Consumer Protection Archive » February, 2021

Consumer Protection - February, 2021

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• Attys Make Their Cases For Leading Google Ad Suits
• FTC Asked To Investigate EdTech Ads That 'Shame' Kids
• 1st Circ. Upholds 3 Ex-NECC Workers' Drug Fraud Convictions
• Federal Judge Says Kansas Surcharge Ban Is Unconstitutional
• Va. Court 'Shocked' By Sluggish VW Pre-Production Car Fight
• $650M Facebook Privacy Deal OK'd, $110M Atty Fees Trimmed
• Clients Likely To Grill Law Firms After Vendor Data Breaches
• CFPB Can't Shake Challenge To Financial Law Taskforce
• Walgreens Relieved Of Claims It Mislabeled Infant Pain Med
• FCC Approves $3.2B Emergency Broadband Program
• 3rd Circ. Preview: AT&T Leads Packed March Schedule
• EPA Defends Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation At 9th Circ.
• Zillow Wants Real Estate Magazine's False Ad Suit Tossed
• Google's Security Makes Gift Cards Unredeemable, Users Say
• Cos. Should Back Up Sensory Advertising Claims With Data
• Consumer Protection Partner Joins Ahdoot & Wolfson In Philly
• Compliance Lessons From Newest Fla. Privacy Class Actions
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Wis. Utility Agency Illegally Discouraging Solar, Court Told
• Koh 'Deeply Disturbed' By Google Tracking Court Site Users
• New Mexico AG Asks 10th Circ. To Revive Google Privacy Suit
• EA Gets 'Loot Box' Gambling Suit Sent To Arbitration
• GPB Capital Sues Bank To Get Back Virus Relief, Loan Money
• Small Odds Humira Patents All Invalid 'Worries' 7th Circ
• TikTok Users Ink $92M Deal To End Biometric Privacy MDL
• DirecTV Can't Shake Suit Over Robocalls To Stored Numbers
• 'Change Is Coming' In Big Tech, House Antitrust Dem Vows
• Navient's Forced Ch. 11 Tossed Over Petitioner Claim Issue
• Sparks Fly As Sen. Committee Mulls Top Biden Health Picks
• Calif. Court Says Teacher's Wi-Fi Illness Claim Is A Disability
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Post Sugary Cereal Buyers Get OK On $15M False Ad Deal
• Mitigating BIPA Suit Risk Under Alternative Liability Theories
• Hinshaw Adds Seasoned Insurance Partner In New Orleans
• Cable Cos. Can't 'Nickel And Dime' Viewers, 1st Circ. Told
• Landlords' Suit Calls NY State Eviction Ban Unconstitutional
• Chipotle Timely Removed Dollar-Shorting Case, Judge Says
• Unreported Breach Sparks Warning From French Regulator
• Cable Cos. Can Make You Pay For Certain Channels: 1st Circ.
