargo To Pay $110M To End Phony Accounts Suits
• School District Wants Texas Or Calif. For Faulty Turf MDL
• NY's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Bill Needs Narrower Focus
• Beer Drinkers Ask 9th Circ. For Another Round In Merger Fight
• Calif. Toll Operators Defend System As Constitutional
• Starbucks Customer Wants Another Shot At Iced Drink Suit
• Vitamin Maker Must Face 'Made In USA' Class Action
• AT&T Call Recipients Can't Certify Class In TCPA Suit
• Bankrupt BlueHippo Founder Ordered Again To Pay $13.4M
• Calif. Borrower Says Judge's Pro-Bank Bias Merits Recusal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs And The High Court
• Prison Phone Co.'s Arbitration Bid Untimely, Group Says
• Rite Aid Wants Out Of FCA Suit Claiming Decadelong Scheme
• Rising Student Loan Defaults Signal Litigation Ramp-Up
• Jelly Belly Mislabeled Its Sport Beans Candy, Suit Says
• Investors Jumping The Gun With Judgment Bid, VW Says
• Feds Flunk Wells Fargo On Community Lending Exam
• NY Frees Ocwen From Monitor After Servicing Improvements
• 'Fee-Free' Card Processor Charges Monthly Fees, Suit Claims
• Judge Won't Pause Samsung Exploding Washing Machine Suit
• ITC False Ad Decision Shows The Breadth Of Section 337
• FTC To Counter State Special Interests, Ohlhausen Says
• Chrysler Buyers Say NY Court Can Hear Tire Defect Case
• Judge Gorsuch's Dubious Commitment To Legal Textualism
• Honda, Flybe Face UK Fines For Unsolicited Marketing Emails
• Dial Customers Win Cert. In Antibacterial Soap False Ad MDL
• Lifeline Revocations Lacked Evidence Of Abuse, FCC Told
• Judge Guts Class Action Over Lufthansa Delays
• Jail Phone Co. Gets Nod For $8.8M Deal Over 1.8M Robocalls
• Judge Won't Cut Kraft 'Natural' Cheese Class Sans Details
• Mass. Judge Says Sports Tape False Ad Claims Not Covered
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• NJ Dealership Can't Force Arbitration Over Refund Refusal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Order Class Cert. In Yakult False Ad Suit
• VW Drivers, Feds Seek Approval For $1.2B Emissions Deal
• Sperm Bank Can't Dodge Couple's Suit Over Donor Portrayal
• SoulCycle Manufactured Discovery Dispute, Consumer Claims
• Proposed Rules Pose Challenges For Pharma Reps In Chicago
• Plaintiffs Continue To Target Retail Text Programs
• Heart Apps Revise Ad, Privacy Practices In Deal With NY AG
• Sidley, Deloitte Likely Still On Hook For $350M Ponzi Row
• E-ZPass Debt Collector Beats Suit Over Recovery Letters
• Nursing Home Co. Escapes Pa. Gov't Suit Over Patient Care
• ABA President Balks At Rep's Call For More Lawyer Ad Regs
• FCC Faces Quandary If Obama-Era Privacy Rules Get Boot
• EU Lawmakers Declare 'Privacy Shield' Pact Inadequate
• ADT Agrees To Pay $16M To End Alarm Hackability Suits
• Pa. School District Sues Turf Provider Over Defective Fibers
• $4M Deal OK'd In PayPal Funds-Hold Saga
• FCC Warned 5G Preemption Could Cost Localities 'Billions'
• Ex-Monsanto Lawyer Must Hand Over Docs In Syngenta MDL
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Hidden Tire Defect Class Suit Tossed
• CFPB Gives Mortgage Lenders Flexibility In Fair Lending Law
• FTC Sues Online Marketers For Shady 'No Risk' Deals
• Challenging Personal Jurisdiction In Online Conduct Cases
• Arby's Faces Consumer Class Action Over Data Breach
• Real Win For Virtual Casino: Lessons For Game Developers
• Expect More CFPB Scrutiny Of Nonbank Mortgage Servicers
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Ill. Announces Security Plan For Aging Tech Infrastructure
• FCC Says 12,600 Consumers Affected By AT&T 911 Outage
• Senate Votes To Undo FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules
• FCC Advances Plan Targeting Illegal Robocalls
• Sears Customers Seek Final OK On Grill Settlement
• Calif. Toll System Doesn't Violate Drivers' Privacy, Court Told
• Saks Makes 'Phantom Markdown' Suit Disappear, For Now
• Supplement Co. Lied About Biotin Benefits, Class Action Says
• Generics Face Antitrust Suit Over Antidepressant Prices
• German Prosecutors Probe Daimler Diesel Emissions
• Text Recipient Has Standing For TCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Fed Orders Santander To Boost Oversight Of Auto Unit
• Purina's Fish Food Killed Bass, Fish Farm Says
• Almond Milk Co. Calls False Ad Suit A Wasteful Attack
• CFPB Fines Experian $3M For Deceptive Marketing
• Judge OKs Subway's Record $31M FACTA Settlement
• Madden Creates More Uncertainty For Marketplace Lenders
• A Gorsuch Decision In Favor Of Federal Jurisdiction
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• Ross Stores' 'Unusual' Cert. Killer Faces Skeptical Judge
• NY Data Breaches Soared To Record Levels In 2016, AG Says
• FCC Warned Against Interfering On Local Rights-Of-Way
• Trader Joe's Wants Tuna Class Suit Canned
• VW, Ex-Exec Seek To Scrap Investor Claims In Emissions MDL
• Intelligender Hit With Penalty In Calif. False Ad Suit
• Calif. Phone Tax Class Action Kicked Back To State Court
• Lush Beats Suit Alleging Website Terms Shirk NJ Law
• Bank Deregulation Faces Long Odds, Hensarling Says
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fosamax Warning Class Against Merck
• Campbell's Healthy Soup Labeling Suit Gets Tossed
• Biz Groups Urge 5th Circ. To Pause DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Border Smartphone Searches Need A Warrant, 4th Circ. Told
• Class Seeks Certification In Bank Autodialing Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Beasley Allen's Dee Miles
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• New NY Cybersecurity Regs Will Have National Reach
• Something In The Water: Product Claims Get Creative
• Subway Strikes Record $30M Deal In FACTA Receipt Suit
• Facebook Wants 9th Circ.'s Take On TCPA In Spam Text Row
• Consumer Slams Twilio's Bid To Exit TCPA Lawsuit
• FCC's Clyburn Slams Potential Lifeline 'Poor Tax'
• Trump Hat-Wearing Man Claims NYC Bar Wouldn't Serve Him
• Gamer Can't Revive Suit Over In-App 'Gambling' At 4th Circ.
• CVS Customers Denied Cert. In Generic Pricing Suit
• Daimler Must Face Emissions Fraud Suit In US, Investors Say
• FCC's Pai Pushes Better Broadband For Rust Belt
• Ind. High Court Says Law Firm Not Exempt From State's Suit
• Wendy's Slims Beefed-Up Data Breach Spat For Now
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ford Win In Fatal Rollover Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Natural Skim Milk Is Legally 'Skim Milk'
• FTC Says Advocacy Group Can't Fight Used-Car Safety Orders
• DirecTV Says FCRA, Ill. Law Misapplied In Class Action
• Pa. Woman Awarded $400K For Eyelid Surgery Complications
• 9th Circ. Stands By Reviving FCRA Suit Over Liability Waiver
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• Exec Orders, Personnel To Reform Bank Rules, VP Aide Says
• How EU Data Privacy Reform Will Impact US Telecom Cos.
• Sen. Brown Shoots Down Full-Scale Dodd-Frank Rewrite
• What Consumers Really Think About Reference Price Labels
• CFPB Opening 5-Year Review Of Mortgage, Other Rules
• Justices Asked To Tackle Spokeo Divide In Card Receipt Row
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Boiron Buyers Say Jury's False Ad Verdict OK'd Sugar Pills
• Walgreens Wants Out of Theranos Blood-Testing Suit
• New FCC Chief Breaks With Trump On Media 'Enemy' Remarks
• Patients In Ala. Hospital Data Theft Row Win Class Cert.
