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Consumer Protection - October, 2020

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• CFPB Adopts Long-Awaited Rules On Debt Collection Industry
• Cohen Milstein, Scott & Scott Both Want To Lead FICO Fight
• Cookware Co. Fights Insurer's Bid To Dodge Frying Pan Suit
• Investors Say Norwegian Cruise Liable For Virus Sales Fraud
• Minn. City Can't Ban Menthol Cigs, Tobacco Co. Tells 8th Circ.
• CFPB Tells 9th Circ. Mortgage Services Firm Owes $8M
• Another Court Finds 5 Years Of TCPA Claims Invalid
• Google Mulling Bid To Toss DOJ's Antitrust Suit
• Intervention Blocked In $12M Ocwen Mortgage Fees Deal
• State AGs Have A Decisive Role To Play In Election
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• OCC's Final 'True Lender' Rule Should Boost Bank Lending
• American Airlines Customers Want Cert. In Virus Refund Suit
• Kellogg Gets 2nd Win In Vanilla Flavor False Ad Suit
• Working Group Gives Congress Robocall Prevention Report
• What A Trump Or Biden Win Will Mean For State AGs
• Arizona 'Lite' Tea Drinkers Say Beverages Aren't So Light
• FCC Preemption Shuts Down IPhone Radiation Suit
• 2nd Circ. Sends CFPB's RD Legal Case Back To NY
• UK Fines Marriott £18.4M For Major Data Breach
• Advocates Sue To Undo CFPB's Rollback Of Payday Rule
• Maine Agrees To Drop Pro Rata Cable Law Fight, For Now
• EU Antitrust Chief Says New Digital Rules Must Restore Trust
• Digital Bank To Settle With Customers Over Service Outage
• Passengers Say United Can't Dodge COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 9th Circ. Sinks Pharma Cos.' Suit Against Hawaii AG
• NY Banks, Financial Firms Urged To Prep For Climate Risks
• FTC Says Shkreli Can't Relitigate Authority Challenge
• Aetna To Pay HHS $1M For Exposing Customer HIV Info
• Volcker Rule's VC Changes Will Support Underserved Regions
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Zillow Investors Win Class Cert. In Suit Over CFPB Probe
• DirecTV Urges 9th Circ. To Rethink Split TCPA Ruling
• Split En Banc 11th Circ. Vacates $6.3M Godiva FACTA Deal
• How The Election Will Affect The Federal Privacy Law Fight
• Sparring Vape Cos.' False Ad Suit Will Stay In Delaware
• Judge Rejects $3.3M Deal To End M&T Mortgage Fee Suit
• Welch Again Beats False Ad Suit Over Fruit Snack Labeling
• Dems Ask FCC If Trump Interfered In Social Media Probe
• Buyers Say Pepperidge Farm 'Butter' Crackers Use Veg Oil
• Nationwide Class Struck From Kombucha False Ad Suit
• Courts, Regulators Should Limit Excessive Privacy Penalties
• Courts Shouldn't Consider Bodily Injury Claims In Opioid Suits
• Italy Opens Probe Into Google's Ad, Data Dominance
• False Ad Suit Over Protein Drink's Vanilla Flavor Tossed
• Restaurant Chain Pays $1.8M To End Finger Scan Privacy Suit
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Rethink FTC's Qualcomm Licensing Loss
• AGs In A Pandemic: Ellison Talks Minnesota Housing
• 3M Makes Deal With Ex-Marine Over Massive N95 Mask Scam
• 9th Circ. Gives Defense Atty New Shot At Client Wiretap Suit
• OCC Adopts 'True Lender' Test For Bank Lending Partnerships
• EPA Greenlights Dicamba Use After 9th Circ.-Ordered Review
• Accenture Can't Escape Liability For Marriott Data Breach
• Dish Can't Take Back Unused $11M From $61M TCPA Verdict
• Ex-NFLer Questions Settlement Denial After Race Bias Claims
• 7th Circ. Leery Of Standing Argument In Jeep-Hacking Suit
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Uber Can't Escape NM Family's Wrongful Death Suit
• Split FCC Sticks With 'Net Neutrality' Rollback
• 9th Circ. Won't Lift Block On White House's WeChat Ban
