Consumer Protection Archive » November, 2021

Consumer Protection - November, 2021

288 articles

• 'God's Tigress': Feds Query Holmes On Balwani 'Love' Texts
• Insider Testifies Capacitor Prices Fixed Over Drinks, Karaoke
• DC AG Strikes $2.4M Deal With 'Predatory' Fintech Lender
• Name-Changing Ransomware Crew Hits Schools, Hospitals
• Fed's Powell Says He Won't Sideline Supervision Vice Chair
• T-Mobile Investor Sues Over Massive Data Breach
• CFPB Hatches Deal To Settle Suit Over Trump-Era Task Force
• Samsung Gets Shattered Glass Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Universal Health Slams 'Audacious' Fee Bid In Investor Suit
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Ex-LA Special Atty Cops To $2M Kickback For Collusive Suit
• Holmes Says Ex-Theranos Exec Controlled And Abused Her
• Capacitor Makers Owe $427M For Price-Fixing, Jury Told
• GM Gets Camaro Starter Defect Suit Trimmed
• FTC Seeks Supply Chain Answers From Amazon, Walmart
• 7th Circ. Rejects CFPB's Redo Bid For Tossed $59M Win
• Clearview Faces Proposed $22.6M UK Fine For Photo Scraping
• Food Groups Seek Win In GMO Labeling Suit
• Oreos Fudged Cookie Ad Ingredients, Customer Says
• House Lawmakers Prod FAA Chief For Boeing Oversight Info
• Ad Rulings Offer Tips For Cos. To Avoid 'Greenwashing'
• CBD Company Slammed With ADA Suit Over Website Access
• Ex-Dean Convicted For Scheme To Inflate Temple's Ranking
• Stop Claiming 'Most Reliable' 5G, Ad Watchdog Urges T-Mobile
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Walmart Mint Fudge Cookies Missing Mint, Fudge, Suit Says
• NSO Wants 9th Circ. To Revisit Refusal To Ax WhatsApp Row
• Tribes Fight Juul's Dismissal Bid For E-Cigs Suits
• New TCPA Battleground Emerges Over Minors' Consent
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Ruling That Talc Claims Were Late
• Attys Get $3.9M Fee In Settlement Of Kellogg Cereal Label Suit
• Key Takeaways In Bimbo's 'All Butter' False Label Win
• Fiat Chrysler Denied Bellwether For Lifetime Warranty Suit
• Columbia U. Settles COVID-19 Tuition Refund Suit For $12.5M
• USAA Wants Totaled-Car Class Suit Tossed Over Bankruptcy
• Peloton Seeks Arbitration For Members' Sales Tax Claims
• Convicted Ex-Insys Execs Must Pay $48.3M To Victims
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Holmes Admits Adding Pfizer Logo To Reports For Walgreens
• T-Mobile To Pay $19.5M To End FCC's 911 Outage Probe
• Show Us Oil Cos.' 'Anti-Consumer' Acts, FTC Republicans Ask
• Olympic Skater Seeks To Ice Claim Of Fraudulent Token Sales
• Apple Sues NSO Group Over IPhone Hacking
• Game Maker's Antitrust Case Sent Back To Drawing Board
• FCC's Carr 'Outraged' By Reported Broadband Benefit Fraud
• Bank Regulators Will Roll Out Crypto Guidance In 2022
• Del. Chemical Plant Escapes Toxic Waste Suit, For Now
• Monsanto Tells Justices $25M Roundup Verdict Must Fall
• Ill. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1.7M Tribune TCPA Deal
• Ranbaxy Can't Shake MDL Antitrust Claims As Trial Nears
• ​​​​​​​Meta Investors Sue Over Alleged Mental Health Concerns
• Holmes Testifies She Thought Theranos Could Do 'Any Test'
• Air Canada To Pay $2M To End DOT's COVID-19 Refund Action
• GoDaddy Says Data Breach Exposed 1.2M Users' Passwords
• Fla. Co. Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Sell Illegal Products
• Service Providers Faking EBB Enrollment Numbers, FCC Says
• FTC Releases 1980s Docs To Fend Off 'Zombie Vote' Criticism
• FirstEnergy Allowed To Oppose Vacated Class Certification
• 2nd Circ. Rejects 'Umbrella' Antitrust Suit Against AmEx
