Consumer Protection Archive » January, 2022

Consumer Protection - January, 2022

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• Best Buy Shoppers Get Final OK For Deal With Hacked Vendor
• Suit Says 'Sticky' Beretta Gunstocks Are Defective
• DOJ Tells DC Circ. To Reassemble States' Facebook Claims
• Juul Loses Bid To Dodge Tribes' Claims In Vape MDL
• Wegmans Whips Vanilla Cake Mix False Ad Suit, For Now
• Insurer Sues Holiday Inn Operator To Avoid Disability Bias Suit
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• Attys Ask For $27.5M In Apple Warranty Class Settlement
• Noncustomers Get Class Cert. In Citibank Robocall Dispute
• Facebook Inks Deal To End Advertiser's False Ad Suit
• CVS Drug Buyers Ask 9th Circ. For Redo Of $121M Trial
• Sacramento's Wells Fargo Suit Wilts After Oakland Pulled Plug
• GM Gets Most Claims Clipped In Oil-Guzzling Engine Suit
• 4 Opinions That Shaped Justice Breyer's Media Legacy
• Target Wants 'Oil-Free' Cosmetics Labeling Suit Pruned
• Texas Justices To Decide Fate Of VW, Audi Parent Cos. Suits
• Drugmakers Won't Get Discovery From Valisure In Zantac MDL
• Key Takeaways From The New Onslaught Of FCRA Filings
• Phantom Debt Schemers Ghosted Feds, CFPB Says
• Groups Restart Lawsuit Seeking Chemours PFAS Tests
• Hiring Co. Hit With BIPA Suit Over Video Interview Tech
• Prepare For FTC's Expanded Use Of Gramm-Leach-Bliley
• FCC Upholds $22K Fine On Factory Signal Jammer
• Macy's Gets Claims Trimmed In Facial-Data Privacy MDL
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• Evenflo Escapes Deceptive Marketing Booster Seat MDL
• FTC Says Social Media Is A 'Gold Mine' For Crypto Scammers
• Breyer's Departure Opens Door For More Reliable Privacy Vote
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Attys Seek $150K Fee Award In Cannabis Cos.' TCPA Deal
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Breyer Leaving A Moderate's Mark On Antitrust Law
• Chicken Of The Sea Buyers Win OK Of $40M Price-Fix Deals
• FCC Kicks Off Study For Broadband 'Nutrition Labels'
• Customer Drops Claims Uber Eats Overcharged Sales Tax
• Bessemer Trust Favors Proprietary Funds, Class Action Says
• Fed. Court Should've Dropped NJ Cable Fight, 3rd Circ. Told
• All Pa. Counties Join $26B Opioid Deal Over DAs' Objections
• Facebook Data Antitrust Suits Get New Judge
• Vision Biz To Pay $3.5M For Violating Contact Lens Rule
• Privacy Groups Push 'Fourth Amendment Not For Sale' Bill
• Robinhood Defeats Investors' 'Meme Stock' Claims
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• Intel Must Face Trimmed Microprocessor Security Flaw Suit
• Illinois Man Accuses Online Tribal Lenders of Predatory Loans
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Wash. AG's Antitrust Probe Ends 'Sold By Amazon' Program
• FCC Updates Political Ad Record-Keeping Rules
• Del. Bankruptcy Ruling Sparks Rethink On Student Loan Debt
• UHS Investors Get $2.5M Fees After 'Audacious' $5.7M Bid
• Rep. Says Transparency Bills Can Lead To Privacy Gains
• EPA Declines To Switch Up Ethylene Oxide Risk Calculation
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• Ky. BIPA Copycat Bill Could Usher In Class Action Tsunami
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• CFPB Puts Financial 'Junk Fees' In Crosshairs
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Google Must Face Trimmed Ariz. Suit Over Location Tracking
• Attys Say 11th Circ. FDCPA Ruling Could Harm Their Practices
• Monster Wants Quarles & Brady DQ'd From False Ad Row
• NY Senate OKs Ex-Obama Adviser To Be Top Financial Cop
• Walmart Says Vans' Injunction Bid Risks 'Tremendous Losses'
• Annie's Beats 'Slack Fill' Suit Over Bunny Fruit Snacks
• Google Gets Partial Win In Mobile App Privacy Case
• $11M Deal With Chicken Buyers Gets Final OK
• 'Star Trek' Game Maker Wins Bid To Arbitrate Fraud Suit
• The Insys Case Made History. Why An Exec's Appeal May Not
• Mass. Probes BlackRock, Vanguard In Mutual Fund Tax Sweep
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Security Deposit Insurer To Issue Refunds, Md. AG Says
• Supplement Biz Says Rival Lies About Toxic Ingredients
• WhatsApp Rebuffs Bid To Halt Immunity Denial For High Court
• Sheet Buyer Class Certified In Macy's Thread-Count Suit
• Mass. Labor Atty Suing Uber, Whole Foods Launches AG Bid
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Venable Beats $11M Suit Alleging It Duped Facebook Investors
• Tearful Uber Worker Defends Accessibility Efforts At ADA Trial
• NY Banking Agency Pick Pledges 'Rigorous' Fintech Oversight
• VW AG Beats Defective Braking Suit, But Audi Stalls In Court
• BofA Customer Seeks Class Cert. In Botched Bankruptcy Suit
• Pharma Cos. Get Bystolic Generic Delay Claims Tossed
• FCC Inks Internet Affordability Rules Despite GOP Fraud Fears
• App Bill Has 'Unintended Consequences,' Policy Group Warns
• Cases To Know As Mass. Securities Regulator Eyes 8th Term
• Last-Minute Deal Moots Lyft Assault Case At Ill. High Court
• Online Subscriptions Face New Calif. Arbitration Standard
• BofA Overdraft Fees Deal Nets Class Counsel $25M
• Debt Collection Fraud Suit Over, Judge Says No Harm Done
• Texas AG, 3 Others Sue Google Over Location Tracking
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• 5 Banks Must Face Jury Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Claims
• EFinancial Seizes On TCPA Safe Harbor To Shake Calling Suit
• Uber Can't Use Lyft Win To Beat Wheelchair-Accessibility Trial
• Investor Claims Robinhood Concealed Downturn Before IPO
• Calif. Ends Price-Fixing Fight With Japanese Auto Parts Co.
• DHL Beats Claim It Overcharged Garden State Residents
• Roundup Buyers Seek Up To $45M Economic Loss Settlement
• Online Broker Appeals Oregon's Win Over Real Estate Fees
• Customer Says Dollar Bank Policy Should've Halted $4M Scam
• Sex Assault Victim Can Sue Alaska Hospital Over Leaked Data
• NYU Trims COVID Suit But Can't Ditch Campus Fees Claims
• VW To Pay $3.5M To Settle Ohio Emissions Tampering Claims
• Yandex Cuts Deal Ending Russian Self-Preferencing Case
• FCC Looks To Ink Apartment Internet Choice Rule
• House Climate Deception Probe Ensnares Oil Co. Directors
• Atty In Mask Suit To Seek Ethics Opinion Over Fronting Fees
• Fed Hints At Digital Dollar Approach As Debate Stage Set
• Geico Gets Pandemic Insurance Refund Suit Cut, For Now
• CFPB To Inspect College In-House Lending After Past Abuses
• Sutter Judge 'Optimistic' Virus Won't Further Delay Jury Trial
• OCC Lifts Wells Fargo Add-On Product Consent Order
• Honda Secures $2.9M Deal To End Acura Touch-Screen Suit
• Baby Pillow Co. 'Refusing' CPSC's Recall Ask After Deaths
• 9th Circ. Rejects Pre-Scandal VW Car Owners' Damages Fight
• DraftKings Settles Claims By Gamblers' Spouses In MDL
• Alsup Mulls $113M Atty Fees In $454M Glumetza Antitrust Deal
• FTC Highlights Agency's Identity Theft Protections
• Flagstar Fined $3.6M By OCC Over Flood Act Compliance
• 6 Maura Healey Cases To Know As Gov. Campaign Launches
• Charter Seeks 1st Circ. Redo Over Pro Rata Cable Law
• EPA Must Close PFAS Reporting Loopholes, Suit Says
• Uber's 'Accessibility Problem' Goes To Bench Trial In Calif.
