Consumer Protection Archive » February, 2022

Consumer Protection - February, 2022

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• Vans Says It's In 'Mortal Peril' Over Walmart's 'Dupes'
• Calif. Judge Sends PacifiCorp Wildfire Suit To State Court
• 4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation
• McGlinchey Hires Former State Bank Regulator From Dentons
• SEC, Ameritas Agree To $4.6M Deal Over Disclosure Issues
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Big Tech Competition Bills Seen As Stalled On Capitol Hill
• Chicago Firm Files Class Actions Over Medical Records Costs
• Hartford HealthCare Looks To Toss Antitrust Suit
• US-EU Privacy Shield Talks Inching Closer To A Deal
• MoneyGram Puts $16M Price Tag On Potential NY, CFPB Deals
• Atty Says Experian Mistakes Cost Her Mortgage, Judgeship
• Sports Co.'s Faulty Charger Started House Fire, Insurer Claims
• Buyer Says Cheesecake Factory Bread's Looks Are Deceiving
• Bankrupt Stem Cell Biz To Pay $3.65M In Class Settlement
• Insurance Ireland Offers EU Data Sharing Commitments
• Maryland Bill Could Shift Biometrics Compliance Landscape
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• Sutter Exec Pressed On COVID Care In $411M Antitrust Trial
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• Embattled Data Breach Deal Denied For A 2nd Time
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Co.'s Data Use Did Not Break Privacy Pledge, Insurer Says
• EPA Rejects Challenges To Ban On Chlorpyrifos In Food
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Coinbase Faces Wide-Ranging Compliance Probe In NY
• Keurig To Pay $10M, Edit K-Cup Labels To End False Ad Row
• Attys Want $27M For Juul, Altria Underage Marketing Suit
• DOJ Sues Pa. Courts Over Discrimination Of Opioid Users
• Why Courts Are Skeptical Of Past-Due Pay Status Cases
• Mayer Brown Grabs Katten Financial Services Litigator In LA
• Scouts Mass Tort Shows How Victims Can Be Left Behind
• 6th Circ. Revives $95M Suit Over Kia Crash That Killed 3
• Equifax Says CFPB Is Probing Its Consumer Dispute Handling
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Do Your Loyalty Programs Run Afoul Of Calif. Privacy Law?
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• One Year After The GameStop Saga, Has Anything Changed?
• Big Fines Not Measure Of GDPR Success, Irish Regulator Says
• 3rd Circ. Wipes Out Altice Cable Bill Proration Win In NJ
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Ducks Healthvana's Sanitizer TM Row
• Epson Says Rival Lies About Projector Brightness On Amazon
• Buyers Sue Family Dollar Over FDA's Rat Infestation Find
• Costco Artificial Flavoring Is A Lie, Court Told
• Fintech Co. iStream To Pay FTC $2.3M, Aid Phony-Fees Probe
• New Balance Says It Already Sewed Up 'Made In USA' Claim
• Fla. Consumer Says Debt Collection Co. Rejects Debt Disputes
• Ill. Accounting Firm Sued Again Over Delayed Breach Notice
• Parsing The Recent Surge In Midwest Food Labeling Litigation
• Texas Judge Rejects HHS Rule On Surprise Medical Billing
• Sutter's Market Dominance Hiked Premiums $411M, Jury Told
• Class Attys Defend Scuttled Data Breach Deal, $300K In Fees
• Cut Fees Won't Save Wesson Oil False-Ad Deal, Judge Says
• Benihana Sinks Class Cert. Bid In Imitation Crab Suit
• Ford Beats Truck Fuel Economy MDL For Good
• CFPB Floats Options For Automated Valuation Model Rule