• Shoppers Hit Del Monte With Suit Over Salt In Green Beans
• Ga. Women Lob Class Claims At Health Co. Over Mud Product
• Similac Formula Not Comparable To Breast Milk, Suit Says
• Facebook Can Unfriend Fake Ad Click Row, Judge Rules
• Jaguar Escapes Defective Turbocharger Warranty Suit
• Quest Diagnostics Fertility Biz Sued Over Data Breach
• Biden Sticks With Powell For Second Term As Fed Chair
• Amazon's Ring Urges 9th Circ. To Upend Arbitration Denial
• Acthar Claimants Seek Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Vote Probe
• Man Gets 1 Year For Selling Weight Loss Drug Sans FDA OK
• Holmes Tells Jurors Some Investors Didn't Want Theranos Info
• Boeing, Southwest Get Limited Stay In 737 Max RICO Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Send ITT Students' Claims To Arbitration
• EU Fines Conserve Italia €20M For Canned Veggie Cartel
• CFPB Instructs Staffers To Flag 'Revolving Door' Misconduct
• Judge Chides Commerce For 'Policing' False Advertising
• Auto Cos. Must Prep For State AG Action On Fuel Efficiency
• Ga. Buyers Get Second Shot At False Ad Claim Against Graco
• Heading Into 2022, Fintech Antitrust Strategy Isn't Optional
• Mass. Data Privacy Bill Would Increase Litigation Risks
• Fortune Writer Claims Holmes Duped Him As DOJ Wraps Case
• SEC Says Fraudster Raised $3.6M In Crypto Investing Ploys
• Instagram Faces Multistate Probe Into Engagement With Kids
• Cannabis Co. Must Face Skittles IP Suit
• Robinhood MDL Gets Its Antitrust Wing Clipped By Fla. Judge
• Christian Florist Drops High Court Appeal Over Gay Wedding
• FCC Requires Carriers To Allow Texting To Suicide Hotline
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Won't Restart Monday
• Class Cert. Granted In Orthodontic Pacifier False Ad Suit
• FTC Urges Court Not To Toss Facebook Monopolization Suit
• Theranos Patient Got Incorrect HIV Test Result, Jury Told
• Apple Can't Shake Deception Claim In IMessage Privacy Suit
• Mallinckrodt Denies Manipulating Acthar Market
• Privacy Dominates Bedoya's Breezy FTC Nomination Hearing
• Class Attys In Wells Fargo Loan Suit Get $23M Fee Award
• Fed Governor Opposes Restricting Stablecoins To Banks
• 2nd Circ. Ends BNY Mellon Mortgage Records Class Action
• Navient To Pay $42.5M To End Investor Suits In Del., NJ
• Recent Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Suits Offer Best Practices
• Reps. Move Telecom Bills On Maternal Health, Spectrum Use
• 11th Circ. Will Rehear Debt Collection Privacy Suit
• Sens. Probe Rosenworcel On Net Neutrality, Access Programs
• Consumer Counsel Gets $115M From EpiPen Settlement
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Nautilus Gets First OK For $7M Deal In Treadmill Motor Suit
• Teva, Cooper Cos. Must Face All Claims In Paragard IUD MDL
• Biden Urges FTC To Probe Oil And Gas Cos. Over Price Spikes
• Grindr Hit With EU Privacy Complaint Over User ID Method
• Investors Gave Theranos $96M Despite Due Diligence Gaps
• CFPB's Newest Hook On Big Tech May Be 1970s Data Law
• FBI Tells Lawmakers Cyberattacks Must Be Reported Directly
• CFPB Cites Discrimination As It Preps Lending Rule Review
• SEC's Roisman Wary Of Playing Into 'Gamification' Fears
• VW Must Face Audi Drivers' Claims Over Faulty Engines
• Purdue Claimants Say Ch. 11 Appeals Threaten Recoveries
• Pfizer Must Face Trimmed Robitussin Labeling Suit
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Mallinckrodt Says Insurers' Acthar Claims Off By $317M
• Insurers Should Honor Astroworld Coverage Obligations
• Thompson Hine Adds Ex-Paley Rothman Atty To DC Office
