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Consumer Protection - November, 2017

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• Kirkland's Should Face Receipt Row Under Spokeo: Magistrate
• Google Nears Win, But Can't Put Click Fraud Suit To Bed
• Receiver Faulted Over $20M Scheme Clawbacks At 11th Circ.
• DC Circ. May Skip CFPB Fight After Cordray's Exit
• Nutter McClennen Nabs Former Comptroller Of The Currency
• Facebook Biometric Data Row May Hinge On 'Right To Say No'
• Dodd-Frank Architects Stress Lawmaker Intent In CFPB Battle
• Cricket's Website Not Accessible To The Blind, ADA Suit Says
• Paint Cos. Seek Rehearing In $1B Lead Paint Cleanup Suit
• JPML Judges Say Atlanta Best Site For Equifax MDL
• Google Faces UK Suit Over IPhone Snooping Claims
• Coinbase Must Give Info To IRS For Transactions Over $20K
• Calif. AG Says For-Profit Online College Misled Students
• Hanover Pushes Back On Liquor Chain's 5th Circ. Revival Bid
• 6th Circ. Misapplied Atty Fees Precedent, Gym Members Say
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• Insights On Article III Standing Under Ill. Biometrics Law
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• Wells Fargo Can't Arbitrate $1B Phony Accounts Suit Yet
• Atty Slams Ocwen Bid To 'Fling Mud' At Him Over TCPA Deal
• High Court Takes Aim At Setting Location Privacy Bar
• Focus Turns To Mulvaney's Impact At The CFPB
• Prenatal Vitamin Maker Fights To Stop OTC Label Change
• Starbucks Slims Scope Of Underfilled Latte Dispute
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Push To Ax Claims In Emissions MDL
• Hisense Says Sharp Can't Appeal Remand Ruling In TM Row
• PetSmart Beats Fraud Claims Over Prescription Cat Food
• 9th Circ. Says ESPN App User's Data Isn't Personal Info
• EU Data Watchdogs Set Up Task Force To Tackle Uber Breach
• Uber Sued Over Alleged Hush Money To Hackers
• Law Firm Denied Bid For Win In Costco Junk-Fax Suit
• With Wave Of Suits, Chicago Turns Focus To Residents' Rights
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• COPPA: The Latest Chapter In Consumer Class Actions
• 'Hacker-For-Hire' Cops To Role In Russian Yahoo Email Leak
• Uber Sued Under Wash.'s Revamped Breach Reporting Law
• AT&T Customer Fights Bid to Put Roaming Fee Suit On Hold
• NM, Native Group Urge Nix Of CFPB's Tribal Lenders Suit
• Warren Wants Details On Mulvaney's Dual CFPB, OMB Roles
• Fed Says Bank Will Pay $2.8M To Deceived Home Borrowers
• Insurer Needn't Cover Tuna Labeling Fight, 11th Circ. Told
• Sirius Says It Found Driver's Info From Post Office, Not DMV
• Mulvaney Stays CFPB Chief As Judge Denies Injunction
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Diamond McCarthy Liquidation Pro
• Small Banks, Lobby Group Sue Equifax Over Data Breach
• Conn. Law Firm Moves To Nix Debt Collector Defamation Suit
• Pa. Consumer Law Protects Nonresidents, State Justices Hear
• Dissecting NAIC's Insurance Data Security Model Law
• Why Contempt For The CFPB Is A Big Business Mistake
• The Broad Reach Of Medicare Act's Preemption Provision
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 5 MDL Lessons
• DOL Officially Delays Obama-Era Fiduciary Rule
• 'Seminal' Allergan Cases Test Copycat Drug Limits
• Chicago Suit Is The Latest Over Uber Data Breach, Cover-Up
• Top Privacy Enforcer In Conn. AG's Office Headed To Cigna
• CFPB's Temporary Leadership Hinges On Judge's Analysis
• 'No Assurances' For CFPB Deputy, But No Plans To Fire Yet
• Airline Says Miami Airport 'Exit Fees' Suit Lacks Standing
• Drivers Suing SiriusXM For Privacy Breach Seek Class Cert.
