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Consumer Protection - September, 2021

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• Invisalign Beats Buyers' Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Robinhood's College Tour May Fly In The Face Of Regulators
• Conflict Claims Muddle Facebook Class Suit Leadership Fight
• Florida TCPA Class Cert. Denied Over 'Deceptive' Retiree
• Wins And A Loss For FTC Over Gov't Services Sites Scam
• Dems Release Bill To Revamp Bank Merger Review Process
• Coke Wants To Throw Away '100% Recyclable' Dasani Suits
• NCAA Prez Warns Congress Of 'Pay-For-Play' Athlete Deals
• Parents Want Class Cert. In Suit Over Gaming 'Loot Boxes'
• Arbitration's Supposed Benefits Don't Measure Up
• J&J Sunscreen Carcinogen Suits Doubtful For MDL In NJ
• Senate Confirms Rohit Chopra As CFPB Director
• 2nd Circ. Revives Medtronic Mesh Implant Suit In NY
• Fed's Powell Says 'No Intention' To Seek US Ban On Crypto
• FCC Advances Plan To Unlock More Tribal Internet Funds
• Sens. Turn Up Heat On Congress To Pass Federal Privacy Law
• Celgene Ended Theranos Deal Early Over Bad Data, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Nixes 250M Buyer Class Cert. In Qualcomm Cell Row
• Bills To Cut Drug Prices, Fight Counterfeits Sent To Full House
• New Balance Sees $1M Award Nixed In Fight With Distributor
• US, EU Jointly Considering Data Exchange, Tech Platforms
• NM Renews Fight Over Google's Data Collection In Schools
• NCAA President Decries 'Patchwork' Of Name, Image Laws
• House Dem Urges FTC To Ban Surveillance Advertising
• FTC's Competition, Consumer Bureau Chiefs Made Permanent
• Wow Bao Customer Urges Class Treatment In Kiosk Scan Suit
• UK Antitrust Arm Wants Input On Sustainability Advice
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Ill. BIPA Ruling May Significantly Affect Insurers' Exposure
• Truck Co. Navistar Must Face Suit Over EPA Standards Claims
• Holmes Texts Show Investor Cash Poured In As Lab Struggled
• Grubhub Can't Use High Court Ruling To Shake Robocall Suit
• Herbalife Trims But Can't Escape $1B Fraud Suit
• Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit Falls Short
• In Rare Move, US Deports Cyber Scammer Back To Russia
• FCC Urged To Lower Inmate Calling Rates, Security Costs
• Unscrupulous Providers Tapping Emergency Broadband Fund
• Wyndham Vacation Denied Win Against 'Timeshare Exit' Atty
• Counties' VW Tampering Claims Not Barred, Feds Tell Justices
• CFTC Fines Citi, 2 Others Over Swap Reporting Failures
• CVS Accused Of Trial-Delaying Flip-Flop In Sanitizer Row
• Private 737 Max Buyers Drop Suit Against Boeing
• Blue AGs Tell 9th Circ. Climate Deceit Suits Are States' Turf
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Police Lose Appellate Bid In Bulletproof Vest Class Action
• Hotel Refused To Refund Events During Pandemic, Suit Says
• FTC Chair's Plan: What We Know, And What We Don't Know
• EU Pushes VW To Pay Consumers Over Dieselgate Scandal
• Warren Won't Back 'Dangerous' Powell For 2nd Term At Fed
• Facebook Ruling Spawns Bid To Rethink Other Chancery Suit
• Biden OCC Pick Could Boost Enforcement, Fintech Scrutiny
• NY Health Dept. Exec Picked To Head HHS Privacy Efforts
• Prop 65 Judge Out, Slams Bid's 'Aggressive' Privacy Invasion
• Fla. Health Insurance Buyers Nab $27.5M Deal In Scam Suit
• FCC Urged To Spread Word About Internet Subsidy Program
• Sens. Applaud Facebook's Pause Of Instagram For Kids Plan
• US Hits Wells Fargo With $37M Fine For Client Overcharges
• Shkreli's Pharma Venture Loses Bid To Limit Profit Payback
• VW To Pay $1.5M To Settle NH, Mont. Tampering Claims
• TD Bank Must Face Claims It Opened Accounts, Seized Funds
