Consumer Protection Archive » January, 2014

Consumer Protection - January, 2014

293 articles

• Samsung Wins Arbitration Bids In Galaxy S4 False Ad Suits
• FDCPA Allows Oral Challenges To Debts, 4th Circ. Says
• Tobacco Companies Sue NYC To Kill Coupon, Discount Ban
• Nev. AG Sanctioned In Lender Processing Fraud Suit
• NY AG's 'Trump U' Fraud Claims Left Intact By NYC Judge
• Flushmate Offers $18M To Settle Exploding Toilet Class Action
• Pa. High Court To Clarify State Consumer Protection Statute
• FTC New Year's Resolution: End Deceptive Weight-Loss Ads
• Calif. Senate Passes Online Credit Card Privacy Bill
• Calif. Court Revives Wells Fargo Loan Modification Suit
• Ear Ringing False Ad Suit Tossed Over Bankruptcy Snafu
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Sharon Hwang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Kathy Noecker
• 'Reasonable Certainty' Remains Uncertain
• NJ Utility Regulator's New Chief Considers $207M Rate Cut
• JPMorgan Gets Overdraft-Fee Case Sent To Arbitration
• Pet Owners Denied Class Cert. In Toxic Dog-Treat Suit
• FTC Hits Fla. Firm With Agency's 1st Suit Over ACA Fraud
• Mott's Gets 'No Sugar Added' Labeling Claims Cut Down
• Prior Consent Sinks Travel Co. TCPA Class Action
• Bitcoin Must Abandon Its Roots To Go Mainstream
• Plaintiffs Bar Targets Dietary Supplement Efficacy Claims
• Equifax Gets Record-Setting $18M FCRA Verdict Slashed
• NAD Sends Chicken Of The Sea's Dolphin-Safe Claims To FTC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Yvonne Puig
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Laurie Strauch Weiss
• US Banks Ease Underwriting Standards As Economy Improves
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed RICO Action Gets Green Light
• Workplace Culture: The Real Pathway To Change
• Microsoft Gets Class Cert. Denied In Xbox Text-Spam Suit
• Take-Two Beats 'Grand Theft Auto' Online Delay Gripe
• Telemarketers Sentenced For Fla. Time-Share Fraud
• Wal-Mart Evades TCPA Suit Over Junk Texts
• Jenner & Block Adds Former Top Treasury Official Karpoff
• Credit Report Co.'s FCRA Damages Not Covered, Chubb Says
• FDA Leaves Beverage-Labeling Questions Unanswered
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• CFPB Targets Mortgage Co. Over Insurance Kickbacks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Barbara Duncombe
• American Airlines Escapes Baggage Fee Class Action
• EmblemHealth, NY AG Settle Coverage Terminations
• Allergan Dodges Class Action Over Pricey Eye Drops
• Chobani Can't Call Its Yogurt 'Greek' In UK, Court Rules
• Firm Misled Homeowners About Foreclosure Rights, Suit Says
• IWorks Bookkeeper Denies Wrongdoing In FTC Case
• CFPB Director Rebuffs Comparison To NSA's Data Collection
• Hydroxycut False Ad Claims Must Be Clarified, Judge Says
• High Court Decision In Pom V. Coke Could End Food Wars
• NY Wants Bitcoin Rules To Foster Growth, Security
• Chase, BofA Replace 15.3M Cards After Target Breach
• Google Denied 9th Circ. Review Of Gmail Snooping Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Young Conaway's Pauline Morgan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Phelps Dunbar's Nan Alessandra
• 'Natural' Labeling Row Remains FDA's Domain, Gruma Says
• Ralphs Hit With Class Action Over Decaf Coffee
• Suit Over Calls For Johnny Knoxville Film Gets The Boot
• Class Cert. Denied In First American Title Rate Action
• Ill. Appeals Court Finds Coverage In High-Profile TCPA Case
• A Lesson For Objectors In Class Action Settlements
• J&J Urges FDA Deference In Baby Wash False Ad Action
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Angela Styles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: WilmerHale's Susan Murley
• DC Circ. Ruling Complicates Fight Over TCPA Liability
• Settlement Of Riddex False Ad Claims Gets Green Light
• Google's Gmail Goes Down, Class Actions Could Follow
• FTC Endorses NACHA's New Anti-Fraud Controls
• The CFPB's Unfair And Misleading Report On Arbitration
• What's In The Wash? FDA Rules On Antibacterial Soaps
• Suits Say Pepsi, Goya Masked Caramel Color Content
• State Farm Sued By Homeowners Over Lost Property Values
• Calif. Leases Survive Foreclosures, Appeals Court Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Beinecke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Willkie's Margery Neale