• High Court Refuses Credit-Card Receipts Suit Against Tribe
• EPA Commits $100M For Flint Water Infrastructure Upgrades
• Landowners Ask Justices For Single-Parcel Takings Analysis
• High Court Won't Take Up Firm Debt Collection Letter Case
• Sport Supplement Co. Sued Over Doses, 'Unproven' Claims
• Lifeline Providers Push FCC To Flip Eligibility Move
• Judge Urged Not To Melt Margarine Suit After Cert. Denial
• Wells Fargo Can't Beat Pay-Processing Junk Fax Suit
• Jimmy Choo Customer Balks At FACTA Class Settlement
• Fiat Investors Seek Class Cert. In Emissions Cheating Suit
• Biz Groups Can't Block DOL Fiduciary Rule, Judge Says
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Motley Rice's Linda Singer
• UPS Fights FCRA Suit Over Employment Background Checks
• Facebook Users Fight 9th Circ. Take On Birthday Text Row
• Why We Need The Fairness In Class Action Litigation Act
• NY Cybersecurity Regulations Will Affect Health Care Sector
• Killing Class Actions Means Everybody Loses
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• DOJ Brief Opposing CFPB Brings More Uncertainty
• Trump's Budget Unlikely To Cover Gaps In Cybersecurity
• Neiman Marcus To Pay $1.6M In Shopper Data Breach Suit
• AMD's Bid To Shut Down False Ad Suit A Stretch, Judge Says
• $1M, Uncapped Deals Get Nod In Cellphone 'Cramming' Suits
• Treadmill Users Get Partial Cert. In Heart Monitor Suit
• Industry Mounts Final Assault On FCC's ISP Privacy Rules
• Hotwire Can't Claim Immunity In Hertz Car Rental Rate Suit
• FCC Gives Honda More Time On Accessibility Rules
• FTC, Spam Marketers Settle Charges In Fake Diet Pill Case
• DOL Gets Flood Of Letters On Fiduciary Rule Delay
• Chamber Says Texas Judge Should Still Block Fiduciary Rule
• Trump Asks DC Circ. For Power To Fire CFPB Chief
• 9th Circ. Affirms Amgen Win In Late Off-Label Sales Row
• Former Patient Fights To Keep Tenet Kickback Suit Alive
• Class Counsel Gets $167M In Fees In VW Emissions MDL
• Costco Shoppers Score Cert. In Supplement Labeling Suit
• Mondelez Beats Job Applicant's Credit Reporting Suit
• GNC, Consumers Agree To End 'Slack Fill' Suit
• Judge Shaves Attys' Fees In Rita's Ice TCPA Settlement
• Chicago Trader Bilked Clients Out Of $1.5M, Gov't Says
• Florida Tax Preparers Slapped With Suit Over False Returns
• Chemical Maker Loses Appeal Over Biodegradability Claims
• The Struggle To Apply Spokeo's Injury-In-Fact Requirement
• Employer Lessons In Avoiding FCRA Violations
• Avoiding Pitfalls Of Corp. Social Responsibility Statements
• Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Is 'Light' Enough, 9th Circ. Holds
• Trump Budgets $1.5B To Fund DHS Cybersecurity Efforts
• Calif. Judge Rejects Google Email-Scanning Settlement
