Consumer Protection Archive » March, 2014

Consumer Protection - March, 2014

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• Trustwave Rips Target Breach Suit As Bank Drops Out
• Citi Escapes Class Claims In Mortgage-Mishandling Action
• GM Dallied On Ignition Woes Over Costs, Lawmakers Say
• United Healthcare Accused Of Overstating Advantage Network
• Coke Urges High Court To Uphold 9th Circ. Labeling Ruling
• CFPB Says Consumer Complaints Rose 80% In 2013
• Gibson Dunn Nabs Ex-DC Circ. Nom, Appeals Heavyweight
• FTC Shuts Down Alleged Telemarketers In $20M Fraud
• Aaron's Gets Claims Trimmed In Rental Computer Spy Suit
• LinkedIn Can't Escape Suit Over Password Hacking
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Lori Heyer-Bednar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brownstein's Ellen Schulhofer
• Calif. GMO Labeling Bill Could Fuel Consumer Suit Frenzy
• Pols Want FTC Crackdown On Doctored Ad Images Of Models
• FTC Makes Room For States In Children's Privacy Landscape
• FTC Chair Says Patent Troll Cases May Not Wait For Study
• Kozyak Tropin Atty's Conflict Taints HSBC Deal, Class Says
• HSBC, Assurant Mired In Force-Placed Coverage Class Action
• GM Ignition Switch Recall Swells To 2.4M Cars
• 11th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against State Farm Bank
• GMO Food Fight: The Latest From The States And Feds
• Franken Introduces Renewed Mobile-Location Privacy Bill
• Fandango, Credit Karma Settle FTC Data-Security Claims
• J&J Can't Avoid Class Action Over Aveeno 'Natural' Claims
• DC Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To Tougher Meat Label Rules
• Senate Panel's Fannie, Freddie Reform Bill Set For Markup
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McDermott's Effie Silva
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Susan Serota
• As E-Discovery Goes Global, Japan And South Korea Catch Up
• Target, Security Vendor Face Data-Breach Suit From Banks
• 9th Circ. Revives Libor Suit Against Deutsche, Barclays
• Target Presses Panel To Send Data-Breach Cases To Minn.
• BakerHostetler Nabs Ex-Davis Wright Data Breach Expert
• Class Fights To Keep Yahoo Email-Scanning Case Alive
• Judicial Watch Can't Have CFPB Docs On Cordray, Judge Says
• Philadelphia City Council Unanimously Passes E-Cig Rules
• GM To Oppose Consumer Bid For 'Park It Now' Notification
• Vitamin Shoppe Hit With Class Suit Over Enzyme Claims
• UK Won't Ixnay Microsoft's Pig Latin Ad Dissing Google
• HSBC Gets NM AG's Credit Card Suit Trimmed
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gruber Hurst's Shonn Brown
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tiffany Downs
• Ulmer & Berne Adds Financial Services Pro From Mayer Brown
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Minors' Images In Ads
• Schiff Nutrition Pays $5M In Dietary Supplement Labeling Row
• The Push To Curb Collection Of Old Debts Is Gaining Steam
• FTC Wants Rulemaking Power For Cybersecurity Reforms
• Lloyd's Insurer Freed From Footing Convergys' TCPA Deal
• Odwalla Cane-Juice Labeling Row On Hold For FDA Guidance
• SunTrust Can't Duck Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Claim
• General Mills Can't Crush Calif. Granola Bar Class Actions
• Loss Needed For Pa. Consumer Protection Suits, Justices Told
• Ill. Panel Lets Insurers Escape $8M Fax-Blast Coverage
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Mary McCutcheon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Drinker Biddle's Jill Bronson
• Santander UK To Pay $20.5M For Shoddy Investment Advice
• Nest's Energy-Saving Thermostat Jacks Up Bills, Suit Says
• High Court Clears Up False Ad Standing In Lexmark Ruling
• Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued In France Over Data Policies
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Lexmark Ruling
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Live Nation Bundling Suit
• Target Missed Warning Signs Of Breach, Senate Report Says
• State AGs Settle With Four Loko Maker Over Teen Marketing
• Calif. AG Assails COPPA Preemption In Facebook Ad Appeal
• CFPB Sets Sights On Payday Lending 'Cycle Of Debt'
• Food Giants Urge FDA To Ease Up On Proposed Trans Fat Ban
• Microsoft Dodges Phone-Tracking Class Action
• Uncertain Future For Products Containing Mercury
• Prediscovery Trend Against Class Actions Grows
• GM Drivers Say Defect More Widespread Than Thought
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• Capital One Pays $3M To Escape Eavesdropping Class Action
• High Court Says Static Can Sue Lexmark For False Ads
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dinsmore's Joanne Schreiner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Martis Alex
• CFPB Nearing Finish Line On Payday Lending Rules
• Hulu Faces Class Action For Auto-Renewed Subscriptions
• Google Win Threatens End To Privacy Class Actions
• Borrowers Denied Cert. In Sallie Mae Student-Loan Case
• Cirque Du Soleil Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Faxes
• Google, Facebook Won't Speak At Facial Recognition Meeting
• High Court Won't Hear LegalZoom Suit Over Practice Of Law
• US Bank, Insurer Stuck In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Regulators Propose New Standards For Mortgage Appraisers
• Justices Deny Challenge To FCC's Junk Fax Rules
• Chartis, Travelers Sued Over Denied TCPA Suit Coverage
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Perkins Coie's Susan Foster
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker
• Early 2014 CFPB Activity Signals Tough Times
• Fair Lending, Civil Rights Groups Blast Senate Housing Bill
• A Big Year Ahead For The Song-Beverly Credit Card Act
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• FTC Should Probe Disney Sites For COPPA Failures: Group
• CFPB Vows To Overhaul Workplace Fairness After Complaints
• Southwest Settles Credit Card Feud With 18.5K Customers
• Welch Can't Strike 'Scandalous' Claim From Mislabeling Suit
• Cuomo Merger Plan Could Cost Comcast 'Pound Of Flesh'
• FTC Attacks COPPA Preemption In $20M Facebook Ad Appeal
• Fed Win On Swipe Fees Is Pyrrhic Victory For Banks
• Hotwire Settles Class Action Over Hidden Tax, Insurance Fees
• Chase Freed From Overpayment Deletion Class Action
• NYC Releases New Restaurant Grade Rules For Comment
• 'Hits Of The 80s' Not All They're Cracked Up To Be, Suit Says
• GoDaddy Hit With Spam-Text Class Action
• House Bill Would Open Up CFPB Advisory Meetings
• 6th Circ.'s CPSC Inaction Ruling May Help Manufacturers
• DC Circ. OKs Fed's Limits On Debit Card Swipe Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Kristin Myles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Glaser Weil's Patty Glaser
• 7 Lessons From 1st Year Of Decisions Under Comcast
• How To Reduce Risk, Make More Money In Contingency Cases
• New Calif. Chemistry Product Rules: A National Template?
• Telemarketers Try Novel Approaches For TCPA Compliance
• Blue Shield Sued Over Surgery Coverage Denials
• Hello Greets Injunction By Handing Out Free Toothpaste
• Canadian Student-Loan Data Breach Suit Gets Class Cert.
• New French Law OKs Antitrust, Consumer Class Actions
• 9th Circ. Revives Hilton Call-Recording Class Action
• Yahoo Dodges TCPA Class Action Over Email Text Service
• 9th Circ. Tells Experian Customers It Can't Review Arbitration
• Coca-Cola Hit With $5M Class Action Over Deceptive Ads
• NJOY Accused Of Hiding E-Cigs' Health Dangers
• Wal-Mart, Others Dispensed Expired Meds, FCA Suit Says
• NY Bill To Restrict Tesla Sales Advances In Assembly
• Tokio Unit Says Human Remains Cleanup Fraud Not Covered
• Walgreen Blasts Supplement Labeling Claims As Bogus
• CFPB Says Problems Persist In Debt Collection Industry
• Franken Urges DOJ To Mull Net Neutrality In Comcast-TWC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Day Pitney's Beth Sher
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Kathie Brandt
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• An Early History Of The CFPB: Part 2
• DirecTV Class Action Should Be Arbitrated, Panel Hears
• CORRECTED: Stanford, Contractors To Pay $4M To Settle Data Breach Action
• Fitness Tech Co. Hit With False Ad Suit For Recalled Tracker
• FTC Act Should Cover Consumer Behavior Scores, Panel Says
• NJ Recovered $21M For Consumers, Health Providers In 2013
• Digital Music Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Target Off Hook In Credit Card Switch Class Action
• Texas AG Scores Asset Freeze Against 'Diploma Mills'
• FTC Can Sue Tribal Payday Lenders, Judge Says
• AT&T, Apple Email Hack Wasn't Illegal, 3rd Circ. Told
• Time Warner Hit With Suit Over Unsolicited Phone Calls
• Google Escapes Class Cert. In Gmail Scanning Suit
• Alcon Can't Escape Oversize Drug Bottle Class Action
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Nancy Vollertsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Jana Cohen Barbe
• Fla. Senate Approves Ban On E-Cigarette Sales To Minors
• Groups Call On FTC To Police Predictive Consumer Scoring
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Del. Bill Would Mandate Delete-Post Option For Minors
• Duped Dater Says OkCupid Exposed Him To Swindler
• Pa. Rep. Floats Bill To Up Transparency In Power Contracts
• AGs' Pressure On Tobacco Retailers May Lead To More Bans
• An Early History Of The CFPB: Part 1
• Heinz Hides GMO Corn In 'All Natural' Vinegar, Suit Says
• FTC Bashes 'Patent Troll' MPHJ's 1st Amendment Suit
• Yerba Mate Maker Sued For Hiding Sugar Content
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Christine Azar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wolf Greenfield's Helen Lockhart
• Banks In $25B Mortgage Deal Beat Relief Targets: Report
• GE Spinoff Faces DOJ Investigation
• Infomercial Star Trudeau Gets 10 Years For Contempt
• J-M PVC Pipe False Ad Class To Try Again For Certification
• LeClairRyan Snags Ex-Wilson Elser Atty In San Francisco
• LA County, Billing Co. Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• Insureds Benefit From Ill. TCPA Rulings
• EU Moves Ahead On Cellphone Charger Standardization
• Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions Against Meritless Claims
• UBS Hit With Class Action Over Background Check Practices
• Chevron To Settle 'Hot Fuel' MDL For $2.1M
• AXA Pays $20M To End NY Probe Of Annuity Contract Tweaks
• UK Watchdog Slams Telemarketers For Not Identifying Selves
• Debevoise & Plimpton Atty Takes Reins At NJ Law Division
• Apple Ducks False Ad Suit Over Defective IMac Displays
• AGs Push More Pharmacies To Ditch Tobacco After CVS Move
• US Atty Sues Related Cos. Over NYC Apartment Accessibility
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hangley's Ashely Chan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Lori Cohen
• Lufthansa Can't Ground Suit Over Unatoned Cancellations
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• Calif.'s Toxic Products List To Drive US Standards
• Google Wants Email Scanning Info Nixed From Transcript
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Calif. Gov. Sued Over Diverting $369M In Mortgage Relief
• Rockefeller Subpoenas Mobile Messenger Over 'Cramming'
• Yogurt Co. Can't Dodge Action Over 'Cane Juice' Label
• Target Says Security Team Didn't Act On Signs Of Breach
• WSJ Hit With Class Action Over User Data Collection
• Confusion Over FCC's Autodialer Definition Continues
• NAD Refers Diet Supplement Maker's Ad Claims To FTC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Denise Mingrone
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt Kurnit's Victoria Cook
• Bimbo Bakeries False Labeling Class Action Trimmed
• FTC Shuts Down Debt Collector Masquerading As Gov't Unit
• Watchdog Urges T-Mobile To Clarify Phone Upgrade Ads
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Capital One Win In Loan Bias Suit
• EU Parliament Frees Google, Others From Cybersecurity Plan
• Ohio Ratepayers Win Cert. In Duke Energy Antitrust Suit
• Bertucci's Patrons Sue Over ADA Noncompliant Restaurants
• Crusade For Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Continues
• Beverage Makers Owe No Duty To Warn About Alcoholism
• FTC Seeks Input On Child Privacy Protection Program
• SunTrust Can't Shake Homeowner Loan Modification Suit
• Fla. Class Looks To Block Off Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Deal
• DOJ Overstated Mortgage Fraud Crackdown, Watchdog Says
• Neb. Banks Accused Of Charging Customers After Data Breach
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Mary Braza
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Louise Ing
• Class Actions Clash Over Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Settlement
• Big 5 Strikes $1M Deal On ZIP Code Data-Collection Suits
• Instagram Policy Ruling Shows How To Avoid Privacy Suits
• Warranty Claims Busted In Ford Cracked Tailgate Dispute
• Google Gets Claims Trimmed From Android Privacy MDL
• Settlement In Kohl's ZIP Code Action Approved By Judge
• EBay Lies to Sellers, Meddles With Bids, 9th Circ. Hears
• CFPB Shines Spotlight On Education Lending Practices
• Live Nation Ticket Class Action Left Teetering On 1 Claim
• LG, Sears Shed Class Action Over Defective Washers
• FTC To Investigate Herbalife Pyramid-Scheme Claims
• FTC Settles With Security Co. Over Do-Not-Call Violations
• Activist Investor Says Herbalife Is Violating Chinese Law
• Reed Smith Adds Former Dickstein Shapiro Privacy Pro In DC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Barbara Rummel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Katten's Shannon Broome
• Calif. Plaintiffs Bar Sets Sights On Malpractice Cap
• Verizon Can't Duck Case Over Clandestine Call Recording
• FTC OKs Settlement In Rent-To-Own Co. Software Spying Row
• Tesla Cries Foul Over NJ's Direct Consumer Sales Ban
• CPSC's Case Against Craig Zucker: Tip Of An Iceberg?
• 7th Circ. Rules Debt Collectors' 'Settlement' Letters Misleading
• Snyder's-Lance Says 'All-Natural' Snacks Didn't Cost More
• United Asks Judge To Ground Frequent Flier Suit
• British Abortion Provider Penalized For Data Theft
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Revive Nursing Home Class Action
• Calif. Driverless Car Regs Must Protect Privacy, Group Says
• Geico Auto Policyholder Can't Revive Consumer Fraud Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pastor
• Midland Credit Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Practices
• Call Center Tricked Debtors Into Revealing Info, Suit Says
• Justices Again Snub Class Action Standing Question
• Expect More TCPA Class Actions In NY
• Hawaii County Blocked From Compelling GMO Registration
• Safeway Shopper Wins Class Cert. For Contract Breach Claim
• Umpqua Bank Latest To Sue Target Over Data Breach
• 8th Circ. Backs Ban On Car-Accident Health Services Ads
• NJ Condo Developers Can't Flip $4.8M Blocked-View Ruling
• HealthPort Bilked Patients With Med Record Fees, Suit Says
• T-Mobile To Pay $5M To End TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Manatt's Linda Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• Bunn-O-Matic, Water Co. Sued Over Junk Fax Ads
• Justices Want SG's Take On BofA Truth In Savings Act Appeal
• ADR: A Silver Lining In The Legal Industry's New Normal
• Tom's Toothpaste Hit With Class Action Over 'Natural' Claims
• Safeway To Pay $2.3M To End Calif. Counties' Pricing Suit
• Charging For ACA Costs Is Legal Gamble For Restaurants
• Sugar Labeling Case Dismissed In Fla. Over Jurisdiction