• SEC Sues Mo. Investment Firm Over Wrap Fee Account Trades
• National Grid To Pay $6M Over NY Electric Misrepresentations
• 'McMorris Factors' Create Obstacles For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• McGuireWoods Faces DQ Bid In BofA Foreclosure Bias Fight
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Checking Out Of An MDL
• Theranos Execs Put PR Over Patients, Ex-Lab Chief Testifies
• DirecTV Arbitration Clause 'Pro-Consumer,' 4th Circ. Told
• Kentucky Joins Clampdown On Celsius' Crypto Accounts
• FanDuel Fine Print For Users Dooms Ill. Man's Suit
• CFPB Nabs $20M Penalty Against Mortgage Lender Exec
• Crypto Exchange Blacklisting To Test US Sanctions' Teeth
• Class Slams Cricket's Bid For Arbitration In False 4G Ad Suit
• Walgreens Escapes 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Hair Loss Meds
• 9th Circ. Gives Go-Ahead To CRT Settlement
• SEC Says $100M Auto-Loan Securitization Was Fraudulent
• Sen. Presses FCC To Step Up Action Against Spam Texts
• Cruise Co. Sails To Victory In Ship Breakdown Class Action
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• BofA Defeats Maryland Escrow Interest Suit
• UC San Diego Health Sued Over Patient Data Breach
• Schwab Clients Urge Cert. Over Trades Routed Through UBS
• DOJ's American-JetBlue Suit An Aggressive Antitrust Flex
• CashCall Still Owes $200M After Landmark Liu, 9th Circ. Told
• Edelson Nabs Interim Lead In Tech Giant Gambling App MDL
• Monsanto PCBs Contaminated Del. Waterways, AG Suit Says
• Senators Advance Bill Shielding AGs' Antitrust Venue Choices
• Attys Want $23M In Fees For Wells Fargo Auto Loan Fees Suit
• The Difficult Art Of Advertising Carbon Reductions
• Big Oil Aims To Pause Remand In Hoboken's Climate Suit
• Biden Picks Ex-Davis Polk Atty, Law Prof For OCC Chief
• No 9th Circ. Rehearing In VW Bondholders' Emissions Suit
• Shipbuilding Cos. Escape Faulty Navy Ship Pipes Suit
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Atty To Expanding Insurance Practice
• Tech Giants List Preferred Changes To FCC's 60 GHz Rules
• StarKist Tells 9th Circ. Uninjured Overwhelm Tuna Classes
• China Says FCC Can Mitigate Device Risk With Cyber Regime
• Fed 'Closely Monitoring' Wells Fargo's Cleanup, Powell Says
• NY Law Firm Slams Intuit Over QuickBooks Transaction Fees
• Online Directory Can't End Privacy Suit Over People Search
• Senators Probe SPAC Creators Over Possible Market Abuses
• Raft Of Claims Deleted In Hard Disk Parts Price-Fixing Case
• ZoomInfo Must Face Proposed Ill. Class's Privacy Suit
• Aldi Freed From False-Ad Claims Over 'Vanilla' Almond Milk
• Yum Brands Ducks Ex-KFC Worker's Privacy Suit, For Now
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Ky. AG Wants End To Price-Gouging Probe Challenge
• Investors Say Robinhood's MDL Dismissal Bid Is Too Early
• UK Focus On Int'l Data Transfers Shows Appetite For Reform
• T-Mobile Wants Data Hack Suit Delayed Until JPML Ruling
• Pharma Giants' $454M Glumetza Antitrust Deal Gets Initial OK
• Mattis Doubted Theranos 'Transparency,' Holmes Jury Hears
• Police Say Court Erred In Halting Bulletproof Vest Class Action
• Harley-Davidson Inks Deal To End Defective Brake Suit
• 6th Circ. Robocall Ruling Likely To Spark High Court Fight
• Theranos Test Wrongly Suggested Miscarriage, Jury Hears
• OCC's Chief Warns Of 'Fool's Gold Rush' In Crypto
• Sens. Grill Big Tech Execs On Privacy, Teen Safety
• BIPA Timing Decision Underscores Debate Over Claim Accrual
• NY Banking Agency Pitches Small Biz Loan Disclosure Rule
• Democratic Sens. Call For New FTC Rules On Data Privacy
• AbbVie Calls Retailers' Bystolic Generic Delay Claims Flawed
• CFPB Sues Software Biz For Helping Illegal Credit Repair Cos.
• Vaccine Passport Efforts Need To Stay Mindful Of ADA Title III
• Porsche Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Faulty Software Update
• Congress Urged To Strengthen Protections For Financial Data
• What Telehealth Regulation May Look Like After COVID-19
• Insurer Says Faulty Headset Caused Fire At Kansas Wendy's
• NJ Court Won't Stop J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' In Talc Suits
• Attys Seek $610K In $1.8M Dollar General False Ad Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Insurer's Stance In IP Suit Coverage Row
• New RICO Suit Targets Fla. Attys Behind Debt Relief 'Scam'
• Paragard IUD Maker Wants 'Shotgun' MDL Claims Tossed
• Senate Dems Push Chopra's CFPB Nom Toward Finish Line
• Walmart Beats Greenpeace's Recycling Label Suit, For Now
• Court Pulls Plug On Gambling Suit Against Video Games
• Lupin Will Pay $150M To End Glumetza Antitrust Suit
• State AGs Back House Bills Aimed At Antitrust Tech Reform
• CMA Says Cos. Have Until Year's End To Stop Greenwashing
• FTC Inks $6.4M Settlement With 'Free' Cruise Robocallers
• NJ Law Firms Accused Of Malpractice In Flood Damage Suit
• Pressure Mounts On USPTO To Join Drug Pricing Fight
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Juul, Altria Fight Investors' Class Certification Bid
• Ex-Senior DOJ Official, High Court Clerk Rejoins Jones Day
• SEC's 1st Crowdfunding Suit Targets Pair Of Cannabis Cos.
• Holmes Rushed Device Testing For Walgreens Deal, Jury Told
• Ala. Judge Sends Loan Suit Against Tribal Co. To Arbitration
• Pakistani Man Gets 12 Years In AT&T Phone Unlocking Plot
• Family of Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfire Sues Helicopter Maker
• Chicken Buyers Nab $8M, $3.3M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
• States Flag Celsius' Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts
• DePuy Escapes Implant Suit After Expert Is Limited
• Ill. Court Splits Time Limit On Biometric Privacy Claims
• Conspiracy Suit 'Pleading By Press Report,' VW Tells 2nd Circ.
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Privacy Now Looms Large In Antitrust Enforcement
• LuLaRoe Buyers Win Cert. Of 10K Class In Sales Tax Suit
• Ga. Judges Deny LG Chem's Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• Split 9th Circ. Axes Ruling, Forces Certified Class To Arbitrate
• Investor Class Certified In TD Ameritrade Contract Action
• Ill. Judge Tosses Northwestern Students' COVID Tuition Suit
• FTC Says Health Apps Must Tell Users About Data Breaches
• DC Circ. Is Told FCC's Antenna Expansion Will Sicken People
• Self-Styled 'Bad Guy,' Partner Bank $8.5M Despite SEC Action
• FCC's Reassigned Numbers Data Won't Help TCPA Class Cert.
• David Boies Threatened Theranos Whistleblower, Jury Told
• StubHub To Pay Over $9.5M To End State Virus Refund Probes
• FTC Rescinds Vertical Merger Guidelines; DOJ Might Follow
• Mass. AG Deal Can't Save Philip Morris From $10M Punitives
• Fla. Doctor Inks $6.75M Deal Over Unnecessary Procedures
• FTC Dems Speed Up Probes Of Key Issues Despite Dissent
• Ford Settles 12 Suits In PowerShift Transmission MDL
• Pot Co. Sues Law Firm Over Alleged Fraudulent Loan Scheme
• T-Mobile Asks Judge To Halt Flurry Of Data Breach Suits
• Crypto Ranking Site Accused Of Manipulating Token Price
• 9th Circ. Ruling Signals Scrutiny Of Class Settlement Fees
• Holmes Fan's #MeToo Callout To Jurors Draws Judge's Ire
• Warren Says Fed Must Break Up 'Irredeemable' Wells Fargo
• 7th Circ. Hints Labor Law May Preempt BIPA Claims
• Judge Revives FTC's $5M Restitution Win Against Credit Co.