• Porsche Says It's Not To Blame For Software Damaging Cars
• Qualcomm Hit With £480M Consumer Class Action In UK
• GOP Bashes Disinformation Probe As Stifling To Free Speech
• Epic Judge Says Apple 'Salted The Earth With Subpoenas'
• Firm Sues For Abuse Of Process Over Drexel Tuition Debt Suit
• Foster Farms Beats Bid To Revive 'Humane' Labeling Suit
• Boeing Crash Victims Claim Attys Tried To Poach Clients
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Calif. Gets Green Light To Enforce 2018 Net Neutrality Law
• Clearview AI Reveals Plan To Take BIPA Fight To High Court
• Sens. Mull Cyberattack Reporting Law At SolarWinds Hearing
• Calif. Says AT&T, Frontier Neglected Copper Networks
• Court Remands Group's Plastic Pollution Suit To State Court
• CFPB Will Seek Compliance Delay On Qualified Mortgage Rule
• Pilgrim's Pride Fined $108M For Chicken Price-Fixing
• 7th Circ. To Crawl Into Humira 'Patent Thicket' Dispute
• Twitter Sued In Chancery Over Privacy Breaches
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• What A New Virginia Privacy Law Could Mean For Businesses
• Compliance Lessons From Toyota's Clean Air Act Settlement
• Expectations For CFPB's Fair Lending Agenda Under Biden
• Facebook, Australia Cut Deal Over News Bargaining Law
• Wife Can't Blame Husband's Co. For Her COVID-19 Infection
• Kroger Latest Victim In Software Vendor Data Breach
• Texas Halts Power Invoices After Skyrocketing Bills
• Background Check Biz Accused Of Ill. Privacy Violations
• TD Bank Wants To Shutter Suit Over Account Openings, Fees
• Reps. Tell Streaming Cos. To Crack Down On Misinformation
• Tea Mix Maker Ditches False Ad Suit Over Vanilla Label
• False Ad Suit Over Hostess' Carrot Cake 'Donettes' Dropped
• Consumer Activists Call For FTC Probe Of Grocery Industry
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• CFPB, State AGs Sue Over Alleged Immigration Bond Scam
• Split 9th Circ. Sends Alexa Privacy Suit To Arbitration
• Cancel $50K Of Student Debt Per Borrower, Dem. AGs Urge
• 9th Circ. Says MoneyLion Arbitration Agreement Is Valid
• NY High Court Resolves Foreclosure Timeliness Issues
• Wawa Inks $12M Deal With Consumers Over Data Breach
• Baby Formula Device Claims Get Tossed By NY Federal Judge
• WB Mason 'Preyed' On Buyers With Fake 3M Masks, Suit Says
• Shutterfly Reaches Deal To End Facial Scan Privacy Claims
• Walmart Beats Bias Suit Over COVID-19 Shopping Hours
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Teva Intrauterine Device MDL
• Courts, FTC May Differ On Sponsored Product Reviews
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Sleepy's Customer Unscathed By Mattress Order, Court Told
• EU Opens Door To Adequacy Deal With UK On Data Flows
• Approx 2.3M In UK Denied Flight Refunds Amid Lockdowns
• 6th Circ. Cites Sherlock Holmes In Axing GM Dashboard Suit
• Judge Koh Doubts Google's Bid To End Chrome Privacy Suit
• 'Outdated' Accellion Software To Blame For Hack, Victims Say
• NY Regulator Slams Facebook For Not Curbing Data Sharing
• Senate Intel Chair Sounds Alarm On Fla. Water Supply Hack
• McDonald's Tries To Melt Ice Cream Buyer's Vanilla Fraud Suit
• NJ Lab Sues Supplier Over False COVID-19 Test Results
• Sheppard Mullin Atty's Motion In Clif Bar Case Irks Judge
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ill. Firm Sues Fellow Class Action Attys Over Recorded Call
• Fla. Justices Say Warranties Need Not Disclose Arbitration
• Drug Database Provider Wins Challenge To OTC Label Change
• Jurisdiction Can Be A Key Tool For BIPA Class Action Defense
• 5th Circ. Ruling Shows HHS Privacy Fines Can Be Beaten
• A Changing Health Insurance Antitrust Landscape
• Girardi Co-Attys Say 'Diabolical' Scheme Cost Them Millions
• Boeing Sued By Estate Of Ethiopian Pilot Over 737 Max Crash
• Navient Calls For Dismissal Of 'Unsupported' Ch. 11 Filing
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• ViSalus Can't Get Trial Redo In $925M Robocall Suit
• What To Expect When Reddit And Robinhood Face Congress
• Facebook Pulls News Sharing In Australia Over Media Law
• Yodlee Must Still Face Consumers' Privacy Suit
• Auto Groups Warn Justices Of Regulatory Disarray In VW Row
• Evenflo Tries To Unbuckle Itself From Booster Seat MDL
• Japanese Co. Can't Appeal Jurisdiction Order In PFAS Case
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pans 'Luxurious Lifestyle' Evidence
• Split Pa. Justices Say Intent Not Critical To Deception
• Defense Strategies When Plaintiffs Deny Their Own Standing
• Green Groups Tell 9th Circ. EPA's Pesticide Approval Must Fall
• A Revived Disparate Impact Doctrine Under Biden's CFPB