• 7th Circ. Backs TransUnion's Use Of $75M Settlement Fund
• Force-Placed Insurance Action Against BofA Trimmed By Judge
• 7th Circ. Says Debt Collectors' Letters Comply With FDCPA
• DC Circ. Rejects Dish's Challenge To TCPA Guidance
• NJ Firm Can't Sink Debt Collections Class Action
• CFPB Proposes Extending Remittance Rule To Nonbanks
• Nissan, Ad Agency Settle FTC Charges Over False Truck Ad
• EU Court Adviser Says Spanish Airline Can Charge For Bags
• DuPont Says Indirect Buyers' Cartel Suit Doesn't Stick
• United Beats Suit Over Cuts To Frequent Flier Benefits
• Sen. Calls For Probe Into Herbalife Pyramid Scheme Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fluet Huber's Jennifer Huber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goldberg Segalla's Berdzik
• Genetically Modified Food Labeling Bill Fails In NH House
• Unilever Escapes Most Claims In Butter Spray Class Action
• Calif. Signals New E-Commerce Enforcement Trend
• Circuits Still Split Over Particularity In FCA Rule 9(b)
• Sony Breach Ruling Provides Opening For Plaintiffs Bar
• Financing Co. Defeats Calif. Call Recording Class Action
• EBay, PayPal Hit With Suit Over Prosthetics Listings
• Big Tobacco, US Ask Judge To OK Deal On Confessional Ads
• Ex-Policyholders Sue Humana Over Ignored Cancellations
• EU Trade Chief Says US Talks Won't Dampen Regulation
• JC Penney Can't Shake TCPA Suit Over Robo-Texts
• Homeowners Fight $300M JPMorgan Forced-Place Deal
• Pfizer Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Lipitor Marketing
• Google Plus Features Violate FTC Act, Consumer Group Says
• 23andMe Faces Suit Over Recently Banned DNA Tests
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Pamela Hans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cozen O'Connor's Mayes
• NY Watchdog Probing Private Student Debt Relief Fees
• Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: O'Melveny & Myers
• Judge Whittles Down Sony Data Breach Class Action
• Calif. Court Nixes State Challenge To Tribes' Payday Lending
• FTC Raps 12 Cos. For Lapsing On EU Safe Harbor Compliance
• High Bar For 'Natural' Class, Despite FDA Ambiguity
• NY Managed Care Organizations Flex Muscle Under ACA
• Blind Customer Sues Build-A-Bear, Others Over POS Machines
• Credit Card Late Fees Don't Violate Constitution: 9th Circ.
• High Court Won't Touch LCD Price-Fixing Venue Ruling
• NAD Refers Salonpas Ad Claims To FDA, FTC
• Apple Faces Consumer ZIP Code Collection Class Action
• Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: Kelley Drye
• Nestle Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'All Natural' Fruit Bars
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Nicki Carlsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shackelford's Nicole LeBoeuf
• Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• DC Circ. Appears To Side With Fed In Fee Limits Row
• NJ High Court Refuses Fees Row In Nissan Defects Suit
• Gerber Still Faces Nationwide Class Action Labeling Claims
• CFPB Study Eyes Financial Services Arbitration Clauses
• Telemarketers Can't Escape FTC Claims Of $220M Fraud
• Franken Calls On FCC To Revive Net Neutrality
• Paris Baguette Dodges Suit Over Credit Card Info On Receipts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jackson Kelly's Ellen Cappellanti
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cole Schotz's Randi Kochman
• Under Pressure, Banks Exit Deposit Advance Business
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Atty Fees In Debt Collector Suit
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• 3 Cost-Cutting Resolutions Law Firms Can't Afford To Break
• Calif. May Expand Liability For Advertising Damages
• MetLife Sued For Stiffing Homeowners On Labor Costs
• Aegerion Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Juxtapid Labeling
• TeleCheck To Pay FTC $3.5M To End FCRA Claims
• Target Breach Prompts Another Senate Data Protection Bill
• Judge Likely To Toss Passengers' Suit Over MIA Fuel Fire
• Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: BuckleySandler
• Iovate Stuck In Bodybuilding Supplement False Ad Suit
• Food, Farm Groups Ask Obama To Label GMOs
• Franken Wants Ford To Reveal GPS Data Gathering Practices
• Google Must Face Safari Tracking Suit In UK