• Ukrainian Websites Attacked As New Malware Said To Spread
• AIG Hit With Suit Over Travel Insurance Premiums
• Lenders Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Convenience Fee Ruling
• Insurer Says Landlord's Alleged Rights Violations Not Covered
• FCC To Tee Up Inquiry To Prevent Broadband Redlining
• BMW Can't Toss Drivers' Defective Engine Claims As Too Late
• Walgreens, Drugmakers Can't Get Stay In Opioid Bellwether
• Pa. Bar Says Atty Can Front Clients' Sanctions Payment
• Parler Subpoenas Twitter In Suspension Case Against Amazon
• How Health Care Cos. Can Prepare For DOJ's Cyberfraud Push
• Calif. Bill Would Keep Employee Data Out Of Privacy Law
• Sutter Dominated Market; Employers Wanted It, Jurors Hear
• FDIC Innovation Chief Warns Of 'Tech Hesitancy' As He Exits
• Section 230 Helps Google Beat Telegram Hate Speech Suit
• 11th Circ. Judge Hints High Court Ruling Ends Debtor's Case
• FDA Urged To Rethink CBD Status In New Trade Org. Petition
• Banks' Pandemic Help Offer Rang Hollow, Cardholders Say
• 11th Circ. Revives Part Of Crypto Ponzi Scheme Class Action
• Texas Justices Question Basis For State VW Emissions Suit
• Nationwide Can't Use Exclusion In TCPA Suit, Court Told
• Sole Fitness, Consumers Get OK Of $3.65M Treadmill Deal
• Robinhood Beats Suit Over Payment For Order Flow, For Now
• Robinhood Says Investors' Antitrust 'Meme Stock' Claims Fail
• Full 9th Circ. Urged To Resolve Net Neutrality Split
• Kronos' $15.3M Biometric Privacy Deal Gets Early OK
• 3G Network Shutdown Moves Ahead Despite Safety Concerns
• Kirkland Snags $200K Fees From NY In Opioid Surcharge Suit
• Retailer Risks When Enforcing E-Commerce Terms Of Use
• Jaguar Ditches Remaining Claims In Infotainment Suit
• Justices To Hear Arguments In States' MoneyGram Dispute
• Sutter's Practices Raised Premiums For SF Workers, Jury Told
• GM Web Privacy Suit Tossed For Being Unlike Facebook Case
• L'Oreal's 'Paris' Label Belies Arkansas Origins, Suit Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Weigh Class Cert. In Snap Finance TCPA Row
• Quit Transmitting Illegal Robocalls, FCC Tells More Cos.
• Prenatal Defect Test Maker Hit With Suit Over False Positives
• High Court's FTC Case Carries Potential For Broad Impact
• Geico Unit Axed From NM Insurance Suit, For Now
• 2022 State AG Elections May Shift The Regulatory Landscape
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• USDA Says Food Groups' GMO Labeling Suit Must Fail
• FCC Floats $45M Fine Against Health Insurance Robocaller
• Anticipating The FTC's Commercial Surveillance Rule
• Ex-Sutter CFO Denies Flexing Market Muscle At Antitrust Trial
• Low Claim Rate And High Atty Fees Scuttle Data Breach Deal
• Facebook Class's $98M Fee Win 'Outrageous,' 9th Circ. Told
• Mars Melts Chocolate False Ad Suit Over Dove Ice Cream Bars
• GM Must Face Trimmed Suit Alleging Faulty Touchscreens
• GOP Bills Would Curb CFPB's Push For Small Biz Loan Data
• USTR Flags WeChat, AliExpress For Counterfeiting
• FCC Finds 2 Providers Slow In Implementing Robocall Regs
• Ocwen To Pay $1.5M To Settle Claims Over Recorded Calls
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• What To Expect From FTC Unfair, Deceptive Acts Rule Plans
• 'Housewives' Star Wants Show Clips Out Of Fraud Trial
• State Farm Hits Tesla With $1.2M Suit Over Car, Garage Fire
• Comerica Says It Is Facing CFPB Investigation
• Timeshare Asks Judge To Sanction Law Firm In False Ad Suit
• Invisalign Must Face Fed Antitrust Claims, Some State Claims
• Hedge Fund Hits Ch. 7 In Del. Lugging $26M In FERC Claims
• FTC, Weight Loss Co. Ink Deal To Safeguard Kids' Privacy
• Ex-VA Health Official Questions Sutter Costs At Antitrust Trial
• 9th Circ. Hears Objections To $117M Yahoo Data Breach Deal
• CFPB Revamps Its Rule Suggestion Box To Boost Public Input
• Calif. AG Sets Sights On Loyalty Programs' Privacy Pitfalls
• Costco Customer Asks 9th Circ. To Recharge AirPod Ad Row
• College Must Face Tuition Refund Suit Despite Immunity Law
• Crypto Giants Form Group To Address Money Laundering
• Did The SEC Get GameStop Wrong? Some Academics Say Yes
• FTC Chair Says Bank Mergers Hurt Communities, Small Biz
• La. Residents Want 5th Circ. Redo For Cleanup Suit
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Olympic Skater Beats Investor Suit Over Hybrid Token Sales
• Sutter's Prices 'Difficult To Justify,' Antitrust Jury Hears
• 4th Circ. Says PNC Bank Can't Force Home Loan Arbitration
• Nationwide Wants Defendant Class In TCPA Coverage Suit
• MDL Judge Rejects Clearview's 1st Amendment Defense
• Dick's, Best Buy Can't Arbitrate FCRA Suit, Class Says
• Ga. Justices Push Back At GM's Bid To Stop CEO Deposition
• EPA Can Revisit Large Farm Emissions Reporting Exemption
• Univ. Of South Florida Tuition Fees Fight Sent To State Court
• SEC Fines A Dozen Firms For Reg BI Violations
• FTC's Khan Urges Senate To Pass State Antitrust Venue Bill
• Hagens Berman Defends $31M Fee Award At 9th Circ.
• CVS Wants Consolidated Drug Pricing Suit In Arbitration
• How Ill. High Court Ruling May Further Evolve BIPA Landscape
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Facebook To Pay $90M To Settle Suit Over Tracking Users
• Fitness App To Pay $56M To End Subscription-Renewal Suit
• CFPB Enforcement Is Down, But The Lull May Not Last Long
• Sutter Hospitals Forced On Insurers, Antitrust Trial Jurors Told
• Penn National Beats Developer's Premium Increase Fraud Suit
• Apple Slams Hagens Berman $27.5M Fee Bid In Warranty Row
• Fiat Chrysler Beats Jeep Transmission Defect Suit
• Act Now To Shore Up Telecom Subsidies, Groups Urge FCC
• 2 Phone Cos. Ordered To Give Up Docs In Robocall Probe
• Texas Seeks To Halt Facebook's Facial Recognition Practices
• Peru Call Center Fraudster Gets 8½ Years For $9M Scam
• Attys Get $21M For Settling Calif. Drivers' Toll Privacy Case
• Neo-Brandeisians' Antitrust Stance Strays From Namesake
• Suit Over Google Design Tricks Hints At New Liability Frontier
• Ford Again Gets Faulty Hybrid Battery Claims Trimmed
• Pa. AG Says Philadelphia Vaccine Nonprofit Must Dissolve
• ISPs Ask 9th Circ. To Revisit Net Neutrality Ruling
• Man Gets 10 Mos. In Amazon Marketplace Bribery Scheme
• Bank Of America Snags Early Win In FHA Lending Bias Suit
• Sutter Exec Defends Contract Terms In $411M Antitrust Trial
• Think Finance Inks $44.5M Deal To End Class's Usury Claims
• Google Bound To UK Commitments For Privacy Sandbox
• Korean Customers Ask To Keep McDonald's Breach Suit Alive
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. Denial In Liberty Car Valuing Suit
• Navient TCPA Class Meets 'Autodialer' Bar, 3rd Circ. Told
• FTC Threat Over 'Log4J' Elevates Risk Of Failing To Fix Flaws
• ​​​​​​​FTC Mulls Asking PBM To Probe Effects On Competition
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To $5M Crypto Fraud
• Sidley Austin Nabs Antitrust Expert From Kirkland & Ellis
• CFPB Data Tracking Could Raise Lenders' Regulatory Risk
• Berger Montague Adds Trial Atty As Shareholder In Philly
• Sutter's Anti-Competitive Tactics 'Gouge' Clients, Jury Hears
• Mitsubishi Hit With Class Action Over 'Fluttering' Hoods
• 10th Circ. Ruling Bolsters Climate Suit Remand, Conn. Says
• Advocates Say No To Curbing Social Media Liability
• BofA Bailed On Pandemic Overdraft Fee Pledge, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Rubber-Stamped $33M Fraud Judgment
• CPSC Sues Pillow Co. Over Product Recall After Two Deaths
• DC Circ. Mulls CFPB Bid To Undo PayPal Fee Disclosure Win
• Travel Co. Urges 7th Circ. To Reverse $600K Class Notice Bill
• NFL Fans Allege Merch Market Is A 'Horizontal Conspiracy'
• Coinbase Asks To Halt Users' Suit For Arbitration Denial Fight
• Farmers Wants Out Of Consumer Data Breach Suit
• CFPB Fights To Revive Mortgage Service Suit Against Ocwen
• Religious Leaders Pile Onto Backlash Over 'Instagram Kids'
• 9th Circ. Clears Credit Co. For FCRA Breach On Tricky Issue
• Ariz. Firm Gets Bulk Of $370K Fee Bid In Mass. FCRA Case
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Bank-Aided Ponzi Scheme Case
• SmileDirect Judge Won't Pause Slow-Moving Antitrust Case
• 11th Circ. Preemption Ruling May Force Airline-Fees Rethink
• Red Lobster Looks To Drown Customer's Greenwashing Suit
• CFTC Chair Asks Lawmakers For More Crypto Authority
• FDIC Promotes New GC, Others After McWilliams' Departure
• Texas AG Investigating GoFundMe's Removal Of $10M Fund
• 2 FTC Settlements Guide On Consumer Review Best Practices
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Cooperator In Meningitis Outbreak Case Gets Time Served
• Lina Khan Is Rewriting The FTC's Rulebook
• OCC Beats State AGs' Valid-When-Made Rule Challenge
• NY High Court Again Mulls Legality Of Daily Fantasy Sports
• Sens. Give Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Bill Another Shot
• Ad Rules Cover Device 'Fingerprinting,' Watchdog Warns
• Ill. AG Says Dynegy Should Repay $428M For Overcharges
• Internet Choice Rule Racks Up Bipartisan, Consumer Support
• Lost Theranos Data 'Paints Picture Of Deception,' Judge Says
• Bipartisan Bill Tackles High-Speed Deployment, Overbuilds
• Compliance Hires Of '22 Reflect US Cyber, Corruption Focus
• Meta, Digital Banker Chime Sue To Stop Alleged Phishing Ploy
• Frontier Says VoIP Provider Is A 'Safe Haven' For Robocallers
• 21st Century Defying Calif. COVID Refund Order, Suit Says
• Fintech Co. To Settle DC's High-Cost Lending Suit For $3.8M
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Troutman Pepper Nabs Ballard Spahr Consumer Finance Attys
• Judge Denies FTC's Stay Bid For $550M FleetCor Suit
• Poland Spring's 'Lemon' Water Lacks Twist, Suit Says
• FDIC Head Says Community Lending Rules A Top Priority
• Facebook Can't Dodge Australia's Cambridge Analytica Suit
• Sutter Antitrust Jurors Will Be COVID-19 Boosted, Judge Says
• McD's Franchisees Can't Toss BIPA Dispute, Insurer Says
• Tyson's $4.6M Direct Turkey Buyer Deal Gets Final OK
• Judge Says 4th Try At Chobani False Ad Suit Can Move Ahead
• Nearly $4B More Needed For 'Rip And Replace,' Congress Told
• Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Family Dollar Almonds
• Policyholders Fight To Keep Lemonade Bio Data Suit Alive
• A Retailer's Cautionary Tale On Customer Review Suppression
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• Flint Residents' Attys Awarded $39.6M As Part Of Water Deal
• Ex-Theranos Exec Seeks To Block Holmes Trial Evidence
• SoCalGas Fined $9.8M For Ratepayer-Funded Lobbying
• Split 9th Circ. Nixes DeVos' Subpoena In Student Loan Suit
• Health Provider Says Rival Funded TCPA Suit To Seize Market
• JPMorgan Chase Faces Racial Bias Suit From Texas Doctor
• UnitedHealth Units Beat ERISA Drug Overcharge Claim
• Shkreli's Lifetime Pharma Ban Upheld
• FDIC Urged To Stop Banks From Enabling 'Predatory' Lenders
• Cable Cos. Say They've Improved Billing Transparency
• Sens. Want Info From FCC On Robocall Traceback Efforts
• Final Approval In Glumetza Antitrust Deal Gives Attys $50M
• 1st Circ. Won't Reconsider Upholding Maine Cable Law
• AT&T Sued Over 'Bait And Switch' Reward Card Offer
• Pharma Co. Can't Escape Most Of Fluoride False Ad Suit
• Philly, Pittsburgh DAs Lose Bid To Stop Opioid Settlement
• FDIC's McWilliams Flags Polarization, Urges Crypto Progress
• Lack Of ID Theft Dooms Medical Data Breach Suit, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Denies Panel Rehearing On $13M Google Deal
• Nissan Sued By Drivers Who Say Fluid Tanks Are Too Similar
• DaVita Subsidiary Sues Landlord Over Unsafe Philly Building
• NiSource Says It Didn't Ignore Risks Before 2018 Accident
• Miami Payday Lender Can't Dodge SEC Investment Fraud Suit
• Groups Sue To Stop Wash. Insurance Chief's New Credit Rule
• Senate Panel Advances Bill Targeting App Store Giants
• AmTrust Investors Get Class Cert. In Stock Drop Suit
• 'Log4j' Flaw Is First Focus Of New Cyber Safety Review Board
• Lawsuit Reform Group Opposes Antitrust Venue Bill
• Lifetime Ban For Shkreli Means Lifetime Ban, FTC Says
• Former O'Melveny Fintech Co-Chair Jumps To Paul Hastings
• Hemp Real Estate Co. Settles SEC Crowdfunding Case
• BCBS Unit's $28M Shkreli Deal Poised For Initial OK
• NJ Gov. Names Lowenstein Sandler Atty As AG
• Ill. Justices Say Workers' Comp Law Doesn't Bar BIPA Claims
• Apple Defeats Consumer Suit Over IPhone Water Resistance
• 3 Questions Surrounding State-By-State Net Neutrality
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive New Orleans Superfund Row
• FCC Nom Has Vote Canceled, But New Hearing Scheduled
• Rosenworcel Wants Ringless Voicemail To Fall Under TCPA
• Senators Call On Biden To Address Unfair EU Digital Laws
• 'Irritated' Judge Nearing Verdict On Mass. Car Data Law
• Assessing 3 Bills To Expand Kids' Online Protections In 2022
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Applying The Latest Guidance On CCO Liability
• Capital One's $190M Data Breach Deal Gets Consumer Push
• Shkreli Fights Scope Of Pharma Industry Ban
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of LG Exploding Battery Cases In Ga.
• FTC Urged To Ramp Up Efforts In Pursuing COVID-19 Fraud
• SEC, CFTC, States Claim Metals Co. Defrauded Retirees
• FDIC Needs A State Banking Regulator On Board, Sens. Told
• Anti-Malware Co. Wants 9th Circ. To Revive Competition Suit
• Key Housing And Mortgage Lending Trends For 2022
• 5 Tips To Avoid Regulatory Scrutiny On Supply Chain Snafus
• Ariz. Firm Gets Pushback On $370K Fee Bid: 'Not WilmerHale'