• Attys In Slot App Suits Top $50M In Fees From Settlements
• NY Regulator Warns Of 'Widespread' Data Breach Campaign
• Chancery Leans Toward Merging Facebook Stockholder Suits
• CFPB's Acting Chief Launches Atty Hiring Campaign
• Bristol Myers, Sanofi To Appeal $834M Hawaii Order On Plavix
• 7th Circ. Won't Revisit Clearview BIPA Suit Remand
• Sony Sued Over Alleged PlayStation Controller 'Drift' Defect
• Don't 'Radically Alter' Antitrust, Sen. Mike Lee Says
• Biomet Seeks Judgment, New Trial In $3.5M Implant Suit
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• DirecTV Mostly Escapes Class Action For Unwanted Calls
• Simington Sees Limited Role For FCC In Media Regulation
• FTC Sticks Glue Co. With Highest-Ever 'Made In USA' Payout
• Curaleaf Beats Investors' Stock-Drop Suit Over CBD Legality
• 9th Circ. Told EPA Used 'Careless Math' To Deny Pesticide Ban
• AmEx Discloses Federal Probes Into Card Sales Practices
• VW Opt-Out Drivers Tell 9th Circ. MDL Judge Stymied Them
• Fla. Cruise Line Dodges TCPA Suit In Ariz., For Now
• Tread Carefully In Section 230 Fix, Open Internet Group Says
• Chase Settles Federal Housing Program Whistleblower Suit
• United Can't Ditch Passengers' COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Synchrony Spared From CFPB Case Over Promo Credit Offers
• Albertsons Judge 'Fed Up' With Tactics In $3.3M FCRA Deal
• Ex-Brokers Settle With SEC In $22M Belize Airport Ponzi Row
• Va. Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
• Coca-Cola Fights To Decertify False Ad Class At 9th Circ.
• Campbell Soup, Nurture Hit With Toxic Metals Baby Food Suits
• Feds Defend Robocall Ban's Constitutionality At 6th Circ.
• Regulators Are Homing In On Perils Of Ransomware Payouts
• FCC Seeks To Spread Word Of Emergency Broadband Benefit
• Va. Data Privacy Law Poised To Offer 2nd Model For States
• DirecTV Arbitration Bid In Robocall Suit 'Absurd,' Judge Says
• Trump-Era Retirement Rollover Regs Taking Effect As Planned
• Hong Kong Bank Sued Over Scammer's $5.7M Wire Transfers
• LG Chem Unit Must Face Exploding Battery Suit In NJ
• Ford Drivers Want Class Cert. In Suit Over Hood Corrosion
• Managing Dueling Agendas In Banking Regulation
• Gilead, Bristol-Myers Say Direct Buyers Antitrust Suit Too Late
• Google Defeats 'Loot Box' Child Gambling Suit, For Now
• US Should Copy Aussie Google News Law, Microsoft Says
• Fed. Circ. Rules Acquisition Shields Infinera From Patent Suit
• FirstEnergy Must Face Discovery Over Ohio Bribery Scheme
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 7th Circ. Rules Home Depot Must Face Tool Rental Injury Suit
• Cos. Face Uncertainty In Commerce Foreign Adversary Rules
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Blue Cross Units, CVS Want Drug Pricing Suits Combined
• What The Biden Presidency Means For Class Actions
• Drivers Sue General Motors Over Oil-Guzzling Engines
• Biden Admin. Looks To Pause WeChat, TikTok Shutdown Bids
• FirstEnergy Must Face Suit Over $60M Bribery Scheme
• CFPB Probing Toyota Unit's Credit Reporting Policies
• Fortnite User Seeks To Nix Epic Games' Contracts With Kids
• PNC Ducks Suit Over Alleged Role In $75M Ponzi Scheme
• Siri, Please Dismiss Eavesdropping Lawsuit Against Apple
• Latest OCC Crypto Bank Approval Hints At Post-Trump Future
• Tribes Insist On Hand In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Mediation
• Data Compliance Issues For Cos. Making, Using Vaccine Apps
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Teva-Centric Price-Fix Case Likely To Lose Bellwether Status
• Apple Faces Congressional Call To Revisit App Privacy Labels
• Facebook, Google, EBay Urge Justices To Limit Privacy Suits
• Juul Says Subclasses 'Inexplicably' Never Filed Complaints
• AbbVie, Others Move To End Generic Bystolic Antitrust Claims
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over P.F. Chang's 'Krab Mix'
• FTC Says Marketers Have No Defense Against Scam Claims
• NY Regulator Encourages Banks To Fund Climate Resilience
• Class Attys Get $3.47M In Deal Settling Sirius Radio Suit
• Student Loan Borrowers Press For Navient Bankruptcy
• NY AG Wants Feds To Ensure Baby Food Safety As Suits Grow
• Apple Didn't Deceive Epic With 'Sloppy' Atty Lists, Judge Says
• How Biden's Administration Will Affect The Insurance Industry
• Taking Stock Of Nonmonetary Privacy Settlement Provisions
• Consumers Say High Court Order Doesn't Affect Grubhub Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Force Miss. Electric Coop. To Pay Out $112.5M
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• How CFPB Earned Wage Access Order Benefits Fintech Cos.
