Consumer Protection Archive » May, 2021

Consumer Protection - May, 2021

326 articles

• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Mask Sales Tax Dispute Belongs In Pa. State Court, Brief Says
• SolarWinds Attackers Said To Return With Phishing Campaign
• GOP Introduces Bill That Would Ban Federal Vaccine Passport
• FTC To Shake Up Privacy Enforcement In Wake Of AMG Ruling
• Fla. Ride-Hailing Lender Would Refund $1M Under CFPB Deal
• Fitness App Noom Accused Of Subscription-Renewal Scam
• J&J Unit Must Face Warning Claims Over Neutrogena Wipes
• Flint Plaintiffs' Attys Argue For Final OK Of $641M Settlement
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Consumer Says Afterpay Hid Risk Of Bank Overdraft Fees
• 11th Circ. Rejects Berkshire Bid To Ax $4M Insurance Award
• Video Games Are Latest Antitrust Target But May Not Be Last
• Snapchat Case May Offer Opening For Design Defect Plaintiffs
• Facebook Says Leaked Docs Should Still Be Confidential
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• CFPB Asks 4th Circ. To Hold Line On Home Loan Arbitration
• Overdraft Fees Reenter Spotlight At 2nd Bank CEO Hearing
• NJ Judge Says Student's Virus Tuition Refund Claims Fail
• Tribal Lending Deal With $86M Cash Relief Asks For Final OK
• Judge Says Sears Buyer Not Liable For Warranty Suit
• 7th Circ. Not Buying Bid To Arbitrate Ill. Biometric Claim
• 5 Current Ad And Marketing Legal Risks To Watch Out For
• Pipeline Cos. Ordered To Report Breaches After Colonial Hack
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• LA Oversteps With TurboTax Fraud Claims, Intuit Tells Judge
• DC's Amazon Antitrust Suit Could Just Be A Test Case
• 5th Circ. Says 1 Text Message Enough To Prop Up TCPA Suit
• Debt Collector Seeks Rehearing In 11th Circ. Mail Vendor Case
• Travel Insurance Buyers Say AIG Units, United Misled Them
• Oberweis Dairy Hit With Biometric Finger Scan Claims
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Trustee Hearing Set For Confirmation
• Ontario Regulator Says Crypto Firm Broke Securities Laws
• Instant Pot Maker Pressured Over Ga. Discovery Delay
• Senate Bill Aims To Boost State AGs In Antitrust Cases
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Location Is Central
• Customer Says Dollar Bank Should've Flagged $4.3M Scam
• Tesla Sued Over Fatal Wreck Blamed On Autopilot System
• Kentucky Derby Operator Hit With Suit Over Horse Doping
• Google Must Face Deception Claim In Data-Harvesting Row
• NJ Debt Collector Slapped With Contempt Order In FDCPA Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Pull Criticism From State Farm Suit Ruling
• Clearview AI Urges Ill. Court To Toss Biometric MDL Claims
• What Private Cos. Can Learn From Biden Cybersecurity Order
• There Is No 'Junk Science' Epidemic In Consumer Litigation
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• FDCPA Rulings Show Spokeo's Influence, 5 Years Later
• GOP Leaders Seek Hill Oversight Of FCC's COVID Programs
• NJ College Must Face COVID-19 Refund Claims Over Fees
• EPA Slammed By Watchdog For Politicized Herbicide Review
• UK Surveillance Violates Human Rights, European Court Rules
• Del. Suffers Early Loss In High Court Unclaimed Property Row
• DC AG Sues Amazon For Antitrust Violations
• Conn. Justices Say Lending Co. Is Immune As Arm Of Tribe
• Wawa Managers Can't Get Class Cert. On OT Claims
• BofA Inks $6M Deal To Settle Credit Card Autopay Suit
• Epic-Apple Judge Suggests No Clear Winner As Trial Wraps
• Tyson 1st To Settle In Turkey Price-Fix Case With $4.6M Deal
• Google Can't Beat Suit Alleging Mobile App Privacy Breaches
• Fed's Brainard Says Digital Dollar Could Yield Safety Benefits
• Cohen Milstein Was Hit By Data Attack In January
• Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Joins Arnold & Porter
• Epic-Apple's 'Super Bowl Of Antitrust' Trial May Be Watershed
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets Tough Questions From Epic Judge
• Alsup Cites Bill Clinton In Denying DeVos Bid To Dodge Depo
• FDIC Seeks To Quash State AGs' Valid-When-Made Suit
• Shkreli, Vyera Rip FTC Sanction Bid Over Alleged Phone Wipe
• 4 Ways Biden Is Making Headway On Chemical Oversight
• NJ University Beats COVID-19 Refund Suit Over Immunity
• NY AG Allowed To Join Voter Suppression Robocall Suit
• Seila Law Plots Round 2 With CFPB At Supreme Court
• EmblemHealth Unit Must Face Suit Over NYC Health Plan
• VW Escapes Investors' German Car Conspiracy Suit In NY
• Drug Industry Group Slams Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Home Depot Online Shoppers Bring Florida Wiretap Suit
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Crypto's Enviro Costs Present Challenges For Companies
• Google V. Oracle Hangs Over Apple's IP Defense In Epic Trial
• Watchdog Sends Quicken Loans To FTC Over Privacy Claims
• Industry Tells 9th Circ. No Cancer Warning For Glyphosate
• $76M TCPA Deal's Final Fund Distribution Is OK'd
• Sen. Brown Urges OCC To Rethink Crypto Bank Charters
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Tuna Buyers' Class Decertification
• Cigna Defeats Class Cert. Bid In ERISA Suit Over Drug Prices
• Dove 'Stain Defense' Lets Them See You Sweat, Suit Says
• BofA Customer Launches Overdraft Fee Class Action In Philly
• More Than 1M Households Sign Up For FCC's Broadband Help
• PG&E Creditors' Challenge To Ch. 11 Interest Rate Ruling Fails
• Ill. Justices Say Insurer Has Duty To Defend Biometric Suit
• FCC Says New Prison Phone Reforms Are 'Critical' To Equity
• Shoring Up Compliance Amid Change In Antitrust Tack
• FTC Tells Justices To Nix Sham Litigation Exception Case
• Diamond Pet Foods Can't Outrun Toxic Ingredients Suit
• Mallinckrodt's Ch. 11 Claim Deadline OK'd Over Opposition
• Judge Initially OKs 53 Firms' Fee Plan In GM Ignition MDL
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Apple's Craig Federighi Says Epic's App Store Risks Security
• OCC's Hsu Sees Climate, Fintech, Bank Risk Among Priorities
• FCC Comment Fraud Sparks Calls For Reform
• 3rd Circ. Affirms BofA's Quick Win In TCPA Robocall Suit
• COVID Experiences Could Play Into Gas Price-Gouging Suits
• BofA Must Work Out Relief For Frozen Benefits Recipients
• Consumer Suit Says Pipeline's Lax Security Led To Hack
• FTC, States Say Frontier Misrepresents DSL Speeds
• Lessons From COVID Securities Rulings On Dismissal Bids
• What Attorneys Should Know About State MDLs
• Prepare Now For New PFAS Regulations In Calif.
• Instant Brands Hit With Sanctions Over Discovery Failures
• FTC Wants Shkreli Sanctioned For Allegedly Wiping Phone
• Apple's Phil Schiller Defends Data Practices In Epic Trial
• OCC Will Reconsider Trump-Era Community Lending Overhaul
• Diverse Team To Lead MDL Against Robinhood, Other Brokers
• NY AG Settles With ​​​​​​​Water Filtration Co. Over Data Breach
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Vagina-Scented Candle Allegedly Explodes
• Dems Call For FTC Probe Into AbbVie's Humira Deals
• Lawmakers Say Facebook's Past Dooms 'Instagram Kids' Plan
• Debt Collectors Face Surge Of Suits After 11th Circ. Ruling
• Health Plans Win Class Cert. In CVS Price-Gouging Suit
• TD Bank Customers Reach $41.5M Deal In Excessive Fee Suit
• Class Wants Clearview Blocked From Foreign Data Sharing
• CBD Labeling Suit Doesn't Need To Wait On FDA Guidance
• COVID Funds Among $2M In Pilfered Benefits, Feds Say
• Stop Sending Robocalls, FCC Warns Two Foreign Telecoms
• Med Buyers Say Mallinckrodt Too Incompetent To Run Ch. 11
• Girardi Firm May Have Been Insolvent In 2015, Trustee Implies
• Greenspoon Marder To Settle Suit Over Debt Letter Phrasing
• Pa. Judge Won't Toss Stores' Suit Seeking Tow Row Coverage
• Justices Must Weigh Class Cert. Denial Stats In Goldman Case
• 8th Circ. Shoots Down Suit Over Deodorant 'Pink Tax'
• DeVos Wants To Ditch Deposition In Student Loan Relief Case
• Counties' Suit Against VW Could Complicate Emissions Regs
• Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• VW Says Drivers' Porsche Emissions Cheat Suit An Overreach
• Blue Diamond's $2.6M Deal Over Vanilla Gets Court's OK
• Epic-Apple Judge Praises Legal Teams For Diversity
• Microsoft Hit With Suit Over Uber Drivers' Facial ID Checks
• Progressives Say Trump Changes Hindered Regulatory Portal
• CFPB Eviction Disclosure Rule Survives Restraining Order Bid
• Transferring EU Data To US After New Contractual Safeguards
• Apple Can't Break Up Class Suing Over Refurbished IPhones
• Facebook Dodges Android Users' Data Scraping Suit, Again
• Debt Firm Could Pay $5.4M For Deception Under CFPB Deal
• Shkreli Cos.' Ability To Pay Penalties Irrelevant, FTC Says
• Suit Says Amazon Collecting Facial Data For Secret Tech Work
• Amend Texas Emergency Electric Rules To Protect Customers
• Chobani Hit With Suit Over 'Complete Nutrition' Claims
• FTC Continues Crackdown On CBD Sellers' Cure-All Claims
• Apple CEO, Execs On Deck For 3rd Week Of Epic Games Trial
• Apple's App Store Runs On 79% Operating Margin, Judge Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear 'Goliath' CFPB's Panel Win Over Seila
• Biden's Cybersecurity Order Likely To Reach Beyond Gov't
• Buyers Win Cert. In Ranbaxy Generic-Drug Antitrust Case
• Facebook Can't Block Order To Halt EU-US Data Transfers
• Racer Wants Monitor Nixed After High Court Win Against FTC
• Restaurants Fight Grubhub Settlement In False Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Must Revisit Lead-Related Standards
• Derby Bettors Sue Famed Trainer Over Horse's Drug Test
• EPA Wants Do-Over On Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation
• SEC Commish Says Data Key To GameStop, Other Top Issues
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Hain Baby Food Heavy Metal Suits Consolidated
• Apple's Trial Witness Drop Leaves Epic 'Scrambling'
• Google Gets Calif. Antitrust Litigation Thrown Out, For Now
• Minted's $5M Deal Over Data Breach Nears Approval
• State Street To Pay $115M After Fed's $290M Overbilling Probe
• House Clears Package To Expand Debt Collection Protections
• Biden Says Gov't To Disrupt Pipeline Ransomware Hackers
• BofA To Pay $75M To Settle Customers' Overdraft Fees Suit
• EPA Watchdog Says Enforcement Decline Increases Risks
• LG Exploding Battery Suits Find Likely Path Forward In Ga.
• What Cos. Must Know About New Sesame Allergen Labeling
• DraftKings Reneged On NHL Game Payout, Mich. Bettor Says
• House Dems Urge Facebook To Ax WhatsApp Privacy Update
• UNC Prof. Testifies That Stem Cell Clinic's Treatment Is Safe
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Sues For Access To $5.6B In Cryptocurrency
• Epic Antitrust Judge Doubts Apple Expert's AmEx Comparison
• Senate Panel Greenlights TikTok Ban For Federal Devices
• Sens. Seek To Tighten Online Privacy Protections For Kids
• Wawa Gets Employee Pay Claims Trimmed In Data Breach Suit
• Texas Panel Revives TitleMax's Payday Loan Rules Challenge
• AT&T 3G Shutdown Will Hobble Alarm Systems, FCC Told
• Challenging Class Cert. When Plaintiffs Missed 'False' Ad
• Biden Orders IT Gov't Contractors To Report Data Breaches
• Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Clears Senate Panel For FTC Seat
• BMW Germany Can't Duck Emissions Suit, But Bosch Can
• Watchdog Says EPA Issues Jeopardize Pollution Enforcement
• DC Judge Sanctions Paul Weiss, Alex Oh In Exxon Case
• Biden Pick For EPA Water Chief Sounds Collaborative Tone
• J&J Faults Doctor's Affidavits In Ga. Suits Over Cancer Deaths
• Judge Tosses False Ad Suit Over Topco's Infant Pain Reliever
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Toyota Can't Duck Claims Soy-Coated Wiring Attracted Rats
• German Regulator Bars Facebook From Using WhatsApp Data
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Burger King Credit Card Receipt Suit
• Apple Wanted App Users 'Hooked,' Exec's 2013 Email Reveals
• FDA Investigator Says Stem Cell Clinic Lacked Documentation
• Senate Backs Repeal Of 'True Lender' Rule
• Elizabeth Holmes' Mystique Unlikely To Survive Looming Trial
• FTC To Lean On State AGs After High Court Ruling, Head Says
• Gov't May Lean On Private Sector To Stop Next Critical Hack
• Eviction Disclosure Rule OK With 1st Amendment, CFPB Says
• ISPs Shape Rollout Of COVID Internet Subsidies For Families
• Navient Can't Shake NJ Fraud Suit With Preemption Argument
• Wife Cannot Sue Spouse's Co. Over Her COVID-19 Infection
• JPMorgan Whistleblower's Rigging Suit Axed By Mass. Court
• Hartford Unit Needn't Cover Gym's Class Suit Settlement
• 26 More Flint Water Victims Object To $641M Settlement
• Calif. Cities Fight US Supreme Court Review Of Climate Suit
• Texas Pharma Co. Settles Opioid Whistleblower Suit For $2.8M
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Apple's App Store Monopoly Made It Billions, Prof Testifies
• Cohen Milstein Rips Paul Weiss, Alex Oh's 'Half Apologies'
• FBI Outs Ransomware Cartel Behind Colonial Pipeline Hack
• 44 AGs Urge Facebook To Scrap Plan For 'Instagram Kids'
• Aqua Pennsylvania Hits Slew Of Chem Cos. With PFAS Suit
• FDIC Settlement Comes With $1.8M Fine For Umpqua Bank
• CFPB Probes Lender TMX Over Potential Settlement Breach
• Chase Wins $20M In Landry's Data Breach Suit
• Avoiding Biometric Privacy Class Actions After Md., NY Bills
• Ga. Credit Union To Settle Revived Overdraft Fees Suit
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• BofA Hit With RICO Class Action Over Mortgage Fees
• MoneyGram May Face CFPB Enforcement Action
• Facebook Wants Keller Lenkner DQ'd From Antitrust Suit
• CBD Co. Agrees To Pay $500K Over Health Claims
• Fake SoCal Attys Ran Predatory Eviction Practice, Bar Says
• Power Retailer Says Duke Energy Error Cost It $1.6M
• McCormick Inks $3M Deal In 'Natural' Spices Labeling Suit
• FDA Dr. Says Stem Cell Clinics' Study 'Just A Bunch Of Words'
• Epic, Apple Antitrust Trial: What's On Deck Week 2
• Class Action Calls Costco Car Battery Warranty Deceptive
• What To Watch In The Car-Share Rental Co. Turf Wars
• Industry Groups Urge Sens. To Spare OCC 'True Lender' Rule
• LA County Urges 9th Circ. To Preserve Flavored Vape Ban
• Alex Oh Says She Rues 'Breakdown Of Civility' In Exxon Case
• BofA Seeks Toss Of Calif. Unemployment Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Rejects RICO, ADA Suit Against Mobile Home Park
• Sprint Hit With Fraud Claims Over Hidden Phone Lease Costs
• Google Introduces Plan To Share What Data Apps Collect
• $3.3M M&T Bank Mortgage Fee Deal Approved On 2nd Try
• DC Circ. Probes Whether FDA Rule Treats Cigar Biz Unfairly
• Dermatology Case Tapped As Bellwether In Generic Drug MDL
• Attys Must Share Vax Status Before In-Person Mass. Auto Trial
• Menswear Co. Bonobos Tries To Duck Data Breach Suit
• NY AG Moves To Halt Crypto Firm After New Investor Claims
• Spanish Pipe Co. Says $20M False Ad Suit Comes Too Late
• Ford 'EcoBoost' Engine Defect Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• City Urges Gov't To Stop Scams With Online Safety Bill
• Fed's Hsu Officially Lined Up As Acting OCC Chief
• Apple Exec Testifies Epic's Payment Cheat 'Blindsided' Him
• Clinics' Stem Cell Treatments Endanger Patients, DOJ Says
• Ex-Theranos CEO Vies To Shield Jury From Wealth, Reportage
• Wawa Can't Close Out Financial Institutions' Data Breach Suit
• NY AG Aims To Join Suit Over Calls Targeting Black Voters
• FDIC Says BofA Disgorgement Not Blocked By FTC Ruling
• Alex Oh Lawyers Up In Exxon Case After Brief SEC Stint
• Wells Fargo Says CFPB Probing Debit Card Disclosures
• Crypto Trader Can't Nix SEC Subpoena On Privacy Grounds
• Debevoise Adds Ex-NY DFS Lawyer To Insurance Group