• Trump's Proposed DOJ Budget Could Cut Civil Rights Funding
• Roche, Pharmacies Reach $17M Deal Over Unwanted Faxes
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Fee Award For Kraft Buyer Attys
• Investors Say VW's Admissions Of Guilt Are Proof Of Intent
• Writers Guild Blasts FCC's Cutting Of Lifeline Providers
• Free Market Group Says FCC Must Nix ISP Privacy Rules
• VW Slams German Prosecutors After Jones Day Office Search
• DC Circ. Says Man Can't Sue Ethiopia For Spying On Him
• Calif. Hospital Seeks Stay As DC Circ. Mulls TCPA Suit
• Patients Accuse Quest Of Excessive Out-Of-Pocket Charges
• Insurer Needn't Fund Texas Liquor Chain's Data Hack Suit
• Ferry Operator, Nightlife Promoter Slapped With TCPA Suit
• Calif. Steakhouse Sued For Requiring Customers' ID Info
• Female Lawyers Are Still Struggling To Land Lead MDL Roles
• When The JPML Refuses To Approve Multidistrict Litigation
• FCC Takes A Backseat In Regulating Online Privacy
• Making Sense Of Potential DOL Fiduciary Rule Challenges
• Yahoo Hack Charges Boost Feds' Profile For Future Victims
• DC Circ.'s Delay On Net Neutrality Points To Wider Holdup
• NJ High Court Won't Disturb Harrah's Win In Promo Case
• Internet Group Urges FCC To Align Privacy Rules With FTC
• Bank Failed To Protect Against Check Scam, Law Group Says
• Ford Pickup Owners Say Doors Fail In Sub-Freezing Temps
• 'Incoherent' Args Can't Defeat Roca Asset Freeze, FTC Says
• Mass. Pain Doc Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud
• FCC Told Lifeline Broadband Change Hurts Underserved Kids
• High Court Urged To Reverse Calif. Justices' Plavix Ruling
• Lap Band Surgery Biz Loses Calif. Arbitration Bid Appeal
• OCC Releases Draft Guidelines For Issuing Fintech Charters
• Insurer Asks Judge To Nix Coverage Of Sports Tape Claims
• Nationstar To Pay CFPB $1.75M Over Faulty Mortgage Data
• FCC's Pai Promises To Speed Up Innovation On Midwest Tour
• Payday Lenders Appeal Choke Point Injunction Loss
• Schumer, Blumenthal Criticize Gorsuch For Labor Rulings
• Patients Seek Class Cert. In Ill. Medical Record Fees Suit
• FTC's Suit Over Alleged $70M Phone Bill Scheme May Proceed
• Avis Says 3rd Circ. Ruling Supports Expert Nix In Fee Suit
• Calif. Diabetics Denied Refund On Test Strip Sales Tax
• DOJ Indicts Russian Spies For Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts
• Home Depot Deal May Spur Banks To Sue Data Breach Targets
• Google Wants 7th Circ.'s Input In Biometric Privacy Row
• Cohen & Grigsby Nabs K&L Gates Privacy, Insurance Pro
• Social Media Co. Asks Justices To Hear Facebook CFAA Suit
• Medical Device Maker Seeks To Kill Weight Loss System Suit
• Data-Selling 'Right To Know' Bill Clears Hurdle In Ill.
