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Consumer Protection - October, 2018

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• Groundskeeper Accepts Slashed $78M Roundup Award
• Spirit Airlines, Flyers Compare Burgers To Baggage Fees
• BMW Must Face NJ Engine Defect Class Action
• Consumer Sent To Drawing Board On Tainted Drug Claims
• Fla. Utility Can't Move Irma Outages Suit To State Regulator
• Sprint-T-Mobile Underwhelms With Coverage Claims: Analyst
• Ransomware Hackers Target Group 'Involved' In US Elections
• Stanford Accused Of Flouting FCRA With Consumer Reports
• Uber Dodges Local Taxi Drivers' False Ad Action In Calif.
• NY Daily Fantasy Sports In Jeopardy After Gambling Ruling
• If It's Vegan, It's Not Butter, Proposed Class Action Says
• LL Bean Rips Amended Suit Over Return Policy Change
• NJ Panel Won't Revive Superstorm Sandy Home Repairs Suit
• Juul Labs Gets Some Claims Tossed In E-Cig Labeling Suit
• Olive Oil Class Settlement Is Good News For Defendants
• Why Current Laws Won't Protect Property Rights For DNA
• Ocean Spray Can't Toss 'No Artificial Flavors' Label Suit
• CFPB Payday Rule Plans On The Way, But Uncertainty Lingers
• 9th Circ. Ruling Moot In Google Payout Deal, Justices Told
• Tesla Sued Over Fla. Driver's Crash While Using Autopilot
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Expanded Autodialer Definition
• Samsung Wants Out Of Plasma TV, 'Geek Squad' Fraud Suit
• Cable Fee Review Risks Local Stations, Senators Tell FCC
• Charter Communications Can't Escape 'Autodialer' Suit
• Wyo. Trespass Laws Targeting Ag Researchers Struck Down
• Amarin Says Supplement Cos. Can't Tout Its Omega-3 Trial
• AGs Join Call For CFPB To Keep Probing Military Lenders
• Groups Ask FTC To Probe Children's Apps Over Ad Practices
• Bitcoin Funder Sanctioned For Deleting Emails In Fraud Case
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Pharma Co. In Opioid Suits
• CFPB Enforcement Actions: Less Volume, Same Substance
• 23andMe's Counterclaims Trimmed In Insurance Dispute
• Canadian Privacy Chief Offers Guidance On New Breach Rule
• Judge To Limit Jury Screenings In Roundup Bellwether MDL
• Harris Jewelry Preys Upon Military Members, Says NY AG
• High Court Delays Decision On Net Neutrality Cert
• Online Lenders Urge 9th Circ. To Limit CashCall Ruling
• Consumers Strike $44M Deal On Plumbing Part Defect Claims
• Justices Won't Review Gov't Contractor Robocall Liability
• Spirit Not On Board With Passengers' Bag-Fee Fraud Claims
• FTC Finalizes Settlement Over Uber Data Breach Coverup
• Ex-USA Volleyball Coach Slams Cert. Bid In Cover-Up Suit
• Auto Group Urges Justices To Review Cert. In Hacking Suit
• Fla. Med Spa Hit With $5M TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• NHTSA Probing Mercedes Over Timeliness Of Safety Recalls
• LuLaRoe Argues It Repaid Customers For Excess Sales Taxes
• Calif. Prop 65 Proposals Are Bad Policy
• Attys Should Consider Ephemeral Messages, Wickr GC Says
• Hacker Who Attacked Rutgers Must Pay $8.6M Restitution
• Google Sued Over Terabyte Reward Limits For Crowdsourcers
• Yellen No Pro On Harvard Admissions Data, Expert Testifies
• Navajo Nation Appeals Wells Fargo Fake Accounts Row
• 2nd Circ. Again Sides With E-Trade In Trade Venue Fraud Suit
• Equifax Warns Agencies' Data Breach Probes May Bring Fines
• Kraft Hit With Suit Over 'No Preservatives' Capri Sun Label
• Mortgage Services Co. Takes CFPB Fight To 9th Circ.
