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Consumer Protection - November, 2018

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• Marriott Hack Shows High Premium Placed On Travel Details
• Class Action Rule Changes Target 'Professional Objectors'
• FTC Says Belize Real Estate Project Scammed 1K Investors
• Trio Of Senators Unveil Bill To Stop Robocalls
• Miami-Based Marinade Maker Sued Over 'All Natural' Claims
• Monsanto Objects To Dying Man's Bid For A Quick Trial
• Ocwen Robocall Suit Gets New Interim Lead Counsel
• Astenbeck Capital Founder Wins $465K In Art Fraud Trial
• Rust-Oleum Wants New Trial Over Rain-X False Ad Claims
• Porsche Buyers Sue Over Defective Engine Cooling System
• Tampa Bay Rays Can't Escape TCPA Suit Over Texts
• Ticketmaster Collusion Claims Could Spur Federal Regulation
• Distributor Fights Subpoena Bid In Poultry Price-Fixing Suit
• Gov't Wants Insys Founder's Atty Sanctioned For Media Talk
• A Closer Look At Calif. Privacy Law's Private Right Of Action
• Mass. US Atty Sends Warnings To Opioid-Prescribing Docs
• 3M Seeks Broad MDL For Fire Suppressant Litigation
• Ocean Spray Consumers Win Partial Cert In Labeling Suit
• 5th Circ. Overturns Arbitration Ruling In One Tech Suit
• Tech Giants Off Hook In Woman's France Terror Attack Claims
• SEC Says Mayweather, DJ Khaled Illegally Plugged ICOs
• ICO Mania Cools Amid Regulatory Crackdown, Crypto Plunge
• 3rd Circ. Revives Drexel Student's Tuition Debt Complaint
• Google Hit With GDPR Complaints Over 'Deceptive' Tracking
• Apple Accused Of Selling IMacs, MacBooks With Filter Defect
• UK Spy Agency Explains When It Keeps Security Flaws Secret
• VW's $48M Investor Deal Over Emissions Gets Green Light
• Will High Court Resurrect The Nondelegation Doctrine?
• Germany Probing Amazon For Abuse Of Dominance
• Insys Founder Must Turn Over Docs In Opioid Probe, Feds Say
• Flyers Get $3M Atty Fees In Antitrust Suit Over Airfares
• Mass. Hospital Megamerger Wins Approval After AG Deal
• Chrysler, DOJ Ordered To New Talks In Emissions Suit
• Clif Bar Buyers Ask Court To Hang On To Mislabeling Suit
• Public Deserves Answers From Sealed Facebook Case: ACLU
• Faked Recall Notices Spur FTC Injunction Against Car Dealers
• Consumer Says Car Dealerships Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit
• Puerto Rico OKs New Policyholder Protections Post-Maria
• Drug Wholesaler Must Cough Up $5.7M For Junk Faxes
• Dish Not Covered For $280M Robocall Verdict, Insurer Says
• 10th Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In House Project Dispute
• Groups Call For House Hearings On Sprint-T-Mobile Deal
• O'Rielly Lauds W.Va. Gov.'s Plan To End 911 Fee Diversion
• Insys Ex-VP To Cooperate With Gov't In Opioid Kickback Case
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 12 And 13
• US Indicts 8 In $36M Online Ad Scams Google Helped Expose
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Travel Insurance Class Action
• Alarm.com, SunRun TCPA Deals Worth $33M Get Green Light
• Sen. Dems Grill FTC On Fraud Case Subpoena Of Acting AG
• Justices Weigh Missed Deadline In Nutraceutical False Ad Suit
• Untimely Nature Nixes Vet's Suit Over Wheelchair Rule Delay
• Facebook Takes Heat At Unprecedented European Hearing
• 3rd Circ. Says Doc's TCPA Claims Against Sanofi Are Untimely
• Fraud Law Doesn't Cover Custom Truck, NJ Justices Told
• LuLaRoe Refund Not Enough, Buyers Say In Sales Tax Action
• Hertz Can't Shut The Door On Robocall Suit, Consumer Says
• Uber Faces Over $1M In UK, Dutch Fines Over Data Breach
• Symantec Tries To Delete Cyber Lab's Antitrust Suit
• FCC Warns LED Sign Sellers To Follow Interference Rules
• Advocates Push White House To Nix CLOUD Act Deal With UK
• ABA Blasted For Support Of Bill On Debt Collection Attys
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• ThermoLife Accuses Supplement Co. Of False Advertising
• Texas Man Claims Facebook Texts Violate TCPA
• LinkedIn Targeted Nonmembers Via Emails, Regulator Says
• Tech Support Cos. Can't Get 'Drastic' Sanctions Against Fla.