• Apple Consumer Row Over Faulty IPhone Screens Gets Cut
• Boston AUSA Joins DLA Piper For White Collar, Probes Work
• SIFMA Backs DOL's Fiduciary Rule Delay
• Odwalla Sued Over 'No Sugar Added' Label On 100% Juices
• CPSC To Probe Fatal Hoverboard Fire
• Carriers Say FCC Privacy Regs Hurt Small ISPs
• NJ Senate OKs Bill To Crack Down On Pyramid Schemes
• Multivitamin Has Dangerous Folate Levels, Suit Says
• FDA Warning Wire: Scofflaw Shuttered After 5-Year Saga
• Arbitration Agreements In Calif. Require Consumer Assent
• Buyers Know Kraft Parmesan From Fresh Cheese, Co. Says
• Volkswagen, Marketing Co. Fight Class Cert. In TCPA Spat
• Uber Can't Force Illinois TCPA Suit Into Arbitration
• Kohl's, Service Provider Settle In Customer Class Action
• VW Bondholders Say Emissions Suit Has Legs
• Class Certified In 'Natural' Baby Wash Case Against J&J
• 30K Cybersecurity Attacks Hit Fed. Agencies In 2016: Report
• Safeway Settles Underfilled Tuna Suit In California
• Bush, Cheney, Others Want Out Of Olympics Spying Suit
• 'K-Cup' Labeling Suit Class Hits Back On Decertification Bid
• Judge Warns That Sausage Suit Stuffed With 'Boilerplate'
• Judge Has No Love For It's Just Lunch Date-Coupon Deal
• Beware Intended Consequences Of Class Action Reform, Too
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• $8.5M Google Privacy Deal Improper, 9th Circ. Told
• Flyers Challenge FAA's Failure To Regulate Plane Seat Size
• Senate Dems Push FCC's Pai On Trump's Media Comments
• Internet Giants Back Google's Overseas-Data Warrant Fight
• Generic Skin Cream Buyers Fight Price-Fixing Row Dismissal
• BofA Likely Can't Shrink Home Appraisal Class Action
• Match.com Shakes Stabbing Victim's Suit Over Violent Match
• Oracle Urges FCC To Ax Privacy, Net Neutrality Rules
• Clean Energy Financier Hit By 'Deceptive Loan' Class Action
• Wendy's Execs Want Customer Data Breach Suit Tossed
• 11th Circ. Nixes Mexico Tourism Tax Racketeering Suit
• Audible, Amazon Hit With Suit Over Audiobook Credit Scam
• CenturyLink Says 9th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Save FCRA Suit
• Sony Escapes Suit Over Dr. Oz's 'Miracle' Diet Pill Promos
• Schwab Says Securities Routing Suit Lacks Fraud, Injury
• 7th Circ. Upholds 9.5-Year Religious Pilgrim Fraud Sentence
• Biz Groups Seek Emergency Stay On DOL Fiduciary Rule
• FTC Demands Docs In Lifewatch Robocall Suit
• Samsung Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Smart TVs
• CFPB Continues Expansive Interpretation Of RESPA
• Keeping Ethics Paramount In The Direct Selling Industry
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• Public Records Act And The Price Of Privacy: Part 2
• Jury Finds Phone Reseller Didn't Breach Sprint Contract
• 4 Clues From The FCC Chairman On Net Neutrality's Fate
• LabMD Says FTC Shifting Args On Data Security Lapses
• Bumble Bee Buyers Face Uphill Fight As Mislabel Trial Ends
• Class Fairness Atty Hits Auto Warranty Seller With TCPA Suit
• TransUnion Demands Sanctions For 'False' FCRA Claims
• 'Healthy' Food Labeling Needs Hybrid Approach, FDA Told
• Wrong Test Used In Ford Rollover Death Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Samsung's 'Exploding' Washing Machines Lead To Class Suit
• House Dems Urge Fed To Move Forward With Bank Rules
• 9th Circ. Says Rules Don't Call For Asbestos Suit's Eternal Nix
• NFL Looks To Trim Claims In Super Bowl Ticket Spat
• PHH Says Only Way To Make CFPB Constitutional Is To Kill It
• McConnell Backs Move To Nix FCC Privacy Rules
• Sex Toy Maker Settles Vibrator Privacy Suit For $3.75M
• Ill. AG Sues Palmco Energy Over Alleged Consumer Fraud
• JPMorgan Loses Bid To Undo $1.3M Fraud Row Revival
• Former FCC Enforcement Chief Joins Boies Schiller
• Gorsuch's Views On 'Legal Tourism' Could Shift High Court
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Public Records Act And The Price Of Privacy: Part 1
• VW Pleads Guilty In Emissions Cheating Suit
• SolarCity Faces TCPA Cert. Bid, Says Some Agreed To Calls
• Google's Email Scanning Deal Only Benefits Attys, Judge Says
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Will Spur Action But Not Uniformity
• D-Link Faces Uphill Fight To Toss FTC Router Security Row
• DC Circ. TCPA Challenge Fails to Pause Caribou Text Suit
• CFPB Proposes Delay In Prepaid Card Rule Roll Out
• Ill. Lottery Manipulation Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Judge Gives Initial OK To Direct Digital $4.5M False Ad Deal
• Civil Rights Coalition Seeks Sit-Down With FCC's Pai
• 9th Circ. Urged To Recertify 'Sexual Energy' False Ad Class
• FCC Gets Local Pushback On 5G Infrastructure Preemption
• EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Of Hawaii Pesticide Use
• Quicken Loans Can't Ditch Feds' False Claims Suit
• Banks' Hopes For Quick Reg Relief Fade Amid Policy Battles
• GM Looks To Intervene In Challenge To Used-Car Settlement
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• Facebook Slims Claims In Unsolicited Text Dispute
• Justices' Arbitration Ruling Hurts Consumers, 9th Circ. Told
• Makers Want Class Decertified In 'K-Cup' Labeling Suit
• NJ Biz's Fee Nonpayment Precluded Arbitration, Justices Say
• 2nd Circ. Gives Zocdoc TCPA Suit Another Chance
• Google's $22M Deal Ending 9-Year AdWords Row Nears OK
• FCC Chief Launches Probe Into AT&T's 911 Service Outage
• Former Senior CFPB Official Joins Alston & Bird
• Home Depot To Pay $25M To Settle Banks' Data Breach Claims
• Dish Seeks Do-Over After $20.5M Telemarketing Trial Award
• Exposed CIA Tactics Open Doors For Non-Gov't Hackers
• Odds Stacked Against House Bills To Kill Bank Class Actions
• Sen. Cruz Presses FCC's Pai To Rescind Net Neutrality Order
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Post-Spokeo Ikea ZIP Code Ruling
• LG Faces Claims Of Misleading 'Energy Star'-Labeled TVs
• Drug Cos., Eye Drop Users Spar Over 7th Circ. Toss
• Senate Dems Push FCC's Pai To Safeguard E-Rate Program
• ACLU, Public Knowledge Mount Net Neutrality Defense
• Gym Chain's 'Robocalls' Violated The TCPA, 3rd Circ. Told
• Merkel Says She Didn't Know About VW Emissions Cheating
• Banks, Telemarketers Say No Illinois Link In CIPA Suit
• Nissan Slapped With Calif. Suit For Taping Customer Calls
• Neiman Marcus Shoppers Say Deal Made In Data Breach Suit
• EPA Detection Of Car Emission Fraud To Get Scrutinized
• Credit Union Slams Eddie Bauer Over Data Breach
• Sen. Flake Files Resolution To Nix FCC's Privacy Rules
• Beware Unintended Consequences Of Class Action Reform
• ADA Compliance For Financial Institutions In The Crosshairs
• CVS Customers Face Skeptical Judge In Drug Price Cert. Bid
• New Hunton & Williams Team To Tackle M&A Privacy Risks
• FCC's Robocall Plan To Benefit From Rare Bipartisanship
• Gretchen Carlson, Dems Push Bids To Ax Forced Arbitration
• Payment Processor Faces TCPA Suit Over Illegal Calls
• Banks Say Debt Collection Appeal Should Be Tossed
• WikiLeaks Releases Purported CIA Hacking Trove
• $52M Settles Lincoln Insurance Snafu Probe In NY
• DC Circ. Rejects Motions To Intervene In CFPB Litigation
• Canceled Hall Of Fame Game Suit Sent To Ohio Court
• Consent Kills: Trends In Defeating TCPA Class Actions
• Cannabis Industry Standards: ASTM May Fill The Vacuum
• Hobby Lobby Strikes Deal In Va. Over Comparison Prices
• 7th Circ. Nixes Glaucoma Eyedropper Class Claims
• NJ Class Action Revived Over Progressive's Auto Policies
• FTC Offers Advice To Businesses Hit By Phishing Scams
• UK Privacy Regulator Discusses Stronger Data-Protection Law
• Embattled Wells Fargo Taps Cravath Partner For Top Atty Spot
• DirecTV and FTC Reach Deal In Deceptive Marketing Suit
• Tribal Court Can't Subpoena AmEx For Records, Group Says
• Trump U Student Slams $25M Deal As 50 Cents On Her Dollar
• White House Wants Say On CFPB Structure In DC Circ.