• ERISA Suit Over EpiPen Costs Remains Alive
• Ford Can't Trim Claims In Faulty Door Latch Suit
• EU Farmers Benefit From Price-Fixing Enforcement: Report
• Forever 21 Doesn't Have To Face Suit Over Website Terms
• Federated Law Group Sued Over Collection Letters Language
• Alarm.com Cuts $28M Deal To Settle TCPA Class Action
• Rescinding 'Kid Vid' Rule Would Spell Disaster, FCC Told
• Tampa Bay Rays Urge Judge To Put A Stop To TCPA Suit
• Retailers, Lenders Push FCC To Narrow Autodialer Definition
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Lenny & Larry's Offers $5M Cash, Free Cookies In Settlement
• Judge Trims Chipotle Breach Row, Slams 'Sloppy Lawyering'
• Valeant Poised To Pursue Label Suits Over IBS Drug Copycats
• Ford Asks 9th Circ. To Review F-150 Defect Suit Remand
• MLB Sporting Co. Hit With Baseball Bat False-Ad Suit
• Cathay Pacific Data Breach Impacts 9.4M Airline Passengers
• Ga. Can't Nix Absentee Ballots For Signature Mismatch
• Harvard Data Reveals Asian 'Penalty,' Expert Testifies
• State Bank Supervisors Sue To Block OCC Fintech Charters
• Hertz Can Force Arbitration In Ill. Rental Fee Row
• Procter & Gamble Can't Ditch Herbal Essences False Ad Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives Honda Faulty Loan Notice Case
• Dish Wins $90M In SetTV Set-Top Box Subscription Scheme
• Calif.'s Updated Slack-Fill Law: What Cos. Should Know
• How Technical Touchpoints Can Ensnare Foreign Crypto Cos.
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Va. Class Action Over Online Loans Won't Fly, Court Told
• Judge Queries Bias Data As Ex-Harvard Researcher Testifies
• Wells Fargo Says 2 Execs On Leave Over Regulatory Reviews
• In Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy, Responsive Party Elusive
• Cars.com Says It's Not Liable In Dealer's False Data Suit
• Disputers Of Google Privacy Deal Cite 9th Circ. Award Ruling
• CFPB Reaches $232K Settlement With Tenn. Payday Lender
• Google Nixes One AdWords Class Rep, But Another Survives
• Bose Headphones Don't Resist Sweat, Buyers Say In Suit
• Bank Misinterpreted Overdraft Fee Rules, 1st Circ. Told
• Delta, JetBlue Want Out Of Consumer Trip Insurance Suits
• US May Fire Back At India In WTO Food Fight Next Year
• Time For Regulators To Embrace Earned Wage Access
• Fla. Hotel's Website Lacks Accessibility Info, Suit Says
• Bosch Must Face RICO Suit Over Chevy Cruze Emissions
• Yahoo Email Users Seek OK For $50M Data Breach Deal
• Coinbase Escapes Suit Over Bitcoin Cash Release, For Now
• Customer Defends Spam Suit Against Car Cos., Broadcaster
• NY Credit Card Law Requires Full Price, 2nd Circ. Advised
• CORRECTED: ICE's IP Unit Seizes Illegal, Unsafe Decorative Contact Lenses
• Google Says IPhone, Android Users Agreed To Tracking
• Rental Car Co. Exposes Credit Card Info, Consumer Claims
• Race-Blind Harvard Class Is Lower Rated, Deans Testify
• DirecTV, CenturyLink Settle Suit Over Consumer Data Breach
• Mayer Brown Lands Mortgage Banking, Financial Services Pro
• Deciding Class Action Removal Rights At High Court
• Landmark Roundup Verdict Survives, But Cut Down By $211M
• Facebook, Google Hit With Suits Over Location Tracking
• Clients Win Cert. In Raymond James Secret Commission Suit
• Housekeeping Co. Hit With Privacy Suit Over Fingerprinting
• 2 NYC, Fla. Hotel Websites Don't Give ADA Info, Suits Say
• Consumers Tell 2nd Circ. Olive Oil's Truffle 'Aroma' Misleading
• NECC Pharmacy Tech Testifies About Hijinks In Drug Lab
• FTC Drops $4B False Ad Suit Against DirectTV Midtrial
• Harvard Can Be Diverse Without Using Race, Expert Testifies
• Pittsburgh Home Health Workers Accused Of Medicaid Fraud
• Beto For Texas Campaign Sued Over Election Robotexts
• NY Fines Wells Fargo $65M Over Cross-Selling Disclosures
• CFPB Doesn't Owe Law Firm $1.2M Attys' Fees In Debt Suit
• Legal Settlement Cash Advances Aren't Loans: Ga. Justices
• Allergan Fights For Ropes & Gray Docs In Compounder IP Suit
• VW Pushes For Decertification Of Subclass In TCPA Row
• IDT Can't Use High Court Ruling To Duck TCPA Claims
• Md. Asks Justices To Revive Generic-Drug Price-Gouging Law
• Harvard Trial Delves Into Email Warnings On Admissions Data
• Workers Acquitted Of Lying About Fatal Water Slide Accident
• CashCall Owes $200M For Loan Scheme, CFPB Tells 9th Circ.
• Pharma Co. Wants Sex Drug Marketing Case Axed
• JC Penney Stockholder Targets Pricing Moves In Chancery
• High Court Urged Not To Review 9th Circ. Preemption Ruling
• Customer Seeks Class Approval In Raymond James Fee Suit
• Ex-Uber Drivers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive 2014 Data Hack Suit
• 'Sulfate-Free' Shampoo Buyers Ask To Settle Row For $2.3M
• GCs Should Take Hack Issues To The Feds, DHS Official Says
• Atty Banned From USPTO Accused Of Scamming Authors
• Dental Supplier Calls FTC Case Textbook 'Regulatory Hubris'
• Europe Gets All-Clear To Settle Beef Hormone Fight With US
• Fake Patient Names Take Center Stage At 3rd NECC Trial
• Ex-Google Exec's Co. Can't Arbitrate Tribal Payday Loan Suit
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Fit For Fido? The Rise Of 'Natural' Pet Food Claims
• ​Are You Ready For Your Congressional Investigation?
• Toxic Pet Food Not Fit For Dogs, Proposed Class Action Says
• Proposed Volcker Rule Definition Change A No-Go, Banks Say
• Va., Ind. Residents Say Tribal Lender Skirted State Usury Laws
• Glassdoor Gets Beer Vendor's Bad Review Suit Dismissed
• Harvard Officials Testify They Don't Use Racial Quotas
• Fintech Cops Urged To Play Nice, But Sandbox Is A Hard Sell
• Net Neutrality Rules Were Poor Economics, DC Circ. Told
• Trade Groups Sue Vt. Over State Net Neutrality Regs
• FCC Gets Input On Autodialer Definition After 9th Circ. Ruling
• Hotel Restaurant Class Wins Cert. In Illegal Surcharge Suit
• Ill. Class Sues Power Retailer Over 'Bait & Switch' Pricing
• Jury Told Of Seized Drugs, Unsafe Workplace At NECC Trial
• Fiat Chrysler Slams Drivers' Expert In EcoDiesel MDL
• How New Calif. Law Will Impact Device Cybersecurity
• No Bots About It: California's Crackdown On Chatbots
• How GDPR Affects Targeted Marketing
• FTC On Ropes As Courts Wallop Suits Over Past Conduct
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Jury Will Likely Decide Legality Of Disney's Kid Data Scrape
• Bosch Presses Bid To Sink Ford Pickup Truck Emissions Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Cautions Against Punishing Big Data
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Refuel Airfare Price-Fixing Suit
• Sultzer Law Adds 2 Class Action Pros From Wolf Haldenstein
• Hertz Says Consumer's Robocalls Suit Too Narrow For Class
• How FTC Is Stepping Up Its Consumer Protection Efforts
• Class Arbitration Goes To The Supreme Court
• Facebook Users Say Consent Wasn't Informed In Privacy Row
• Ex-Equifax Engineer Gets House Arrest For Insider Trading
• Viacom Can't Arbitrate Kids' Data Privacy Row, Judge Says
• Navy Federal To Shell Out $24.5M To End Overdraft Action
• Dental Suppliers Told Reps Not To Sell To Buying Co-Ops: FTC
• Sens. Urge FTC To Take Harder Line On 'Made In USA' Labels
• Trump's Rulemaking Agenda Aims To Cut $18B In Costs
• Google To Charge Phone Makers For Apps After EU Fine
• Immigration Center Pays $2M To Settle Gov't Imposter Claim
• Seattle Mariners Stadium Accused Of Excluding Disabled Fans
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Attys Get $4.3M In Fees In $17M HIV Disclosure Settlement
• Race-Blind Admissions Harm Students, Harvard Dean Testifies
• Class Aims For Cert. In Wyndham Hidden Resort Fees Suit
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• Debt Collector's Attys Warned Over Bid To Ditch FDCPA Suit
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Data Privacy Vs. Cybersecurity At Your Company
• VW Can't Duck Court Rules In Robocall Suit, Class Says
• Audi Fined $925M In Germany Over Diesel Emissions
• Class Arbitrability Questions After 11th Circ. JPay Ruling
• Anthem To Settle Health Care Data Breach For Record $16M
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Google Sued For Not Telling Investors About March Data Leak
• Payday Lenders Seek Quick Win In 'Choke Point' Suit
• Uber's Negligence Led To Rider's Assault By Driver, Court Told
• Burt's Bees Hit With Accessibility Suit Over Website
• Twitter Faces GDPR Probe Over Possible User Tracking
• Chopra Wary Of Digital Markets' Data Tracking, In-House Rules
• Ex-NECC Workers Blame Boss In Fraud Case
• Defense Bar Group Blasts Class Cert. In $61M Dish Judgment
• Energy Drink Falsely Touts Nutritional Supplements, Suit Says
• Justices Asked To Revive Va. Consumers' Hyundai Gas Claims
• Landmark Harvard Admissions Trial Begins In Boston
• Starbucks Wins Last-Minute Stay Of Prop. 65 Penalties Trial
• Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra Denied Cert In Lead Cleanup Suits
• What Financial Cos. Can Expect If Democrats Win House
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• CFPB On Right Track With 'Sandbox,' Trade Groups Say
• Google Data Leak Exposes Breach Disclosure Conundrums
• Insurer Can't Duck Yahoo's $4M Email Suit Coverage Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over MusclePharm Protein Labeling
• FTC Accuses Dental Supply Cos. Of Refusing Discount Sales
• Facebook Says 30M Users' Data Accessed In Recent Breach
• Fla. Consumer Slams Firm With Debt Collection Class Suit
• Breaking Down The Prop 65 Trial That Has Starbucks On Edge
• Zurich Needn't Defend Ocwen In TCPA Suits, Judge Says
• EVA, Others To End Trans-Pacific Price-Fix Row For $50M
• Resort Co. Hit With $5M Suit Over Recorded Calls
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Ranbaxy Abused 'First-To-File' For Heartburn Treatment: Suit
• Why Tofurky Has A Beef With Missouri's Meat Labeling Law
• Impax Reverse Payment About Dodging Competition, FTC Told
• Ex-Royal Bank Of Canada Unit Fights Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• Ex-NECC Owner's Income Fair Game At Meningitis Trial
• Fidelity Costs Its Retirees Hundreds Of Millions, Suit Says
• Aetna Settles State AGs' Claims Over Health Info Breaches
• Lawmakers Chide Google For Not Admitting Data Leak
• Crypto Is 'Father Of All Scams,' Economist Tells Senate
• Drug Cos. Sold Contaminated Blood Pressure Meds, Suit Says
• Ford Knowingly Sold Defective Brake Systems, Suit Says
• Sonic Customers Strike $4.3M Deal In Data Breach MDL
• Pfizer To Pay $700K In NY Penalties Over Drug Pricing Claims
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Is CFPB Curtailing Its Own Supervisory Authority?
• Fiat Chrysler Asks Justices To Review Car-Hacking Cert. Order
• Smart Contacts, Cyberattacks Are New Norm, Experts Say
• 3M, Others Try To Pause Foam Contamination Suits For MDL
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• What New Bank Charters Mean For Fintech
• Pa. Appeals Court Halts Sewer Sale Over Likely Rate Hike
• Monsanto Nears $250M Slash Of Landmark Roundup Verdict
• Federal Privacy Law Shouldn't Lower The Bar, Senators Told
• Navient Asks For Special Master In CFPB Discovery Row
• Trump Approves Prohibition On Pharmacy 'Gag Clauses'
• Raymond James Can't Ditch Secret Commission Class Action
• Bosch Says Conspiracy Claims In Emissions Suit Groundless
• NBC Hit With Accessibility Suit Over Screen-Reading Software
• Easton Can't Dodge Bulk Of Bat Labeling Class Action
• 10 Questions The SEC Will Probably Ask Google: Part 2
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Let Phone Cos. Do More To Block Robocalls, AGs Tell FCC
• ICOs Are Coming Of Age, Say DLA Piper, Deloitte Experts
• Disney Wants 11th Circ. To Rehear Autism Accessibility Row
• Utah Justices Flip 'Clearly Erroneous' Foreclosure Ruling
• Credit Card Processing Co.'s $7.5M TCPA Deal Needs Work
• 'Chemo Brain' Should Expedite 2nd Roundup Trial, Judge Told
• Google Appeals €4.3B EU Fine In Android Antitrust Case
• State AG Wants More Info From Facebook About Data Breach
• Starbucks, Dunkin' Can't Dodge Prop 65 Penalties Trial
• Google Sat On 'Plus' Data Breach For Months, Suit Says
• Math Doesn't Add Up In New Balance Settlement, Judge Says
• Fla. Car Dealer Cuts Deal To End TCPA Class Action
• Debt Collector Wasn't Licensed For Mass., Residents Say
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Toss Car-Hacking Row Over Jurisdiction
• Google Escapes UK Suit On IPhone Snooping Claims
• 10 Questions The SEC Will Probably Ask Google: Part 1
• Calif. Shoppers Say Walmart Gave Their Data To Facebook
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Loan Class Suit Revived With Instructions To Mull NJ Ties
• Starbucks Sued Over White Chocolate Energy Drink Labeling
• Missouri Asks, 'Where's The Beef?'
• Hotel Co. Investors Say Data Breach Led To Stock Drop
• Zuckerberg Seeks Chancery Cambridge Analytica Suit Toss
• Fintech Charter Interest Could Be Shaped By Litigation
• Mercedes Drivers Seek Early Win In Transmission Defect Suit
• Westminster, CVS Sold Bad Thyroid Tablets, Class Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Affirms Widow's Federal Black Lung Benefits
• Crunch Gym Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink TCPA Revival Ruling
• Tobacco Warning Labels Ready By 2021 At Earliest, FDA Says
• Preliminary Privacy Settlement Over BART App OK'd By Judge
• Apple Wants To Hang Up FaceTime Failure Suit
• Kanye West Fights Cert. Bid In Suit Over Tidal Release Tweet
• 2 Consumer Groups Hit Conn. Bank With Redlining Suit
• Consumers In Roof Shingle MDL Seek OK On $30M Deal
• Ticket Brokers Praise Feds' Examination Of Ticketmaster
• What New Calif. Law Means For Connected Medical Devices
• Counties Seek 9th Circ. Revival Of VW Emissions Claims
• 9th Circ. Revives Trans Fat Labeling Suit Against Kroger
• Purdue Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Opioid Marketing
• State Farm Made Robocalls, Ignored No-Call List: Suit
• Facebook Kids' App, Others Violate Privacy Law, FTC Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Talc Suit That Could Move To Calif.
• Intuit's TurboTax Refund Fraud Deal For 915K Victims OK'd
• Ga. Activists File Last-Ditch Bid For Election Security
• Starbucks Accused Of Mislabeling Gummies As 'All-Natural'
• Vizio Cuts $17M Deal To End Smart-TV Spying MDL
• Diverse Group Of Harvard Students Can Testify At Bias Trial
• 1st Circ. Won't Rehear Novartis Gleevec Antitrust Suit
• Transamerica To Settle Insurance Rate Class Action For $195M
• Aruba Airline Passengers Seek Cert. In Exit Fee Suit
• CFPB Fines Retailer $200K For Debt Payment Foot-Dragging
• Arizona Beverage Co. Hit With 'No Preservatives' Suit
• Parents Urge 6th Circ. To Revive Infant Blood Collection Suit
• DOT Stresses Cooperation In Regulating Automated Vehicles
• California Court Ejects Air France Seat-Size Suit
• How New Prop 65 Amendments Impact Calif. Businesses
• VW Must Face Claims Of Drivers Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal
• American Airlines Ducks Class Action Over Late Check-Ins
• 9th Circ. Rejects Attys' Fees In $38M ProFlowers Deal
• Broadband Groups Sue To Block Calif. Net Neutrality Law
• New WH Cyber Strategy Talks Big Game, But Has Big Holes
• Navient Stood In Way Of Student Loan Forgiveness, Suit Says
• Things To Watch In The New FAA Reauthorization
• Calif. Man Says Monsanto Can't Get Redo After $298M Win
• 11th Circ. Upholds $6.3M Godiva Credit Card Settlement
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• SC Bank Pays Kickbacks For Mortgage Referrals, Suit Says
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Wells Fargo Auto Insurance Cleanup Not There Yet, Sens. Told
• Anti-Monopoly Group Wants 1st Circ. To Rehear Novartis Case
• Toyota Distributor Wants Out Of Defective HVAC Suit
• Zillow Escapes Investor Class Action Over CFPB Probe
• FDA Focus: What Mintz's Practice Chair Is Watching
• 11th Circ. Weighs Injury Threshold For Texts In TCPA Suit
• NC Recycling Co. Founder Gets 10 Years For $27M Fraud
• GameStop Can't Nix Magazine Subscriber's VRPA Claims
• US Accuses Indian Co. Of Tech Scam Targeting Seniors
• Spam Text Suit Defendants Want Nationwide Claims Axed
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• 9th Circ. Doesn't Want A Taste Of Yogurt Labeling Suit
• Consumers Seek Sanctions For Mylan In EpiPen Pricing Suit
• LaCroix's 'All Natural' Claims Don't Hold Water, Class Says
• Barilla Sued Over 'No Preservatives' Labels On Pasta Sauce
• Chipotle Customers Win Cert. In Non-GMO False Ad Suit
• Ross Shoppers Bag $4.85M Deal With Store Over Price Tags
• Ticketmaster, Live Nation In Cahoots With Scalpers: Suit
• $17.5M Ocwen TCPA Settlement Denied Over Attys' Fees
• Puerto Rican Class Wins Cert. In Utility Conspiracy Suit
• Facebook Faces $1.6B Fine As Irish Regulator Probes Breach
• Calif. Net Neutrality Law Unlikely To Withstand DOJ Suit
• Investors Can't Prove Cybersecurity Firm Fraud, Judge Says
• High Court To Hear From Gov't In Google Privacy Deal Row
• Uber Rider's Suit Over Driver Assault Still Fails, Court Told
• Dollar Rent A Car Beats Class Action Over Toll Fees
• Kroger Wins 'No Sugar Added' Suit After FDA Letter
• NY Tax Minutes: September
• CFPB Takes A Big Step Toward Better Consumer Disclosures