• UK Lawmakers Seize Facebook Files In Data Harvest Probe
• Dignity-Catholic Health Merger Wins OK From Calif. AG
• NY AG Can't Get Ticket Firms' Preemptive Suits Tossed
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Utility Reaches $2B Deal Over Charges For Failed Nuke Plant
• Prop 65 Compliance Gets More Complicated
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• The Uncertain Future Of Illinois' Biometric Privacy Law
• Students Sue Defunct Mass. College For $40M Over Closure
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• Lack Of Key Deposition In Whole Foods Suit Alarms Judge
• Ohio's Data Security Law To Test Incentive-Driven Strategy
• Delta Data-Breach Suit Moved To Calif. To Join 'First Filed'
• Coca-Cola Tells 9th Circ. 'Diet' Labels Not Fooling Consumers
• UK Data Watchdog Releases GDPR Encryption Guidance
• Class Action Claims Energy Bar Maker Hid High Carb Count
• Facebook Fighting £500K Fine After Data Harvesting Scandal
• High Court May End Up Passing On Harvard Admissions Case
• Up Next At High Court: Apple's App Store, Civil Forfeiture
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• NRA Tells 1st Circ. Mass. AR-15 Ban Is Unconstitutional
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 9, 10 And 11
• Tampa Bay Rays Can't Hang Up On TCPA Suit
• Is Your Asymmetric Arbitration Clause Valid?
• FTC, Cos. Settle Claims Over Privacy Shield Certification
• CFPB Reaches Nearly $12M Settlement With Santander Unit
• Delaware AG Sues To Cancel Backpage Incorporation Docs
• Vending Machine Co. Staff Ask 2nd Circ. To Nix Fraud Raps
• OCC Says NY Still Jumping The Gun On Fintech Charter Suit
• Va. Consumers Push For Class Cert. In Tribe-Linked Loan Suit
• Spirit Passengers' Bag-Fee Fraud Suit Preempted
• Ex-Google Exec, Tribal Co. Win Stay In Payday Loan Suit
• 2nd Class Action Says Energy Drink Hyped Up Nutrient Claims
• $16M Deal OK'd In Zicam Cold Meds False Ad Class Suit
• Tesla Leaves Sudden-Acceleration Claims In The Dust
• Ill. Justices Doubt Six Flags' View In Biometric Data Case
• Carriers Ask FCC For Patience On Call Verification Efforts
• Producer's $2.3M Exit From Poultry Price-Fix Suit OK'd
• High Court Junk Fax Case Is Not Just About Junk Faxes
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• FCC Ditches Junk Fax Opt-Out Rule As Bigger Issues Loom
• Facebook Investors Challenge Motion To Toss Chancery Suit
• Korean Cos. Altered Ramen Noodle Pricing Docs, Jury Hears
• Motel Urges Court To Keep Sprint Junk Fax Suit Alive
• Scandinavian Airline Fined Over Alternate Site For Disabled
• Petco's $1.2M Deal To End Hidden Credit Check Case OK'd
• State Farm RICO Suit Too Strong To Settle, Objector Says
• Snubbed Driver's Lyft Background Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Pipeline Valve Maker Slips Buyer's Deceptive Practices Claim
• 5th Circ. OKs Denial Of Atty Fees Over 'Outrageous' Behavior
• FTC Calls For Data Breach Law To 'Clarify' Its Authority
• FDA Was In The Dark About NECC Misconduct, Official Says