• Full 11th Circ. Urged To Buck Ban On Class Incentive Awards
• Samsung Can't Duck Proposed Defective Dryer Class Action
• Chicago Lender Says CFPB's Redlining Suit Goes Too Far
• CFPB Goes To Bat In Texas For Remainder Of Payday Rule
• Insurance Buyers Score Small Win In $411M Sutter Health Suit
• Justices Told FHFA's Structure Not Fatal To Profit Sweep
• Ransomware's Rise Adds New Twist To Election Security
• Teva, Cooper Slam Bid To Send IUD Defect Suits To Calif. MDL
• Juul, Altria Can't Slip Bulk Of Claims In Vaping MDL
• Customers Fight Arbitration Bids In IMessage Mix-Up Suit
• 'Cobra Sexual Energy' Maker Inks $100K Deal In False Ad Suit
• 7th Circ. Panel Dubious Of Loan Biz Bid For TCPA Coverage
• Alleged Airbnb Home Invader Victims Fight Arbitration Bid
• Consumers Can't Add Execs To $150M Insurance Scam Suit
• FTC Staff Leaders Say 'All Docs' Means All Docs
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• DirecTV Looks To Sink TCPA Suit After Arbitration Decision
• Judge Won't Undo Order Blocking WeChat App Store Ban
• Anxious Shopper Can't Escape Mask Rules, Judge Says
• AGs Ask Justices For Broad Autodialer View In Facebook Suit
• What's At Stake As Calif. Privacy Law Revamp Goes To Voters
• Pa. Stores Accused Of Wrongly Charging Sales Tax On Masks
• Lens Buyers Float $30.2M Deal For ABB Optical To Leave Suit
• DC Tourist Biz Joins Google Antitrust Fray
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• Virgin Holidays Pledges £200M Refunds After CMA Steps In
• Mich. Law Gives Employers Immunity From COVID-19 Suits
• Amazon Says Tech Cos. 'Exploiting' Alexa TM For Cyber Scam
• Blue Shield Can't Revive $12M Patient Shifting Payment Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Arbitration Bid In Jail 'Release Card' Suit
• FedEx Wins Coverage Of Self-Service Credit Card Leak Suits
• Dechert Lands 2 Cyber And Privacy Partners From Goodwin
• Instacart Wins Bid To Arbitrate Courier's COVID-19 PPE Claims
• Shkreli Says FTC Can't Nix Challenge To Authority
• Wells Fargo Wants COVID-19 Forbearance Suit Tossed
• $25M Deal OK'd In Prison Call Overcharge Suit
• 9th Circ. Told To Hear Justice Thomas On Big Tech Immunity
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Ex-Citigroup Forex Rigger Who Helped Feds Fined $20K
• Senator Pushes Big Tech CEOs On Biden, Trump Interactions
• Top Sen. Banking Dem Slams 'Misguided' CFPB Reorg. Plan
• FCC Deems T-Mobile Outage A 'Failure' With Staff Report
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Accountant Ducks More Prison For Role In $400M Crime Outfit
• AT&T Asks High Court To Wait For TCPA Facebook Case
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Attys Can Seal Motion In Boeing Suit
• DePaul Says Virus Closure Wasn't 'Educational Malpratice'
• Microsoft Case Looms Over DOJ's Google Antitrust Action
• Tribe And Lenders Immune To Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• More Big Tech Firms Could Show Up In DOJ's Google Search
• Nevada Pot Regulators Collect $63K In Fines Over Violations
• Consumers Want 'Critical' Doc In Capital One Data Breach Suit
• Sonic Corp. Accused Of Serving Consumers Unwanted Texts
• Derivative Suit Over FleetCor Fuel Card Fees Tossed
• 9th Circ. Says Experian False Ad Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Toyota Can't Arbitrate Prius Stalling Defect Suit, Judge Says
• Ford Rips Drivers' Standing In Truck Fuel Economy MDL
• CVS Slams Suit Over Effectiveness Of Hand Sanitizer
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• 2 NJ Rulings Expand Manufacturer Liability
• FCC Still Ignores Wireless Harms, 5G Critics Tell DC Circ.