• Theranos Investor FOMO Is Due Diligence Lesson, Attys Say
• Yelp TCPA Class Cert. Bid Denied After Plaintiff 'Dropped Ball'
• Mondelez Inks $8M Deal In Suit Over Sugar In Biscuits
• Theranos Investor Emailed Prosecutors During Trial, Jury Told
• Facebook Can't Keep Top Execs' Musings Out Of Privacy Row
• Mallinckrodt Exec Says Acthar Price Hikes Were Necessary
• 51 AGs Want Robocallers Blocked From Using Legit Numbers
• US, Israel Partner Up To Counter Ransomware Deluge
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Clinique Labs Can't Escape 'Oil-Free' Skin Care Claims
• Exxon Says High Court Ruling Voids $14M Pollution Award
• Imerys Judge Won't OK Mediation Without Clear Rules
• Blue States, NYC Say Conn. Climate Suit Is State Matter
• GM Asks Ga. High Court To Shield Its CEO From Deposition
• Ohio AG Hits Facebook With Fraud Suit Tied To Whistleblower
• Justices Won't Hear VW Post-Sale Emissions Tampering Fight
• COVID-19's Impact On Businesses Fuels ADA Reform Debate
• High Court Urged To Review Feds' Surveillance Outside Home
• FTC's New Plan Focuses On Workers, Structural Merger Fixes
• Customers Sue Robinhood Over Data Security Breach
• CFPB Accuses Pawnshops Of Gouging Military Families
• FTC Mulling Supply Chain Disruptions Probe
• The Hartford To Invest $2.5B In Climate Initiatives
• SEC Rejects VanEck ETF Investing Directly In Bitcoin
• 9th Circ. Jurisdiction Ruling Guides On Class Action Strategy
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Ill. Right To Publicity Class Actions May Extend Cos.' Liability
• Anti-Mask Shoppers Can't File Separate ADA, Rehab Act Suits
• LG Wins Another Look At Exploding Battery Suit In NJ
• Growing Role For Attorneys As 'Greenwashing' Risks Mount
• Theranos Exec Threatened Investor With Litigation, Jury Told
• Crypto Industry Should Brace For Brewing Enforcement Storm
• Regulators Scrap Virus-Era Compliance Relief For Servicers
• Firm Wasn't Cleared To Ask To Toss FDCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Wells Fargo Can't Toss Noncitizen Couple's Bias Claims
• SEC Warns Advisers That Fee Failures May Constitute Fraud
• Ill. Justices Weigh Ride-Hailing Law In Lyft Assault Case
• Website Investor Beats FTC's Claims In Middle Of $100M Trial
• Fla. College's Immunity Weighed In COVID Fees Refund Suit
• Google Can Arbitrate Phone Users' Data-Harvesting Claims
• 5th Circ. Revives ADT's Arbitration Bid In Privacy Suit
• $31M Fraud Deal Bans Seattle Co. From Debt Relief Services
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• Propane Tank Users Fail Class Certification Test, Judge Rules
• Luxury Car Dealer Slams Mercedes, BMW For Trade-In Policy
• Judge Certifies Class In FirstEnergy Ohio Bribery Scheme Suit
• Facebook Investors' Lead Class Counsel Beats Del. Challenge
• Feds Say Fake Trump, Clinton PACs Stole $3.5M From Donors
• DOJ Sues Uber Over Wait Fees For People With Disabilities
• Exxon Says Mass. AG's Climate Suit Penalizes Free Speech
• NY Bills Require Telecoms To Step Up Robocall Protections
• Haagen-Dazs Maker Looks To Devour Chocolate Fraud Suit
• Consumer Groups Back Bill Giving FTC Privacy Fining Power
• Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Doubted Holmes' 'Implausible' Takes
• Telecom Accused Of Disguising Toll-Free Calls To Avoid Fees
• NY Judge OKs $38.5M National Grid Gas Cos. TCPA Deal
• Consumers Say Pipeline Co. Can't Escape Lax Security Suit
• Jaguar Must Face Warranty Claims In Computer Defect Suit
• Pepperidge Beats Cracker Buyers' 'Butter' False Ad Claims
• Shopify, Ledger Escape Data Breach Negligence Suit
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Advocates Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Payday Lending Order
• 4 Economic Takeaways From 6th Circ. ProMedica Decision
• 11th. Circ. Won't Revive Bacardi Gin Class Suit
• Travis Scott Concert Disaster Mobilizes Texas Plaintiffs Attys
• Kroger's $5M Deal Over Accellion Hack Gets Initial Nod
• 9th Circ. Nixes NSO's Immunity Bid In WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• New Rubio Bill Would Combat Global Internet Blackouts
• Illinois AG Reaches Settlement With Cos. Over Payday Loans
• Activists Push For Swift FCC Nominee Confirmations
• DOJ Claims Texas Pharmacy Co. Inflated Ingredient Pricing
• $6.1M Seized From Ransomware Cartel, US Authorities Say
• Sanctions Sought Over PI Hired By Doctor In Med Mal Case
• Treadmill Buyers Want $7M To End Bowflex Motor Suit
• Ye's Yeezy Brand To Pay $950K Over Late Shipping
• Judge Ends THC Tea Suit Against Wellness Co.
• Kelley Drye Snags Ex-Texas Associate Deputy AG In Houston
• FCC Pauses Lifeline Changes To Probe Pandemic Effects
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Shkreli's Old Co. Fair Game For Antitrust Trial, Judge Says
• Travis Scott, Live Nation Sued Over Fatal Astroworld Concert
• 2 Sun Pharma US Units To Pay $85M In Generic Drugs MDL
• Bristol-Myers Inks $10M Deal To End Drug Antitrust Claims
• Fla. AG To Recoup $7M From BookIt For Thwarted Travelers
• FCC Urged To Crack Down On Apartment Internet Monopolies
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC: October Edition
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Gun Ad Probe, 'Joke' Tweet Mark November
• Ex-Temple Dean's Salary Fair Game In Ratings Scandal Trial
• Morgan Stanley Unit To Settle Claims It Exposed Client Data
• Dozens Of State AGs Probe Rent-A-Center's Fintech Unit
• Dental Co. Sues Competitor Over Claims Of Effectiveness
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• Customer Says Uber Eats Overcharges On Sales Tax
• Coca-Cola Plaintiffs' Decert. Highlights Class Claim Problems
• Cancer Patient Urges High Court To Ignore Monsanto Appeal
• Fla. Firm's 'Debt Relief' Contracts Are Illegal, Clients Say
• Conn. Insists Exxon Climate Fraud Suit Is A State Matter
• Comcast Accused Of Illegal Robocalls To Noncustomers
• Nondebtor Release Bill Would Excessively Limit Ch. 11 Access
• Incorporating Safeguards For CFPB Info Request Targets
• Etsy Ducks Face Mask Sales Tax Suit In Pennsylvania
• Holmes Cited Walgreens Deal In Rushing Investors, Jury Told
• Cherokee Nation Bashes Pharmacies' Prescription Data Bid
• FTC Fining Power, But Less Flexibility, In New House Budget
• 11th Circ. Undoes $85M Asset Freeze In Fake Gov't Site Suit
• Insurer Sues Makers Of Chair, Battery Over $1.4M Store Fire
• Ill. Judge Sees No Injury Over Partial Reveal In Debt Letter
• Shoppers Say Sephora's Data-Sharing Violations Are Ongoing
• CFPB's Chopra Warns On 'Sloppy' Consumer Report Matching
• Verizon Accused Of 'Bait-And-Switch' Scheme In Calif. Suit
• Shkreli Won't Take The Stand At FTC Antitrust Trial
• Bimbo Beats Suit Over Entenmann's 'All Butter' Cake Label
• Ill. Court Says Airbnb Fire Suit Should Proceed In Maine
• Miss. AG Says J&J Using Justices' Time To Delay Talc Trial
• Tech Sector Attacks Bipartisan Antitrust Bill As Vague, Biased
• Making Arbitration More Efficient Won't Make It More Just
• Faulty Dirt Bike Caused Maryland Tween's Amputated Finger
• 4 Important Class Cert. Issues From 2 Data Breach Cases
• OCC's Hsu Backs Bank-Like Oversight For Larger Crypto Cos.