• Net Neutrality Deregulation Misanalyzed Internet, DC Circ. Told
• Patriots Fans Can't Revive Deflategate Suit Against NFL
• Marketers Agree To Asset Freeze In CFTC Video Scam Suit
• Class Cy Pres Settlements Are A Troubling Practice
• Dem AG Gains May Spur State Financial Services Action
• Credit One Ducks TCPA Suit Over Calling Reassigned Number
• Power Co.'s Bid To Shield Assets From Mass. Put On Hold
• SEC Fights 1 Global Ex-CEO's Bid To Toss $287M Fraud Suit
• FCC Greenlights New Email Notices From Cable Companies
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Activists See Net Neutrality As Civil Rights Battleground
• Bill Would Give FCC More Power To Punish Robocallers
• 3rd-Party Claims Fall Under CAFA, Biz Groups Tell High Court
• CFPB, Think Finance Say Settlement Talks Are Underway
• Rivals.com Users Get Final OK On Settlement With Yahoo
• 13 States Urge 1st Circ. To Back Massachusetts' AR-15 Ban
• Limiting Cable Fees Is Harmful, Cities And Towns Tell FCC
• Calif. Judge Moves Up Roundup Trial Due To Health Concerns
• US Must Use 'Full Toolkit' To Fight Cybercrime: Ex-DOJ Chief
• Insurer Must Face Fraud Claim Over Release, 3rd Circ. Says
• Power Retailer Seeks Del. Ch. 11 To Ward Off Mass. Suit
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Axed Foreclosure Fee Case
• Cambridge Analytica Director Deemed Responsible In Ch. 7
• Dems Query Top 4 Mobile Carriers Over Throttling Concerns
• Spirit Airlines Takes Class Arbitration Fight To High Court
• FCC Applauds Step Toward Stemming Spoofed Calls
• FYE Must Face The Music For Bogus 'Free' Offers, Suit Says
• Concerns About CFPB Trial Disclosure Policy Are Misplaced
• Sexy Hair Gets Initial OK For $2.3M Deal Over Labeling
• Insys Sales VP To Plead Guilty In Opioid Kickback Case
• Aviation Watch: Wheels Up For FAA Reauthorization
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• FDA Streamlines 510(k) Process, As Courts Reconsider It
• Press Pause Before Using Biometric Tech In The Workplace
• Travel Co. Trying To Pay Flyers To Duck Settlement, Atty Says
• Sanctions Sought In Alleged Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme
• High Court May Upend TCPA Litigation Landscape
• FDIC Puts Out Call For Information On Small-Dollar Lending
• FTC Shuts Down 1-800 Contacts Online Ad Compacts
• EPA Eases Hazmat Rules For Discarded Takata Air Bag Parts
• Chancery Suit Seeks $150M In Student Loan Trust Damages
• Mike And Ike Slack-Fill Suit Dismissed After Deal Reached
• VW, Bosch Say Dealerships' RICO Losses Are Intangible
• Payment Processor Gets Nod For Revised $7.5M TCPA Deal
• AI's Role In Financial Services: Some Early Lessons
• Consumers Want Nestlé 'No GMO' Label Suit To Go Forward
• Rate-Setting Makes Insurer ERISA Fiduciary, 10th Circ. Told
• Solving The Mystery Of Contracting By Hyperlink
• Yelp Denied Bid For Quick Win In TCPA Suit
• Sekura Case Expands Scope Of Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• Toyota Drivers Seek To Keep Distributor In Faulty HVAC Suit
• Janssen 'Doublespeak' Fueled Opioid Crisis, NJ Suit Says