• NY Times To Pay $1.25M In Atty Fees For Auto-Renew Deal
• Target Hit With Biometric Claims Over Virtual 'Try On' Tech
• 7th Circ. Weighs Asking Ill. Justices To Tackle BIPA Accrual
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Stymying Calif. Net Neutrality Law
• Shutterfly Pays $6.75M To End Facial Scan Privacy Claims
• Ga. Hospital System Sued Over 6-Month Data Breach
• Tuna Buyers Get Support For Class Status At 9th Circ.
• Vermont Latest To Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change
• NHTSA Asks Other Automakers For Aid On Tesla Probe
• After Gerber HQ Mix-Up, Judge Moves Baby Food Case To Va.
• Mass. AG Investigating T-Mobile After Massive Data Breach
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Ex-Wells Fargo Execs, OCC Face Off In Sales Practices Case
• Alsup Grills PG&E Worker Over Record-Breaking Dixie Fire
• Biden Taps 2 For CFTC, Boosts Behnam To Permanent Chair
• General Mills Buyers Take 2nd Shot At Fruit Snack Settlement
• NY AG James Secures Win In Shuttering Crypto Platform
• Apple Patch Aimed At NSO's iMessage Hack, Researchers Say
• DC Says Amazon Heaps Unfair Terms On 1st-Party Sellers Too
• Judge Doubts 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Walgreens Hair-Loss Meds
• Realtors Say DOJ Can't Renege On Antitrust Deal
• Effort To Delay AT&T's Older-Tech Phaseout Draws Flak
• Balwani's Counsel Can't Reserve Seats To Watch Holmes Trial
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Fiat Chrysler Eyes Bellwether For Lifetime Warranty Spat
• Charles Schwab Hit With Class Action Over Robo-Advisers
• Firefighter Union Loses Bid To Stop Gear Test Involving PFAS
• Robinhood Users Denied Class Cert. In Stock Halt Suit
• Biden Taps Privacy Expert For FTC Seat
• Judge Opposes Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Pharma Cos. Should Prepare For New Drug-Rebate Scrutiny
• Conagra Must Face Suit Over Cooking Spray Explosion
• Trade Groups Want Payday Rule Pause Extended For Appeal
• Comcast Wins 9th Circ. Bid To Arbitrate Data Privacy Suit
• Groups Say EPA Must Act Fast On Mich. Town's Lead Pollution
• Costco Beats Wiretap Suit Targeting Web-Tracking Software
• Mass. COVID Tolling Rule Could Affect Thousands Of Suits
• Fla. Court Tosses Solar Group's Net Metering Challenge
• UK Watchdog Fears 'Race To Bottom' On COVID Testing
• FCC To Put More Pressure On Robocallers
• Sales Training Software Co. Accused Of Privacy Violations
• 3 Major Biometric Privacy Arguments To Watch This Month
• Learning From The Latest SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement
• 2 Former Top FTC Officials Join Kelley Drye
• Pa. Attorney Says PNC Misled Him On PPP Loan Forgiveness
• FenXun Adds Senior Counsel To Capital Markets Team
• Judge OKs $2.4M Deal For Fla. Students In COVID Tuition Suit
• ComEd Escapes Customers' RICO Suit Over Bribery Scheme
• Credit Union Regulator Urges Action On Pot Banking Reform
• HHS Targets Drug Prices In New Proposal
• Zenni Eyes Arb. In 'Virtual Try-On' Biometric Privacy Suit
• Elizabeth Holmes' Fraud Trial Delayed Over Virus Concerns
• CFPB Says LendUp Misled Customers Despite Consent Order
• Jury Awards Calif. City $48M After Tainted-Water Trial
• OCC Slaps Wells Fargo With $250M Fine Over Home Loans
• Grad Argues New Fla. Law Doesn't Trip Up COVID Tuition Suit
• Pharma Giants Ink $300M Deal To End Glumetza Antitrust Suit
• Former Senior CFPB Official Joins Buckley In DC
• Shkreli Antitrust Trial Slated For Mid-December
• Del. Federal Judge Tosses Medical Cream Maker's FCA Suit
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Mylan Pushes Back Against EpiPen Buyers' Appeal Bid
• NJ Judge Reverses Ruling On Arbitration Over Vague Clause
• OCC Seeks Formal Repeal Of Trump Community Lending Rule
• Nonprofit Sues FDA Over Unanswered Hair Loss Drug Petition
• Ind. Man Sues Over Pic As Minor Used In PeopleConnect Ads
• Ga. Sterilizer Says Alleged Cancer-Causing Emissions Legal
• Skittles Maker Wants IP Suit Against Cannabis Co. Kept Alive
• CFPB Says Disbarred Atty Misreads Telemarketing Law
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Tuna Buyers' Class Decertification
• Oil Cos. Must Fight Hoboken's Climate Suit In State Court
• BitMEX Shakes Crypto Traders' Racketeering Charges
• What 9th Circ.'s Tinder Ruling Means For Class Settlements
• Ill. Judge Gives Final OK To $800K Deal Over Drug Faxes
• Sonic Won't Escape Trial In Data Breach Class Action
• Holmes' Fraud Trial Openings Draw Crowds, Look-Alikes
• Trulieve Settles Hiring Class Action After Cert.
• Nissan Drivers Want OK On $277M Transmission Settlement
• From Boies To Mattis, Theranos Trial Promises VIP Witnesses
• CFPB Says Nonprofit's Income-Share Agreements Are Loans
• Colgate Exits False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Tom's Products
• Flagstar, Customers Reach $5.9M Deal Over Vendor Breach
• Ill. Wendy's Owner Pays $5.85M To End Biometric Privacy Suit
• FCC Seeks More Comment On Apartment Broadband Access
• Ex-NHLer Hits American Airlines With Battery Suit
• How UK Data Breach Ruling May Rein In Insurance Claims
• CVS Says New Complaint Too Late In Hand Sanitizer Suit
• Loan Fraudster Tucker Shakes Off Monitor After Beating FTC
• Advocacy Groups Can't Sue FTC Over Used Car Safety Orders
• How PFAS Action Act Could Complicate Superfund Cleanups
• Anti-Mask Shoppers Told To Turn Over Facebook Messages
• 4 Points To Watch In CFPB's Small Biz Lending Data Proposal
• 737 Max Flyers Win Class Cert In Boeing, Southwest RICO Suit
• Suit Says Walmart Allowed Theft From Comatose Worker
• Calif. Privacy Enforcement To Heat Up As Regulation Matures
• Online Video Game Cos. Must Prepare For China Data Law
• In War On Arbitration, Consumers And Companies Both Lose
• Mortgage Co. Settles Needless Inspection Suit for $2.7M
• Judge Slashes Attorneys' Uber Safe Ride Payout To $5.7M
• Hey, Siri? Apple Can't Hang Up On Users' Eavesdropping Suit
• Talc Users Want To Bar J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' Ploy In NJ
• Calif. Jury Empaneled In Trial Of Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes
• Reduced Broadband Benefit Will Still Go A Long Way
• UPMC, Doctor Face FCA Suit Over Simultaneous Operations
• DC Circ. FCA Ruling Raises Bar For Alternate Remedies
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• California Unveils Debt Collector Licensing Application
• WhatsApp Fined €225M For Privacy Breach In Ireland
• Holmes Trial Jury Pool Narrowed For Final Day Of Selection
• CFPB Delivers Long-Awaited Small Biz Lending Data Proposal
• VW Inks $42M Deal To Resolve Takata Air Bag MDL
• FTC Bans Surveillance Biz SpyFone, Orders Co. To Erase Data
• FBI, Cyber Officials Warn Of Labor Day Ransomware Push
• GOP 'Will Not Forget' If Telecoms Comply With Jan. 6 Probe
• Walmart Is Latest Co. Hit With Baby Food Heavy Metal Suit
• Superfund: The Wrong Tool For PFAS Cleanup Efforts
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• VW Asks Justices To Undo Ohio Emissions Tampering Ruling
• Procter & Gamble Slips 'Natural' Pantene Shampoo Label Suit
• Graco Can't Beat Suit Over Safety Of Car Booster Seats
• What To Know About Ill. Student 'Know Before You Owe' Law
• CFPB Beats Suit Challenging Payday Lending Regs