• Boies Said Theranos Tech Was Sound, Investors' Atty Testifies
• Apple's $95M Deal Ending Warranty Row Gets Initial OK
• 3 Arrested For Fake Settlement Claims In $40M Fraud Suits
• Uber Faces Suit Claiming Driver Chased Passenger With Gun
• Judge Approves $7.5M Deal In Vivid Seats Virus Refund Suit
• Website Operators Call FTC's $100M Claim Overreach At Trial
• Kentucky AG Wants Amazon Sellers' Suit Squashed For Good
• Chancery Nixes Early Appeal Over Facebook Class Atty Pick
• McDonald's Must Split Defense Of Drive-Thru Privacy Suit
• House To Consider Curbing Purdue-Style Ch. 11 Releases
• Timeshare Exit Law Firm Pushes To Block Developer's Suit
• NFL Can't Dodge Suit Over 2020 Super Bowl Livestream Crash
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Arbitration, Dismissal Ordered In Ford Faulty Engine Suit
• NY Banking Agency Pitches New CRA Data Reporting Reg
• Ex-Cravath Atty Introduced Rich Clients To Holmes, Jury Told
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Allege Pork Price-Fixing Cabal
• Acura Drivers Seek $4M Deal To End Honda Touch-Screen Suit
• Sens. Pressed For Legacy Libor Fix As Litigation Risk Looms
• SIFMA Hails SEC's Decision On Audit Trail Cyber Liability
• House Dems Subpoena Oil Giants For Climate Deception Info
• Objector Balks At Attys' Request For $68M In Price-Fixing Suit
• GrubHub, DoorDash Slam Chicago's Deceptive Practice Suits
• Contractor Flipped Workout Machines On Amazon, Suit Says
• TD Bank To Pay $4.25M To Resolve Overdraft Fee Suit
• Wells Fargo Seeks Ax Of Investors' Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Aviation Watch: Dealing With Air Rage In The COVID-19 Era
• AIG Needn't Cover TCPA Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• Calif. Attys Could Get $1.9M In Fees In Audi Brake Suit
• Facebook To Halt Facial Recognition After $650M Privacy Deal
• Senate Panel Mulls Role Of Big Tech In Counterfeit Problem
• High Court Won't Hear Case Over Secret Spy Court Rulings
• Rite Aid Settles With DOJ To Make Accessible Vaccine Sign-Up
• Ill. Ancestry User Says Blackstone Deal Exposed Genetic Data
• Saks, Lord & Taylor Shoppers Want $2M Hacking Deal OK'd
• Regulators Urge Congress To Act On Stablecoin Risks
• FTC Commissioner Eyes Shift On Standard-Essential Patents
• Insurer Didn't Warn Of Mold Coverage Provision, Pa. Suit Says
• Travelers Says No Defense Owed In Suit Over Spoiled Pies
• Whirlpool, Customers Strike Deal Over Leaky Dishwashers
• National Grid Gas Cos., Customers Reach $38.5M TCPA Deal
• J&J, Costco Near Deal In MDL Alleging Tainted Sunscreen
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Ga. Judges Affirm Shooting Victim's $45M Verdict Against CVS
• Port Authority Settles DOJ's Newark Airport ADA Claims
• Calif. T-Mobile Suit Put On Hold As JPML Weighs Venue
• Attorneys For Accused Facebook Scammer Call It Quits
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking