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Consumer Protection - June, 2019

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• 9th Circ. Says Rent-A-Center Can't Arbitrate Price-Gouge Suit
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Insurers Lose Bid To Lift Stay In J&J Talc Supplier Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Finds AT&T Customer Arbitration Agreement Void
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• Warren Probes JPMorgan's Return To Cardholder Arbitration
• Fashion Nova Advertised With 'Spam' Texts, TCPA Suit Says
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Calif. Judge Leans Toward Linking Apple App Store Suits
• Keurig Must Face Claims It Mislabeled Pods As Recyclable
• Time To Settle CFPB Constitutionality 'Is Now,' Justices Told
• EPA Chemical Risk Evaluations Draw Criticism From Enviros
• 7th Circ. Revives Claims Against Student Loan Servicer
• Pier 1 Charged Full Pa. Tax On Discounted Items, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Piles Onto Standing Split With Data Breach Ruling
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• Attys Seek $68M Award In Wells Fargo Fake Account Suit
• Courts Are More Rigorously Scrutinizing Class Settlements
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Koh Rips Yahoo For Hiding Data Breach History In $117M Deal
• GM's Claim It Didn't Know Of Defect Faces Skeptical Judge
• Drivers Fail To Prove BMW Cars Cheated On Emissions
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• New Yorker Alleges Defective Apple Watch Burned Her Wrist
• J&J Gets Case Removal Extension In Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• IPhone Users Want Their Own Suit Over App Store 'Monopoly'
• VW Says Investors' Antitrust Claims In NY Are Also Doomed
• DOJ Gets 3 Mos. Discovery Stay In Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• DOJ Doubtful Cyber Standard Org Exempt From Antitrust Suit
• Google Pulled Medical Record 'Heist' With U Of Chicago: Suit
• LabMD Names Reed Smith In $150M Suit Over Tiversa Row
• ND Air Ambulance Regs Not Preempted, 8th Circ. Told
• Parties OK DOJ Intervention, Iffy On Stay In Chicken Price Suit
• BlueHippo Contempt Ruling Violated Automatic Stay: 2nd Circ.
• Generator Maker Says Junk-Fax TCPA Suit Out Of Place
• Debt Collector Sued Over Medical Provider Data Breach
• App Developers Want Apple Antitrust Suits Kept Separate
• Mercedes, Bosch Denied Quick Appeal Of NJ Emissions Suit
• The Big Regulation Risks Posed By Facebook's Libra Coin
• Feds Dragging Feet On Loan Cancellation Bids, Students Say
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• K-Cup Buyers Too Late To Revive Antitrust Claim
• FTC, States Crack Down On Robocallers With 94 New Cases
• House Expected To Hear Paper Ballot Voting Bill This Week
• Attys Urge CFPB To Clarify 'Abusive' Standard With Guidance
• House's 1st Fintech Task Force Hearing Hits On Crypto Regs
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Depositor's Ponzi Claim
• DOJ Probing Chicken Industry For Anti-Competitive Conduct
• TGI Fridays Seeks To Crush Suit Over 'Potato Skins' Snacks
• Anti-Robocall Bill Sails Through House Subcommittee
• Stem Cell Patients Win Cert. In 'Complex And Troubling' Suit
• Sen. Probe Finds Agencies Ignored Cybersecurity Warnings
• Colgate False Ad Class Cert. Washes Out In 9th Circ.
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• The First Deference Ruling Of High Court Term
• NJ Court OKs $500K Luxury Apartment Fire Settlement
• Rams Must Pay $7.2M In Atty Fees In Seat Licenses Suit
• Ex-Restaurateur Wins Sanctions Over ADA Witness Tampering
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Cy Pres Mechanism
• Borrowers Reach $12M Deal In 3 Tribe-Linked Loan Suits
• Trader Joe's Beats False-Ad Suit Over Promiscuous Bees
• Genetic Testing Co. Can't Limit Damages In Privacy Suit
• $925M High Enough For ViSalus Robocall Damages: Judge
• Pa. AG Drops Suit As UPMC, Highmark Strike 10-Year Deal
• Apple Looks To Link Developer, Consumer Antitrust Suits
• 4th Circ. Won't Stay $61M Order In Dish Telemarketing Suit
• FTC Wins Bids To Shut Down Jury Trial In Belize Fraud Case
• Schulte Let Off Hook In Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy
• Sacklers Can't Escape NY Opioid MDL
• Justices Seek Gov't View On Preemption In Plane Crash Suit
• A Deep Dive Into New CFPB Debt Collection Rules: Part 2
• Facebook Wins Trim Of Most Data Breach Claims, For Now
• High Court Punt Plunges TCPA Suits Into Greater Uncertainty
• Lacewell Confirmed As NY's Top Financial Services Regulator
• Scammer Can't Cut Jail Term Over Supposed Broken Plea Deal
• Quest, Customs Breaches Show Risks Of Farming Out Data
• A Look At US Data Privacy Laws 1 Year After GDPR
• AT&T Sued Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Wireless Rate Scheme
• Tampa Bay Lightning Putting TCPA Suit On Ice, Court Told
• Duracell Says Storage Warranty Expires Once Batteries Used
• FTC Said To Investigate YouTube Over Child Privacy Concerns
• TD Bank, Investors Ink $13M Deal To End Stock-Drop Suit
• Sprint-T-Mobile Challengers Grow To 14 At First Hearing
• State Farm Wants To Sink Water Damage Coverage Class
• A Deep Dive Into New CFPB Debt Collection Rules: Part 1
• Online Advertisers Prepare To Weather Privacy Law Storm
• Igloo Deal Settles Pa. ADA Suit Over Website Accessibility
• Ill. High Court Dumps Walgreens Bottled Water Tax Suit
• Hot Tamales Dropped As 'Scrivener's Error' In Slack-Fill Order
• State Farm, Others Beat Undervalued Cars Conspiracy Suit
• Buyers Of Cynosure Fat-Reduction Tool Push For Class Cert.
• House Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal On Robocall Legislation
• Digital Data Privacy One Year After Carpenter
• High Court Punts On FCC Deference Fight In TCPA Row
• Target Cardholders Ink $8M Deceptive Marketing Deal
• Tropicana Puts Squeeze On Another Class Over 'Pure' Label
• Mass. Regulator Ready To Rumble On SEC Broker Standards
• Coca-Cola, Milk Co. Hit With Consumer Suit Over Cow Abuse
• FCC To Advance 'Modest' Changes For Kids' TV Rules
• Driver Can't Expand Claims In Ford Door Latch Defect Suit
• MoneyLion Accused Of Making Illegal Loans To NC Borrowers
• CitiMortgage To Pay $7.8M In Calif. Escrow Interest Deal
• Delta's Privacy Policy Isn't A Contract, Judge Says
• Cox Inks $10.75M Deal To End Debt Collection Robocall Suit
• Spark Energy Wins Bid To Move Variable Rate Suit To NJ
• Key Differences In Nev. And Calif. Data Privacy Laws
• Facebook's Cryptocurrency Immediately In Legislators' Sights
• Travel Co. Again Hit With Suit Over 'Free' Cruise Robocalls
• Debt Collection Co. Files Ch. 11 After Health Data Breach
• Uber TCPA Arbitration Bid Fails Due To Unauthenticated Docs
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Should Cover Power Co. In Fraud Suit
• Challengers Seek Partial Win Over Trump's '2-For-1' Order
• A Look At China's New Cybersecurity Guidance
• GM Aims To Hit The Brakes On Faulty Drive Shaft Suit
• 3 Classes Keep Certification In 'Sham' Fuel Fee Suit
• 'Clear Sailing' Atty Fees Doom Defective Headphones Deal
• Financial Services Regulation For Fintech Companies: Part 2
• A New Way To Target Food Co. Supply Chain Practices?
