Consumer Protection Archive » October, 2019

Consumer Protection - October, 2019

326 articles

• Split 9th Circ. Says Capital One Must Face FCRA Class Action
• Facebook Hit With Age, Gender Bias Suit Over Financial Ads
• Sens. Float Bill To Expand Localities' Use Of .Gov Domains
• Drillers On Edge As Pa. Justices Mull Consumer Law's Scope
• 9th Circ.'s Rent-A-Center Decision Casts Shadow On AT&T
• FHFA Constitutionality Case Not Fit For Review, Justices Told
• Students Suing Dept. Of Education Over Loan Relief Win Cert.
• Ford Duped Consumers On Trucks' Fuel Economy, Suit Says
• Cubs, Fielding Wheelchair Suit, Say Mariners Case Is No Help
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink TCPA Standing For Suit Over 1 Text
• BofA Inks Deal To Settle Calif. Mortgage Escrow Interest Suit
• Pizza Hut Franchisees To Pay $6M To End TCPA Class Action
• Payments Co. Faces FTC Sanction Bid Over Exec Testimony
• Class Cert. Denied In Calif. Tainted Dog Food Suit
• Finding Fraud Was College's Job, Not KPMG's, Auditor Says
• CBD Co. Faces Class Action Over Trucker's Failed Drug Test
• Class Action 'Avalanche' Coming For CBD Industry
• Pa. Justices To Weigh If Unfair-Trade Law Covers Gas Leases
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Mercedes Emissions Case Fully Mulled In NJ
• Australian Watchdog Sues Google Over Location Tracking
• Cruise Lines Ink $12.5M Deal Over Agency's Marketing Calls
• VW Asks For Redo Of Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Ruling
• Boston Jeweler Sued Over 7.5-Carat Ring 'Bait And Switch'
• FDA Must Reconsider Perchlorate Rule, Enviro Groups Say
• Facebook Agrees To Pay UK Fine Over Data Harvest Scandal
• Google, YouTube Channels Sued Over Kids' Data Collection
• 'Preposterous' To Say KPMG Skimped On Audit, Jury Hears
• Uber, Lyft Exit E-Scooter Disability Bias Suit For Now
• Hinshaw Adds NYS Financial Regulator Alum To NY Office
• Mallinckrodt Defends Price Hike As Necessary To Save Drug
• On-Sale Bar Ruling Invites 'Exploitation,' Justices Told
• Facebook Sues Company Over Alleged WhatsApp Hacking
• Neiman Marcus Consumers Again Seek OK On $1.6M Deal
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Top 5 Environmental Concerns For The Cannabis Industry
• CRA Modernization Effort May Face Time Pressure
• App Developer's Device Access Bid Too Broad, Court Told
• J&J Discloses Grand Jury Subpoena For Opioid Distributions
• Ashley Furniture Beats Fake Leather Suit In 9th Circ.
• Apple Shakes ITunes Users' Suit Over Data Disclosures
• PwC Keeps Sanctions Efforts Over LA's Dropped Suit Alive
• Bosch On The Hook For VW Dealers' Lost Profits, Court Told
• KPMG, College Blame Each Other At Trial Over $4M Fraud
• Wells Fargo Calls Oakland's Housing Harm Suit A 'Mockery'
• Consumer Groups Rip FDIC, OCC For Payday Lender Support
• FTC Rips Gilead's 'Erroneous' Argument In HIV Drug Rumble
• Inspection Agencies Want Brazilian Plywood Suit Axed
• Italy's UniCredit Says Breach Exposed 3M Customers' Info
• Forever 21 Data Breach Suit Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Confronting Plaintiffs Attorney Advertising Abuses
• Calif. ADA Ruling Applies Website Nexus Standard Broadly
• High Court CFPB Review May Determine Fate Of FHFA Too
• Tracking Early State Legislative Efforts To Curb Deepfakes
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Device Searches At Border
• OCC's Otting Confident That Fintech Charter Will Take Effect
• 3 Takeaways From Mass. AG's Exxon Climate Suit
• Facebook Users Slam Bid To Halt Privacy Row For High Court
• Don't Halt CFPB Case To Wait For Seila Ruling, 2nd Circ. Told
• Quest Settlement Of Data Breach Suit Gets Waved Through
• Cyberattackers Targeting Human Rights Orgs, Report Says
• BofA Can't Beat Or Delay Calif. Mortgage Suit, Court Told
• Nothing New In Lab's Amended Boycott Suit, Symantec Says
• GM Wins Early Exit From Faulty Ignition Switch Suit In MDL
• Congress Must Step Up To Regulate Social Media Giants
• Concussion Testing Co. Calls Out Competitor In False Ad Suit
• Legal Battlefronts To Watch In Boeing's 737 Max Crisis
• Chase Seeks To Exclude Prof. From 9th Circ. Preemption Case
• DeVos Hit With $100K Contempt Fine In Student Loan Row
• CVS Yanks J&J Baby Powder From Stores After Recall
• Facebook Taking Biometric Privacy Fight To Supreme Court
• Apple Wins Trim Of False Ad Suit Over App Sharing, For Now
• Ex-Restaurateur Settles RICO Suit Over ADA Claims
• Sens. Want TikTok Investigated For National Security Threats
• Law360's The Term: CFPB Under Review & Plurality Problems
• Kirkland's Clement To Defend CFPB Structure At High Court
• Philly Credit Union Charges Double Fees, Class Suit Says
• Noah's Bagels Applicant Must Arbitrate Credit Check Suit
• NJ Justices Challenge Towing Cos.' Bid To Escape Fee Suits
• FINRA Fines BNP $15M For Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• DOJ Fights States' Bid To Pause Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Review
• Fed. Court Tosses Remainder Of Health Plan Marketing Suit
• NJ Couple Wins New Trial In Negligence Row With Accountant
• Alsup Baffled By Feds' Fight With Students Over Loan Relief
• Location Data Suits Against Major Carriers Sent To Arbitration
• Mass. AG Hits Exxon With Long-Awaited Climate Suit
• Top Trends In Food And Beverage Class Actions
• AT&T Blasts Motel's Bid For Quick Win In Junk Fax Suit
• Dunkin' Angus Ad Beef Lacks Sizzle, 2nd Circ. Judges Say
• Privacy Shield Pact Survives EU Review, But Work Remains
• No Class Cert. In Boston Scientific Robocall Suit, Judge Says
• CFPB Doomed At High Court? Don't Bet On It, Attys Say
• GM Must Face Fla. Driver's Trimmed Drive Shaft Defect Suit
• Anheuser Says Tests Show Miller Lite Contains Corn Syrup
• Calif. Marijuana Delivery App Escapes TCPA Spam Text Suit
• A New Era Of FCRA Scrutiny For Consumer Data Furnishers
• ComEd Can't Deny Jobs For Bad Credit, Ill. Appeals Court Told
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Consumer Protection Issues For Single-Family Rental Market
• Next Steps For Cos. In Light Of New Calif. Privacy Laws
• FDA Struggles To Foster An Affordable Biosimilar Insulin
• FCA Avoids Disclosure Demand In Misleading Advice Suit
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Suits Have Soared Over Last Decade
• Sunday Riley Settles After FTC Alleges Fake Sephora Reviews
• Hunton Nabs Ex-Va. Gov. McAuliffe For Privacy Think Tank
• FTC Settles 1st Privacy Action Against Device 'Stalking' Apps
• Flyer Says American Airlines Hid 50% Take On Trip Insurance
• Russian Cyberunit Accused Of 'Masquerading' As Iranians
• Kellogg's To Pay $20M For Touting Sugary Cereal As Healthy
• Spectrum Gets Customer's Robocall Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• Momenta, Sandoz Can't Pause Blood-Clot Drug Antitrust Suit
• AGs Ask Facebook, EBay To Prevent Illegal Alcohol Sales
• NY Commuters Seek Class Status In Row Over Fine Notices
• Attys Disqualified From Wyndham's Timeshare Exit Suit
• Mass. AG Sues Trump Administration Over College Debt Relief
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Pro Racer Takes $1.3B FTC Award Fight To Supreme Court
• Judge's Recusal Delay Sinks Cert. In Tainted Water Suit
• Robbins Geller, Motley Rice To Lead 3M Co. Investor Suit
• FDA, FTC Issue Warning On Claims CBD Can Treat Diseases
• How Companies Might Benefit From CFPB's Uncertain Fate
• Antitrust Takeaways For Tech From New Australian Report
• IRA Custodian Owes No Duty To Beneficiary, Mass. Court Says
• Calif. Data Broker Law May Be Part Of Growing Trend
• Facebook Antitrust Probe Gains Support From Dozens Of AGs
• Justices Won't Decide If Arbitration Brings Stay Or Dismissal
• Fintech Charter Suit Poised For Next Round As NY Seals Win
• Spokeo Wipes Class Cert. In Walmart Background Check Row
• Lead Counsel Field In Curaleaf Stock Suit Narrowed To 2
• IFinex Asks Calif. Court For Help In Search For $880M