• FTC's Brill Pushes For Data Breach Law With Robust Trigger
• Magazine Co. Seeks Reversal Of 9th Circ. $34M FTC Award
• Class Cert. Urged In Caribbean Cruise Line Robocall Row
• House Bill Would Let States Cap Credit Card Rate
• Google Sued Over App Purchases Aimed At Kids
• Call Or Write For FDCPA Notice? Depends On The State
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Edwards Wildman's Brown
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Mitchell
• Slovakian Online Directory Scammers Hit With $9M Judgment
• Ann Taylor Settles ZIP Code Suit, To Offer Vouchers
• How To Avoid Discovery Problems While Using The Cloud
• Class Fights J&J's Bid To Toss 'Natural' Sunscreen Suit
• Justices Told Pom Juice Spat Shouldn't Affect Drug Labels
• Fla., Calif. Retailers Fight No-Surcharge Credit Card Laws
• Privacy Groups Urge FTC To Block Facebook-WhatsApp Deal
• Security Co. ADT Settles With FTC Over Paid Endorsements
• House Bill Reverses Course On Airfare Tax Breakdowns
• Pepsi Faces New Suit Over Hiding Caramel Color Content
• Auto Lending Discrimination Case Highlights Lender Risks
• H&R Block, DOJ Ink Deal Over Web Service Access For Blind
• Comcast Turns 1: Trends In Class Certification
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Squire Sanders' Caroline Noblet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Jill Nicholson
• Emeril, Martha Stewart Sued Over Knockoff Knives
• Nationstar Under Scrutiny Of NY's Top Financial Regulator
• Wells Fargo Settles Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
• FDA Wants Input On Food Labels' Use Of 'Juice' Over 'Sugar'
• Texas Retailers Target No-Surcharge Credit Card Law
• Debt-Collector Rules Clarified By NJ Appellate Court
• Halliburton Case Could Affect Consumer Class Actions
• BakerHostetler Lands Ex-Edwards Wildman Privacy, Media Pro
• Yahoo Says Judge Misapplied FCC Rules In Spam Text Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Anna Shimko
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
• US Tells High Court To Nix 9th Circ. Coke Labeling Ruling
• Senate Rejects Contentious DOJ Civil Rights Chief Nominee
• HSBC Dodges State Law Claims In Overdraft Fee MDL
• Where Point-Of-Sale Data Collection Litigation Is Headed
• Reed Smith Snags DLA Piper Privacy Litigation Chair
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Venable Lures Consumer Products Atty From Arnold & Porter
• Christie's Is Auctioning Dubious Basquiat Art, $1M Suit Says
• Google Slams Media's Bid To Keep Docs Public In Gmail Case
• FDA Delays Menu Labeling Changes Until End Of Year
• CFPB Mortgage Lender Data Will Be Useful To Public
• Details Emerge On Ruling Nixing Sony's Cyber Coverage
• 100K Borrowers Seek Cert. In Sallie Mae Student-Loan Case
• TD Didn't Curb Overdraft Fees After $62M Deal, Suit Says
• $3.9T Budget Is Mixed Bag For Consumer Protection Agencies
• Mobile Messaging Cos. To Settle Text Cramming Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Palmina Fava
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Liz Thomas
• As Legal Profession Evolves, GCs Outpace The Norm
• 9th Circ. Neuters Plaintiff-Favored 'Shine The Light' Law
• Goldman Sachs Escapes HAMP Suit, Ocwen Still Fighting
• Student Loan Collection Co. Accused Of Deceptive Practices
• FDA Looks To Social Media To Monitor Product Hazards
• Smucker False-Ad Plaintiff's $3M Attys' Fees Get Stomped
• DOJ Focuses On ADA Compliance In The Digital Age
• Cert. Sought In Plimus 'Unlimited Downloads' Fraud Case
• Feds Probe PNC Over Mortgage Loans, Potential Fraud
• Philip Morris Beats Cert. Bid In Marlboro Lights Fraud Suit
• UK Regulator Says Corp., Income Tax Rules Apply To Bitcoin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's Barbara Borden
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Rhonda Trotter
• Fat Loss Pill Maker Defeats Cert. Bid In False Ad Suit
• Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill Gets Backing In Congress
• Risk Analysis Is A Valid, Valuable Tool For Litigators
• Ear-Cleaning Product Marketer Accused Of False Advertising
• NY Launches Regs Targeting Tax Preparer Fraud
• Dentons Brings On Ex-CFPB Senior Counsel
• Bogus 'Derived From Beet' Ads Duping Buyers, Suit Says