• Calif. Ritz-Carlton Fined $1.6M Over Beach Access
• Eventbrite Investors Tap Rosen, Glancy Prongay To Lead Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Facebook Biometric Privacy Suit
• Hyundai Drivers Denied Cert. In Sonata Brake Defect Suit
• FCC Robocall Waiver Could Affect High-Stakes ViSalus Suit
• Fitbit Looks To Gut $7M Fees Request In Sleep-Tracker Deal
• Justices Won't Touch 9th Circ. Ruling Over Fax Ad Definition
• Groups Tell FCC Wireless Carriers Violated Privacy Laws
• Insys Hit With Nationwide Opioid Class Claim In Ch. 11
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• Financial Services Regulation For Fintech Companies: Part 1
• Apple Loses Atty DQ Bid In IPhone Performance Case
• False Ad Insights From Bud Light 'Corn Syrup' Case
• SEC Fines KPMG $50M For Stolen Watchdog Info, Cheating
• Mayer Brown's DC Office Gets New Managing Partner
• Quicken Loans To Shell Out $32.5M To End FHA Loans Suit
• Hackers Targeting US Electric Utilities, Researchers Say
• HCA Healthcare Pushes To Sink ER 'Cover Charges' Suit
• Patient Attys Slam 3M's Contempt Bid Over Unsealed Docs
• While Google Dallied, Client Emails Were Exposed, Firm Says
• CFPB Suit 'Prime Example' Of Bureau Unbound, 2nd Circ. Told
• NJ Justices To Mull How To Consider 3rd. Circ. Explosion Suit
• Tough Mudder Dodges Runners' Suit Over Unpaid Settlement
• ITT Tech Lending Arm To Forgive $168M In Student Loans
• Pa.'s Bid To Extend UPMC-Highmark Truce Past June Fails
• 7th Circ. Says Airline Privacy Fights Must Be Arbitrated
• FTC Says 13 Cos. Falsely Claim Privacy Shield Status
• Fla. City Tries To Revive Mortgage Suit Against Wells Fargo
• FCC's New Call-Blocking Ruling Necessitates More Oversight
• Facebook Will Cough Up Data Analysis Docs In Breach Suit
• Seagram's Drinkers Get Initial OK On $2.5M Soda Label Deal
• State Efforts To Rein In Drug Costs Have Mixed Success
• A Rare Antitrust Deferred Prosecution Agreement From DOJ
• LightYear Is FTC's Data Security Warning To B2B Companies
• 9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Over Facebook Hack-Alert Texts
• TD Bank Inks $70M Deal In Overdraft Fee MDL
• 11th Circ. Mulls Whether Class Invited Trial Court 'Error'
• Chamber, Drugmakers Back AbbVie In $448M FTC Fine Appeal
• Sandals Charges Vacationers Fake Local Taxes, Suit Says
• Senate Passes IRS Bill, Excluding Controversial Free File Pact
• Chipotle, Customers Seek Approval Of Data Breach Settlement
• Mich. Prosecutors Drop Flint Charges, Restart Investigation
• 9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into CVS Drug Pricing Suit
• NY Regulator Looks To Extend Deutsche Bank Monitorship
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Cut Prison Phone Rates
• RD Legal Funding Seeks Exit From NY AG's Usury Suit
• How To Streamline Virtual Law Team Mass Tort Defense
• Eberspacher To Pay $1.9M Over Auto Parts Price-Fixing
• The State Of Article III Standing 3 Years After Spokeo
• Banks Feeling The Heat Over Fintech Partners' Cyber Risks
• A New Way To Fight ADA Web Accessibility Claims In NY
• State AGs Take Aim At 'Creepy' Google, Facebook Monopolies
• 4th Circ. Says Mail-Order Pharmacy Must Face Death Suit
• FTC Orders Auto Dealer Software Co. To Boost Data Security
• Rise Of Nation-State Hacks Doesn't Give Cos. A Free Pass
• Facebook Asks 9th Circ. To Decertify Class In Face Scan Suit
• Mass. Judge Doubts FCA Suit Survives With Only Public Info
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Costco Sales Tax Overcharge Row
• Santander Debt Collector Can't Shake TCPA Autodialer Suit
• Milk Co. Hit With Class Suit Over Fair Oaks Cow Abuse
• Insurer Seeks Revival Of RICO Suit In Testosterone MDL
• Debt Collector Must Give Class 2nd TCPA Payout, Judge Says
• Jailed $2B Loan Scammer Doubles Down On Tribal Defense
• Ford To Spend $180M Recalling, Fixing Explorer Suspensions
• Investors Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Ocwen Omissions Suit
• Raymond James To Pay $15M To Settle Hidden-Fee Claims
• Senate Dems Want Answers On Fintech Algorithm Bias
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Fired LaCroix Exec Sues Over Alleged BPA-Lined Cans
• Amazon Recorded Kids Without Consent, Privacy Suits Say
• Lender Can't Arbitrate Calif. Consumers' Loan Shark Suit
• Feds, Ticket Industry Look To Zap Cyber Scalper Bots
• Mariners Say Sightlines Not An Issue When Stadium Was Built
• Farmers Insurance Says Text-Send Platform Isn't Autodialer
• 6th Circ. Revives Flaming Hoverboard Fight Against Amazon
• FDA's Final E-Cig Guidance Takes On Overheated Batteries
• Insys Seeks Speedy Ch. 11 Sale As Liabilities Mount
• Ford Knew About 'Death Wobble' Defects In Its Trucks: Suit
• FCC, Industry Must Both Do Part On Robocalls, Experts Say
• Pa. Conservator Law Flouts Due Process Rights, Suit Says
• Fiat Chrysler, Engine Maker Say Truck Defect Suit Is 'Improper'
• Cruise Line Wants TCPA Class Action Tossed
• Hotel Operators Seek Revival Of TCPA Suit Over Junk Faxes
• What To Know About New CFPB Investigative Demand Policy
• Real-World Questions For Better Data Privacy Compliance
• Investors Have Slim Legal Path When Digital Coins Vanish
• Chemical Maker Can't Escape Ohio PFAS Suit, Court Hears
• States Sue To Block Merger By Sprint, T-Mobile
• 6th Circ. Says Liquor Store Not Liable For Card Breach Costs
• Sock Startup Bombas Inks $65K Deal Over Data Breach
• Consumers Ask To Combine Tribe-Linked Usury Suits
• Assisted Care Investor Avoids Chancery Contempt Arrest
• Drivers Want Ford, Bosch Emissions Cases Consolidated
• Vitamin Shoppe Sells Toxic Male Supplement, Consumer Says
• Traveler Images Exposed In Data Breach, US Customs Says
• FCC Dem Prods Carriers On Plans For Free Robocall Blocking
• NY Man Gets 4 Years For Role In $10M Email Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Cos. Aided $150M Health Insurance Fraud, Suit Says
• Manatt Opens Boston Office With Ex-Holland & Knight Partner
• BofA Customers Strike $5M Deal In Overdraft Fee Battle
• The Latest Developments In Criminal Cases Against Execs
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• Wisconsin Tribal Lender Slammed With RICO, Usury Lawsuit
• Redbox Sends 'Wireless Spam' Promotions, Suit Says
• No Need For Calif. Privacy Law To Cover Employee Data
• Class Action Takeaways From 9th Circ.'s New Hyundai Ruling
• Insys Hits Ch. 11 After $225M Kickback Settlement
• Carriers Will Use Call-Blocking To Squash Scams First
• Calif. Firm Will Ask Justices To Review CFPB Constitutionality
• Dental Suppliers Colluded To Avoid 'Price War,' FTC Says
• Nissan Inks Deal Over Allegedly Faulty Altima Transmissions
• FastTrain CEO Can't Nix $20M Judgment, Magistrate Advises
• 'Legal Impossibility' Lets Convicted Ex-NECC Execs Off Hook
• Meet The Top Attys In AbbVie's Antitrust Battle Royal
• Accordia Life To Settle Suit Over No-Lapse Policies
• Commerce Backs Verizon's Push To Lock Handsets
• Full 9th Circ. Hyundai Reset Gives Clarity On Class Deals
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Oppose County's Bid To Exit Suit
• Disbarred Calif. Atty Cops To Scamming Clients For Millions
• Net Neutrality Bill Passes NY Assembly, Faces Uncertain Fate
• Wayfair Buyers Must Arbitrate Bedbug Claims
• Blumenthal Pushes Bill To End TV Sports Blackouts Again
• Wells Fargo Reaches $394M Deal To End Auto Insurance MDL
• CFPB Delays Compliance Date For Key Part Of Payday Rule
• Policing Cryptocurrency Ads: 4 Things You Should Know
• LabCorp Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 7.7M Patients
• Insys Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Opioid Bribe Scheme
• Miami's BofA Win Opens Door For Chicago Claims, Court Told
• LendingClub Pushes Back At Investors' Hidden-Fee Suit
• Retailer Conn's Says Ex-Counsel's New TCPA Suit Improper
• 4th Circ. Ruling Eases Class Cert. Path In Telemarketing Rows
• Nuclear Regulator Needs More Cyber Experts, Watchdog Says
• Feds Seek 6.5 Years In Prison For Fake SEC Official
• Combating False Celebrity Endorsements Online
• Checkers Drive-In Slammed With Payment Data Breach Suit
• GM Transmission Defect Claims Belong In Detroit, Judge Says
• FTC Fights Bid For Jury Trial In Belize Property 'Scam' Suit
• Quest Diagnostics Hit With Suit Over 11.9M Client Data Breach
• Honda Drivers Tell 9th Circ. Soy-Coated Wires Lured Rodents
• AbbVie Development Partner Hits Back At $31M FTC Penalty
• Apple's 'Unwieldy' Move To Toss Filter Defect Suit Denied
• Dollar General To Pay Vt. $1.75M Over Pricing
• Masterpiece No Help For Florist In Same-Sex Wedding Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Restore Class In Calif. Call Recording Suit
• FTC Seeks Clarity On New Rules For Health Info Access
• Class Suit Over Monster's HDMI Cable Packaging Ends In Deal
• 3M Moves For Contempt, Says Patient Attys Used Sealed Docs
• SEC's $60M Deal Over Web Marketing Scam Gets Court OK
• FEC Hopes To Let Startup Offer Phishing Shield To Campaigns
• J&J Asbestos Suit Sent Back To Mass. State Court
• Does The OCC's Sandbox Substitute Have A Fatal Flaw?