• Disclaimers Can't Aid Merrill In Tax Savings Suit, Investor Says
• Volkswagen Dealers Defend Cert. Bid In RICO Lost Profits Suit
• Dog Food Co. Reaches Deal In Class Suit Over Sickened Pets
• Colo. Drops Out Of Challenge To Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
• Toyota Hit With Putative Class Action Over Repossessed Cars
• High Court FDCPA Case Faced Uphill Battle From The Start
• McDonald's Pins Blame On Franchisee In Drive-Thru ADA Suit
• What Happens If High Court Says CFPB Is Unconstitutional
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves FCC With Much Work To Do
• Epson Disables Printers With Non-Epson Cartridges, Suit Says
• Keeping Sponsored Content On The FTC's Good Side
• Wells Fargo Must Face Mortgage Suit Over Software Glitch
• 'Natural' Line Of Care Products Uses Synthetics, Court Told
• NIST Proposal Will Help Companies Manage Privacy Risk
• Workers Say J&J Could Have 'Told Truth' On Talcum Powder
• Mass. Ban On Vaping Product Sales Will Stand
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Review Facebook Face-Scan Ruling
• Why Businesses Shouldn't Sleep On Nev.'s Privacy Law
• Match Looks To Swipe Left On FTC Misleading Dating Ads Suit
• Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Payday Lending Conviction
• Tech Consultant Sues AT&T Over 'Egregious' $1.8M Hack
• The Surprises In Proposed Calif. Consumer Privacy Regs
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Justices Take Up CFPB Constitutionality Case
• Dish Takes $61M Telemarketing Verdict To High Court
• In Most Court Battles, States Win And Trump Loses
• Facebook Asks High Court To Weigh TCPA's Constitutionality
• 'Incompetence' Fueled CPSC Data Breaches: Senate Report
• Legal Funder Again Asks 3rd Circ. To Rein In NFL Deal Judge
• Tech Support Fraudster Gets 1½ Years For Pop-Up Ad Scheme
• Education Dept. Urged Not To Renew $200M Navient Contract
• Universal Studios Guest Says 6 Refills An Hour Not 'Unlimited'
• Nissan Dealer Can't Arbitrate NJ Consumer Protection Action
• Diversity Pledges Don't Redeem T-Mobile Deal: FCC's Starks
• New Senate Bill Would Jail Execs Who Lie About Privacy
• Fewer Telemarketers Buying Access To FTC's Do Not Call List
• 8th Circ. Puts Defective Dometic Fridge Suit On Ice
• Tampa Bay Lightning Reach Class Settlement In TCPA Suit
• House Examines Boom In Buybacks Amid Bills To Curb Them
• Alaska Air Duped Consumers On Trip Insurance, Suit Says
• Cuomo Says Legislators Must Take Action On Vaping Bans
• Uber Asks 7th Circ. To Reject Chicago Disability Bias Suit
• Calif. Doctor Guilty In $12M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Rising Star: Troutman Sanders' Virginia Bell Flynn
• Kraninger Takes Heat On Settlements, Constitutionality Stance
• Poll Shows Consumers Hate Blackouts, TV Group Says
• Hy-Vee's Poor Data Security Caused Breach, Suit Says
• 'Orthodontic' Pacifier Unsafe For Older Children, Suit Says
• FTC Judge Finds 2 Dental Suppliers Violated Antitrust Law
• Justices Question If FDCPA Fraud Claim Based On Mistake
• Why Trump's Orders On Agency Guidance Are Significant
• EPA Sued Over Paint-Stripper Ban's Commercial Exemption
• Wyndham Offers Cash Or Points To Settle Resort Fees Suit
• Lawmakers Blast Website Protections In Trade Deals
• Ill. Biometric Law Ruling Will Bring Insurance Coverage Issues
• More ADA Lawsuits Targeting Mobile Apps Are Likely Ahead
• Non-Calif. Classes Dropped In Conagra Spray Label Suit
• Rising Star: Selendy & Gay's Lena Konanova
• FCC Passes T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Along Party Lines
• $5B Facebook Deal Lets Gov't Grab User Data, Court Told
• Michigan Vape Ban Halted After Claims Of Business Harm
• AbbVie Says Humira's Many Patents Is No Antitrust Violation
• NJ Atty Accused Of Using False Threat To Collect Debt
• Congress Must Reform TV Rating System, Watchdogs Say
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Zach McEntyre
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• 4 Privacy Disputes Ripe For Supreme Court Review
• New CFPB 'Task Force' To Review Consumer Financial Law
• Purdue Opioid Suits Get One-Month Pause, For Now
• Real Estate Developer Settles Spam Text Suit For $1.5M
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• No Exit For Timeshare Atty In Wyndham's False Ad Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Monsanto Label Settlement Objection
• Hill Wallack Builds Condo Group With 4 Attys, New Office
• FDA Focus: What BakerHostetler's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Grubhub Says Calls To Customer Were Properly Targeted
• Fyre Fest Ticket Holders Want Ja Rule Back In $100M Suit
• Chesapeake Tries To Shake Off Okla. Quake Damage Suit
• A Weak Link In Consumers' FDA Test Claims
• Revising Cloud Contracts In Light Of Capital One Cyberattack
• State Bank Supervisors Seek Input On Model Payments Law
• Student Loan Servicer Accused Of Mishandling Overpayments
• J&J Nears OK For $6.3M Deal In Infant Tylenol False Ad Suit
• Hold Off On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal, States Urge DC Judge
• CFPB Constitutionality Case One To Skip, Prof. Tells Justices
• Deal In Nationstar Mortgage Tax Suit Gets Initial Approval
• Calif. AG Rolls Out Consumer Data Privacy Regulations
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Kraft Dodges Suit Over 'No Preservatives' Capri Sun Label
• Watchdog Warns Travel Insurance Industry On Pricing
• Genetic Testing Co., 3 Others To Pay $42.6M Over FCA Claims
• DeVry Must Face Mo. Graduate's False Ad Suit
• Cellphone Customers Divided On Automatic Call-Blocking
• LA Residents Get OK On $32M Gas Bill Overcharge Deal
• Sens. Warn Payment Cos. On Dangers Of Sticking With Libra
• Groupon Photo Suit Shipped Back To District Court
• EU Cookie Ruling Tightens Leash On Ad Tech Staple
• Data Privacy Compliance Best Practices For Asset Managers
• 4 Trends To Watch In Toxic Tort Litigation
• Fidelity Workers Lose Bid For Jury Trial In ERISA Suit
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• AT&T Tries To Dodge Telecom Co.'s Customer Poaching Suit
• Judge Makes Way For J. Crew Receipt Challenge At 3rd Circ.
• CFPB Abusiveness Claims Aren't Dead Yet
• FTC Warning On Plaintiffs Bar Advertising Is Timely
• Facebook Wants 9th Circ. To Review Standing In Privacy MDL
• Debt Collection Atty Uses Lender Arbitration Pact To Halt Suit
• Capital One Can't Get Quick Win In Suit Over ATM Fees
• Purdue's Sackler Family Loses Bid To Toss Mass. Opioid Suit
• Attorneys Seek $15M From Wendy's Data Breach Settlement
• Chase Can't Extend Thrift Preemption's Reach, 9th Circ. Told
• Autodialer Suit Against Lyft Dodges Dismissal Bid This Time
• Flushable Wipes Judge Plumbs Product's Precise Use
• NJ Justices Skeptical Unharmed Kia Drivers Should Get $6.3M
• FTC Chief Trial Atty Joins Hogan Lovells' Antitrust Group
• Attys Denied Fee Set-Aside In Generics Antitrust Case
• Junk Faxes? More Like 'Good Customer Service,' Judge Says
• A Developing Split Over Online Marketplace Product Liability
• 11th Circ. To Revisit FACTA Standing Issue In Godiva Suit
• Justices Won't Take ADA Suit Over Domino's Website Access
• NY Investment Manager Admits To $115.5M Ponzi Scheme
• Fla. AG Hits Air Conditioning Co. With Consumer Fraud Suit
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves Questions Swirling On Hill
• Wegmans' Ice Cream Doesn't Use Real Vanilla, Buyers Say
• Pomerantz, Wolf Haldenstein Vie To Lead Curaleaf Stock Suit
• Justices Pass On Case Over Ex's Grindr Revenge Campaign
• Erosion Of Bristol-Myers Test In Class Actions Is Misguided
• Justices Won't Hear Citizens Bank Overdraft Fee Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Firms' Fee Dispute In $10B VW Settlement
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is 'Sound,' Albertson's Worker Says
• Lumber Liquidators Inks $30M Deal Over Defective Flooring
• High Court Sends TCPA Junk Fax Dispute Back To 6th Circ.
