Consumer Protection Archive » October, 2021

Consumer Protection - October, 2021

318 articles

• PeopleNet Must Face Ill. Biometric Privacy Claims In 2 Courts
• DOJ Reloads Key Weapon In Fight Against Corporate Crime
• Online Lender Faces Loan Processing Scrutiny From CFPB
• CFPB Names 2 For Top Supervision, Enforcement Posts
• Orangetheory Branch Hit With Suit Alleging Spam Texts
• FCA, Engine Maker Say Truck Emissions Class Cert. Bid Fails
• Shkreli Can't Take The Stand Remotely At FTC Antitrust Trial
• Wawa, Consumers Agree To $3.2M In Class Atty Fees
• Inside Commerce's New Cybersecurity Export Controls
• 11th Circ. Splits But Holds In Revised FDCPA Opinion
• Toyota Urges Toss Of Rav4 Hybrid Fuel Capacity Suit
• Coke's Piña Colada Fanta Not The Real Thing, Suit Says
• Rutgers Gets Initial OK Of $5M Deal In COVID-19 Tuition Suit
• Oil Execs Face Hill Heat Over Alleged Climate Deceptions
• Ga. Appeals Court Dismisses 4 Talc Suits Against J&J
• PayPal Calls CFPB's Fee Disclosure Rule 'Problematic'
• Walgreens, CVS Eye Prescription Data In Tribe's Opioid Row
• SEC Says NJ Broker Stole $2.8M With Fraudulent Transfers
• Gun Accessory Shop Denies Selling Illegal Silencers
• CFPB Chief Fears Growth Of Big Tech 'Surveillance State'
• Expect More Regulatory Action From Chopra's CFPB
• Mutual Of Omaha Agent Settles In Timber Co. Ponzi Scheme
• Attys Want $68M For Work In Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Suit
• Biden's DOJ Antitrust Pick Easily Clears Senate Panel
• Mass. Judge To Weigh Impact Of New Subaru On Car Data Law
• The Most Active Firms In Public False Claims Cases
• Philip Morris Can't Block Cig Warning Rule Set For Late 2022
• 9th Circ. Says AT&T Can Force Arbitration In DirecTV Now Suit
• FTC Updates Financial Data Security Rule Over GOP Rebuke
• Ice Cream Buyers Denied Class Cert. In Unilever Vanilla Suit
• CFPB Chief 'Worried' About Big Tech Takeover In Payments
• Schwab Clients Denied Class Cert. In Trade Orders Suit
• Amazon Wants Expanded DC Antitrust Suit Tossed
• 25 States Want Justices To Hear Facebook Trafficking Case
• P&G's Oral-B Smart Toothbrush App Violates BIPA, Suit Says
• Insurer Aims To Kill Policy For Doc Facing Malpractice Suits
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Facebook Class Counsel Pick 'Well-Reasoned,' Chancery Told
• 9th Circ. Sends Vivint Solar Back To Arb. In 2nd Reversal
• $17M Kemper Data Breach Deal Gets Ill. Court's Early OK
• 9th Circ. Revives Noncitizen Bias Suit Against Spanish Bank
• Former Top CFPB Enforcement Official Heads To WilmerHale
• Pharmacy Exec Asks Full 1st Circ. To Toss Meningitis Case
• 3M Inks $12M Deal To Put To Rest Water Pollution Claims
• Popular Twitter User Hit With TRO Over Penny Stock Ploy
• Cybersecurity Rules Needed For Transpo Sector, Reps. Say
• Timeshare Co. Settles Part Of False Ad Suit With 'Exit' Firms
• DeVos Family Gave Theranos $100M 'On The Spot,' Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives False Ad Suit Over Frozen Chicken
• Kanye's Yeezys Are Shipping Too Late, California Says
• Insurance MDL Over Ski Pass Coverage Permanently Tossed
• Wash. AG Accuses Chicken Producers Of Pricing Conspiracy
• House Panel Mulls More Scrutiny For US-Listed Chinese Cos.
• Valve Gets Consumers, Not Game Developer, Into Arbitration
• ViSalus Seeks 9th Circ. Reprieve From $925M TCPA Verdict
• Polish Airline Says Boeing's 737 Max Lies Cost It $250M
• EpiPen Buyers Can't Appeal Order Yet In Antitrust Case
• Calif. Judge Again Rejects 'Concerning' Solar Co. TCPA Deal
• Insys Execs Owe $48M For Duping Insurers 'All Day,' Feds Say
• Biden Taps Rosenworcel, Sohn To Round Out FCC
• Walmart, Hotel Hit With Ill. Suits Over Workers' Finger Scans
• Parties In Zantac MDL Propose Path To 2023 Bellwether Trials
• Paul Hastings Snags Venable's Financial Services Chair
• 9th Circ. Sides With Nestle On Arrowhead Water Labeling Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Comcast Privacy Row Arbitration
• Drink Maker Accused Of Overstating Health Benefits On Label
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• What Evolution Of Public Nuisance Claims Means For Cos.
• 7th Circ. Unsure Appeal In Coach's Abuse Suit Is Proper
• EPA Sets Toxicity Guideline For Newer 'Forever Chemicals'
• Pa. Treatment Center Faces Class Action Over Cyberattack
• New Subaru Shows Repair Law Is Viable, Mass. AG Says
• Ex-Pfizer Scientist Rips Report Holmes Sent To Walgreens
• Ranbaxy Argues It Can't Monopolize Drugs It Never Sold
• US Postal Service Moves To Escape Facial Recognition Suit
• 3 Open Questions Surrounding FCC Leadership Vacancies
• Best Practices As More Retailers Join The Secondhand Space
• Resolving When Fla. Consumer Statute Gives Cos. Standing
• Alba Botanica Maker Sued Over 'Reef-Friendly' Claims
• Roku Says Google Is Stifling Streaming Competition
• What Blockchain Means For The Future Of US Health Care
• Zoom Users' $85M Deal Ending 'Zoombombing' Suits Gets OK
• Stop Illegal Robocalls Or Face Blocking, FCC Warns Cos.
• Ex-Insys CEO Gets 8 Months Shaved Off Prison Term
• Feds Pledge 'Most Aggressive' Effort Yet To Tackle Redlining
• Judge Says Boeing Stock Doesn't Mean Recusal In Crash Suit
• App Store 'Nutrition Labels' Raise New Privacy Risks For Cos.
• Dickey's BBQ Blasts Attys' Pan Of $2.35M Data Breach Deal
• 'Free Cruise' Duo Permanently Banned From Robocalls
• Walmart And Belkin Lied On Wi-Fi Speed, Linksys Buyers Say
• FCC Urged To Allow Choice In Apt., Condo Broadband Service
• DOJ Sues To Collect FCC's $9.9M Fine From Racist Robocaller
• 9th Circ. Mulls VW Intervening In Fight For Jones Day Report
• Coinbase Looks To Arbitrate Claims It Ran Deceptive Contest
• Pa. Grocer Blasts New Rehab Act Suit Over Mask Policy
• FTC Finds ISP Data Collection As Invasive As Big Tech
• Aussie Called Key Player In $50M Texting Scam Gets 9 Years
• Flint Council Can't Stop McLaren Settlement Payment
• CFPB Targets Amazon, Facebook, Others In Payments Probe
• 9th Circ. Nixes Massage Envy's $10M Deal Over Counsel Fees
• Holmes Was Coached By Marketing Firms, Jury Told
• Blackbaud Can't Shake Negligence Claims In Data Breach Row
• Bayer Will Have To Face Investor Suit Over Roundup Litigation
• FCC Hears Rapid 3G Sunset Bad For Those In Rural Areas
• J&J, Ethicon Beat Pa. Woman's Untimely Hernia Mesh Suit
• Commerce Dept. Aims To Rein In Sale Of Hacking Tools
• DC Seeks To Add Facebook CEO To Data Privacy Suit
• Feds Charge Encryption Co. Execs With $50M Investor Fraud
• CFPB Says Consumers Must Know Risks As Libor Nears End
• Illinois Judge Pauses Little Caesars BIPA Suit
• ESG Disclosure Mandate Faces Hurdles Regardless Of Path
• FTC Accuses Loan Underwriter Of Facilitating Bogus Training
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Ga. Justices To Review General Motors CEO Deposition Fight
• CFPB's 1st Case Under Chopra Hits Prison Prepaid Card Co.