• Attempt At Serving Receptionist Invalidates Suit, NJ Firm Says
• Much-Needed 3rd Circ. Insights On TCPA Fax Issues
• Hyundai Slams Suit Alleging Dealer Sent Autodialed Texts
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Full 9th Circ. Saves Hyundai, Kia Fuel Economy Deal
• Insys Chairman To Resign In Wake Of $225M Deal With Feds
• Full FCC Votes To Greenlight Default Robocall Blocking
• ConAgra Likely To Face State Subclasses In Spray Label Suit
• Pa. Justices Uphold $1.8M Fine For Polar Vortex Rate Hike
• LabCorp Reveals 7.7M Consumers Affected By Data Breach
• CFPB Fines Freedom Mortgage $1.75M For Bad Data
• Booker, Other Sens. Grill Quest Diagnostics After Breach
• Insys To Pay $225M To End DOJ's Opioid Scheme Probe
• Calif., NY Supplement Buyers Win Cert. Of False-Ad Suit
• Rare White Collar Psych Eval Sought In Bitcoin Scheme Case
• 1 Global Ex-CEO Has No Defense In $287M Suit, SEC Says
• NJ Justices Send Car Dealer Fraud Claims Back To Arbitration
• Anticipating Potential Updates To Ill. Biometric Privacy Law
• Keurig Sold Arsenic-Laced Bottled Water, Drinkers Say
• Rosen Law's $1.2M Fee Bid Cut In State Street Case
• Charter Wants False Ad Suit Over Internet Speeds Tossed
• CRA Modernization Talks 'Productive,' FDIC Head Says
• Mass. AG Says Trade Group Can't Challenge Anti-Oil Spill Law
• Tour Group, Travelers Fight Over Blame For Ill-Fated Cruise
• Lead Attys In Santander Investor Case Secure $3.1M In Fees
• Grubhub Keeps Calling Despite Saying It Will Stop, Suit Says
• Pa. Judge Lets Highmark In On Hearing To Extend UPMC Deal
• GOP Senator Urges Apple To Offer 'Do Not Track' Option
• Developers Accuse Apple Of Monopolizing App Distribution
• Homeowner Claims Ditech Collected Discharged Fees
• NPR Can Publish Mistakenly Unsealed Settlement Doc
• Don't Read Too Much Into Feds' Google, Amazon Probes
• Groups Eye Pre-Vote Edits To FCC's Call-Blocking Plan
• Cybersecurity Lawmaking Needs Help From Specialists
• What We Learned From FDA's Public Hearing On Cannabis
• Despite Amarin, ITC May Be Right Prescription For Pharma
• New Prop 65 Cancer Label Rule Exempts Calif. Coffee Cos.
• Baseball's Liability Rule Hinders Protective Nets, Injury Suits
• Facebook Can't Shake DC's Suit Over Data Harvesting Scandal
• Auto Warranty Providers Hit With TCPA Suit
• Chase Bank Hit With Credit Card Interest Class Action
• Ford, Bosch Want Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions Suits Axed
• Quest Diagnostics Says Breach Hit 11.9 Million Patients
• The Aftermath Of High Court's Class Action Removal Opinion
• How France's Consumer Protection Agency Is Targeting Cos.
• Russian Suspect In Massive JPM Hack Is In Plea Talks
• Highmark Wants Seat At Hearing Over Extending UPMC Deal