• FCC Urged To Move Ahead With TV 'White Space' Plan
• Charter TCPA Ruling May Benefit Cos. Facing Robocall Claims
• Supplement Makers Must Face Joint Pill False Ad Suit
• Advocates Urge FCC To Make Suicide Hotline More Accessible
• Mutual Of Omaha Can't Shake Prerecorded Marketing Call Suit
• FTC Authority Challenges Mentioned By 'Every Defendant'
• Sanofi Wants Antitrust Claims Over Insulin Pen Pared Down
• House GOP Demands Hearing On Social Media Bias
• NJ Slams Navient With Fraud Suit Over Deceptive Practices
• Alsup Slams Dept. Of Education's Student Loan Relief Deal
• Sausage Biz Says Insurer Must Pay For Money Scam
• Turkey Cos. Can't Clip Wings Off Poultry Price-Fix Suit
• Brazilian Data Protection Law's Impact On US Financial Firms
• Jacoby & Meyers' Ex-Clients Renew Cert. Bid In Billing Suit
• Trulieve Slams 'Ham-Fisted' Sanction Bid In Hiring Dispute
• Frito-Lay Hit With Class Suit Over Artificial Chip Flavors
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Google Hit With Landmark Antitrust Suit
• High Court Urged To Block Robocall Barrage In Facebook Suit
• Trump Tells DC Circ. TikTok Ruling Undermines His Authority
• Trust's $2M Suit Over Alleged Scam Tossed Out
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Apple, Epic Warned Against Atty 'Nastiness' In Antitrust Fight
• Calculating FCA Damages From PPP Fraud May Be Tricky
• Petland Ruling Continues Scrutiny Of RICO Enterprise Claims
• Justices Warned Of 'Upheaval' In FHFA Constitutionality Case
• 11th Circ. Judge Rips Firm's Letter In Debt Collection Case
• Fla. Schools Rebut COVID-19 Suits Based On 'Disappointment'
• American Told Internet Archive Not Evidence In Refund Suit
• House Dems Say Pai's Section 230 Rulemaking Is Political
• How A Biden Administration Would Shape IP Policy
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Energy Drink Rivals' Design Trial Closes On Colorful Note
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In $150M Insurance Scam Suit
• Experian Escapes Breach Of Contract Data Suit For Now
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Sutter Health's Appeal Of Class Cert.
• 1st NY 'Tech Sprint' To Target Crypto Co. Regulatory Reporting
• Myriad Section 230 Bills Show Agreement Still Out Of Reach
• No Overhaul Likely After House Antitrust Tech Report
• Tourists Say Travel Co. Can't Escape Insurance Refund Suit
• FTC Gets Court To Halt Allegedly Fake Inmate Calling Plans
• Patients Say Ill. Allergan Ruling Is Irrelevant To Implant MDL
• EU Extends Deadline To Review Google's $2B Fitbit Deal
• Pa. Amusement Parks Say Mask Mandate Doesn't Violate ADA
• Consumer Slams ViSalus Trial Redo Bid In $925M TCPA Row
• Ill. Ruling Bolsters Trend Against No-Injury Monitoring Claims
• How The State And Local Regulatory Landscape Is Expanding
• British Airways Hit With Record £20M Fine For Data Breach
• Chicago Can't Skirt Discovery In Marriott Data Breach MDL
• Biggest US Debt Collector To Pay $15M To End CFPB Suit
• Borrowers Reject AG's Atty Fee Critique In $141M Lender Deal
• WeChat Judge Skeptical Of Feds' Bid To Quickly Shutter App
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Dodge Owner Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Tire Defect Claims
• Ocwen Agrees To Settlement Worth $11M For Fla. Borrowers
• Ex-NFL Investor May Renew Effort To Resolve Crypto Charges
• Insurer Says No Proof Samsung Didn't Make Faulty Batteries
• Pa. Judge Asks If 'Absolute' Privacy Is Realistic For Voting
• E-Trade Looks To Duck Suit Over Glitch Tied To Oil Price Drop
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Tells Of Financial Sector 'Lean In' Policy
• Trump Admin Tells 9th Circ. WeChat Limits Don't Curb Speech
• USAA Hit With $85M Penalty Over 'Unsafe' Risk Management
• Lieff Cabraser Vies For Lead Role In ComEd RICO Suits
• Man Allergan Texted About Botox Seeks Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Insurer Drops Suit Against McDonald's Franchise Owner
• CFPB Enforcement Sees Highest New Case Volume In 5 Years
• Advocates Urge FCC Not To Cut Oversight Of AT&T DSL Lines
• DC Circ. Expedites Trump's TikTok App Store Ban Appeal
• SeaWorld Scores Win After False Ad Bench Trial
• DOJ Guidance, Indictment Suggest Expanding Crypto Focus
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• FTC, State AGs Say Humira Judge Botched Actavis Reading
• NY Calls For Regulating 'Systemically Important' Social Media
• Nissan Inks $4M Deal With CFPB Over Repossessed Vehicles
• Humira Buyers Get Backing Against AbbVie's 'Patent Thicket'
• Cafe Says State Farm Premiums Led To Pandemic 'Windfall'
• Haagen-Dazs Maker Hit With False Ad Suit Over Chocolate
• Justice Thomas Fires Shots At Big Tech Immunity Shield
• WeChat Users Tell 9th Circ. Trump Can't Lift Block On App Ban
• Ill. Suit Says Six Flags Charged Fees Despite Virus Closures
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• FTC Drops Bid For Sanctuary Belize Attys' Funding Info
• Insurers Seek To Escape Coverage In Fake Kona Coffee Suit
• Baker McKenzie Nabs Taylor Wessing Cybersecurity Head
• Lawmaker Says 'Battle' Looming Over Antitrust Tech Reforms
• Allergan Escapes Ill. Suit Over Defective Breast Implants
• 9th Circ. Revives CVS Joint Pain Pills False Ad Suit
• FTC Chairman Warns About Basing Policy On Recent Studies
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Moderna Promises & Ed Sheeran
• Debt Collector Dodges Class Action With 7th Circ. Ruling
• Novel TCPA Ruling Lays Groundwork For Fresh Circuit Split
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• 9th Circ. Ruling Reinforces FTC Disgorgement Authority
• Cruise Line Settles Ohio Woman's TCPA Suit
• Senate Bill Would Sanction Foreign COVID-19 IP Hackers
• Clearview AI Says Changes Moot Orgs' Biometric Privacy Suit
• DOJ Cyber Task Force Issues Crypto Enforcement Blueprint
• Maine's Pro Rata Cable Statute 'Runs Afoul' Of Federal Law
• BofA Can Seek Immediate Appeal Of NY Preemption Ruling
• Mich. Cannabis Co. Slams 'Sloppy' Atty Behind TCPA Suit
• Morgan Stanley Fined $60M Over Unsafe Data Practices
• Costco Dodges Suit Over Roundup Marketing
• Judge Changes Mind, Will Recuse From Subaru Air Bag Row
• DOJ Takes Fight Over TikTok App Store Ban To DC Circ.
• Fee Bid Is 'Unseemly Mudslinging,' ICO Suit Co-Counsel Says
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• 9th Circ. Gives Bat Buyer Another Swing At Class Claims
• Amazon COVID-19 Scans Ignore Workers' Rights, Ill. Suit Says
• Why ESG Considerations Matter For Energy Executives
• 4 Compliance Tips Amid Increased Ransomware Scrutiny
• Allergan Implant Patients Say State Claims Should Proceed
• CFPB U-Turn On Mortgage Marketing May Repair Industry Ties
• 11th Circ. Ruling Threatens Class Rep Incentive Awards
• Chase, Wells Fargo Held Roles In Flint Water Crisis, Suit Says
• Judge Won't Exit Air Bag Row Over 'Old Boy Network' Claim
• LA Fined $2.5M For 'Serious Abuse' Of Discovery In PwC Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Walmart Worker's ADA Suit
• MLB Scores Double Win In Ticket Buyers' COVID-19 Suit
• Hand Wipes Maker Wants False Ad Suit Scrubbed
• Trump Admin. Says First Amendment Is Moot In WeChat Case
• Mott's Beats 'Natural' Applesauce False Ad Suit
• Uber's Ex-Security Chief Seeks Legal Fees For Breach Suit
• Financial Cos. Urge EU Action Over US Data Transfers
• CFPB Presses For Revival Of RD Legal Case At 2nd Circ.