• Clover Health Investor Says Co. Hid DOJ Probe During Merger
• JPML Refuses To Centralize Hotel ADA Suits
• Robinhood Sued Over 20-Year-Old Trader's Suicide
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of PayPal Negligence Suit
• Attys Want $12M Cut Of Sunglass Warranty Settlement
• SEC Gets Default Win Against Crypto Fraud Conspirators
• 10 Global Digital Markets Regulatory Issues To Watch
• Citibank Cuts $4.2M Deal Over Card Interest Overcharges
• Claim Clipped From Cardinal Investors' Suit Over Opioids
• VW, Audi Parent Cos. Can't Slip Texas Claims, Court Told
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• Cruise Line Says Couple Can't Prove Virus Caught On Ship
• DOJ Drops Challenge To Calif. Net Neutrality Law
• Starbucks Frappuccinos Don't Contain Real Vanilla, Suit Says
• Payday Lending May Face Greater CFPB Scrutiny Under Biden
• Gerber, Beech-Nut Baby Food Contain Toxic Metals, Suits Say
• JPML Refuses To Centralize Dickey's Data Breach Suits
• Pot Co.'s Texts Caused 'Aggravation,' Calif. TCPA Suit Says
• Ill. Judge Sends Amazon Voiceprint Claims To Arbitration
• USAA Accused Of Discrimination Against Enlisted Personnel
• LabMD Held In Contempt For Multiple Sanctions Violations
• CFPB Urges Denial Of Delay In Navient Loan Servicing Suit
• Acthar Claimants Hit Skadden For Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Role
• PayPal Says CFPB Investigating Venmo's Collection Practices
• NYDFS Calls For Nonbank Community Lending Requirements
• DOJ Drops Criminal Probe Of Ford's Emissions Process
• JPML Combines Google Play Store Suits But Omits Ad Cases
• FCC Asked To Revive Broadband Net Neutrality Rules
• 5th Circ. Creates Roadblocks For New HHS Privacy Enforcers
• UK High Court Imparts GDPR Risk Insight For US Companies
• ComEd Wants Out Of Customer Suits Over Bribery Scheme
• PCAOB Enforcement Scorecard Informs On Future Priorities
• Fla. Judge Signs Off On $79M Settlement In Geico Tax Row
• Judges On Race
• Hemp Tea Maker Wants To Toss Suit Over THC Content
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• Disbarred Calif. Atty Who Stole Millions Gets 15 Years
• CFPB Acting Chief Hints At QM, Debt Collection Rule Delay
• Google's Security Problem Bigger Than A Bug, 9th Circ. Told
• Telecom Cos. Look To Nix TCPA Suit Over Spoofing Calls
• LA Pot Shop Latest To Be Hit With Proposed TCPA Action
• Biden Pulls Trump Picks For 1st Circ., Other Courts, Agencies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• NY Regulator Wants Insurers To Clamp Down On Cyber Risk
• 11th Circ. Says ID Theft Risk Doesn't Support Data Breach Suit
• DC Judge Won't Nix FDA Cigar Review Rule
• Colorado Rep. Buck Takes GOP Lead In House Antitrust Panel
• Former Patients Say Rockefeller U. Knew About Sex Abuse
• Bitcoin Agent Avoids Prison For Lying To Get $3.25M Payment
• Google Judge Won't Split Publishers From Antitrust Ad Fight
• Telecom, VoIP Providers Told To Certify Privacy Compliance
• Keller Lenkner Hires Former Aide To Texas AG, White House
