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Consumer Protection - October, 2026

214 articles

• Tyson, Pork Buyers Get Final OK For $48M Pork Price-Fix Deal
• Zillow Says Court Misread Case Law In Realtors' Antitrust Suit
• SpaceXAI's Grok Sued For Breaking Ill. Law With Face Scans
• Wash. Justices Say Privacy Act Doesn't Bar Hospital Pixel Use
• Mayne, Ascend Cut $1M Generic Price-Fixing Deal With States
• Coinbase Tells 2nd Circ. Only CFTC Oversees Event Contracts
• Hotel Guest Argues Info Exchange Fight Fits Digital Era
• Duke Energy, Tech Giants Ink Data Center Cost Deal
• Boeing Plaintiffs Seek Board, Exec Records In Door-Plug Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink $110M Deal For Broker Fees Suit
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Mich. Says Blue Cross Monopoly Ups Costs And Cuts Care
• Senators Say Ticket Brokers Can't Pry Into Their Emails
• Lawmakers Push For Protections In $10M Spirit Data Sale
• Calif. Insurance Chief Hopefuls Debate Fix For Fire Market
• FCC Dem Slams 'Dark Money' Plan For Political Robocalls
• Energy Companies' Win In NYC Greenwashing Suit Affirmed
• NCUA's 2-Week Leadership Gap Draws Senate Dem Scrutiny
• FTC's Meador Urges EU To Adopt Case-By-Case Enforcement
• Ameriprise Says Data Breach Suit Leans On Speculative Harm
• 2nd Circ. Says Filed Rate Doctrine Bars Utility Bond Claims
• DOT Tells 2nd Circ. Congestion Pricing Fight In Wrong Court
• Kratom Cos. Say Baltimore Overreached With Marketing Suit
• Gildan Changes T-Shirt Contract Terms After FTC Pressure
• DOJ Clears Mobile Parking Payment Merger
• Utility Giant Southern Co. Sued Over Recent Data Breach
• IDScan Data Breach Puts Spotlight On Vendor Oversight
• Zillow-Redfin Settlement Spotlights Nontraditional-Deal Risk
• IP Rights Group Urges Against Litigation Funding Disclosure
• Pa. Justices To Hear Philly's Suit Over Opioid-Spurred Crime
• New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy
• High Court Puts 4th Circ. Political Ad Rate Ruling On Ice
• Pa. Legislators Want More Time To Regulate 'Skill Games'
• Benefits Co. Wants Sanctions For 'Frivolous' TCPA Suit
• Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon Sued Over Child And Woman's Fire Pit Fuel Burns
• Florida AG Seeks To Force Meta To Curb Addictive Features
• House, Senate Dems Pitch Plans To Clamp Down On AI Harms
• Blue Cross Must Justify Carve-Up Unit By Unit In Calif.
• 1st Circ. Clearing Appeals Over Old FCC Jail Phone Cap Order
• Meatpackers Urge 8th Circ. To Decertify Price-Fixing Classes
• Amazon Patron's Sales Tax Overcharge Suit Tossed, For Now
• FCC Weighing Reg To Block Adversary Equipment Labs
• Local Banks Want In On Plan To Use Banks To Stop Robocalls
• FCC Eyes Spectrum Sale To Boost 5G, Satellite D2D
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Dishwasher Water Rule
• BMW Beats X5 Transmission Defect Suit, For Now
• 4th Circ. Says FCC Defied Congress Through Political Ad Rule
• Milk Producers Accused Of Using Exports To Raise Prices
• Crypto.com Beats Website Users' Tracking Suit, For Now
• Family Tells 5th Circ. Penske Can't Evade Crash Liability
• Vape Group, Makers Want In On FDA E-Cig Enforcement Suit
• Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice
• Scheduling 'Cascade' Hangs Over Amazon's FTC, Calif. Trials
• Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
• Roblox Says Suicide Suit Must Be Arbitrated Or Dismissed
• How FTC Win Charts A Court-1st Merger Litigation Playbook
• Don't Let Post-Merger Iridium Disrupt Astronomy, FCC Told
• FCC Proposes $10M In Fines For Alleged Lifeline Fraud
• Trump Admin Calls AI Giants' Exemption Bid 'Moat-Digging'
• HUD Probes Wells Fargo's 'Racial Equity' Mortgage Initiatives
• Commerce Finalizes Indian, Turkish Chromium Duty Rates
• Nike Loses Bid To End Suit Over Misleading Email Promos
• CFTC Eases Conversion Of Certain Contracts To Perpetuals
• Amazon Shoppers' Tariff Refund Suits Sent To Seattle As MDL
• Flock, Colo. Towns Violated Residents' Privacy, Suit Says
• Apple AirTag Stalking Defect Suits Consolidated In California
• Costco's $14M Deal Over Misleading Emails Gets Final OK
• 4 States Accuse TP-Link Of China Ties, Insecure Routers
• Neurosurgeon Group Says It Fixed Anthem Unit Antitrust Suit
• Fed To Realign Bank Supervision Into 5 State-Based Regions
• DC Circ. Wary Of Hikvision Appeal Over FCC Device Denials
• Nortera Drops Green Giant Deal After Challenge From Canada
• 7th Circ. Told Boeing Investors Fail 'Comcast' Cert. Test
• Calif. Tribe Says Kalshi Evades Tribal Sports Betting Bans
• Fla. Fishermen Reach Deal In Crustacean Price-Fixing Suit
• GM Faces Class Claims Over SUV Brake Systems
• Conn. Gallery Wants $804K Atty Fee For Beating Buyer's Suit
• 'Where's The Quinoa?' Mars Customer's False Ad Suit Asks
• FCC Covered List Is Pushing Limits Of Supply Chain Scrutiny
• Quill & Arrow Says Ford Fee Fraud Claims Lack Details
• Dentists Can't Avoid Delta Dental MDL
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
• DC Circ. Tells FCC To Respond In Fox Philly License Case
• Texas Justices To Review Law Firms' Paxil Fees Fight
• AG Watch: Texas Takes A Lone State Stand Against Tech Cos.
• Philly Pops Ticket Buyers Get Initial OK For $200K Deal
• Contact Lens Rule's Evolution Steers FTC Guidance Program
• Kratom Maker Can't Ditch Buyer's Addiction False Ad Suit
• DC Circ. Probes NewsGuard Over Harm From FTC Orders
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Theranos Exec's Conviction Challenge
• Upholding Energy Efficiency Rules If DOE Eases Enforcement
• New Suits Raise Stakes After 7th Circ. 'Zero Sugar' Ruling
• Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora's Box
• AppLovin Skirts Controls To Show Kids Explicit Ads, Suit Says
• Spirit's Data Sale To Google Protects Consumers, Court Told
• PVC Pipe Price-Fixing Settlements Get Final OKs
• FCC Boots Call Provider From US Networks Over Robocalls
• Oil Giants Seek 2029 Trial In Wash. Tribes' Climate Harm Suits
• Amazon, Crocs Sue Sellers Over Alleged Classic Clog Dupes
• Verogen Genealogy Website Can't Escape DNA Privacy Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suits Against Invisalign
• Kalshi Says User's Express Consent Bars Data Privacy Suit
• Airbnb Can't Monopolize 'BNB' Acronym, Real Estate Co. Says
• Big 3 Telecoms Want Antitrust Suit Over Wi-Fi Calling Tossed
• Roblox Escapes Artist's AI Copyright Claims, For Now
• FinCEN Nixes Plans For Crypto Mixer, Wallet Reporting Rules
• DOJ, Google Differ On Ad Tech Fix Timing, Oversight
• Media Advocacy Groups Can't Join ABC Suit Against FCC
• CFTC Floats Framework For Crypto Cos. Offering Leverage
• 5th Circ. Backs Surgical Stapler Death Suit Dismissal
• OKX Files For Tokenized Stock Trading Under SEC Exemption
• Youths Lose Bid To Stay Repeal Of Climate Finding
• US Pushes For Reelection Of Int'l Radio Board Chief
• 'Encouraging' Signs By 10th Circ. In Opt-Out Suit, Banks Say
• Justices Won't Block Paramount's $110B WB Deal
• FCC Evading Courts With 'Gamesmanship,' DC Circ. Told
• State Watchdogs Bristle At Prediction Market Incursion
• High Court Won't Review Medical Tape Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Invited To Take A Crack At Feds' Calif. Egg Law Suit
• Pega's Hidden AI Tool Listens To US Bank Calls, Suit Says
• Expedia Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Hotel Pricing Restrictions
• Meta Smart Glasses Suit Will Test Privacy Law For Bystanders
• McDonald's Accused Of Using AI To Hike Menu Prices
• Starbucks' Protein Drinks Aren't Sugar-Free, Suit Says
• DOJ-Agri Stats Settlement Offers Key Benchmarking Lessons
• Why Importers Should Assess IEEPA Refund Claims Now
• DOJ, Google Want DC Circ. 'Priority' For Search Appeal
• Eckert Seamans Says Data Breach Harm Is Only Speculative
• NJ Panel Tosses Geofence Warrant, Upending Robbery Case
• Justices Skip American Airlines Teen In-Flight Death Suit
• Casinos Lose Bid For 3rd Circ. Redo In Room-Pricing Suit
• Renters Seek Class Cert. For RealPage Antitrust Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Carnival Cruise Jacuzzi Hatch Fall Suit
• Justices Seek Trump Admin's Views In Escrow-Interest Fight
• High Court Won't Review DirecTV Standing In Nexstar Fee Suit
• Justices Decline To Hear Post-Mallory Forum-Shopping Fight
• Justices Pass On Challenge To New York Diet Pill Law
• Amazon E-Book Readers Near Cert. Of 30M Antitrust Class
• Uber Settles Bellwether In Sex Assault MDL Before Trial
• Amazon Seeks Records Around Lawyer's USPTO Suspension
• PACCAR Can't Nix Drivers' Faulty Diesel Engine Warranty Suit
• AT&T Users' Attys Score $59M, $177M Data Breach Deal OK'd
• 8th Circ. Temporarily Blocks Minn.'s 'Nudification' Image Ban
• Home Equity Fintech Is 1st Target Of Ex-CFPB Attys' Law Firm
• Costco 'Health Washing' Electrolyte Drink Mix, Customer Says
• FTC Says Lens.com's Hidden Fees Doubled Contact Costs
• Live Nation Fights States' Latest Bid For Insight Into DOJ Deal
• Cox Makes It Hard For Users To Cancel, Suit Says
• Dunkin' Sued Over Allulose In 'Zero Sugar' Energy Drinks
• Southern Glazer's Agrees To Pricing Limitations In FTC Deal
• AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards
• Gannett, Daily Mail Get April '27 Date For Google Ad Tech Trial
• Bank Lobby Sues OCC Over Crypto Trust Charter Approvals
• Texas Justices Agree To Hear BNSF, Zurich Asbestos Suit
• Ranchers Defend Brand-New Price-Fixing Claims
• Barilla Beats False Ad Claims Over 'Italy's #1' Pasta Label
• FirstBank Fights Class Cert. Bid In Epstein Victims' Suit
• Mercedes-Benz Beats Class Cert. Bid In Piston Defect Suit
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In September
• Judge Axes Salvadoran Journalists' NSO Spying Suit
• DOJ Envisions 'Full-Fledged Law Firm' To Combat Gov't Fraud
• Millie Moon Diapers Cause Skin Rash And Leaks, Buyers Say
• Verizon Must Answer Complaint Over Data Speed Cut
• States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal
• Keesal Young Owes Duty To Safeguard 316K People's Data
• Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.
• CH Robinson CLO Talks Montgomery, Dallas Verdict Impacts
• Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
• HSR Compliance Lessons Abound In Proposed $250M Deal
• FTC Proposal Puts Personalized Pricing On Notice
• Class Cert. Denied In Planned Parenthood Tracking Tech Suit
• Clancy Trial Shows Need For Juror Anonymity Reforms
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Calif. Gov. Pushes For More In Signing Bill Limiting CIPA Suits
• Calif. AG Latest To Subpoena OpenAI Over Hacking Risks
• Quince Gets Williams Sonoma's False Ad Suit Axed For Now
• DuPont, Corteva Accused Of $40B PFAS Asset Shielding
• Judge Should Penalize Meta $40B In Latest Trial, NM Argues
• SEC Fines Ex-NFL Player, Influencers Over 'White-Label' Firms
• Visa, Mastercard Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Post-2019 Fees
• SEC Floats Crypto Custody Rule Updates For Funds, Advisers
• Amazon Pays $8.25M Over Slowed Delivery In 2 DC ZIP Codes
• Zillow Users Can't Sue Over Microsoft Session Replay Tech
• Patients' Texas Anesthesia Rollup Suit Trimmed
• AbbVie Gets Humira Antitrust Suit Trimmed, But Not Tossed
• MLB Can't Bat Ticket Theft Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says
• Google Beats Online Publishers' AI Overviews Antitrust Suit
• Merrill, But Not BofA, Must Face Cash Sweep Rates Suit
• Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Classes Certified In Ford Diesel Fuel Pump Suit
• Water Utilities Say EPA Rule Defines Them Too Broadly
• Google Ad Tech MDL Teed Up For Trial Largely Intact
• DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims
• Fla. Doc Says He Opposed Cruise Co.'s Billing, Got Fired
• Ex-Actavis Exec Escapes Some Drug Price-Fixing Claims
• CFPB Couldn't Verify Security Of Tech Left In Offices, IG Says
• Dems Want FHFA To Restore Internal Watchdog's Funding
• NY, Wyo. To Collaborate For Faster Crypto Reviews, Exams
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $39M Over Retirement Cash Sweep Rates
• SmartSweets Sued Over Artificial Citric Acid In 'Natural' Candy
• Diageo Beats Tequila Purity Suit Due To Sparse Testing
• Kalshi Looks To Shield Sports Offerings At 2nd Circ.
• AG Watch: How Maryland Is Meeting The Data Center Age
• Mapping The Shifting Landscape Of Algorithmic Pricing Laws
• Fla. AG Says Pfizer Hid COVID Vax Risks From Consumers
• Meta Beats Calif. Drivers' DMV Data Collection Suit
• Google Shakes Suit Over Search Engine Default Agreements
• Testing AI's Promise For Large-Scale Document Review
• Online Vape Store Adds Junk Fees To Orders, Suit Claims
• US Adds Certain Faux Leather To Textiles Free Trade List
• Commerce Probes Aluminum Composite For Duty Evasion
• DOJ Outlines New Corporate Fraud Enforcement Priorities
• Vape Co. Eyes Intervention In FDA E-Cigarette Suit