Consumer Protection Archive » April, 2013

Consumer Protection - April, 2013

133 articles

• Aetna Skirts Docs' False Ad Claim In Reimbursement Fight
• CFTC Eyes High-Speed Trades In Wake Of AP Twitter Hack
• CFPB Loosens Disclosure Rules For International Transfers
• RBS Citizens Hit With $14M Misleading Marketing Penalty
• E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might Be Unconstitutional
• Verizon Win In Hidden-Fee Action Backed By 3rd Circ.
• NJ Assembly Backs Administrative Law Reforms
• CFPB Eases Credit Card Rules For Stay-At-Home Spouses
• Electrolux Can't Escape Washing Machine Flooding Suit
• RJ Reynolds Can't Erase Calif.'s $3M Fee Award In Ad Row
• Macmillan Puts Up $25M To Exit E-Book Antitrust Saga
• NY Bill To Legalize Payday Loans Ripped By Gov.'s Office
• CFPB Rule Seeks To Allay Fears Over Civil Penalty Fund
• Legal Transcription Fees Are Business Debt: Appeals Court
• FTC Hints At Teen Privacy Enforcement In New COPPA Guides
• CareFusion To Pay $41M To End Marketing Probe
• White House Names FTC's Shelanski To Lead Oversight Body
• Regulators Push Tighter Standards For Bank Payday Loans
• QBE, BofA Conspired To Rip Off Mortgage Holders, Suit Says
• Fla. Senate Alters Plan For $200M Mortgage Settlement Funds
• Justices Asked To Mull E-Privacy Law In Phone-Search Case
• T-Mobile To Change 'No-Contract' Ads In Deal With Wash. AG
• Cuomo Moves To Protect Credit Scores Of Sandy Victims
• PayPal Says Users Consented To Contact By Phone
• CFPB's Payday Lending Study Signals Coming Crackdown
• BNY Mellon Can't Shake Currency Fraud Suit
• Omnicare Faces Probe Over Possible FCA Offenses, Kickbacks
• Dish Sanctioned For Blocking Discovery In Telemarketing Suit
• CFPB Considering Tighter Controls On Payday Loan Business
• Symantec Hid Source Code Hack From Customers, Suit Says
• Entergy Asks Appeals Court To Nix $1B Overcharge Suit
• Chevron Tells Court 'Hot Fuel' MDL Isn't Ready For A Jury
• Office Space Giant Dodges RICO, False Ad Claims
• CFPB's Cordray Defends Data Collection Before Senate Panel
• Caronia And Harkonen — Lessons For The Gov't
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• 9th Circ. Nixes Credit Report Cos.' $45M Deal With Consumers
• House GOP Bars Testimony From CFPB Director Cordray
• 'Miracle' Skin Cream Anything But, Deceptive Ad Suit Says
• AMR Frequent Flier Suit Tossed In Bankruptcy Court
• Volvo Beats Class Cert. In Faulty Truck Engine Suit
• CFPB Eases Qualified Mortgage Job Verification Standard
• UCL Case Against Calif. Insurer May Fuel Bad-Faith Suits
• Assurant, Citibank Try To Sink Force-Placed Insurance Claims
• Class Cert. Denied In Fla. Insurance Hike Action
• FTC Head, Senator Turn Up Heat On Do-Not-Track
• 5 Ways To Weather A CFPB Investigative Demand
• Wells Fargo Foreclosure Settlement OK'd On 3rd Try
• GNC Hit With False Ad Claims Over Triflex Joint Product
• FTC Best To Address Net Neutrality, Commissioner Says
• Organix Shampoo Maker Says False Labeling Suit Lacks Legs
• New York Bank Regulator To Examine Compliance Consultants
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes $200M Mortgage Settlement Bill
• Judge Wary Of Attys' Fees In Lap-Band Ads Settlement
• CFPB Puts Financial Advisers For Seniors In Its Crosshairs
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• ACLU Seeks FTC Investigation Of Android Privacy Flaws
• Health Insurer Dodges TCPA Suit Over Job Recruitment Calls
• J&J Ducks Most Claims In Splenda False Ad Suit
• Tech Groups Seek Extension Of COPPA Compliance Deadline
• 9th Circ. Eases Subpoena Compliance For Yahoo, Others
• NJ Power Customers Rip Proposed Post-Sandy Rate Hike
• Bayer Asks 3rd Circ. To Decertify Class In Vitamin Ads Row
• CFPB Moves To Keep Mortgage Protections From Lapsing
• Kashi Misleadingly Labels Sugar As 'Cane Juice,' Suit Says
• Judge Can't Stomach $1.3M Natural Ice Cream Settlement
• W.W. Grainger Illegally Recorded Calls, Suit Claims
• Fla. Panel Advances Bill Streamlining Foreclosure Cases
• 11th Circ. Revives FTC False Ad Claim Over Supplements
• FTC's Brill Urges States To Prod Passive Data Brokers
• Calif. Bill Proposes Office To Probe Fuel Price-Fixing
• Wells Fargo Wants Suit Over $50M Home Loan Deal Junked
• FDA Seizes $1M Food From Rodent-Infested Kosher Facility
• Consumers Go Up In Smoke In Phillips V. Philip Morris
• NC High Court Overturns Approval Of Duke's $309M Rate Hike
• Wells Fargo Says Rate Rule Bars Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Acer To Pay $23M To End Faulty Laptop Class Action
• Wal-Mart, Rite Aid Face Suit Over Glucosamine Promises
• Apple Says ITunes Double-Charging Plaintiffs Lack Proof
• Fla. High Court Applies Concepcion In Check Cashing Ruling
• Foes Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Ordered To Correct Websites
• House Panel OKs Cybersecurity Bill Despite Privacy Concerns
• Ticketmaster Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $4M Coverage Suit
• Banks Seek More Time To Comply With CFPB Mortgage Rules
• BofA Can't Escape Reinsurance Pay-To-Play Class Action
• Bayer Vitamin Claims Not Demonstrably False, Judge Finds
• KeyBank Can Arbitrate Students' Loan Claims, 9th Circ. Rules
• FTC Says $10M Budget Cut Won't Slow Enforcement
• Panasonic Sheds Claims In Compressor Price-Fixing MDL
• Yahoo Text-Spams Recycled Numbers, Suit Says
• Expert Details Blood-Lead Bump In Baby Food Warning Trial
• Google AdWords Suit Survives In Last-Chance Effort
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Mercedes Another Go At Arbitration
• Fla. Lawmakers Decry Expedited Foreclosure Bill
• MasterCard Hit With EU Antitrust Probe Into Card Fees
• Mazda Issued Inaccurate Warranty Notices, Suit Says
• NJ Mortgage Title Co. Settles Suit Over Closing Fees
• Chartis Can't Dodge Junk Fax Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Ala. Won't Enforce ACA Insurance Protections, Gov. Says
• ARCO, DuPont Can't Shed Lead Paint Claims
• Discover Execs Slam Card Marketing Derivative Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Employer Email Hack Suit
• Trucking Co. Reaches $2.75M Deal In Background Check Suit
• Toyota Pays $16M To Settle Calif. DA's Acceleration Suit
• Chevron Can't Derail Class Cert. In Hot Fuel MDL
• Bigelow Asks Judge To Ice Suit Over Tea's Health Claims
• Intel Can't Escape Pentium 4 False Ad Suit
• Consumer Blasts 7UP Maker's Preemption Claims In Label Suit
• Papa John's Says AIG Exclusion Is Invalid In TCPA Row
• Natural Foods Co. Faces Label Suit Over Yogurt Ingredient
• Class Action Legal Noticing: Plain Language Revisited
• Reuters Under Attack After Firing Of Alleged Whistleblower
• Lenders Face Hefty Fines In CFPB Mortgage Insurance Probe
• ComEd Hit With $182M Suit Over Delayed Meter Installations
• Symantec Will Pay $10M To End Software Double-Billing Suit
• DOL Urged To Update Guidance On 401(K)s For Ex-Employees
• GAO Rips Regulators Over Botched Foreclosure Review
• Wells Fargo Borrowers Seek Class Cert. In Home Loan Suit
• ACLU Joins Prescription Drug Privacy Row With DEA
• Pa. Bars That Seek Smoking Permits Must Be Enclosed: Court
• CFPB Issues $15M Fines Over Mortgage Insurance Kickbacks
• CVS Puts Up $11M To End DEA Prescription Probe
• Honda Beats TCPA Class Action With Felon At The Wheel
• Ex-Ford Lawyer Reinstated In Suit Against Carmaker
• BofA, Credit Bureau Can't Duck Suit Over Mortgage Notices
• Appeals Court Boots Challenge To Dallas Payday Lending Law
• Ford Slammed Over Fuel Efficiency Estimates In Hybrids
• Frito-Lay Can't Shake 'All Natural' Claims In False Ad Suit
• Morrison & Foerster Nabs Privacy Pro From Foley & Lardner
• Texas High Court To Weigh Warranty Scope For Used Goods
• BofA Beats Foreclosure, Robosigning Class Action
• Perdue Can't Escape 'Humane' Chicken Label Challenge
• Blue Cross Accused Of Monopoly In Calif. Class Action