• Quicken Loans, Marketing Firm Shed Wiretap Class Claims
• OCC, FDIC Try To Shut Down Lenders' 'Choke Point' Suit
• Hertz Say Consumer's Words Discredit Suit On Rental Fees
• Justices Turn Away LabMD's Appeal In Tiversa Fraud Row
• FERC Using Outdated Rate For Pipeline Fees, DC Circ. Hears
• Experian Strikes $22M Deal Over T-Mobile Data Breach
• McDonald's Shakes ADA Suit Over Drive-Thru Access
• VW Investors Challenge Bid To Toss Antitrust Stock-Drop Suit
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Trump Picks Regulatory Czar For Kavanaugh's DC Circ. Seat
• Justices Won't Hear Cert. Dispute In Vitamin E Labeling Suit
• Airbnb Sues Boston Over 'Draconian' Short-Term Rental Regs
• Justices To Consider FCC Deference In Junk Fax Case
• Williams-Sonoma Can't Wash Hands Of Labeling Suit
• Equifax, Oracle Accused Of Flouting GDPR Data Use Rules
• VW Slams Drivers' Bid To Revive Suspension Defect Claims
• Textile Co. Wants Out Of Thread Count Suit With TJ Maxx
• Feds Get Privacy Law Input From Industry, Consumer Groups
• Justices Urged To Review Checked-Bag Fee Collusion Claims
• Uber Fined $750K Over Response To DUI Driver Complaints
• Schwab Wants ERISA Claims Over 401(k) Plan Nixed Again
• Timeshare Owners Hit Marriott With Sanctions Bid
• FCC Aims For Deference To Net Neutrality Order, GC Says
• Sens. Seek White House Backing For Pay-For-Delay Drug Bill
• Hyundai Failed To Honor Sonata Warranties, Drivers Say
• Homeopathic Co. Beats Consumer's Sugar Pill Claims
• Dozens Of NJ Cos. Accused Of Unlawful Immigration Services
• Looming GDPR Fines To Spark Insurance Coverage Fights
• What To Expect From New Democratic Investigation Efforts
• MoneyGram To Pay $125M For Breach Of Anti-Fraud Pacts
• Atty Left MoneyGram Files In Stolen Hummer, Co.'s Suit Says
• Rep. Waters Eyes House Financial Services Priorities
• Intel's Draft Of Privacy Law Would Shield Cos. From Fines
• Bertolli Maker Ducks Labeling Suit Brought After Settlement
• Pyrex Buyers Say Defect Suit More Durable Than The Glass
• Credit Union Must Face Suit Over Misleading Overdraft Policy
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Forex Counsel Awarded $300M In Fees For $2.3B Deal
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Has The 11th Circ. Become Consumer-Friendly?
• Lyft's $4M Text Deal Follows Suit's Wash. High Court Detour
• House Flip To Boost Privacy Policy Push, Interference Probes
• Borrowers Ask 10th Circ. To Uphold $25M RICO Verdict
• Justices To Scrutinize Google Users' Standing In Privacy Row
• Trump's Acting AG Linked To Patent Scam Shuttered By FTC
• LabMD Appeals Dismissal Of Frivolous-Lawsuit Claims
• Gun Owners Seek Cert. In Suit Over Allegedly Faulty AK-47s
• CFPB's Payday Rule Compliance Date Stayed By Texas Judge
• Local Gov'ts Rally To Oppose In-Kind Cable Fee Cap
• Designer Can't Dodge $820K Bill Over Botched House Project
• Ponzi Investors Seek Final OK For $4.6M Deal With JPMorgan
• Drexel Debt Collection Fight Isn't Barred, Alum Tells 3rd Circ.
• Apple Again Ducks False Ad Suit Over Storage Capacity
• When Regulatory Standards And Truth In Advertising Collide
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• What Banks Can Expect Now That The US House Has Flipped
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Kwame Raoul To Take Helm As Ill. Attorney General
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• Chase Says Crypto 'Like Cash' In Bid To Ax Cardholder Suit
• FCC Says Cos. Have Year To Fix Robocall Spoofing, Or It Will
• HSBC, Nordstrom Reveal Data Security Breaches
• FCC Told Auto Recall Texts Are Exempt From TCPA
• LabMD Claim Of Frivolous Defamation Suits Tossed In Pa.
• Dating App Owes For Canceled Subscriptions, Suit Says
• A Look At Tax Code Section 199's Last Stand
• DOJ Official Warns Against Broadening Antitrust Standard
• Courtroom Doors Open To Legal Assaults On Manufacturers
• What To Remember About Calif.'s Right To Be Forgotten
• Buyers Try Again For $750K New Balance 'Made In USA' Deal
• Facebook Urges Court To Dismiss Data Misuse MDL
• Long D-Link, FTC Briefs Make Judge Evoke 'Days Gone By'
• FCC Allows User Interface Waivers For Smaller Cable Systems
• NFL Fans Try Again for Cert. Over Canceled 2016 Game
• Texts Less Spammy Than Calls, Experian Tells 2nd Circ.
• Vet Products Co. To Pay $6.75M Over Unwanted Faxes
• AGs Are Now The 1st Round Draft Picks Of American Politics
• Motel 6 Would Pay Guests $6.6M Over Info Sent To ICE
• Radisson Reveals Hack, Theft Of Reward Members' Data
• Bridgestone Golf Website Not ADA Accessible, Suit Says
• High Court Won't Review Obama-Era Net Neutrality Cases
• Ex-CEO Says 1 Global Notes Not Securities In $287M SEC Suit
• Fears Nachawati Adds Ex-DOJ Opioid Specialist In Dallas
• Mercedes Can't Duck Liability For Used Car Defects: Drivers
• Bosch, Automakers Hit With RICO Suit Over Faulty Fuel Pump
• Roundup Verdict Points To Jury Realities In Product Cases
• CFPB Ducks Injunction Bid Over FOIA Request For Zillow Suit
• Ill. AG Hopefuls Say Consumer Advocacy Will Be Priority
• 6th Circ. Resurrects TCPA Row Over Info Verification Fax
• Consumer Case Funders Offer 'Haircuts' On Returns: Study
• Orioles Sued Over Obstructed Wheelchair-Accessible Seats
• Ex-Google Exec, Tribe Want Stay To Fight Arbitration Denial
• False Ad Suit Over Angie's List Rankings, Comments Tossed
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Cancer Warnings On Cereal
• Gov't Cracks Open Six-PAC Fraud Scam As Politico Cops Plea
• Federal Privacy Law May Need Bigger Boost Than Midterms
• Bill Proposes Prison For Tech Execs' Data Privacy Lies
• Dish Slams AT&T-Time Warner Deal After HBO Blackout
• Unlock Smartphones So We Can Lock Up Criminals: DA Vance
• Attys Want $3M In $220M Deal Ending X-Ray Overcharge Row
• Jeep Hacking Suit Could Halt Auto Innovation, Lobbyists Warn
• LA Accuses E-Cig Makers Of Selling To, Targeting Minors
• Red Robin Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Text Ads
• Ex-Nets Player Says MetLife Raided His Retirement Account
• P&G Cuts Deal To End Wet Wipes Row With $2M In Atty Fees
• NY, Feds Say Debt Collectors Posed As Attys, Police
• Debtors Win Cert. In Case Over Law Firm's Collection Letters
• Sanofi Wants Claims Against Mylan Out Of EpiPen MDL
• NECC Quality Control Manager Gives Combative Testimony
• Suit Accusing Coca-Cola Of False Diet Coke Ads Tossed
• Ohio Incentivizes Companies To Focus On Cybersecurity