• Mom Who Lost Fraud Suit Against Coach Fights Sanctions Bid
• House Report Slams Big Tech's Abuse Of Monopoly Power
• Humira Buyers Ask 7th Circ. To Revive 'Patent Thicket' Case
• Giant Eagle Illegally Taxed 5-Hour Energy Drinks, Suit Says
• Consumers Urge 9th Circ. To Rehear Qualcomm Case
• Whistleblower Can Relaunch Navy Ship Faulty Pipes Claim
• GM Mostly Ducks Oil-Guzzling Engine Claims
• JPMorgan Seeks Arbitration In COVID-19 Borrower Suit
• Court Says It Can't Rule On Alleged Charter TCPA Violations
• Marriott Wants Out Of Shareholders' Data Breach Suits
• CFPB Sets Policy For Early Termination Of Consent Orders
• Marriott Warns Chancery Hacker Suit Could Spur Lookalikes
• AGs In A Pandemic: Miller Talks Iowa Derecho
• Campbell Can't Escape 'No Preservatives' False Ad Suit
• Walgreens Hit With Biometric Suit Over Face Scan Cameras
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Consumers Reach $66.7M Deal With Banks Over ATM Fees
• ECJ Limits Gov't Spying On Cellphone And Internet Data
• AT&T Excludes Poor Areas From Fiber Internet, Report Says
• Judge Denies Wins For SEC And Marketer In Fraud Suit
• Profs Ask 9th Circ. To Take New Look At FTC's Qualcomm Suit
• Key Highlights As House Dems Drop Hammer On Drugmakers
• Software Innovator John McAfee Accused Of Tax Evasion
• 8 More IP Cases The Justices Rejected At 1st Conference
• Pot Co. Trulieve Accused Of Hiding Discovery In Hiring Row
• Sanctions Threat Puts Ransomware Intermediaries On Notice
• UC Regents Nearing Win Against Students Over Virus Refunds
• High Court Won't Hear 5-Hour Energy's $4.3M False Ad Case
• GSK Can't Get High Court Review In Avandia Marketing Fight
• FCC Seeks To Wrap Up Net Neutrality Remand In October
• Facebook Users Must Show Injury In Ad Suit, Judge Says
• Trustee Flags Gaps In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11 Plan
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• CBD Chocolate Maker Settles Suit Over Product Content
• Valero Cuts Gas Price Signage Deal With Attys Getting $1.65M
• Biz Groups Weigh In On High Court Case Over FTC Restitution
• JPML Creates 2 MDLs For COVID-19 Ski Pass Insurance Cases
• 4th Circ. Revives Freedom Mortgage Property Tax Suit
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Seila Law Pushes For Rejection Of CFPB Demand At 9th Circ.
• Google Accused Of Strategically Hiding Evidence In Data Suit
• Barrett Would Bring Mixed Record To Data Breach Injury Fight
• Whirlpool Gets KitchenAid Blender False Ad Suit Chopped Up
• WeChat Users Say Trump Unfairly Scrapped US App Version
• Samsung Wants Win In State Farm Hoverboard Fire Suit
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• GM Dodges Suit Alleging Flex Fuel Car Defects
• Paying Cyber Ransoms Can Breach Sanctions, Treasury Says
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Defective Frying Pan Class Suit
• Defrauded Students Slam DOE's Loan Relief 'Blanket Denial'
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• OCC Head Stresses 'Level Playing Field' For Bank Licensees
• Ill. Court Affirms Taxi Assault Liability Can't Apply In Lyft Suit
• Calif. Electric BMW Buyers Win Class Cert. In Battery Life Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Same Mark Alone Doesn't Cause Confusion
• HP Beats CFAA, False Ad Suit Over Printer Firmware Update
• States, Law Profs Say Calif. Should Revive Net Neutrality Law
• Israel Says Data Transfers To US Can't Rely On Privacy Shield
• FCC Backs Off Of Net Neutrality Comment Challenge
• Pabst's Olympia Beer Ads May Be Misleading, Judge Says
• Drivers Want Judge DQ'd From Subaru Airbag Suit
• Google Says Android User OK'd Data Sharing And Can't Sue
• ​​​​​​Drug Pricing Site Says Trump's Order Supports Antitrust Suit
• Crypto Co. Boss Cops To Lying About $3.25M Transaction
• Ex-Inmates Seek Cert In Debit Card Fees Fight
• Judge Overrules Magistrate's Sanctions Call In Debt Suit
• Full Senate Committee Will Force Big Tech Leaders To Testify
• High Court Is Likely To Adopt 6th Circ.'s Narrow View Of CFAA
• 'Flex Belt' Maker Reaches $175K Deal On False Ad Claims
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition