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Consumer Protection - June, 2021

339 articles

• 4 Fast Facts About SEC's Next Enforcement Boss
• Deadline For Implementing Anti-Robocall Technology Arrives
• James Franco Will Pay $2.2M To End Sexual Exploitation Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Ad Claims Over Tainted Pet Food
• BJ's Calls For Arbitration In Long-Running Fla. Sales Tax Row
• After AMG Loss, FTC Can't Get Money Award In False-Ad Suit
• Verizon-Tracfone Will Fortify Prepaid Mobile Plans, FCC Told
• Apple Hit With Biometric Suit Over Products' ID Features
• Canada Goose Must Face Consumer Suit Over 'Cruel' Fur
• Bankrupt Autodialer Must Pay $1.8M For Commissioned Calls
• Ulta, Mary Kay Hit With Suits Over Virtual Try-On Tools
• Can A Business Be Sued Under The TCPA For A Single Text?
• Ohio Justices Say VW Can't Evade Emissions Tampering Suit
• Google Calls COVID Tracing App Security Flaw 'Hypothetical'
• InventHelp Must Face Disclosure Claim In Pa. Fraud Suit
• New FDA Yogurt Standard Signals Focus On Nutrition Goals
• Congress Examines Potential 'Systemic Risks' From Crypto
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• House Dems Renew Push To Rein In Overdraft Fees
• Whole Foods Ducks Vanilla Almond Milk False Ad Suit
• Litigation Over Recyclable Claims Is Bad For Recycling
• PHH Mortgage Must Face Inspection Cost Markup Suit
• CFPB Report Flags Consumer Reporting, Loan Servicer Issues
• Volkswagen, Audi Sued Over Breach Of 3.3M Consumers' Data
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Amazon Arbitration Clause Ruling
• Walmart To Pay $10M To Resolve Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit
• CFPB, Ga. Settle With Firm In Debt Relief Services Case
• Is The Consumer Welfare Standard On FTC's Chopping Block?
• Supreme Court Refuses To Lift CDC's Eviction Moratorium
• Google Says Mobile App Privacy Claims 'Underdeveloped'
• Group Rips Rule Allowing Base Station Antennas On Homes
• What COVID-19, Social Issues Mean For Pharma Case Juries
• Trader Joe's Gets Vanilla Labeling Suit Sent To California
• Macy's Wants Out Of Clearview AI Facial-Data Privacy MDL
• EPA's Stance On Roundup Is Shaky, 11th Circ. Told
• The Road To Class Action May Be Harder After TransUnion
• Ga. Adviser Lost $2.6M In Investor Funds, SEC Claims
• Fla. Judge Wants More On Fraud Claims In $1B Herbalife Suit
• J&J Supplier Gets Talc Claims Tossed In Ga. Cancer Suit
• NJ AG Tapped To Lead SEC's Enforcement Division
• Jaguar Offers Warranty, Payments In Timing Chain Deal
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Harvard Student's Study Abroad Suit
• Ex-Wells Fargo Exec Can't Nix SEC's Accounts Scandal Claim
• House GOP To Lay Out 3-Step Big Tech Crackdown Plan
• Robinhood Wants Class Decertified For Unwanted Texts Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Arbitrator Must Pick SmileDirectClub Suit Venue
• CFPB Narrows Foreclosure Limits In COVID-19 Servicer Regs
• 10th Circ. Revives New Mexico Solar Fee Dispute
• McDonald's Says Drive-Thru Privacy Suit Is A No-Go
• Audi, VW Must Face Trimmed Faulty Engine Suit In NJ
• Evolution Of Autodialer Suits After High Court's TCPA Ruling
• Discovery Talks 'Abysmally Failed' In VW Suit, Judge Says
• Attys Get $5.5M Fee In Settlement Of Post Cereal Label Suit
• Fla. Lawyers Sued Over Student Debt Relief 'Scam'
• Sens. Push Bill To Tighten SEC's Insider Trading Rules
• AGs Support Bill Giving FTC Disgorgement Authority
• A Confusing Split Over 'Reasonable Consumer' In Fla. Courts
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Justices Reinforce Spokeo Injury Bar With TransUnion Ruling
• Kona Coffee Farmers' Attys Earn $5.6M Fee For $51M Deal
• Debt Collector Says High Court Opinion Backs Rehearing Bid
• Gaming Co. Valve Says Antitrust Claims Belong In Arbitration
• Google Beats YouTubers' Racial Bias Suit For Now
• Wyndham Vacation Settles 'Timeshare Exit' Suit
• $7M Energy Bait-And-Switch Deal Lacks Details For Early OK
• Split 9th Circ. Resets VW Bondholder Emissions Fraud Row
• Mariano's Hit With Customer Suit Over Debit Card Cash Fee
• Mylan Nabs Partial Win On EpiPen Claims, Still Faces Trial
• FCC Issues New Rules To Combat 911 Fee Diversion
• Amazon's Ring Can't Arbitrate Minors' Hacking Claims
• PacifiCorp Seeks To Keep Fire Damage Suit In Federal Court
• Ariz. Pot Dispensary Settles TCPA Suit Over Auto Texts
• Hemp Tea Co. Won't Dodge THC Suit On Residency Basis
• Amazon, Google To Get Greater UK Scrutiny For Fake Reviews
• Reed Smith Sues DHS Over Docs In Greyhound Search Suit
• Philly Wedding Venue Sued Over Deposits Lost Due To COVID
• ISP Info Gaps, Price Hikes Top List Of EBB Gripes
• How Colorado Fits Into Privacy Legislation Trend
• High Court Limits Class Standing In TransUnion FCRA Suit
• Congress Votes To Nix Trump-Era 'True Lender' Rule
• LA Fights Uphill To End Double-Dealing Claim In Power Suit
• Hotly Debated Tech Antitrust Reforms Clear House Committee
• FTC Seeks Early Win In Fake Inmate Calling Plan Case
• Drivers Win Privacy Suit Against Calif. DMV Over Arrest Info
• New Chair Opens FTC Doors, Revisits Section 5 Powers
• 'Robot Lawyer' Escapes TCPA Suit After Top Court Draws Line
• House Approves Data Collection Bill For LGBTQ Borrowers
• Justices' FHFA Ruling Is Small Step In A Dangerous Direction
• Facebook Agrees To Pay $6.5M Atty Fees In Data Breach Case
• Delta Wants Consolidated COVID Refund Suits Tossed
• Balch & Bingham Adds 2 Litigators In Jacksonville
• 9th Circ. Is Wrong On Consumer Fraud Injunctive Relief Issue
• Wis. Opioid Settlement Measure Clears State Legislature
• 9th Circ. Leaves Yahoo Atty Fee Award Alone In Coverage Spat
• FTC Republican Gets Behind Effort To Set New Privacy Rules
• Arbitration On The Menu In Grubhub Commissions Suit
• Wells Fargo Asks Full 9th Circ. To End Oakland Loan Bias Suit
• John McAfee Found Dead After Extradition To US Approved
• Exxon Must Face Mass. AG's Climate Change Suit
• House Clears Bill To Study Crypto And Consumer Protection
• House Panel Advances Antitrust Overhaul As GOP Splinters
• Online Lender Faces Pa. Class Suit Over Illegally High Interest
• Calif. Jury Clears CVS In $121M Drug Overcharge Trial
• Sen. Seeks Tech Giants' Plans For Connected Device Data
• No Class Cert. In $400M Bitcoin Fraud Case, Judge Rules
• Ga. Judge Rejects Health Insurer's Faith-Based Dismissal Bid
• Televangelist Bakker To Pay $156K Over COVID Cure Claim
• Site Says High Court Ruling Sinks Southwest Data Scrape Suit
• Toyota Gas Tank Deal Offers Free Repairs, $1.1M Atty Fees
• Blackjack Suits Against Wynn, MGM Go Bust In Mass. Court
• High Court Says FHFA Director Must Be Removable
• Calif. Judge Rips Monsanto's Atty In $87M Roundup Appeal
• CVS Drug Buyers Seek $121M As Overcharge Jury Trial Wraps
• Facebook Advertisers Denied Class Cert. In Fake Click Action
• Teva Settles Mississippi Drug Price-Fix Claims For $925K
• Churchill Downs Beats Casino's 6th Circ. Seat Pricing Appeal
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Home Depot Says It's Marketing, Not Spying
• Ch. 7 Lessons From Evander Kane Bankruptcy
• Williams Cos. Can't Escape Kansas Natural Gas Price-Fix Suit
• Alston & Bird Adds Ex-DOJ Cybersecurity Expert As Partner
• Calif. Bill Would End Damages Injustice For Dead Plaintiffs
• Chinese Drug Co. Chief Must Testify In Tainted Valsartan MDL
• House Republican Rips Antitrust Bills As Easy On Microsoft
• SC Biometric Data Bill Could Shift Nat'l Privacy Landscape
• Accused Bail-Jumping PAC Fraudster Cops To Some Charges
• CVS Didn't Need To Report Drug Discounts To PBM, Jury Told
• Albertsons Faces TCPA Class Claims Over Texts
• EPA's Draft Formaldehyde Assessment Can Stay Private
• Congress Eyes Clampdown On 'Stingray' Phone Surveillance
• Energy Co. To Pay $7M To End Bait-And-Switch Claims
• Fix Section 230 To Hold Online Platforms Accountable
• Ga. High Court Says Insurance Malpractice Suit Filed On Time
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• High Court Won't Hear Sham Litigation Exception Case
• US Chamber Urges Justices To Review NY Opioid Tax Row
• Carnival Says Data Breach Exposed Customer, Staff Info
• Conservatives Split On Bipartisan House Antitrust Bills
• How Attorneys Can Reach Claimants In Today's Comms Era
• Bard Hit With $3M Verdict In Vein Filter Suit
• GSK Gets Top Court Assist In MDL Victory 'Roadmap'
• TD Bank Can't Shed Customers' Suit Over ATM Fees
• Airlines' Post-COVID Challenges Mount Amid Travel Surge
• Web Tracking Service Beats Pa. Woman's Wiretapping Suit
• Colorado Adds Wrinkle To Emerging State Privacy Law Quilt
• Sen. Gillibrand Renews Push To Create US Privacy Agency
• Sens. Aim To Make Hacks A RICO Crime Amid Attack Spike
• Apple Doesn't Have To Turn Over User Docs In Privacy Suit
• Reddit Says Section 230 Shields It From Child Porn Suit
• LegitScript Fights Bid To Move Antitrust Claim To Oregon
• FCC Advances Plan To Stop Most Chinese Equipment Sales
• Precision Machine Co. Hit With Finger Scan Privacy Claims
• Del. Judge OKs Mallinckrodt Toss Of Ill. City's Ch. 11 Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over 15-Year-Old BofA Robocall
• Coke Recyclable Bottle Claims Misleading, Consumers Say
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Gilead Ruling Guts Investors' Rights, Calif. Appeals Court Told
• Khan Goes From Commissioner To Chair In Under 6 Hours
• House Passes Bill Backing SEC's ESG Disclosure Plans
• Express Scripts Was Unaware Of CVS Overcharges, Jury Told
• Senate Confirms Biden's EPA Water Office Nominee
• Trader Joe's Dodges Suit Over Vanilla Flavoring
• Nationstar Mortgage Sued Over Unauthorized Payment Glitch
• FCC's Simington Proposes Wireless Security Improvements
• Investors Push To Keep BitMEX Manipulation Claims Alive
• CFPB Reverses Trump-Era Military Lending Exam Policy
• Tribe-Linked Lender Funders Urge 9th Circ. To Ax Class Cert.
• 9th Circ. Revives Part Of Alphabet Inc. Securities Suit
• CMA Issues Order Requiring Funeral Industry Pricing Changes
• California Consumers Escape Arbitration In Data Breach Case
• Complying With New EU Data Transfer Contractual Obligations
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• OCC Backs BofA In 2nd Circ. Escrow Interest Preemption Row
• Army Sergeant Is Latest To Sue Supplement Co. Over THC Tea
• Sens. Worry Internet Of Things Boosts Big Tech Dominance
• Justices Asked To Fix 'Hopeless Muddle' On CFPB Ratification
• Wendy's Franchisees Operating 139 Eateries Face ADA Suit
• Elizabeth Holmes Can't Probe Jurors On Media Consumption
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Challenges Shot Down
• Republican Sens. Float New Antitrust Reform Bill
• Southwest Says Texas Is The Place For Data Scraping Suit
• Mullen Coughlin Adds Cybersecurity Atty From Lewis Brisbois
• Baby Food Contamination Cases Face Class Action Hurdles
• Judge Won't Toss Pa. Wheelchair Users' Suit Against Uber
• 'Housewives' Star Says No Reality To Fraud Charges
• FCC Urged To Bolster Lifeline Before Emergency Fund Dries
• DraftKings MDL Settlement Gets Nod As FanDuel Nears Deal
• Lina Khan Named FTC Chair After Confirmation
• FCC Issues Best Practices To Rein In Hospital Robocalls
• CenturyLink Asks Minn. Regulator To Ditch Old Landline Rules
• CFPB Pushes To Keep Student Loan Trusts Case Alive In Del.
• Biz Groups Back Monsanto In 11th Circ. Roundup Appeal
• CVS Overcharged Insured Drug Buyers $123.7M, Jury Told
• Indiana Doctor's Suit Targets 'Monopolist' IU Health System
• Insulin Makers Blast Patients' 3rd Bid For RICO Claims
• Marriott Beats Shareholder's Data Breach Suit
• Six Flags Strikes $36M Deal To End Finger Scan Privacy Row
• FTC Poised For 3rd Dem As Senate Sets Final Vote On Khan
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Unilever Vanilla Ice Cream Suit
• Red Lobster's Seafood Sustainability Is Fishy, Suit Says
• IT Biz Says 'Catch-All' Exclusion Doesn't Bar BIPA Coverage
• Mallinckrodt Says Ch. 11 Disclosures Have Enough Info
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• JPML Adds New Suits To Pork Price-Fixing MDL In Minn.
• BofA Stolen Unemployment Benefits Suits Consolidated
• Ex-CVS Exec Probed On Drug Prices In Overcharge Trial
• AT&T Pushes Back Against Parts Of Biden Broadband Plan
• Calif. Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Assault Weapon Ban Injunction
• Biden DOT Eyes Stiff Car Safety Rules And Worker Protections
• House Lawmakers Float Bipartisan Big Tech Bills
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Oral Arguments On Player's Settlement Denial
• New CFPB Agenda Ices More Trump-Era Regulatory Projects
• 'Onion Ring' Snack Maker Hit For Failure To Use Real Onions
• Law Grad Says Debt Firm Illegally Went After Discharged Loan
• Creditor Attys Tell 11th Circ. It Erred In 'Mail Vendor' Ruling
• NY's $15 Low-Income Internet Law Is Put On Hold
• Hyundai Hit With Class Action Over Genesis 'Defects'
• A Gov't Contractor's Road Map To Biden Cybersecurity Order
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• 2nd Circ. Rejects FTC Antitrust Case Against 1-800 Contacts
• Bank Shakes TCPA Row After Facebook Autodialer Ruling
• Senate Banking Chair Knocks PE Firm On Pandemic Evictions
• EPA Proposes Collecting PFAS Manufacturing Data
• Judge Slams Calif. For Discovery Violation In Generics MDL
• Google Poised To Escape Kids' Data Collection Suit
• CVS Pricing Practice 'Cheated' Insured Drug Buyers, Jury Told
• JBS Says It Paid $11M Ransom To Cybercriminals
• JetBlue Workers Among 5 Charged With $1M Virus Loan Fraud
• CFPB Wants Truce In Student Loan Servicing Oversight Suit
• Avis Car Rental To Pay $10M For Overcharged Insurance
• Landry's Tells 5th Circ. $20M Data Hack Was A 'Publication'
• 5 Steps To Successful Mass Tort Management
• COVID-19 Fueled $2.9B Class Action Spending Record
• JPML Won't Centralize Accellion Data Hack Cases
• EU Probe Finds That Big Tech Dominates Smart Device Sector
• Zions Bancorp. Unfairly Charged Overdraft Fees, Suit Says
• MoneyLion Asked To Provide More Info In CFPB, Minn. Probes
• Elizabeth Holmes' Privilege Loss 'A Cautionary Tale,' Attys Say
• Kraft Says Chemical In Mac And Cheese Permitted By FDA
• Exxon Seeks Pause Of Conn. Climate Suit Remand
• Bluegreen Dodges Timeshare Exit Co.'s False Ad Claims
• How Curbs On Russia And Belarus Trade Will Affect Tech Cos.
• StubHub Owner Tries To Block Class In COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Embattled Towing Co. Settles With Pa. Over Excessive Fees
• Atty Rift Over $30M From Syngenta Deal Sent To Kansas Court
• Obstacles To Defining Injury, Class In Cyberattack Suits
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• 1st Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Can Foreclose Out Of Court
• British Airways, Ryanair Probed Over UK Lockdown Refunds
• Biden Axes Trump TikTok Curbs Amid Broader Data Review
• Coke Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Sustainable' Claim
• 9th Circ. Nixes $1.3B Award In AMG Case After Justices' Order
• CVS Drug Buyers Demand $100M As Overcharge Trial Opens
• Del. Facebook Stockholder Suits Edge Toward Consolidation
• Wells Fargo Inks $500M Deal To End Auto Protection Fee Row
• Michigan Loses Bid To Keep PFAS Suit Out Of MDL
• Subway Can't Get Junk Text Suit Arbitrated, 2nd Circ. Says
• Ontario Regulator Targets KuCoin In Crypto Crackdown
• OCC, NY Each Get Boost In 2nd Circ.'s Fintech Charter Punt
• FTC's Chances Of Fixing A Broken Repairs Market Look Slim
• FTC Says High Court Ruling Doesn't Doom Injunction Bid
• Judge Takes Ill. City's Attys To Task For Mallinckrodt Filings
• Ill. BIPA Ruling Marks Critical Win For Silent Cyber Coverage
• AGs Back Bid To Close Sackler Family's Liability Loophole
• Wet Ones False Ad Suit Over Effectiveness Gets Tossed
• Cozen Adds Former KMA Transportation Partner To DC Office
• Pa. Buyers Lose Suit Claiming Masks Were Deceptively Taxed
• Diamond Resorts Hits 'Timeshare Exit' Co. With False Ad Suit
• Revised $1.6M Neiman Marcus Breach Deal Scores Final OK
• VW Asks 9th Circ. For Say Over Jones Day Docs In FOIA Suit
• Target Hand Sanitizer Doesn't Kill All Germs, Suit Says
• Monsanto Ducks Wrongful Death Claims In Ga. Cancer Suit
• Calif. Survival Damages Bill Would Cost Cos., Consumers
• Compliance Considerations For Pharma Co. Testing Programs
• How Ad Disputes Between Cos. Fuel Consumer Class Actions
• FCC's COVID Benefit Racks Up 2.3M Participants
• Topgolf Agrees To Pay Workers $2.6M In BIPA Suit
• General Mills Label Deal Rejected Over Collusion Concerns
• No Antitrust Activity In Publishers' Ad Suit, Google Argues
• Feds Attack Ex-Theranos CEO's 45-Page Juror Questionnaire
• Australia, US To Coordinate To Stop Illegal Robocalls
• EU Revamps Key Tool For Sending Personal Data Abroad
• FCC Settles With Big 3 Carriers Over 911 Location Data
• Uber Can't Get Early Win In Passenger's Assault Suit
• Bee Advocates Urge 9th Circ. To Kill EPA Pesticide Approvals
• OCC Counsel Alum Joins Murphy & McGonigle
• Insurer Wants Out Of Blue Bell Investor Listeria Suit
• $5M BIPA Suit Against McDonald's Goes To Federal Court
• Crypto Platform Faces Shutdown After Investor Complaints
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Trader Joe's Chicken Labeling Row
• Google Wants Out Of Suit Over Its Gift Card Security System
• Burt's Bees Sued Over Chemicals In 'Natural' Pet Shampoo
• Lack Of Jurisdiction Dooms Billing Suit Against K&L Gates
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• 11th Circ. Leaves Equifax Data Breach Deal Mostly Intact
• Lyft Says Serving Bay Area Wheelchair Users Is Onerous
• Supreme Court Asked To Rule On CDC Eviction Ban
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink BofA Robocall Ruling
• Charlotte's Web Says Keep CBD Suit Paused Amid Legislation
• Crypto Owner Says T-Mobile's Lax Security Led To $20K Theft
• Ex-Theranos CEO Can't Have Atty Privilege Via Boies Schiller
• BofA Borrower's Escrow Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• FTC Can't Seek Restitution From Shkreli Until Congress Acts
• Elizabeth Holmes Wants 'Anecdotal' Evidence Blocked In Trial
• Mortgage Servicers Should Prepare To Be In CFPB Crosshairs
• Exxon Climate Case Sent Back To Connecticut State Court
• 7th Circ. Decision Highlights Difficulties Of 'No Harm' Cases
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• 2nd Circ. Blocks NY's Challenge To OCC Fintech Charter
• Judge Koh Certifies Damages Class In Apple ICloud Row
• Alsup Rips Lyft At Trial For Marginalizing Wheelchair Users
• OCC's Hsu Says Crypto Charters 'On The Table' In Review
• Broker Isn't Covered For $60M TCPA Ruling, 11th Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Keeps CDC Eviction Ban In Place During Appeal
• CVS Judge Slams 'Totally Inappropriate' Trial Instructions
• Late Real Estate Investment Manager Stole $10.3M, SEC Says
• BofA Must Reopen Calif. Benefit Recipients' Fraud Claims
• Pa. Buyers Say They Didn't Know Masks Were Wrongly Taxed
• 7th Circ. Asked To Refer BIPA Timing Question To Ill. Justices
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• EPA Bid To Review Methylene Chloride No Good, Groups Say
• Cos. Should Review Insurance Policies For PFAS Coverage
• AbbVie Asks Justices To Hear Sham Litigation Exception Case
• Shkreli Punished For Secret Phone But Can Deny Conspiracy
• $30.2M Deal, $9.3M Fee Award Greenlit In Lens Price-Fix MDL
• Airbnb Can Arbitrate COVID-19 Repayment Dispute
• Internet Access Orgs Say New Broadband Report No Good
• Lyft Fights Wheelchair Users' Discrimination Claims At Trial
• Guinness Ad Settlement Gives Beer Buyers 50-Cent Refunds
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Fraudster Sued For Securities Sales
• 5 Texas Legislative Measures Attys Should Know
• FCC Tweaks Rule To Make More Broadband Devices Available
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down $7M Atty Fees In ConAgra Label Deal
• $8.5M Tractor Fluid False Ad Settlement Gets Final OK
• NJ University Must Face Class Claims Over Virus Refunds
• Selsun Blue Maker, Buyer Settle Irritating-Shampoo Claims
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Collaborative Contracting Can Help Combat Bias In AI
• Calif. Doc Can't Force CVS To Fill Opioid Prescriptions