• Judge Hints 'End Of Road' For Parents' Google Loot Box Suit
• Holmes OK'd Testing Claims Over Atty's Concerns, Jury Told
• Regulators Urged To Tighten Guidance On Bank Partnerships
• Officials Warn Of Ransomware Crew Targeting Agriculture
• Shkreli Cites Rehab Too Late To Delay FTC Antitrust Trial
• Tootsie Roll Beats Suit Over Empty Package Space, For Now
• BofA Cardholders Eye Class Cert. In ATM Fee Row
• Hacker Gets 7 Years For Stealing Hospital Workers' Info
• What FTC's 'Penalty Offense Notices' Mean For Companies
• The Infrastructure Bill Should Not Target Cryptocurrency
• Judge Urges Green Light For Wyndham Timeshare Exit Claims
• Peloton Says False Ad Plaintiff Lied About Being Atty
• New TCPA Rulings Suggest Shorter Life For Autodialer Suits
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• CMA Market Study To Kick Off Music Streaming Probe
• Firms Gird For Court Battles Over FTC Fake-Review Fines
• Dodge's 'Unfit' Muscle Cars' Value Sagged, Court Hears
• How Food Safety Ruling Supports FDA Framework
• Kroger, Others Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Against Tyson
• SEC Says 'Game-Like' Trading Apps Need More Examination
• Md. Judge Refuses Sanctions In Superfund Cleanup Case
• FCC Chief Wants To Make Mobile Providers Block Robotexts
• FTC Says Shkreli Has No Good Reason To Delay Antitrust Trial
• Dish Files Bad Faith Complaint Against Tegna
• FTC's New Approach Creates Challenges For M&A Deals
• U Of Fla. Can't Avoid Fees Suit Over Pandemic Shutdown
• Amazon Escapes Suit Over Purchased Video Prices, For Now
• T-Mobile Seeks Arbitration Of Consumer's Data Breach Suit
• Ex-FTC Consumer Protection Leader Joins BakerHostetler
• HelloFresh Gets Court OK For Mass. Record $14M TCPA Deal
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• Ex-FTC Chair To Aid Maryland AG With Privacy, Antitrust Work
• Appeal Sought Over Chancery's Facebook Class Counsel Pick
• HP Must Face Most Claims In Suit Over Ink Cartridges
• 5th Circ. Says CFPB Payday Loan Regs Must Wait For Appeal
• Most Cancer Claims Survive In Suit Over Weight Loss Drug
• Theranos' Test Demo Hid Failures From Investors, Jury Told
• Skin Care Co. Ordered To Pay $2.3M For Copied Packaging
• Google Users Push For Class Cert. In Chrome Privacy Suit
• DOJ Lands 1st Indictment Of Many Expected In 737 Max Probe
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead Class In Robinhood MDL
• FTC Reaches Deal In Suit Over Alleged Inmate Call Plan Scam
• Treasury Issues Sanctions Compliance Guide Aimed At Crypto
• Compliance Tips For Marketing Health Benefits In Alcohol
• NJ Panel Undoes Cable Regulator's Prorated Bill Mandate
• Extension Of The HSR Waiting Period Increases Acquirer Risk
• $93.5M Deals In Chicken Price-Fixing Row Get Initial OK
• Student Debtors Lose Fla. Fraud Cases — For Now
• Kemper Strikes $17.6M Deal To End Data Breach Litigation
• Zendesk Wants 9th Circ. To Affirm Ax Of Investors' Breach Suit
• CFPB, FTC Wade Into 4th Circ. Fight Over Public Records Site
• Holmes Prayed As WSJ Reporter Raised Doubts, Jury Told
• Shkreli Wants FTC's Monopolization Trial Pushed Back
• Insurer Says Lab Charged Up To $979 Per COVID-19 Test
• Dental Co. To Pay $63M To End Investors' Price-Fixing Suit
• Cookware Firm Says Warranties Should Block Defect Suits
• Radio Frequency Suits Force FCC To Address Health Impact
• Otis Elevator Must Face Suit In NY Over Woman's Injury
• Realtors Can't Slam Door On Feds' Antitrust Probe, DOJ Says
• Facebook Can Process Data Without Consent: Irish Watchdog
• Ex-Walgreens Exec Told Holmes 'Haters Are Everywhere'
• NJ Fertility Clinic Inks Deal To Settle AG's Data Breach Probe
• Don't Cheat Consumers Using Fake Reviews, FTC Warns Cos.
• E-Cig Co. Hit With $2.5M Jury Verdict Over Defective Batteries
• EPA Takes First Step Toward Ethylene Oxide Reporting
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• Godiva Inks $20M Deal To Settle 'Belgium 1926' Label Suit
• FTC Says Scammers Posing As FCC's Broadband Program
• How Social Media, Mass Torts Affect Adverse Event Reports
• Vivint Says ADT's The One Tricking Customers Into Switching
• Pa. Debt Firm Gets Deferred Prosecution In Corruption Case
• 'Gamification' Exposes Major Reg BI Flaw, SEC Official Says
• Nissan Drivers Get OK On $278M Transmission Defect Deal
• Takeaways From CFPB's Fair Debt Collection Rule Changes
• Latham Helped Vet Theranos Deal, Ex-Safeway CEO Says
• Alsup Cites 'Red Flag' In Denying UnitedHealthcare Deal
• First Republic Lacked 'Common Sense' In Big Theft, Suit Says
• CFPB Urged To Change Course On Earned-Wage Programs
• Ohio Urges High Court To Reject VW's Emissions Suit Appeal
• Altaba To Allot $400M To Verizon For Yahoo Settlement Appeal
• Amazon Sellers Want To Drop Ky. Price-Gouging Probe Suit
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• Juul, Altria Want Tribes' Vape Claims Tossed From MDL
• Chopra Officially Takes Reins As CFPB's Next Director
• Geico Inks $19.5M Deal With Policyholders Over Payments
• Molekule's $1.3M Air Purifier Settlement Gets Initial Nod
• Gibson Dunn Snags Veteran Tech Partner From Munger Tolles
• Pfizer Sold Carcinogen-Tainted Chantix, Buyers Claim
• Borrowers Ask 9th Circ. To Pause Tribe-Linked Usury Suit
• Dems Want More Crypto Scrutiny To Fight Ransomware Swell
• American U. Students Take COVID-19 Tuition Fight To DC Circ.
• McKesson Wins Class Decertification In 'Junk Fax' Fight
• Reverse Mortgage Co. To Pay $1.3M In CFPB Settlement
• Researchers Warn Of Ransomware Outfit Hitting Health Giants
• 9th Circ. Backs Class Rejection for PACE Borrowers
• $200M Verdict Winners Rip New Trial Bid In Fatal Boating Case
• Ill. Residents Seek Cert. In Privacy Suit Against Tech Giants
• CFPB Asks 7th Circ. To Rethink Ruling That Vacated $59M Win
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Used 'Shortcut' To Ax Attys From Fee Bid
• 9th Circ. Affirms Siemens Win In False Ads Appeal
• JPML Sends J&J Sunscreen Carcinogen Suits To Florida
• Walmart, Gift Card Buyers Must Have Trial On Arbitration Issue
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• Dems Ask FTC To Enforce Children's Privacy Policies
• VW, Audi Parent Cos. Tell Texas Justices Claims Rightly Axed
• ComEd Ruling Invites Plaintiffs To Bypass Filed Rate Doctrine
• Consumer Product Agency Picks Up Steam Under Biden
• Seila Law Throws In Towel In Fight That Restructured CFPB
• Green Groups Blast Exxon's 'Tortured' Appeal Of $14M Award
• Canadian Creditors Seek Direct Appeal Of Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• Antitrust Venue Law Would Embolden State-Level Enforcers
• Major Rail, Subway Systems To Face New Cybersecurity Rules
• Subway Beats Tuna Label Suit As Judge Notes Fishy Citations
• Columbia Reaches Deal To End COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
• Microsoft Says Russia Leads Way On Nation-State Hacks
• Microsoft, Amazon Urge Climate Mitigation At Wash. Summit
• How To Navigate California's New Intrastate CBD Route
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• Judge Trims Securities Act Claims From Phony Pot Biz Suit
• FTC Chair Khan Names Communications Expert As Adviser
• Calif. Gov Approves Genetic Information Privacy Act
• TD Bank Removes Overdraft Fee Claims To NJ District Court
• Next Fed Supervision Vice Chair Must Restore Bank Oversight
• Google To Settle Long-Running Data Leakage Privacy Battle
• 1st Circ. Doubts Tribe Is Immune From Bankruptcy Stay
• CMA Closes Probe Into Ryanair, BA Canceled COVID Flights
• Banking App Says It Cleared CFPB's Paycheck Advance Probe
• BofA Says No Basis To Oust McGuireWoods In Housing Suit
• Drug Cos. Can't Nix Monitoring Class In Zantac MDL
• AG Targets Philly Comic Con Organizer Over COVID Refunds
• DeVos Urges Skeptical 9th Circ. To Quash Loan Relief Depo
• Ex-Safeway CEO Says Theranos Didn't Deliver On $55M Deal
• GOP Sen. Demands OCC Nominee's Moscow Thesis On Marx
• McDonald's Gets Win In Blind Man's Drive-Thru Bias Suit
• Think Finance Investors Ask Court To Nix Class Cert.
• Boeing, Southwest Seek Pause On 737 Max RICO Class Action
• NY Fund Boss Gets 7 Years For $26M Belize Airport Scam
• Charter Hit With Suit Alleging TCPA Violations
• Mortgage Holders Say PNC Inflated Principals During COVID
• Time To Restore Arbitration's Promise Of Efficiency For All
• Kaplan, Prickett, Scott + Scott Win Lead In Del. Facebook Case
• Takeaways From The Latest Proposed Competition Legislation
• NFL App Shares User Data Without Permission, Suit Says
• Marriott Beats Stockholder Suit For Data Breach Damages
• Dollar Bank Scam Liability Row Remanded To Pa. State Court
• Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Says Ebola Rumor Was 'Final Straw'
• NY High Court Explores Whether Daily Fantasy Is Gambling
• FCC Considers Relying On Wireless, Not Landline, On Fla. Isle
• State Farm Can't Dodge COVID-19 Pandemic Premiums Suit
• Bud Light Seltzer Label Allegedly Overstates Agave Content
• Ill. Court Stays Pie Five BIPA Suit For Preemption Guidance
• Retail Heavyweights Push To Escape Data-Sharing Suit
• Ex-Facebook Employee Urges Senators To 'Stop The Harm'
• Senate Panel Clears 2 Biden Treasury Picks, Ties On Others
• Panel Denies MDL For Geico Data Breach Suits
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Climate Suit Remand For Exxon Appeal
• Ga. Court Skeptical Of Harsh Sanction In Malpractice Case
• Pa. AG Charges Energy Transfer Over Spills As Pipeline Built
• Nationwide Unit Seeks To Flush Suit Against Toilet Wipe Co.
• Target Wants Hand Sanitizer Effectiveness Suit Killed
• Warren Criticizes 'Corruption' At Fed Over Stock Trades
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds 2 Florida Partners
• High Court Urged To Take Up Monsanto Roundup Appeal
• Facebook Says FTC's Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed Again
• Ex-FTC Tech Leader Picked To Head Calif. Privacy Agency
• FTC Split Over 'Integrating' Data Privacy And Competition
• Frontier Dodges Claims By 5 States Over Internet Speeds
• Timeshare Exit Co. Dodges Asset Freeze Bid With Bankruptcy
• 'Cheap Flights' Site Ordered To Stop Selling Southwest Tickets
• XRP Holders Can't Intervene In SEC's Ripple Suit
• 4 Georgia Cases To Watch This Fall
• Manufacturers Face Evolving COVID-19 Legal Challenges
• Advocates Petition FCC To Block Ringless Voicemails
• Drugmakers In Zantac MDL Try To Trim Claims
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• High Court Won't Hear RD Legal's CFPB Ratification Challenge
• Apple Inks $95M Deal To End IPhone, IPad Warranty Suit
• Chobani Says Challenged Yogurt Claims Are 'Literally True'
• Justices Won't Hear Trade Groups' NY Opioid Tax Challenge
• Goodwin Adds Industry Vet, Wilson Attys To Privacy Bench
• With Chopra Poised To Take Over, What's Next For The CFPB?
• Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Testifies That Balwani Wasn't Qualified
• Defunct Colleges' Owners Can't Escape $50M Self-Dealing Suit
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• DC Circ. Calls ATM Fee Antitrust Class Cert. 'Questionable'
• Survey Causes L'Oreal False Ad Classes To Lose Cert
• $92M TikTok Privacy Deal Gets Ill. Judge's Early OK
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• Trimmed Prison Phone Price-Fixing Case Moves Forward
• 2nd Neiman Marcus Breach Affects Up To 4.6 Million Shoppers
• Toomey, SIFMA Say No To New SEC 'Gamification' Regs
• Kentucky Man Gets 10 Years For Bilking $17M From Investors
• Chicken Buyers Nab $93.5M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
• Va. Consumers Score Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
• Generic Drug Makers To Pay $447M Over Fixed Prices
• Calif. Geico Policyholders Ask Out Of Data Breach MDL
• FTC's Hasty Health Data Rule Change Could Cause Confusion
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• Toyota Can't Escape Suit Over Camry HVAC Systems
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• CFPB Can Implement Payday Lending Regs Amid Appeal
• TM Rights Agreement Considerations After 2nd Circ. Ruling
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms