Consumer Protection Archive » December, 2017

Consumer Protection - December, 2017

206 articles

• Ill. Biometric Privacy Suits Must Claim Actual Harm, Court Says
• CFPB Deputy Wants Mulvaney Booted to Preserve Status Quo
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Spokeo Standing Row Doesn't Need A Redo, High Court Told
• Attys Say Fees Still Owed In $12B Student Loan Trust Fight
• NC Sues Insys Over Scheme To Push Powerful Opioid
• Fiat Chrysler Settles Ohio Suit Over Dirty Jeep Engines
• Motorola Wraps Warranty Suit With Settlement Deal
• Calif. Bank & Trust Beats Suit Over Depositor's Ponzi Scheme
• Just For Men Dye Maker Wants Plaintiffs Axed For Tardiness
• CFPB Delays Prepaid Card Regulation's Effective Date
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Where 5 Top MDLs Stand At The End Of 2017
• CFPB Plans To Reopen Mortgage Disclosure Rulemaking
• Mass., NY Lawmakers Float State Net Neutrality Bills
• CPSC Final Rule Could Presage Further Phthalate Bans
• The Other Cyberthreat: Business Email Compromise Schemes
• IP Firm Hits LegalZoom, State Bars With $60M Antitrust Suit
• Banner Health Shakes Contract Claims In Data Breach Row
• United Therapeutics Settles Charity-Kickback Claim For $210M
• Judge OKs $700K Settlement Over Montel-Endorsed Clothes
• Baxter Healthcare's Waste Overpolluted Water, Ill. AG Says
• Twitter Escapes TCPA Claims After Plaintiff Drops Case
• Top Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments Of 2017
• Boehringer To Pay $13.5M To End Off-Label Marketing Claims
• New Comptroller Promises Continuity Amid Rule Tweaks
• Budget Rent A Car Prevails On Unfair Billing Claims
• Wash. Investment Adviser Raided His 3 Funds, SEC Says
• Industry Praises 'Open Internet' Bill Amid Backlash
• Debt Collector Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Bayer, Merck Accused Of Falsely Advertising Sunblock's SPF
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Reporting Requirement Alone Survives Net Neutrality Repeal
• WhatsApp Gets French Warning Over Facebook Data Sharing
• Bankruptcy Court Wrestles With Enforcing Unsigned GM Deal
• Starbucks Seeks Quick Win In Underfilled Latte Class Action
• Cryptocurrency Tezos Dodges Asset Freeze Despite 'Turmoil'
• 16 AGs Blast DOT Move To Nix Baggage Fee Disclosure Rule
• GOP Rep. Blackburn Introduces 'Open Internet' Bill
• Student Debt Relief Co. Won't Produce Docs, FTC Says
• Industry, GOP AGs Say Constitution Backs Trump's CFPB Pick
• Dr. Reddy's To Pay $5M To End Feds' Packaging Safety Suit
• Net Neutrality Rollback Raises Significant Questions
• My Strangest Day In Court
• 2017: A Year Of Transition At The CPSC
• GM Fights To Kill $1B Ignition Switch Claims Settlement
• MLB, Cubs Want Out Of Fan's Foul Ball Blindness Suit
• Sonic Drive-In Chain Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Stay In Rachael Ray Dog Food Suit 'Pointless,' Customer Says
• Wendy's Customers Seek Class Cert. In Data Breach Row
• Trustee Ready To Distribute $584M To Madoff Customers
• Bid To Halt DOT Wheelchair Rule's Delay Hinges On Citation
• Kaspersky Lab Sues White House Over Software Ban
• Mass. Man Ordered To Stop Unauthorized Practice Of Law
• Mulvaney Says Pushing Him Out Would Slow Down CFPB
• Dish Network Says It Can't ID Consumers Owed $61M Award
• The Biggest​ NJ​​ Policy Developments Of 2017
• Prevagen Maker Must Face Certified Class In Labeling Suit
• The Landscape Of Financial Exploitation Rules: Part 2
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2017
• Developments To Watch After The Net Neutrality Vote
• Broker With Criminal Past Fights Detention On Ponzi Charges
• Mobile Content Exec Convicted In $100M Scheme
• Judge Lambasts Attys In Dirty Jeep Engine Row
• Scammers Use FEMA-Like Logo To Bilk Maria Victims: Report
• BART Derails App User's Data-Collection Class Action
• Neiman Settles Price Compare Suit After 9th Circ. Revival
• Ann Taylor To Pay $6M To End False Discount Class Action
• HP's $6.5M Defective Laptop Deal Held Up Near Finish Line
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ending Of Policy Rate-Hike Class Action
• Health Hires: Holland & Knight, EBG, Quarles, Ciitizen
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• NFL Fan Wins 3rd Circ. Challenge To Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• The Landscape Of Financial Exploitation Rules: Part 1
• DOL Fiduciary Rule — Still Very Much Alive
• Judge Could Reach Split Ruling On CFPB Leadership
• Feds Should Ask Firms, Not Cloud Service, For Data: DOJ
• House OKs Bill Loosening Bank Privacy Disclosure Rules
• State AGs Sue Over Corinthian Debt Relief Delays
• Loews Fails To Disclose 20% Service Charge, Fla. Diners Say
• Mass. City Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Crisis
• NY, Mass., Wash. To Sue Over Net Neutrality Rollback
• Net Neutrality Reversal Draws Intense Criticism, And Praise
• TD Bank Investor Suits Joined, Lead Counsel Spot Still Open
• Expanded Drone Registry To Spark More Enforcement Action
• Chinese Consumer Lender Slashes IPO Amid Crackdown
• Pa. Justices To Weigh $1.8M Energy Rate-Spike Fine
• FCC Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• New Obstacles For VPPA Plaintiffs At 9th Circ.
• Cosmetic Companies Must Plan For New Regulation  
• Spokeo Wants Justices To Revisit Last Year's Standing Ruling
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• House Republicans Cheer FCC Plan To Kill Net Neutrality
• Postal Service Not Immune To Bad Check Suit, Judge Says
• Blind Advocate Fights Fla. Arena's Bid To Nix ADA Suit
• Ex-Law School Students Need Loan Discharges, NC AG Says
• Judge Did Not Have Conflict In Whistleblower Case: NJ Panel
• Medtronic To Pay $12M To End Deceptive Advertising Suit
• Russia Walks Back EU Pork Ban To Comply With WTO
• A GDPR Primer For US-Based Cos. Handling EU Data: Part 2
• Navajo Nation Hits Wells Fargo With $50M Fake Account Suit
• Audi, Bosch Say Gas-Vehicle Emissions Suit Is Too Vague
• House Passes Mortgage Escrow Safe Harbor For Small Banks
• Lighthizer Urges WTO Cooperation On Pesticide Regulations
• AT&T Customers Must Arbitrate Data Usage Suit: 9th Circ.
• DC, DHS Police To Step Up Security For Net Neutrality Vote
• FDA Menu Labeling Guidance: Latest Step On A Long Road
• Fed Scholar Says Trump Can Control CFPB Through Mulvaney
• A GDPR Primer For US-Based Cos. Handling EU Data: Part 1
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• FCC, FTC Tout Enforcement Plan Before Net Neutrality Vote
• Tribal Lender Manager Can't Flee Borrower's Suit: Judge
• House Bill To Put Limits On Bank Agency Account Closures
• Facebook Seeks Quick Win, Users Seek Cert. In Privacy Row
• NFL Hall Can Talk To Ticket Holders In Canceled Game Suit
• Blind Man Hits Korean Grocery Chain With ADA Suit
• VW Says Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Have No Claim
• Telecoms Tell 9th Circ. FCC's Network Transition Too Fast
• Judge Bars Consolidated Claims In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• FDA Issues Final Guidance On Drug Names In Ads
• 21st Century To Pay $28M Over Gov't FCA Claims, Data Breach
• Uber Settles Privacy Suit With Woman Raped By Driver
• Supreme Court Rejects Tribes' Bid To Evade CFPB Probe
• Wells Fargo Derivative Suit A Cautionary Tale For Directors
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Bock Hatch Must Return Docs It Was Given In Error, Court Told
• Ex-CEO Of Electronics Recycler Convicted Of $25M Fraud
• House OKs Bill Loosening Small Firm M&A Disclosure Rules
• What Is 'Informational Injury'? The FTC Wants To Find Out
• Atty To Shell Out $11.7M For Class-Action Finance Fraud
• DOT Yanks Obama-Era Airline Fee Disclosure Proposals
• Consumers Hit Marriott With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• The Most Noteworthy Class Action Developments Of 2017
• DOJ Tasks NC Prosecutor With Asset Forfeiture Oversight
• Dunkin' Can't Escape Suit Over Faux Berry Doughnuts
• Trump Tweet Raises Concern Over Regulators' Independence
• 11th Circ. Won't Give LabMD 2nd Bite At Tiversa Fraud Row
• VW Plea Deal Gives Investors Limited Win In Fraud Case
• Enterprise Resolves Proposed Class Action Over Toll Charges
• LuLaRoe Customers Seek Class Treatment In Sales Tax Spat
• Trusts Assert Control In $22M CFPB Student Loan Suit
• Utz To Shell Out $1.25M To Settle 'All Natural' Class Action
• 7th Circ. Affirms AmEx's 'Flawed' $6.7M Gift Card Deal
• JPML Sends Sonic Drive-In Data Breach Suits To Ohio
• Privacy Group Asks 3rd Circ. To Scrap Google Tracking Deal
• Firm Seeks CFPB Sanctions Over Alleged Cordray Talks Delay
• Bumble Bee Salmon Not Wild Or Smoked, Consumer Claims
• When Gov't Enforcement Actions And Class Actions Collide
• CFPB Deputy Director Seeks Injunction In Leadership Fight
• French Regulator Warns Toymaker To Address Privacy Risks
• Thompson Hine Bolsters Cybersecurity Team With DHS Hire
• Congress Must Review CFPB Auto Lending Bulletin: GAO
• Opioid Suits Are The New Tobacco Litigation, Atty Says
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Reviving Barnes & Noble Breach Action
• Consumer Demand Letter Response Is Key Under Mass. Law
• DeVry Ducks False Advertising Suit Over Job Placement Rates
• Atty Says SEC Probe Can't Link Him To $30M Ponzi Scheme
• Hensarling Opens The Door For Housing Compromise
• Colony Says It Doesn't Owe Defense To Dog Food Maker
• Credit Union Sues Trump For Naming Mulvaney CFPB Director
• EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
• Atty Fights For Fees In $8.5M Groupon Deal At 9th Circ.
• TD Bank Sued Over Overdraft Fees Against Uber Riders
• Zappos Buyers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Data Breach Suit
• NJ Man Defends Rep Suitability In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Dodd-Frank Rollback Bill Moves Out Of Committee Unchanged
• Sonic Seeks To Roll Out Of Customer's Data Breach Suit
• Paint Giant Behr Sued Over 'Defective' Outdoor Stain
• CFPB Leadership Fight Hurtles Toward Likely Appeal
• Beware Marketing Cannabidiol Products: FDA Is Watching
• Tax Preparers Sanctioned For Behavior, Mocking Discovery
• Leave The Never-Was-Neutral Net Alone
• Fed Chair Nominee Easily Clears Committee
• Keurig Green Mountain Can't Stop K-Cup Monopoly Suits
• Targeted Bill Could Bring First Broad Changes To Dodd-Frank
• Quicken Loans Secretly Tracked E-Visitors, Suit Says
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Kan. AG's Suspension Appeal
• Los Angeles Is The Latest City To Sue Uber Over Data Breach
• Target, Kraft Needn't Share Docs In Parmesan Labeling Fight
• Consumers Denied Cert. In Auto-Lender TCPA Suit
• Burberry Escapes Class Action Over Pricing At Outlets
• Democratic Senators Ask FCC To Delay Net Neutrality Vote
• Dannon 'Natural' Yogurt Labeling Suit Axed
• Dems Slam FCC Handling Of Net Neutrality Comment Fraud
• Food Cos. Can't Flee Suit Claiming Squid Sold As Octopus
• ESPN Ruling Further Narrows Video Privacy Law's Reach
• Justices Ask SG To Weigh In On Merck's Fosamax MDL
• Wrestling With Location Data Privacy At The High Court
• Fla. 'Spongebuddy' Co. Part Of Penny Stock Scam, SEC Says
• Mass. AG, Medicaid Billing Co. Reach Deal Over Data Breach
• Law Firm Challenges CFPB's Constitutionality At 9th Circ.
• Insurance Co. Sues To Not Cover Investment Co.'s SEC Probe
• Warren Demands Probe Of Mulvaney's 30-Day CFPB Freeze
• Lyft, Jobcase Told To Mediate Consumers' Spam-Text Claims
• LG Can't Shake Most Claims Over Shoddy Washers
• Bipartisan House Bill Would Kill CFPB Payday Lending Rule