• Delaware Justices Doubtful Of Solar Co.'s Coverage Bid
• CFPB Report Offers Pro-Diversity Tips For Financial Firms
• Insurers Must Hand Over Info To $200M Verdict Winners
• 5th Circ. Told CFPB Structure Is 'Blatantly Unconstitutional'
• Bank Co. Says Insurers Must Cover Losses After $88M Deal
• Menswear Firm Bonobos Gets Data Breach Class Action Nixed
• Drugmakers Want Discovery From Valisure In Zantac MDL
• Ill. COVID-19 Testing Cos. Falsified Results, Minn. AG Says
• CFPB Official Floats Revisiting Earned-Wage Access Guidance
• Fraudster Ex-SEC Lawyer Has A New Con, Wall St. Cop Says
• Nestle Says Coffee-Mate Buyers Misjudged Serving Size
• 'Gold Hawgs' Crypto Exec Hogged Investments, SEC Says
• FTC Cracks Down On COVID Ad Claims Amid Omicron Surge
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Goodwin Nabs Cyber Pro To Boost Incident Response Arsenal
• Canadian Model Wants $50M Allergan Unit Suit To Proceed
• Texas AG Sues Google Over 'Misleading' DJ Endorsements
• Gilead Says Counterfeit Ring Swiped Its HIV Drug Branding
• Marsh McLennan Employee Data Breach Suit Gets Tossed
• Sutter Calls Class' Bid For Chief Judge Intervention 'Improper'
• SEC Seeks $338K From Adviser Who Lost Investors Millions
• 9th Circ. Keeps Herschend Unit In Suit Over Fatal Boat Crash
• Firms Reduce Fee Bid In Virus Suit After Rutgers Challenge
• Charter Forces Most Cable 'Bait-And-Switch' Claims Into Arb.
• Dems Unveil Bill Banning Surveillance Advertising
• Investors Sue Pawnshop Co. After CFPB Enforcement Action
• 4th Circ. Frees Six Flags In Attendee's Slide Injury Suit
• Google Play Antitrust Cases Set For January 2023 Trial
• When Fair Notice Precludes Punitive Damages
• Sirius Wins Bid To Arbitrate False Advertising Claims In NJ
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Farming Co. Says John Deere Is Monopolizing Repair Market
• States Ask DC Circ. To Revive Facebook Antitrust Case
• DC Circ. Wary Of Students' Bid For COVID Tuition Refunds
• CFPB Gets Payday Rule Rollback Challenge Tossed
• Airports Urge FCC, FAA To Further Delay Looming 5G Rollout
• Linkedin Divvied Up Market With Facebook, Suit Says
• Judge Limits Tolling On Retailer Claims In HIV Generics Suit
• Drivers Denied Class Cert. In VW Preproduction Cars Suit
• Apple Sued For Fraud Over Headphone Charging Capacity
• UK Watchdog Investigating 'Greenwashing' In Fashion
• Apple Reaches $14.8M Deal To End ICloud Storage Class Suit
• 'Pharma Bro No More' Shkreli Gets Industry Ban, To Pay $65M
• Ranbaxy Wants Equal Trial Time In 'Bet The Company' MDL
• 'Someone Is Going To Get Sick': Sutter Judge Eyes Later Trial
• OCC Chief Calls For Bank-Like Rules For Stablecoin Issuers
• Chamber, State Groups Press Congress To Pass Privacy Law
• FTC Should Rethink Market Issues In Facebook Case
• Tribe-Linked Lenders Hit With 2nd RICO Suit Over Loans
• Accellion May Pay $8M For Data Breach That Spooked BigLaw
• 5 Advertising Law Trends To Watch
• Philly Wedding Venue Urges Arbitration Over COVID Claims
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Defining Debt-Threat Letter Class A Tall Order, Court Told
• Navient Reaches $1.85B Deal To End Student Lending Probes
• NSO Gearing Up To Take WhatsApp Hack Fight To High Court
• Calif. Courts Can't Bar New Prop 65 Suits, 9th Circ. Told
• GOP Bill Would Ban Digital-Dollar Consumer Accounts At Fed
• Google Escapes Two Claims In Audio Device Privacy Suit
• FCC Chair Aims To Tighten Rules On Telecom Data Breaches
• Pot Giant Canopy Growth Hit With ADA Suit Over Website
• CTIA Launches 5G Security Test Bed
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• Walgreens Sued Over 'Maximum Strength' Pain Relief Claims
• Supplement Co. Inks $1.7M Deal Ending Toxic Drink Claims
• Sutter Antitrust Trial Must Go On Despite COVID, Judge Told
• E-Trade To Pay $350K After FINRA Flags Oversight Weakness
• Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes To Be Sentenced Sept. 26
• Online Fishing Retailer Hit With Privacy Class Action
• Reps. Turn Up Heat On Children's Privacy Law Safe Harbors
• FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid
• Plum Organics Can't Ditch Toxic Baby Food Claims
• Oil Cos. Must Pay $50M WWII Site Cleanup Bill, 9th Circ. Told
• Coinbase Must Face Claims Over Dogecoin Sweepstakes Ads
• US Warns Of Russian Cyberattacks On Critical Infrastructure
• SEC Fines NJ Hedge Fund $375K Over Fees, Improper Policies
• Pop-Tarts Don't Promise Fresh Fruit, Kellogg's Tells Court
• Lawmakers Look To Advance Big Tech, Antitrust Bills
• Google Beats Parents' ​​'Loot Box' Gambling Suit For Good
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Google's $13M Street View Deal
• Google Advertisers Can't Get Cert. In Revived Click-Fraud Suit
• Confection Maker Dodges Claims It Fudged Package Amounts
• McKinsey Deal Not Enough For Opioid Costs, Mass. Suit Says
• Wawa Workers Don't Want Release In $12M Data Breach Deal
• High Court Orders Rethink Of $9.7M Award After TransUnion
• SEC Urged To Look At Big Picture Before Holding CCOs Liable
• Public Records Site Tells 4th Circ. It's Immune In FCRA Suit
• Senate Faces Pressure To Staff Up Trio Of Tech Agencies
• Robinhood Fights 'Meme Stock' Claims As Apex Gets A Win
• T-Mobile Forces Arbitration Of $240K 'SIM-Swap' Scam Suit
• Boeing, Southwest Ask 5th Circ. To Void 737 Max RICO Class
• Court Won't Block, Enforce Pa. Senate Voter Info Demand Yet
• Students Sue Top Schools For Fixing Financial Aid Offerings
• High Court Won't Hear Off-Label Ad Suit Against Taro
• High Court Won't Weigh $425M Equifax Data Breach Deal
• Ex-Venable Consumer Finance Partner Jumps To Blank Rome
• Calif. Gov. Signs Order Barring COVID Test Price-Gouging
• Aerospace Engineering Expert Can Testify In GM Engine Suit
• Ex-Theranos COO May Face Trial Delay Due To COVID Surge
• Floyd Mayweather, Kim Kardashian Sued Over Crypto Promos
• Microsoft Says State Claim Also Doomed In Data Sharing Row
• FTC Asks Ga. Court To Halt $550M FleetCor Deception Case
• Juul Execs Again Get Bellwether Claims Trimmed In Vape MDL
• FDIC Chair's Exit Likely To Boost Biden's Banking Agenda
• Attys Aim To Toss Amended Claims Over Process Service
• Walgreens' Settlement History Will Stay Out Of SF Opioid Row
• Retailers Must Start Preparing For New Business Privacy Laws
• Tribal-Owned E-Lender Sued Over 'Predatory' High Rates
• Suit Says Vehicle Cameras Violate Ill. Biometric Privacy Law
• Canadian Watchdog Fines Keurig $3M Over Recycling Claims
• Mass. Appeals Panel Lets Insurers Avoid $7M TCPA Coverage
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC: December Edition
• States Seek To Revive Trump Lead-Drinking Water Deadlines
• 5 Privacy Law Predictions For 2022
• FTC Inks Deal To Halt Loan Site's Alleged Data Misuse
• Wesson Oil False-Ad Class Wants Atty Fees Cut To Keep Deal
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Constitution, Arbitration Fights Start 2022
• 9th Circ. Won't Reverse WhatsApp Hack Immunity Denial
• Walmart, Belkin Want Router Speed Suit Booted To Arbitration
• Byrne Mocks 'Hand Waving' In Dominion's Defamation Suit
• Rutgers Blasts $1.6M Fee Bid In COVID-19 Fee Refund Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rips 3rd Circ. Over Faxed Survey TCPA Ruling
• Buyer Says Ex-Tuna Exec On Hook For Price-Fixing Claims
• Wells Fargo's $40M Deal With Foreclosed Homeowners OK'd
• Nonprofit Taps Ex-FTC Official To Run Online Privacy Program
• FCC Will Take On ISP Labels, Political Ad Rules This Month
• State Farm Suit Puts Amazon In Hot Water Over Faulty Bidet
• Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Rhode Island Water Utility
• Key 2021 Cases On Standing In Product Defect Class Actions
• Mayer Brown Lures Ex-FTC Fintech Specialist To DC Office
• Fla. Court Stays $1B Herbalife Fraud Suit Pending Calif. Deal
• Lender Hit With Fraud Suit For Charging 700% Interest Rate
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• 5th Circ. Critical Of DOL In Data-For-Insurance ERISA Case
• CFPB Calls Out Credit Bureaus Amid Rise In Complaints
• FTC Sees Explosive Robocall Growth, Driven By 'Spoofing'
• Apple Crushes 'Loot Box' Gambling Suit For Good
• NY AG Says 1.1M Compromised By 'Credential Stuffing' Hacks
• Stockholders Sue AmerisourceBergen In Del. Over Opioids
• FTC Nabs $675K Win Against NY Finance Co.
• Teva Urges Judge To Limit Walgreens, CVS Antitrust Claims
• Colorado's AG Targeting Robotexts, Social Platforms In 2022
• SC Johnson Sued Over Ziploc's Food Preservation Claims
• 4 Takeaways From Elizabeth Holmes' Fraud Verdict
• Facebook's Meta Rebrand Fuels Kids' Data Harvesting Suit
• Ill. Panel Won't Toss Or Transfer Conagra Cooking Spray Suits
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Decertify Classes In Gearshift MDL
• 1st Circ. Reinstates Maine's Pro Rata Cable Law
• Biden Reups Slate Of Nominations, Including FTC, FCC Picks
• Attys Seek $8.1M In Fees In Wells Fargo Foreclosure Deal
• Hair Product Biz Secures $5.2M Deal To End Hair Loss Claims
• Minn. Big Oil Climate Suit Follows Big Tobacco Blueprint
• AdventHealth Settles DOJ Case Over Deaf Patient Care
• Dick's Sporting Goods Says Class Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• AG, USDA Vow Action On Market Abuses In Meat Industry
• Giants, Jets Sued For Playing In NJ Despite New York Names
• NY AG Scores $6M Fraud Deal With Metals Investment Firm
• Jury Convicts Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Of Fraud
• Holmes Jury Tells Judge It's Deadlocked On 3 Of 11 Counts
• 2021 ESG Litigation Offers Pointers For The Year Ahead
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• The Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2022
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• Food And Beverage Policy Trends To Track This Year
• 5 Global Data Protection Trends To Watch In 2022
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