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Erika Haupt
• Food And Beverage Industry Outlook For 2014: Part 1
• Lenity, Chevron Deference And Consumer Protection Laws
• FCC Faces Bitter Fight To Revive Net Neutrality
• $33M Apple Pact Ushers In Broad New FTC Disclosure Standard
• San Francisco Atty, NY AG Coordinate Probes Into Monster
• Cigna Funds Eating-Disorder Claims To Settle NY Probe
• Vitamin Shoppe Ducks Bodybuilding Supplement False Ad Suit
• Regions Drops Scrutinized Deposit Advance Loans
• Apple Pays $32.5M To Settle FTC Suit Over Kids' App Buys
• Wawa Forces Blind Customers To Reveal PINs, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Hart's Liz Sharrer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Rhonda Orin
• Toyota Dodges Suit Over Prius Crash Prevention System
• Health Care Related Prosecutions Will Rise In 2014
• Defense Perspective On Major TCPA Developments In 2013
• Yelp Ruling Is Double-Edged Sword In Online Review Fights
• Mortgage Relief Cos. To Pay $4M To End FTC Scam Claims
• Assurant Gets Force-Placed Insurance Suit Trimmed
• NY Regulator Urges NACHA To Get Tougher On Payday Loans
• FTC Nominee OK'd By Senate Panel For 2nd Time
• DC Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
• NY AG's Charity Law Enforcer Gets Broad Investigatory Role
• Morgan Drexen Loses Constitutional Challenge In CFPB Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Mary Beth Hogan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sanford's Katherine Kimpel
• US To Defend FCRA In Consumer-Reporting Class Action
• Pom-Coke High Court Battle Extends Far Beyond Juice
• Pfizer Faces Whistleblower Suit Over Lipitor Marketing
• Calling 7th Circuit: Robocalls And Federal Preemption
• FDA Issues Beverage, Supplement Classification Guidance
• Forest Can't Nix Mo. Class In Antidepressant Marketing MDL
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Dish's Challenge To FCC Guidance
• Chadbourne Adds Former Manatt Phelps Product Safety Pro
• Delta Shakes Class Action Over Frequent Flier Miles
• Justices Snub Debt Atty's Appeal In Civil Contempt Fight
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Otterbourg's Melanie Cyganowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Epstein Becker's Joan Disler
• Discover Makes Final Push For $8.7M Robocalling Settlement
• FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard
• Texas Lenders Could Face Pushback On Foreclosure Waivers
• Capital One To Pay $3M To Settle Car Loan Class Action
• NC Bank Deal Marks Start Of Online Payment Crackdown
• Supreme Court Will Hear Pom's Juice Label War With Coke
• Big Tobacco Reaches Partial Deal On Confessional Ads
• Payday Loan Collector Can't Shake TCPA Suit
• Credit Card Mailings Were Legal, Target Tells 7th Circ.
• Another State-Based Obstacle To Class Actions
• Diamond Foods' Tortilla Chips Not All Natural, Suit Says
• Obama Nominates Three To Fed Board Of Governors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Publicover
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fowler White's Rhea Law
• High Court Is Last, Best Hope For TCPA's 3rd-Party Puzzler
• Maine Gov. Inks Law Requiring GMO Food Labeling
• Settlement Tax Breaks Will Continue Despite JPMorgan Deal
• Facebook Sued Over False 'Likes' For Ads
• SCA Governs Microsoft Phone-Tracking Suit, User Says
• Debt Collection Co. To Face TCPA Suit Over Unit's Calls
• Leahy Floats Cyber Fix As Target Breach Fallout Continues
• Minors Allowed Facebook To Use Them In Ads, Judge Hears
• Best Practices In Light Of E-Discovery Reform
• Payment Processors In The Regulatory Crosshairs
• Senate Bill Would Boost Prepaid Card Fee Disclosures
• NC Bank To Pay $1.2M For Processing Online Payday Loans
• US Auto Dealers Settle FTC Deceptive Ad Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Sharon Caffrey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Katy Basile
• Trump Golf Course Beats Bias Row Over Discounts For Women
• FDA Leaves Food Cos. In Lurch When Fighting Labeling Suits
• Rite Aid Can't Charge For Health Records, Pa. Justices Told
• Neutrogena Sunblock Label Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says
• Loan Backer Defends Fair-Market Claims In Texas High Court
• Tenn. Accuses Timeshare Co. Of Deceptive Marketing
• Senators Seek More Clarity On Fed. Agency Settlements
• Yelp Must Disclose Reviewers' Identities, Va. Court Rules
• Supreme Court Divide Hampers Nearly All Class Actions
• Judge Spits Out Wrigley Gum Misbranding Suit
• Redbox Users Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Privacy Class Action
• Ex-FTC Commish To Lead BakerHostetler Data Security Team
• New FHFA Head Delays Fannie, Freddie Fee Hike
• Mechanic Lien Claims Don't Require Contract, Pa. Court Told
• Indirect Auto Lenders Should Expect More Scrutiny
• BMW, Bridgestone Can't Stop Faulty Tire Suit
• Consider Filing Early Motions To Strike Class Allegations
• How To Take Advantage Of New Fed. Circ. Brief Structure
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnstein's Kathleen Gilligan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Maureen Maly
• Edwards Wildman Snares Former FTC Official For DC Office
• FDA Won't Define 'Natural' Food Despite Judges' Pleas
• Ben & Jerry's Sinks Class Cert. In 'All Natural' Label Suit
• T-Mobile Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Antitrust Suit
• FDA Splits Approach To Diabetes Meter Approvals
• Equinox Gym Members Sue Over Cancellation Policies
• FTC Halts Supplement Marketers' False Ads, Lax Data Control
• State Consumer Protection Laws Run Rampant Without Reform
• 2013's Key Rulings In Food Mislabeling Litigation
• Hartford Hits Eject On Coverage Of Redbox ADA Suit
• Allstate Beats Suit Over High Premiums At 11th Circ.
• House Bill Would Mandate Quick ACA Data Breach Alerts
• Twinings Can't Bag Antioxidant Tea False Ad Suit
• Philip Morris Wards Off Class Cert. In False Marketing Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Sarah Coyne
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Brett Axelrod
• Bogus Weight Loss Claims Cost Cos. $34M In FTC Settlements
• FTC Wins Bid To Shut Down Alleged Text Scammers
• Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Dodge Suit Over Reverse Mortgages
• Ocean Spray Defends 'No Added Sugar' Labels In Class Action
• Sony Class Action Over Linux On PS3 Partially Revived
• NJ Nursing Homes May Be Liable Under Consumer Fraud Act
• Job Hopefuls Falsely Flagged As Criminals Seek Class Cert.
• Super Bowl Ticket Sales Exclude Fans, Suit Says
• FTC Hits Maker Of Diet Supplement Products Over Ad Claims
• BofA Says $25B Deal Trumps Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Guess Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Text Messages
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ideal Legal Group's Evie Jeang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Christine LaFollette
• Atty Appeals $4.2M Junk Fax Judgment To Supreme Court
• Hulu Ruling Offsets Obstacles To Privacy Damages
• Uesco Asks High Court To Weigh Spam-Fax Class Cert.
• Express Accused Of Making Blind Customers Reveal PINs
• Bumble Bee Omega-3 False Ad Class Action Trimmed
• W.Va. Moves To Kick Out National Debt Settlement Firm
• Accretive Health Settles FTC's Data Security Charges
• Con Edison Shelves $420M Rate Hike Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Brenda Jarrell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bond Schoeneck's Ginny Robbins
• Recording Customer Service Calls: Permissible Or Penal?
• Novartis Jacked Up Painkiller Prices, Class Action Claims
• 11th Circ. Blocks Collection Agencies' Percentage Fees
• FTC Approves Knowledge-Based COPPA Consent Method
• 'Elder Scrolls' Animation Defect Case Gets Dismissed
• 3rd Circ. False Ad Ruling No Class Action Killer, Bayer Says
• Lakers Reach Deal In 9th Circ. Text Spam Class Action
• When File Type Matters In E-Discovery
• 10th Circ. Sides With Trans Union In Credit Reporting Spat
• Facebook Hit With Latest Class Action Over Email Privacy
• Wal-Mart Coupon Tax Suit Sent Back To Pa. State Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ulmer & Berne's Patty Shlonsky
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Cynthia Walden
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• Hope For Beleaguered TCPA Defendants?
• 10 New Year's Resolutions To Boost Firm Gender Diversity
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Trending Insurance Issues — Past Is Prologue
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Consumer Protection Cases To Watch In 2014
• Consumer Protection Regulation To Watch In 2014