• New T-Mobile User Calls Out Carrier On Claims And Charges
• Cottage Health Pays Calif. $2M To Settle Data Breach Suit
• Mulvaney Puts CFPB Regs On Hold Amid Leadership Brawl
• Net Neutrality Comment Process, Investigation Take Flak
• Ex-Uber Drivers Get 'Final' Chance To Amend Data Hack Suit
• Children's Place Reaches $6.8M Deal In Sham Pricing Row
• Proposals For Reform Under A New CFPB
• Bad Batch Of Cookie Mix Sold At Walmart Leads To Suit
• Net Neutrality Hype Overblown, Title I Advocates Say
• Tezos Hit With Class Suit Over Cryptocurrency Offering
• Chicago's Equifax Suit Stayed Ahead Of Possible MDL
• Kohl's Beats Suit Over Texts That Followed Opt-Out Requests
• CFPB Deputy Director Sues Trump Over Mulvaney Appointment
• Trump, Cordray Throw CFPB Leadership Into Disarray
• Watchdog Guides On Protecting Investors When Funds Terminate
• Bumpy Ride Ahead For Uber After Data Breach
• Top Takeaways From The Net Neutrality Rollback Draft
• State AGs Grill Uber Over Theft Of Data On 57M Riders
• CFTC Settles Fraud Suit Over Online Trading School For $5M
• Consumers Say Hedge Fund Financed Illegal Tribal Lending
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ad Suit Against Slingbox Maker
• Ill. Condo Sellers Say Online Database Overcharged Them
• Waiver On L3 Background Check Form Violates FCRA: Suit
• What To Watch As Supreme Court Tackles Location Privacy
• FCC Not Cooperating In 'Fake' Comments Probe, NY AG Says
• Finance Group Slams Proposed $12B CFPB Student Loan Deal
• Evolving Tech Drives New Risks For Transpo Cos.
• VW Can't Duck Suspension Defect Suit After New Claim Filed
• Amarin Case Demonstrates Limits Of ITC Jurisdiction
• NJ Consumer Contract Act Questions May Soon Get Answers
• Financial Crisis, 10 Years On
• 7-Eleven Settles Prop 65 Coffee Case, Will Post Signs
• Attys On Both Sides Of Jeep Row Sanctioned By Calif. Judge
• Citibank To Pay $6.5M Over CFPB Student Loan Probe
• Supervalu Shoppers Say Co. Can't Check Out Of Breach MDL
• Juice Maker Didn't Face 'Claim' Until Labeling Suit: Judge
• Uber Admits Hackers Stole Data On 57 Million Riders
• What We Know About The Upcoming Net Neutrality Vote
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive NBA 2K Face Scans Suit
• 9th Circ. Kills Yelp Investor Action Over FTC Complaints
• Hyundai Fights Reconsideration Bid In Brake Defect Suit
• Debt Collector Gets Initial OK For $600K TCPA Settlement
• CFPB, CashCall Spar Over Possible $287M In Restitution
• Golden State Warriors Can't Block Fan's App-Spying Suit
• FCC Pushes Forward With Net Neutrality Rollback Plans
• Potential For A New Course At The CFPB
• Tribal Lenders Take CFPB Investigation Fight To High Court
• NC State Court Axes Receipt Row For Lack Of Concrete Injury
• Häagen-Dazs To Mediate TCPA Suit Over 'Thank You' Text
• Children's Hospital Sues Insurer For Data Breach Coverage
• Sharp Seeks Pause In Chinese Co.'s Arbitration Bid
• CFPB Fines Outsourcing Firm $1.1M For Credit Report Errors
• Abbvie Says Medical Mutual Being 'Cagey' In Androgel MDL
• Law Firm Shakes Foreclosure Fee Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• J&J Says Applicant Must Arbitrate Background Check Claims
• Wendy's Customers Defend Standing In Data Breach Suit
• Uber Moves To Dump Pricing Model Wage Class Action
• Deal Expected In Insurer's Actos Cancer Suit Against Takeda
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• Kohl's Shoppers' Misleading-Discount Suit Can Proceed
• CRA Review Of Bank Regulatory Guidance Is A Bad Idea
• Chipotle Buyers Say In Cert. Bid They Relied On Non-GMO Ad
• Hulu's Services Exclude Blind, Visually Impaired, Suit Says
• Avis Reaches $2.7M Deal In FCRA Background Check Suit
• Why The FDA Wants To Revoke Permission For A Health Claim
• Wilson Can't Duck Youth Baseball Bat Labeling Suit
• Noreika's Brief OCC Term Began Bank Rule Transformation
• Ch. 7 Trustee Accuses Chicago Cab Co. Of Stashing Assets
• Facebook Sheds User Tracking MDL For Third And Final Time
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Defense Of Data Breach Suit, Judge Says
• Del. Court Nails Down $12B Student Loan Trust Control
• House Committee Presses Equifax For More Breach Details
• DA's Deal With Law Firms Is Illegal, Skeptical 9th Circ. Told
• Avis Customers Score Cert. In E-Toll Hidden Fee Dispute
• Ocean Spray Sued Over 'No Artificial Flavors' Juice Label
• Disbarred Atty, 2 Others Get Prison For Auto Loan Scheme
• Rams Win Bid To Arbitrate Seat Fight With St. Louis Org.
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Simply Potatoes Have Unexpected Margarine, Consumers Say
• Mondelez Faces Labeling Suit Over Sugary Breakfast Items
• Forever 21 Says Unencrypted Payment Card Data Breached
• Tenn. Aims To Exit Drivers' Suit Over License Suspensions
• Class Deal OK'd After 9th Circ. Ruling Saves TCPA Suit
• Law Firm Settles Fight Over Atty's Share Of Sirius Settlement
• Broadcasters Cleared By FCC To Use Next-Gen TV Standard
• Fyre Fest Trustee Seeking Wide Probe Into Ja Rule, Others
• Armstrong Teasdale Sanctions Lifted In Fiat Hack Case
• Consumers Get State Classes Certified In Bayer Vitamin Row
• Payday Lender Convicted Of Running $220M 'Offshore' Racket
• Tobacco Groups Blast FDA For 'Massive' Speech Restriction
• Class Attys In Uber Text Message Spat Seek $6.4M In Fees
• Rams Fans Lose Bid For Info On Seat License Pricing
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Theater Denied 3rd Circ. Rehearing Over Movie Interpreter
• 9th Circ. Weighs Whether $25M Trump U Deal Denied Opt-Outs
• IPhone Glitch Violates Wiretap Act, 9th Circ. Is Told
• Senate Bill Would Set Federal Data Security, Reporting Rules
• BofA, Debt Collector Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Auxilium's First Testosterone Bellwether Heads To Jury
• Eye-Drug Compounder Can't Dodge Allergan Suit
• CFPB Latest To Sue Supporter Of Tribal Payday Lender
• HSBC Notches Quick Wins On Ponzi Scheme Victims' Claims
• Cordray's Departure Brings Back CFPB Leadership Questions
• 6th Circ. Reverses Contempt Ruling In Gym Users' Fee Suit
• Online Health Network Hit With $179M Judgment In FTC Probe
• Cordray Leaves Mixed Legacy As He Departs CFPB
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• CFPB Director Cordray To Resign After Turbulent Tenure
• Paint Cos. Win Bid To Trim $1B Lead Cleanup Judgment
• Facebook Should Face Austrian Privacy Row, EU Adviser Says
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Toss Of Chipotle Patron's GMO Suit
• 7th Circ. Shuts Down Atty's 5th Appeal In $4M Junk Fax Case
• Columbia Deal Ending False Outlet Pricing Row Gets OK
• Wells Fargo Adds $5.4M To Military Car Repo Settlement
• What Telecom Attys Need To Know About Connected Cars
• VW To Pay $69M To NJ Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
• BMW Hit With New Engine-Defect Class Action
• Uber's 'Inadequate' Driver Screening Led To Rape, Women Say
• FDIC Chair Warns Bank Rules' Rollback Poses Fiscal Risks
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• 3rd Circ. Questions Google Privacy-Payout Challenger
• Ill. Man Admits Money Laundering Role In Call Center Scams
• Washington's Definition Of Improper Rebates May Shift
• Lyft Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Texts To Reassigned Numbers
• CFPB Seeks Information On Free Credit Report Access
• Calif. Law Should Lead The Way For Consumer Protection
• Unreliable Expert Opinion Dooms California Talc Verdict
• Hisense Slips Sharp's First Amendment Suit Over Gag Order
• Equifax Hit With Rare '50-State' Complaint Over Data Breach
• High Court Won't Tackle FCRA Row Revival Under Spokeo
• Former Mass. Resident Denies Role In Mortgage Fraud Plot
• Lumber Liquidators Customers Will Likely Win Class Cert.
• HomeAway Urges Judge To Evict Landlords' Breach Claims
• JPMorgan, FCA Whistleblower Get Testy Welcome At DC Circ.
• Watchdog Orgs. Urge Transparency In Online Election Ads
• DC Court Reins In Facebook Warrants Linked To Riots
• Job Seeker Tells High Court FCRA Rows Not Nixed By Spokeo
• Trader Joe's Says Shoppers Lied About Truffle DNA Tests
• Trader Joe's Hits Back Again At Underfilled Tuna Claims
• Sens. Strike Deal To Raise Threshold For Tougher Bank Rules
• Feds Want Tax Preparers Sanctioned For 'Mocking' Court
• Mo. AG Investigating Google's Competition, Privacy Practices
• Honda Ducks Defective Engine Starters Suit For Now
• Dodd-Frank And Deregulation: Some Lessons From History
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• CFPB Financial Data Principles: Whose Data Is It Anyway?
• Eddie Bauer Can't Shake Credit Union's Data Breach Suit
• Disney Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Win In ADA Case
• Madoff Victims Get $773M In Largest Payout For DOJ Program
• CFPB Urges Justices To Reject Tribal Lenders' Petition
• SEC Likely To Revisit Cybersecurity Guidance, Official Says
• Sam's Club Gets Initial OK For Up To $6M Deal In Refund Row
• Appleby Data Breach Highlights Law Firms' Unique Risks
• Ace Insurance Sued To Cover $8M Grubhub Ad Texting Deal
• FCC Commissioner Questions Next-Gen TV Standards Rollout
• Waffle House Applicants Combine Background Check Suits
• Class Attys Fight Fee Cut At 7th Circ. In Pharmacy TCPA Row
• New Balance Says Consumers Don't Care About 'Made In USA'
• Pa. County Launches Opioid Marketing RICO Suit
• Bankrupt Cancer Center Will Allow Patient Data Breach Suit
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• CFPB Accuses Debt Settlement Co. Of Deceptive Practices
• Volvo Can't Boot Electric Car Suit After 7th Circ. Revival
• Sex Trafficking Law Could Inadvertently Hurt Smaller Cos.
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• One In Three VW Cars In UK Still Need Defeat Device Fix
• Online Cos. Should Obey Net Neutrality Rules, Franken Says
• DOJ Wants More Enforcement Coordination, Deputy AG Says
• Acting OCC Head To Reveal Volcker Rewrite Ideas In Spring
• 75-Year-Old Class Ruling Outdated, Calif. High Court Told
• McDonald's Accused Of False Claims About Chicken Purity
• Judge Tells Sony Class Attys: Don't Misspell My Name
• Judge Not Hot On Suit Alleging Starbucks Shorts Lattes
• Showtime Gets Arbitration In Mayweather Pay-Per-View Suit
• Spain Fines Google Over Street View Wi-Fi Data Harvesting
• Cancer Center Patients Say Ch. 11 Can't Nix Data Breach Row
• Heart Attack Not Worth Testim's Benefits, Patient Testifies
• Sharp Says It Didn't Waive Right To Fight Arbitral Gag Order
• FDA's New Menu-Labeling Guidance Doesn't Quiet Critics
• Judge Denies Mars' Rice Suit Sanctions Bid In A Few Words
• TransUnion Loses Bid To Undo $60M FCRA Verdict
• Oklahoma Warns Of CFPB Overreach In Tribe Loan Suit
• CFPB Names Donoghue New Enforcement Director
• Drivers Fight Fiat Chrysler's Quick Win Bid In Jeep Hack Suit
• J&J Job Candidate Must Arbitrate Claims Against Recruiter
• Ticket Co. Slams Bid To Grill Ex-CEO In Antitrust Row
• Fiat, Bosch Can't Escape Emissions MDL, Diesel Drivers Say
• Sen. Klobuchar Urges Online Travel Agency Antitrust Probe
• Cybersecurity Key To Unlock Rural Internet Use, Senate Told
• Treasury Rules-Rewrite Chief Says Tweaks Are Coming
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Insurers Won't Indemnify Truck Dealer In Mesothelioma Suit
• Compass Bank Can't Use Spokeo To Ditch TCPA Row
• Businesses Denied Class Cert. In Junk Fax TCPA Case
• Homeowner Claims Pared In Suit Against Green Financing Co.
• Spokeo Helps Steakhouse Beat Long-Running Receipt Action
• Auxilium Ignored FDA's Limits On Testim's Use, Jury Told
• M&T Seeks Quick Exit From Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Hospital Sues PR Firm For Libel Over Hepatitis C Outbreak
• GM Investors Sue In Del. For Emissions Compliance Records
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• Britons Burn ISP Van Effigy To Protest Poor Rural Service
• Post-Equifax, NY AG Proposes Tougher Data Security Laws
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Puerto Rican Utility Fights Class Cert. Bid In Kickback Suit
• Populist Pitchforks Come Out: Insider Trading And Equifax
• Fiat Chrysler Wants To Hit Brakes On Engine 'Sludge' Case
• US Financial Markets Research Chief To Leave Agency
• Fiduciary Rule Can't Block Thrivent Arbitrations, Judge Says
• Fiat Says Drivers' Attys Allowed Contamination Of Evidence
• Sodexo Settles Suit Over Undisclosed Background Checks
• Connected Products For Kids: Compliance Beyond COPPA
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• Tezos Didn't Register Cryptocurrency With SEC, Suit Says
• Time-Share Co. Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unsolicited Calls
• CFTC Commissioner Quintenz Wants Focus Of Risk Narrowed
• Bondholders Rip VW Bid To Nix Fraud Suit Over Emissions
• Mass. Police Look To Exit Background Check Racial Bias Suit
• Navient Seeks To Toss Student Loan Borrower's Class Action
• AbbVie Says Evidence Doesn't Back $140M AndroGel Verdict
• Janssen, Marketing Co. Can't Escape TCPA Suit After Spokeo
• FDA To Target Addictive Properties Of Opioids, Cigarettes
• Honda Relocates Rat-Chewing Class Action To Calif.
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Cox Customers' Cable Tying Loss
• Auxilium Bellwether Latest Test For Testosterone Therapy Ads
• BMW Recalls 1M Vehicles Over Fire Risk
• Equifax Says No Insider Trading Before Data Breach Revealed
• ACH Food Seeks Out Of Suit Over Half-Full Baking Mix Boxes
• Rams Say Classes Too Hard To Pin Down In Season Tix Suit
• Feds Say Debt Collector's TCPA Constitutional Fight Fails
• Lessons From A 'Maple' Oatmeal Class Action Dismissal
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Uber's New CEO, GC Mean 'New Landscape' For Breach Talks
• Murky Connected-Car Regime Won't Halt Auto Tech Push
• Drug Cos. Urge 3rd Circ. To Rethink Eye Drop Suit Ruling
• Bankrupt Cancer Center Fights Patient Data Breach Claims
• 24 Hour Fitness To Settle Membership Fees Suit For $1.5M
• 11th Circ. Backs FTC Win In Law Firm Mortgage Relief Scam
• J&J Wins OK For $7M Aveeno Natural Labeling Settlement
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Payment Processing Co. Inks $9M Deal To End TCPA Suit
• Countering Statutes Of Limitations With Equitable Estoppel
• UK Lawmakers Turn Screw On Equifax Over Breach Hotline
• In Trump Era, The Fed's Powell Could Be 'Voice Of Moderation'
• Biz Groups Drop Challenge To Dead CFPB Arbitration Rule
• Arbitration Rule Repeal Will Adversely Affect Consumers
• Trump Taps Powell To Lead Federal Reserve
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Ky. Sues Law Firm To Recover $4.2M From Oxycontin Deal
• Apple Can't Dodge Suit Claiming IOS 9 Destroyed IPhones
• Biz Groups Push FTC To Avoid 'Theoretical' Privacy Harms
• Greenberg Traurig Dismissed From Hard Rock Venture Suit
• BofA Cuts $66.6M Deal To End Suit Over Overdraft Fees
• Securus Fights Bid For Class Cert. In Call Recording Suit
• High Court Gets Ready To Weigh Privacy Vs. Public Safety
• Starbucks Latte Drinkers Seek Cert. In Underfilling Suit
• Trump Officially Kills CFPB Arbitration Rule
• OnStar Using Bogus Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told
• Gov't Needs Warrant For Cell Location Data, Justices Told
• Illinois Case Holds A Warning For Animal Food Cos.
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'