• Digital Platforms Must Heed Japanese Antitrust Law Updates
• Email Notice Lessons From 7th Circ. Debt Collection Ruling
• Ocwen Says CFPB Suit Must End After Constitutionality Pivot
• 'Counsel Owe An Explanation,' Alsup Warns In Logitech Row
• Facebook Users Press 9th Circ. To Skip Privacy Row Review
• Calif. Enacts Law Putting Robocalls In Telecoms' Crosshairs
• US Authorities Target Facebook In Renewed Encryption Push
• FDA Chief Warns Against Use Of THC Vapes Amid Crisis
• Shutterfly Says Ill. Biometric Law Doesn't Cover Online Photos
• AdvoCare Deal Puts FTC's 13(b) Authority In Spotlight
• Match's Phony Love Ads Hurt Co.'s Stock, Investors Say
• Tax Law Win Hurts Marriott In Data Breach MDL, Chicago Says
• Feds, States Won't Join Allergan Glaucoma Drug FCA Suit
• Unilever Deodorant Causes Stains It Claims To Stop, Suit Says
• Regulatory Scrutiny Exposes Crypto Oversight Challenges
• Duane Morris Settles Suit Over Debt Collection Tactics
• Mass. Vaping Ban Will Not Be Halted, Judge Rules
• James Franco's Film School Sexually Exploited Women: Suit
• No One Cares About Apple's IPhone Pixels, Judge Tells Attys
• Wells Fargo's Jab At Plaintiffs' Attys Unfair, Borrowers Say
• Stablecoins Come Under FSB Scrutiny At Request Of G20
• Hunton Andrews Kurth Snags Cartel Pro For DC Office
• Modest Calif. Privacy Law Changes Leave Cos. Eyeing 2020
• Sneaky Cable Fees Net Industry $28B A Year, Watchdog Says
• Student Loan Servicer Mismanaged Debt Relief Plan, NY Says
• Google Assistant Doesn't Collect Biometric Data, Court Told
• LegalZoom, Rival Settle IP, Antitrust Suits
• Cannabis Marketing Co. Tossed From Unwanted Calls Suit
• Momenta, Sandoz Try To Pause Blood-Clot Drug Antitrust Suit
• FTC Seeks E-Cigarette Cos.' Data On Advertising, Sales
• Calif. Phone Co. Hit With Class Action Over Unwanted Calls
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• EU Court Says Facebook Takedown Orders Apply Globally
• Former Clyde & Co Partners Launch 35-Atty Atheria Law
• Mercury Insurance Inks $41M Deal To End Illegal Fee Claims
• AdvoCare Pays $150M To Settle FTC Pyramid Scheme Claims
• ABB Slips Workers' Suit Over Health Plan Data Breach
• Colo. Co. Says 'Valid-When-Made' Doesn't Belong In Case
• FDA Warns Of Security Flaws Lurking Within Medical Devices
• Landry's Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $20M Hack Coverage Row
• Fla. Endorses DOJ's T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Settlement
• Telecom Groups Clash On FCC's Apartment Access Rules
• Ford Must Face Shattering Sunroof Suit, Say Wash. Drivers
• Experian Must Face Delinquent Payday Loan Suit Again
• FINRA Fines UBS $2M For Continued Muni Violations
• Ill. Court Revives Fraud Suit Over Livestreamed Car Auction
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Vape Retailers Sue To Block Mass. Emergency E-Cig Ban
• Williams-Sonoma Privacy Class Decert. Withstands Appeal
• Buccaneers' $19.5M Junk Fax Deal Not Fair To All, Judge Says
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves States' Roles Unsettled
• T-Mobile Parent Slams States' Beef Over Docs In Merger Row
• Cannabis Industry Lobby Says FDA Should Regulate Legal Pot
• Payday Lender Wants High Court Review Of CFPB Challenge
• Ex-Yahoo Engineer Cops To Hacking Accounts For Sex Pics
• Fast-Food Empire Isn't Wheelchair Accessible, Suit Says
• Uber Can't Force Nonriders To Arbitrate, Wheelchair Users Say
• Keurig Can't Recover Rival's Docs In Antitrust MDL
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Mercedes Avoids Kan. Claims In Faulty Transmission Suit
• German Facebook Case Divorces GDPR And Competition Law
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of Net Neutrality Rollback
• Active Consent Needed For Tracking Cookies, EU Court Says