• Vague Pleading Dooms Hyundai, Kia Engine Defect Suit
• FCC Can't Trump California Net Neutrality Law, 9th Circ. Told
• House Hearing Deepens Divide Over Broadband Subsidies
• Blue Cross Unit Wants To Lead If Shkreli Faces New Suits
• 1st Circ. Hints Insys Execs' Convictions Will Stand
• CFPB's First 100 Days Lay Foundation To Maximize Authority
• S.C. Johnson Can't Duck Suit Over 'Plant-Based' Cleaner
• Skin Care Co. Sued Over 'Mineral-Based' Sunscreen Labeling
• CFPB May Fill Enforcement Gap After FTC's High Court Loss
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• 3 Cos. Will Pay $4.4M Over Cribbed Net Neutrality Comments
• Microsoft Exec Reveals Epic Revenues In Apple Bench Trial
• Ex-Theranos CEO Blasts Government's Expert Witness Plan
• Loan Customers' Attys Nab $6M In Fees From Experian Deal
• Spotify Urged To Abandon Speech Patent Over Privacy Issues
• DC Judge Vacates CDC's Nationwide Eviction Ban
• Ransomware Scourge May Be Nearing Its Breaking Point
• Fla. Staybridge Hotel Can't Escape Sex-Trafficking Claims
• Generic-Drug Makers Knock States' Objection To Sanctions
• Debt Cos. Say 7th Circ.'s State Farm Suit Ruling Is 'Unfair'
• Leadership Named For FTC's New Rulemaking Group
• High Court's AMG Ruling Could Hinder FDA Enforcement
• Ill. Judge Questions Infant Pain Reliever False Ad Claims
• Even With Tweak, Workers Fight $12M Wawa Data Breach Deal
• W.Va. Consumer Law Changes Offer Help For Finance Cos.
• SEC Should Drop Litigation Over Ripple's XRP Token
• Excess Insurer Defeats Vizio's Suit Over $17M Privacy Deal
• NJ Justices Revive PC Richard Receipt Class Claims
• Ex-Theranos CEO's Defense Emerges In Pre-Trial Battle
• Yoga App Exec Bent Out Of Shape With Apple In Epic Trial
• Yellowstone Capital To Pay $9.8M To End FTC Claims
• Top Senate Dem Says OCC Shakeup Is 'Exact Right Move'
• Mass. AG Presses Pharmacies On Vaccine Patient Data Use
• CFPB Says Mortgage Complaints At Highest Level In 3 Years
• Samsung Says Smart TV Privacy Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Apple's App Tracking Shift Seizes On 'Spirit' Of Privacy Laws
• Insurers Burn Cookware Co.'s Coverage Bid In Frying Pan Suit
• Trade Orgs, Vt. Prolong Net Neutrality Stay For 9th Circ. Ruling
• Landlord Group Sues CFPB Over COVID-19 Eviction Rule
• 4th Circ. Says Va. County Opioid Claims Belong In Fed. Court
• Tracking Co. 'Intercepted' Data On Pa. Woman's PC, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Restores Snapchat 'Speed Filter' Death Suit
• Girardi's 'Real Housewife' Targeted By Lawyers, Critics
• Pre-Scandal VW Car Owners Prod 9th Circ. On Damages Fight
• CBD Co. Wants Initial OK For $300K Deal In Data Breach Row
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• Fannie Mae Must End Non-Judicial Foreclosures, 1st Circ. Told
• Corteva Wants Pesticide Use Allowed During EPA Review
• 9th Circ. Declines To Review Impossible's Fake Meat Colorant
• Epic CEO Rips Apple's Fees As App Store Antitrust Trial Starts
• Consumer Groups To Share $11M Dish TCPA Verdict Leftover
• Skittles Maker Claims Hemp Co. Violated Its Trademark
• Invisalign Buyers Suffer Under Align's Monopoly, Suit Says
• Fed's Powell Open To Idea Of Expanding CRA To Nonbanks
• Senators Want Audit Of FCC Emergency Broadband Program
• Nestlé's Flavored Sparkling Water Lacks Fruit, Buyers Say
• CFPB Reminds Landlords To Honor COVID-19 Evictions Pause
• Sanofi Misled Buyers About Pain Relief Patches, Suit Says
• FCC Asked To Intervene In T-Mobile, Dish 3G Shutdown Fight
• How Justices' AMG Ruling Affects Privacy And Cybersecurity
• Plaid Wins Partial Toss Of Privacy Suit Over Banking Data
• Clearview AI Says Facial Data Collection Isn't Breaking BIPA
• Pa. AG Can Join FTC's Fraud Suit Against Publisher
• USPTO Refusal To Register Cannabis TMs Hurts Public
• EPA Kicks Off Effort To Reduce Hydrofluorocarbon Use
• Mass. Court Doubts 1998 Deal Bars $11M Philip Morris Verdict