• NSA Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Olympics Spying Suit
• Kraft Wins 'Natural' Cheese Suit Stay Pending FDA Guidance
• Fitbit Investors Claiming Co. Hid Problems Seek Class Cert.
• Fintech Charter Won't Lead To Consumer Abuse: Watchdog
• Thune, Schumer Duke It Out In Twin Net Neutrality Op-Eds
• Split DC Circ. Denies Injunction In CFPB Challenge
• Feds Defend Constitutionality Of TCPA In Time Warner Suit
• Express Scripts Says Contracts Prevent Pharmacies' Suit
• Direct Digital To Pay $4.5M In False Ad Settlement
• Rust-Oleum Exits Peeling Paint MDL With $9.3M Settlement
• China's Food Safety System In The Year Of The Rooster
• Consumer Financial Services Cos., Prepare For New Dynamic
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Takeaways From Latest Ruling In Madden V. Midland Funding
• In Congress: Obamacare, Defense Funding, Litigation Reform
• Ga. Court Tosses Libel Suit Over Dr. Oz's Olive Oil Segment
• Privacy Shield Needs To Be Revisited, EU Officials Told
• UK Regulator Floats Guidance On EU Data Protection Reform
• Samsung Can't Arbitrate Smartwatch Battery Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Vizio Smart TV Owners See Trim Of Data Collection Lawsuit
• FCC Seeks Feedback On Calls To Restore Lifeline Companies
• Olive Oil Maker Blasts Class Cert. Bid In False Ad Suit
• Consumers Get Cert. In Solar Co. Cellphone Robocalls Suit
• ConAgra Looks To End Margarine Suit After Cert. Denial
• IPhone Refurbished Parts Suit Needs More Detail, Judge Says
• Yelp Hit With California Privacy Suit Over Recorded Calls
• Law360 Privacy/Consumer Protection Editorial Advisory Board
• Using The SAFETY Act To Comply With NY Cyber Rules
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• What Food Cos. Can Expect From New Date Label Standards
• FCC's Halt Of Privacy Rule Signals Net Neutrality Reversal
• Yahoo GC Steps Down, CEO Loses Bonus After Data Breaches
• 9th Circ. Stays ConAgra Label Row For High Court Review
• FCC's Pai Plans Vote To Let Carriers Block Certain Robocalls
• Fans Can't Add NFL Teams, Owners To Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Smart Meter Data Needs Privacy Protection, 7th Circ. Told
• Concordia Pharma Gets False Ad Trial Award Upped To $2.2M
• $76M Cruise Robocall Class Settlement Gets Final Approval
• Taxi Co., App Pay $5.3M To Settle Spam Texts Suit
• Atty's Claim For Fees After $242M Win Kept Alive
• SEC Sues Pair Over $5M 'Point'-Based Pyramid Scheme
• Calif. Justices Grant Open Gov't Win In Public Records Row
• Uber, Text Recipients Agree To Mediate TCPA Disputes
• CFPB Highlights Consumer Credit Reporting Improvements
• Ex-Va. AG Joins Cozen O'Connor's DC Office
• Facebook Strikes Deal In URL-Messaging Privacy Class Action
• Kraft Foods Lacks Taste In Attack On Counsel, Class Says
• SF City Atty Alleges Hertz Ripping Off Golden Gate Drivers
• TJ Maxx Shoppers Dig For Cert. In 'Compare At' Pricing Suit
• Bumble Bee Marketers Ignored Internal Warnings, Judge Told
• Drugmaker Agrees To Stop Selling Unapproved Skin Drugs
• Prison Phone Co. Calls For Arbitration In Suit
• FDA Guidance On Medical Device Reporting: Key Takeaways
• Addressing V2V Data Privacy Concerns In New NHTSA Rules
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
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