• Law Firms Are Abusing Calif. Lemon Law Fee Provision
• GM Skirts Most Claims In Defective Touchscreen Suit
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Calif. Supreme Court Turns Down Drivers' Prop 22 Challenge
• Toyota Can't Slip Prius Drivers' Braking Failure Suit
• Calif. Regulator Goes After Student Debt-Relief Co. In 1st Case
• Hawley Targets Big Tech Mergers In Budget Amendment
• Microsoft Backs Australian Media Law Opposed By Google
• Canadian Regulator Calls Clearview AI's Data Scraping Illegal
• Ill. Buyer Says Selsun Blue Shampoo Irritates Scalp
• Google's Consent Defense Can't Ax Data Privacy Suit Outright
• Google Can't Shake NM AG's Children Online Privacy Claims
• Dollar General Inks $1.8M Deal In Infant Drug False Ad Suit
• AIG Unit Tells 9th Circ. Yahoo's Atty Fee Award Is Excessive 
• Buyers Can't Save RICO Claim In BMW, Bosch Emissions Suit
• Buddig Meats Parent Co. Hit With Finger Scan Privacy Suit
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• Bayer Inks $2B Deal To Cover Future Roundup Cancer Claims
• LoanDepot Can't Use High Court Robocall Ruling To Skirt Suit
• WeChat Users Say Trump Ban Violated Their Religious Rights
• 11th Circ. Clarifies Ascertainability Standard For Class Actions
• Humira Buyers Say AbbVie 'Contorting' Actavis At 7th Circ.
• Amazon Pays $61.7M To End FTC Claims It Stole Driver Tips
• Whole Foods Must Face Trimmed Cracker False Ad Suit
• Comcast Speeds Up Low-Income Internet Plans After Scrutiny
• LuLaRoe Will Shell Out $4.8M To End Pyramid Scheme Suit
• CenturyLink Strikes $55M Deal To End Investor Class Suit
• Amazon Asks 9th Circ. To Send Alexa Privacy Suits To Arb.
• Warren Seeks Answers From Robinhood Over Trading Limits
• FTC Deal With Photo App May Signal More Biometric Scrutiny
• An OFAC Compliance Checklist For Ransomware Payments
• TransUnion Asks Justices To Ax Standing For FCRA Class
• States Tell 6th Circ. Robocall Ban Was Never Unenforceable
• Market Basket Skimps On Coffee Servings, Suit Says
• Takata's US Ch. 11 Trustee Cuts $84M Auto Parts MDL Deal
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Porsche Update With Bad Software Ruined Car, Driver Says
• FTC Stands Behind Zoom Data Security Deal Despite Backlash
• Envestnet, Yodlee Say Consumers OK'd Access To Bank Data
• CareFirst Policyholders Win Revival Of Data Breach Claims
• CBD Industry Awaits Action From New Dem-Led Congress
• Lawmakers Question NSA On Cold Case Amid Vast Gov't Hack
• App Developer Atty Disclosed Confidential Info, Apple Says
• Chicago Files 1st Suit Over Flavored Tobacco After New Ban
• Fla. Health Insurance Customers Get Cert. In $150M Fraud Suit
• Apple Must Cough Up Payment Docs In Epic Games Fight
• 5 Biden-Era Corporate Compliance Considerations
• Kroger Says Customer Can't Sue Over Coffee She Didn't Buy
• Rival Firm Denies Poaching Girardi Keese Clients
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Ch. 11 Trustee Sought To Take Over Mallinckrodt Case