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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • November 21, 2024

    DOJ Urges Chrome, Android Sales In Google Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice late Wednesday formally asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to order a range of steps to end Google's monopolization of general search services and the text ads shown alongside search results, most notably by forcing the company to spin off the Chrome browser.

  • November 20, 2024

    CVS Can't Dodge Proposed Action Over 'Non-Drowsy' Claims

    CVS Pharmacy must continue facing a proposed class action alleging it "dangerously" markets over-the-counter medicine as "non-drowsy" despite containing a substance known to cause drowsiness after a Missouri federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss claims lodged under Missouri and other states' consumer protection laws.

  • November 20, 2024

    Not So Fast: Lenders Say CFPB Payday Rule Must Stay On Ice

    Lender trade groups challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday loan rule have told the Fifth Circuit that they anticipate pursuing another U.S. Supreme Court appeal in their case, and that the rule should be kept on hold for even longer in the meantime.

  • November 20, 2024

    Data Security Co. Shakes Suit Over Auto-Renewal Model

    A North Carolina federal judge has axed a proposed class action accusing a digital security provider of tricking consumers into pricey subscriptions that were difficult to cancel, finding that while the dispute raises "legitimate societal concerns," the plaintiff failed to show that he was injured by this alleged conduct.

  • November 20, 2024

    Prison Phone Cos. Say FCC Reg Fight Belongs In 5th Circ.

    There should have been no lottery to decide where to place an appeal challenging the Federal Communications Commission's new caps on rates charged for prison phone calls — the matter belongs in the Fifth Circuit, a pair of prison phone service providers told the First Circuit.

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