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Consumer Protection - March, 2022

339 articles

• Cybersecurity Pros On Edge As Biden Warns Of Russia Threat
• NYC Sues Landlord Who Racked Up Over 1,900 Violations
• T-Mobile Faces TCPA Suit Over 50 Robocalls To Wrong User
• How Mortgage Duty Of Care Opinion May Affect Calif. Tort Law
• Actavis Must Face Sanctions For Withholding Docs, Man Says
• Facebook's $90M Deal To End Privacy Lawsuit Gets Early OK
• Fifth Third Directors Get Shareholder Suit Tossed
• Turkish Airlines Can't Nix COVID-19 Ticket Refund Lawsuit
• Why Rule 23 Is The Better Choice For Early Class Challenges
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• $60M Morgan Stanley Breach Deal Not Enough, Objectors Say
• Balwani 'Angry' At Quality Control Advice, Theranos Jury Told
• SolarWinds' Cyber 'Hygiene' Claims Keep Investor Suit Alive
• SEC Warns Brokers To Act In Retail Investors' Best Interest
• FCC Partners With More States, DC On Robocall Enforcement
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Klobuchar Touts Tech Antitrust Bill At Small Business Event
• Senate Votes To Advance Bedoya, Biden's FTC Pick
• Navigating Ambiguities In New Cyber Reporting Law
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Doing The MDL Math
• Mercedes Beats Transmission Defect Claims
• $270K Deal Ends Oberweis Workers' Biometric Privacy Fight
• Ill. Judge Says IT Co. Owed Coverage For BIPA Suits
• McDonald's Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Food Packaging
• Apple App Store Users Denied Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• Buccaneers Ink $19.8M Deal To End TCPA Suit Over Ad Faxes
• JPMorgan And Wells Fargo Dodge Flint Water Crisis Claims
• Ralph Lauren Settles Ex-Worker's Fingerprint Scan BIPA Suit
• Chamber Sides With Facebook In States' Antitrust Fight
• Nestle Can't Ditch Child Slave Labor Labeling Suit
• Texas Woman Alleges $8M Romance Crypto Scam
• Medical Device Group Seeks Win In Copyright Office Suit
• Gilead Can't Force Aetna HIV Suit On Its Terms
• Dashcam Maker Hit With FCC Fine Over Unapproved Devices
• Utah Sets New Floor In Joining Consumer Privacy Law Fray
• NY Trial Teed Up For Spirit Flyers' Bag-Fee Class Action
• Ga. Insurance Regulator Hits BCBS With Record $5M Fine
• Biden Budget Bolsters Cybersecurity Funding
• 5th Circ. Urged To Back Flyers' 737 Max RICO Class Cert.
• Timeshare Exit Cos. Want Out Of False Ad Suit
• Hinshaw Taps McGlinchey Stafford Finance Atty To Enter DC
• FTC Says TurboTax Is Lying About Its Services Being Free
• CFPB Chief Slams 'Rinse-Repeat' Enforcement For Big Firms
• ADT Will Face Trimmed Suit Over Ex-Worker's Camera Spying
• Calif. Judge Gives Tesla Driver Last Chance To Plead Case
• NY Banking Regulator Aims To Speed Up Crypto Licensing
• Amazon Looks To Further Cut Consumer Antitrust Claims
• Liberty Mutual Sues Dehumidifier Producer For Fire Damages
• EPA Sees Biden Budget Boost As Crucial To Strategic Plan
• Judge Gives Final OK To TikTok $1.1M Deal Over Kids' Data
• Time May Not Solve Compliance Issues With NY Lending Law
• Takeaways From Holmes' Unsuccessful Trade Secret Defense
• Kroger Can't Beat Sunscreen False Ad Suit
• 11th Circ. Pulls Stem Cell Class Action Back To Federal Court
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• New EU Data Transfer Pact Hinges On US Privacy Pledges
• GM Wants To Snuff Bolt Drivers' Overheating Batteries Suit
• P&G Brushes Off Buyers' Crest Charcoal Toothpaste Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rehear Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Ruling
• USPS Facial Recognition Program Survives Suit
• NY's Top Bank Cop Vows To Target 'Kitchen Table' Concerns
• Merck's Gardasil Vaccine Caused Ga. Teens' Illness, Suits Say
• FanDuel Accused Of Illegally Holding On To Bettors' Funds
• Blindness Online: An Overlooked Niche Filling Court Dockets
• Preparing For New Mandatory Cyber Reporting Rules
• Utah Tech Co. Wants Sanctions For LinkedIn Hush Request
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• EU, US Agree On Data Transfer Tool To Replace Privacy Shield
• Alcon Reaches $20M Lens Price-Fix Deal, Leaving Only J&J
• Accused Capital One Hacker Can't Beat Computer Fraud Claim
• Ex-Boeing Pilot's Acquittal In 737 Max Trial A DOJ Flop
• Senate Approves Marijuana And CBD Research Bill
• Judge Orders Immig. Atty To Pay $240K For Asylum Scam
• Verizon Needs More Time On Broadband Subsidy Rules
• Match Gets FTC's Misleading Dating Ad Suit Trimmed
• Goldfish Cracker False Ad Suit 'Makes No Sense,' Judge Says
• HUD Alleges Sex Discrimination At Wis. Rooming House
• Senators' Absences Delay Vote On FCC Nominee Sohn
• $140M USAA Deal Shows How A Bank Got Too Big, Too Fast
• Responding To CFPB Demands For Electronic Data: Key Tips
• FINRA Boots Alpine Over 'Deplorable' Treatment Of Clients
• Ranbaxy Confirms 'Global' Deal Resolving Antitrust MDL
• Anti-Bias Considerations For Finance Cos. After CFPB Notice
• Where NY Regulator's Insurance Investigation Is Headed
• Totino's Pizza Rolls Accused Of Using Fake Cheese
• Walmart Beats Class Cert. In Pediatric Shakes False Ad Suit
• AndroGel Buyers Can't Use FTC Case Against AbbVie, Besins
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Tearful Theranos Whistleblower Says Boies Threatened Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Investor Suit Over Twitter Ad Glitches
• Quicken Loans Can't Ditch Suit Over Errant Email Blast
• CFPB Warns Against Trying To Manipulate Customer Reviews
• DirecTV Inks $9.4M Deal To End Small Businesses' Suit
• NAIC's Climate Survey Proposals Draw Insurer Concerns
• Data Miner Says Foe Stole Trade Secrets After Buying Client
• Judge Won't Revive Attempt To Force Navient Into Ch. 11
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Amazon Accused Of Selling Spices Containing Heavy Metals
• Jury Acquits Ex-Boeing Pilot In 737 Max Trial
• A Look At Jackson's False Claims Act Jurisprudence
• FCC Warns Voice Providers To Halt Illegal Robocall Traffic
• For The CFPB, Evaluating 'Junk Fees' May Be Complicated
• Church Lied About Pension Fund Value, Retired Pastor Claims
• Energy Cos. Fight WWII Fuel Cleanup Costs At 9th Circ.
• Ranbaxy Settles MDL Antitrust Claims For $485M
• SmileDirectClub Can't Nix Claims It Misled On Compliance
• American Airlines Dumps Biometric Privacy Suit, For Now
• Balwani Blames Holmes As 2nd Theranos Fraud Trial Opens
• Ford Judge Finds Corrosion Class Too Complex To Certify
• Claims That NFL, Fanatics Conspired On Merch Move To NY
• Meta Looks To Dump Advertisers' Antitrust Claims
• $250K Brandt Finger Scan Privacy Deal Gets Early OK
• Exxon Can't Argue Mass. Climate Suit Is Politically Motivated
• 44K Truck Drivers Get Class Status In BNSF Privacy Suit
• UPS Pays $5.3M Over FCA Allegations Of False Delivery Times
• Biometric Data Collection Takeaways From BNSF Ruling
• Troutman Pepper Adds 2 More Ex-Ballard Spahr Attys In DC
• Ballard Lands Consumer Finance Services Pair From Alston & Bird
• NY High Court Approves Daily Fantasy Sports
• Va. Court Won't Free Immigrant Bond Co. From CFPB Suit
• BMW Can't Put Brakes On Faulty Hybrid Battery Suit
• EPA Says Trump Lead Water Deadlines Aren't Needed
• Giants, Jets Slam 'Illogical' False Ad Suit Over NJ Home Base
• FTC Probes $68.7B Proposed Microsoft, Activision Merger
• Justices Punt On Fannie Mae Out-Of-Court Foreclosures
• DC Says Grubhub's Hidden Fees Harm Residents, Eateries
• Vivint Solar Buyers Win Class Cert. In Predatory Sales Suit
• Sick Juror Gets Cut On Eve Of Ex-Theranos Exec's Fraud Trial
• Biden Warns Of New Russian Cyberattacks On Critical Entities
• High Court Sidesteps Fight Over Robocall Ban's Enforceability
• CFPB, Chicago Lender Fail To Reach Final Redlining Suit Deal
• 2nd Circ. Unseals MLB Letter To Yankees On Cheating Probe
• Ga. Man Jailed 6 Years For $600K Tax Fraud Scheme
• Peerless Wants Claims Trimmed In Fee Avoidance Suit
• TD Ameritrade OKs $2.3M Deal Over Scottrade Clients' Tax Hit
• Kombucha Maker Slams 'Implausible' False Ad Claims
• Saul Ewing Adds Commercial Litigator To Baltimore Office
• Rubbermaid Melts Cooler Buyers' False Ad Suit
• Grocery Chain Says Insurers Must Cover Opioid Suits
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Target Gets 'Transition' Formula False Ad Suit Tossed
• Ex-Boeing Pilot Used Experience To Exploit FAA, Jury Told
• BMW, Drivers Spar Over 9th Circ. Electric Car Battery Action
• High Court Ruling Again Not Enough To Can Robocall Claims
• New Chief Investor Advocate Wants A Crackdown On Conflicts
• Attys for Nautilus Treadmill Customers Want $1.4M in Fees
• Macy's Can't Escape Violation Claims In Data Privacy MDL
• 9th Circ. Upholds LA County's Ban On Flavored Tobacco
• Big 3 Credit Bureaus To Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• Shkreli Can't Press Pause On $64M Antitrust Judgment
• Geico Customers Win Class Cert. In NJ Underpayment Suit
• First FTC Report On E-Cigs Shows Sales And Ads Are Up
• 5 Steps For Counsel Managing Health Care Data Breaches
• Court Tosses DC AG's Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
• Senators From Both Parties Push For 'Right To Repair' Law
• SEC's Ripple Case Shows Limits Of Outdated Securities Test
• Social Media Cos. Want Info Shielded In FTC, Meta Dispute
• Dreyer's Beats Another False Ad Suit Over Ice Cream Coating
• 9th Circ. Blocks New Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Suits
• 9th Circ. OKs Facebook Class's $98M Fee Win In Privacy Fight
• CheapOair Owner To Pay $2.6M After NY False Ads Probe
• Company Illegally Games Facebook Review Metrics, Suit Says
• Giant Eagle Shoppers' Mask Suit Can't Add Rehab Act Claims
• Navient Investor Class Attys Get $9.9M Out Of $35M Deal
• Human Cell Medical Co. Sues HHS Over Product Reg Dispute
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Bill To Expand Wildfire Coverage Relief
• CFPB Can Carry On With RD Legal Suit In NY
• Regulating Crypto Shouldn't Hinge On Securities Status
• Senator Asks FTC For Proof Of Gas Price Manipulation
• Kroger Fights Butterball's Turkey Price-Fix Subpoena
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Macy's Must Face Bulk Of Thread-Count False Ad Class Suit
• Drug Purchasers Seek Blessing Of Sun And Taro Deals
• Retailer CafePress To Pay $500K For Covering Up Data Breach
• Apple Users Want Class Cert. In IPhone Storage False Ad Suit
• Arb. Assoc. Says Agreement Dooms False Advertising Suit
• Calif. Bill Could Hook Tech Cos. For Social Media Addiction
• Breaking Down The DOJ's 1st 737 Max Criminal Fraud Trial
• Congress Seizes On Incident Reports In Fighting Cyberattacks
• Dem Bill Would Ban Mergers Over $5B, Hike Enforcer Funding
• MoneyGram Owes NY Regulator $8.3M For AML Lapses
• CFPB Looks To Push Anti-Bias Scrutiny Beyond Fair Lending
• FCC Opens Wide Probe Into Broadband 'Redlining'
• BCBS Stays In Gilead HIV Suit As More Than An Intermediary
• Truck Driver's Biometric Suit Against BNSF Isn't Preempted
• Raging Bull To Pay $2.4M Over Stock Earnings Claims
• Parsing Inflation, Price-Gouging And Regulatory Scrutiny
• Health Plans Sue Walgreens Over Prescription Drug Prices
• Dreyer's Defeats False Ad Suit Over Ice Cream Bars, For Now
• Executive Order Is First Step In Supporting Digital Assets
• Balwani Trial Openings Delayed Due To COVID-19 Exposure
• Jury Empaneled In Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani's Fraud Trial
• Dollar Tree Hit With Federal Grand Jury Subpoena Over Pests
• Facebook Hit With $19M Fine For EU Privacy Law Lapses
• Regulators Aim To Keep 'Qualitative' Element In CRA Overhaul
• Meta Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive States' Antitrust Case
• Meta Says FTC Guards Rivals' Docs Yet Claims It Lacks Rivals
• Consumer Claims Unlicensed Lender Faked Tribal Ownership
• Iowa Again Loses Legal Fight To Save 'Ag Gag' Law
• Patients Sue Chicago Hospital Over Data Breach
• Phone Call Can't Bind Texas Consumer To Arbitration
• Why Climate Plaintiffs Are Filing Securities, Consumer Suits
• States Fight Shkreli's Bid To Pause Monetary Penalty
• Clearview Asserts Its Facial Data Photo Scrapes Are Legal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive VW Investors' Conspiracy Suit
• Raskin Withdraws As Biden's Pick For Fed Supervision Chief
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Exxon Bid To Fight NY, Mass. Climate Probes
• Amazon Must Face Trimmed Antitrust Suit Seeking Over $55B
• How A Drug Co.'s Misreporting Earned A Whistleblower $40M
• Screener Called Key To Tenancy Decision As Trial Opens
• Car Seat Buyers Ink Deal With Britax To Settle Defect Suit
• Mazda Drivers Want Class Cert. In Leaky Engine Pump Suit
• ATM Deal Objector Slams 'Mind-Boggling' $20M Atty Fee Bid
• Fifth Third Bank Inks Record $50M Deal In Telemarketing Suit
• Vanguard Faces Investor Class Action Over 'Massive' Tax Bills
• Illinois Insurer's Sales Agent Dodges Robocall Suit
• Finance Co. Accused Of Fraud By SEC Agrees To $4.5M Deal
• Produce Market Forged Certification Awards, Auditor Says
• Subaru, Parts Maker Get Defective Fuel Pump Claims Trimmed
• 10th Circ. Tosses Claims Beef Mislabeled As Made In USA
• McGuireWoods Lures CFPB Deputy Enforcement Director
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• HGTV Latest To See Suit Over Data Sharing With Facebook
• Balwani Wants Altered Theranos Pharma Reports Out Of Trial
• FCC Warns Against Fraud In Program Enrollment Tactics
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Texas Drivers' $70B Data Breach Suit
• Trial To Ask: Was Tenant Screener's Conduct Discriminatory?
• BCBS Unit Says COVID Tester Can't Back Up Claimed Tests
• Court Tosses NYC Motorists' Excessive E-ZPass Toll Fees Suit
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• Broadband Nutrition Labels Must Be Concise, FCC Told
• McGlinchey Stafford Adds Financial Services Lawyer In DC
• Sutter Health Defeats $411M Antitrust Class Action At Trial
• Media Exposure To Holmes Trial Narrows Balwani Jury Pool
• La. Insurance Chief Says Catastrophe Bills Target Hurricanes
• Fintech Lender Sues Calif. Regulator Over 36% Rate Cap Law
• Angry Birds Maker Says AG Misses Mark With Kids' Data Suit
• Ill. Judge Trims Consumer Suit Over Rust-Oleum Deck Paints
• 9th Circ. Judges Call COVID Liability Ruling A 'Game Changer'
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Consumers Blast Macy's Early Appeal Bid In Data Privacy MDL
• Lawmakers Say Low-Cost Airline Deal May Need Grounding
• 3M, Other Chemical Cos. Accused Of Hiding Risks Of PFAS
• 3rd Circ. Restores Suit Over Gunmaker Subpoena In NJ Probe
• Georgia Direct Sales Bill Could Be Boon To EV Makers
• Balwani Jury Prospects Talk Ukraine War, Elizabeth Holmes
• Sutter Owes $411M In Antitrust Case, Jury Told At Trial's Close
• University Can't Ditch Row Over Calls To Reassigned Numbers
• Biden Order Grapples With Crypto's Rise
• NY Judge Tosses Selsun Blue False Ad Suit
• Nissan Agrees To Proposed Deal In Rusty Floorboards Suit
• Philips Faces Refund Suit Over Recalled CPAP Devices
• Tea Co. Escapes False Ad Suit Over 'Slightly Sweet' Drink
• Nothing 'Innocuous' In Drugmakers' Dismissal Bid, Court Told
• DC Circ. Revives Parts Of GWU, American U. COVID Fee Suits
• Warren, Porter Slam FINRA Reply To Arbitration Bias Claims
• Ga. Justices Won't Review LG Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• State AGs Voice Concern Over $20M Godiva Deal
• 5 Advertising Enforcement Trends To Watch
• Mass. Court Doubts Free Speech Lets Exxon End Climate Suit
• Internet Regulation Bills Would Bring New Risks To Tech. Cos.
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• BMW Can't Dodge Warranty Claims In Ceramic Brake Row
• Biden Orders Wide-Ranging Studies Of Cryptocurrency Risks
• Kids' Smartwatch Maker Broke Privacy Rules, Watchdog Finds
• Skiers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Quarantine Coverage Dispute
• Nexstar Aims To 'Set Record Straight' On Carriage Talks
• UnitedHealth's HIV Drug Suit Against Teva, Gilead Trimmed
• Chinese Spies Said To Breach 6 US State Gov't Agencies
• Judge Won't Pour Out False Ad Suit Over Coffee Can Labels
• Russian Oil Ban 'No Time For Profiteering,' Biden Says
• Judge Denies Bid For Relief In Travel Refund Coverage Row
• Fla. Hotel Accused Of Discriminating Against Disabled Guests
• Top Banking GOP Rep. Vows To Turn Up Heat On Regulators
• Possible Holmes Testimony Hangs Over Sunny Balwani's Trial
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Ohio Residents Win Cert. In PFAS Suit Against 3M, Others
• States Seek $2.2M In Atty Fees For Joining In Shkreli Case
• FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank $2M Over Order Routing Issues
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Chipmakers
• Teva Stalled Generics For Blockbuster MS Drug, Buyers Say
• Payments Biz To Pay Up To $84M To Settle Overbilling Suit
• Theranos Judge Trims Jury Pool Over Race Bias, Abuse Views
• FinCEN Urges Firms To Help Thwart Russia Sanctions Evasion
• Dude Wipes Maker Can't Flush Consumers' Fraud Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Should Work To Raise Class Action Claims Rates
• Judge Won't Budge On Lawyer Fronting Client's Sanctions
• High Court Rejects Google's Appeal Of Investor Suit Revival
• Thomas Targets Immunity Issue As Court Skips Facebook Row
• Largest Calif. Medi-Cal Plan Fined $55M For 'Alarming' Lapses
• Jury Told Kaiser, Not Sutter, Dominates Hospital Market
• Judge Gives First Nod To $4.75M CaptureRx Data Breach Deal
• Mo. Roundup Buyers Say $45M Deal Smells Of Collusion
• CBD Co. Accuses Amazon Sellers Of Stealing Name And TM
• Valisure Wants Fees For Quashed Subpoena In Zantac MDL
• New York AG Explores Sweeping Rule To Fight Price-Gouging
• Law Firm Blasts Latest Sanctions Bid From Timeshare Co.
• Hemp Giant, DraftKings, Smart Cooler Maker Face BIPA Suits
• Good Guy Vapes Hit With ADA Suit Over Website
• Russia's Ukraine Invasion Deals Shock To Insurance Industry
• LA County Must Face Homeowners' Due Process Claims
• Utah Poised To Become 4th State With Consumer Privacy Law
• Gilead, Teva Look To Trim United Health's HIV Generics Suit
• 'Free Range' Egg Co. Can't Dodge Consumer Deception Suit
• Senate Commerce Committee Mulls Ocean Shipping Reforms
• Key Questions On Auto-Renewal Laws After Fitness App Suit
• Sen. Vows To Block FTC Pick Over Ag Supply Merger Review
• McFlurry Machine Fixers Hit McDonald's With Supersize Suit
• Farmers Tell Court Food Labeling Rule Is Far From Senseless
• State AGs Mount Probe Into TikTok's Interaction With Kids
• UN Wildfire Risks Report Adds To Scrutiny Of Insurance's Role
• Judge Reveals Doubts On Class Plan For Ford Corrosion Suit
• PayPal Faces $5M Suit Over 'Buy-Now, Pay-Later' Product
• Capital One Hacking Suspect Can't Shake Wire Fraud Charge
• Streaming Giants Beat Franchise Fee Fight In Georgia
• Valero Hit With Suit Over Bay Area Petroleum Coke Pollution
• Philip Morris Gets Redo On $7M Atty Fee In Engle Suit
• Enforcement Risks For COVID Labs To Identify And Avoid
• After Ill. Ruling, Trucking Cos. Must Review Biometric Policies
• Insurance Software Co. Offers $11M To Settle Data Breach Suit
• NY's $15 Broadband Law Called 'Laudatory' But 'Unwise'
• Insurers Must Defend Auto Accessory Co. In BIPA Suit
• Coin And Metal Dealer Hits Ch. 11 In Del. Under Legal Cloud
• Biden Calls For Stronger Kids' Privacy Rules In State Of Union
• Tufin Software Must Face Sales Cycle Claims In Investor Suit
• Groups Raise 'Red Flags' On Microsoft $69B Activision Play
• Feds Expect A Trial For Ex-Theranos Exec As Long As Holmes'
• VW, Plaintiffs Push Back On Objections To $42M Air Bag Deal
• Altice Unit Hit With Class Action Over Shoddy Internet Service
• Oportun Says Its Banking Platform Faces CFPB Probe
• FCC Fines Fla. IHeart Rock Station $20K Over Contest Rules
• Atty Says Win's Effect On Pa. Consumer Law Earned High Fee
• CFPB Chief Warns Of 'Weaponized' Medical Debt Reporting
• Fla. Appeals Court Likely To Zero Out $148M Punitive Award
• ATM Antitrust Plaintiff Law Firms Seek $20M In Legal Fees
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• Supplement Co.'s False Labeling Settlement Gets First OK