Consumer Protection

  • March 10, 2025

    Mercedes Wins In Mich. Trial Over SUV Fire That Killed 2

    A Michigan state jury has sided with automaker Mercedes-Benz in a lawsuit over its GL450, one of which caught fire following a head-on collision, killing a mother and her 9-year-old daughter and leaving a son and father, a former University of Wisconsin basketball coach, with lifelong injuries.

  • March 10, 2025

    Tech Co. Beats Shareholder Suit Over Phony Amazon Reviews

    A New York federal judge dismissed a securities class action against Chinese software company Tuya Inc., ruling that the registration statement for Tuya's initial public offering was not misleading for failing to disclose that some of its merchant customers procured fake reviews on Amazon.

  • March 10, 2025

    OCC Nixes Supervisory Hurdle For Banks' Crypto Biz

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has told banks that they no longer need to obtain a nonobjection from the regulator to push forward with crypto plans, reaffirming interpretations issued under the first Trump administration and rescinding a Biden-era supervisory requirement for crypto activities.

  • March 10, 2025

    Advocacy Orgs. Slam FCC's '60 Minutes' Probe As Unfounded

    The FCC "has denied requests alleging much worse" than CBS' choice to edit down then-Vice President Kamala Harris' "60 Minutes" interview, says an advocacy group that is asking the agency to kill its probe into whether the network committed "news distortion."

  • March 10, 2025

    Ski Resort Buy Deemed Illegal In Precedential NY AG Win

    New York's attorney general celebrated a precedent-setting antitrust win Monday, faulting a ski mountain operator for buying a rival just to shut it down.

  • March 10, 2025

    FTC Wants Pause On Noncompete Appeals, Pending Decision

    The Federal Trade Commission is asking two circuit courts to pause their reviews of its ban on noncompete clauses, saying it needs time to reconsider whether it actually wants to defend the rule.

  • March 10, 2025

    FCC Allows Higher Power Level For SpaceX Mobile Coverage

    The Federal Communications Commission relaxed technical limits on SpaceX's new satellite-based backup for T-Mobile service, as long as it controls possible harmful signal interference to other network users.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Wants In On Invisalign Monopoly Arguments At 9th Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Justice wants to be there when orthodontists and consumers who purchased clear teeth aligners face off with the company behind Invisalign at the Ninth Circuit next month, so it can tell the appellate judges where the lower court went wrong in killing their monopoly suits.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Defends Musk's Influence Against States' Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice is defending Elon Musk's influence in the federal government against a constitutional challenge brought by 14 states, telling D.C. federal court that the "special government employee" does not occupy an official office that would be subject to the Constitution's appointments clause.

  • March 10, 2025

    Kia Hit With Pa. Class Claims Over Engine Defects In 2 Models

    Kia has been hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court alleging that the automaker's recall for more than 137,000 Kia Soul and Seltos models from between 2021 and 2023 didn't go far enough to remedy damages felt by vehicle owners over engine issues.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Accuses Live Nation Of 'Delay Tactics' In Antitrust Suit

    U.S. Department of Justice officials have urged a New York federal judge to issue an order compelling Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to produce documents held by several executives, accusing the company of using "delay tactics" in the lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior since merging with Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC in 2010.

  • March 10, 2025

    Sig Sauer To Appeal $2.3M Accidental Fire Verdict

    Sig Sauer said Monday that it plans to appeal a $2.35 million verdict it lost to a Georgia man who claimed that a defect in its popular P320 pistol caused him to accidentally shoot himself after a federal judge declined the company's bid for a new trial.

  • March 10, 2025

    Public Interest Groups Seek Revamped FCC Subsidy

    Advocates for federal broadband aid urged the Federal Communications Commission to support a revamp of the universal service program to make it work like the now-defunct Affordable Connectivity Program's subsidy for low-income families.

  • March 10, 2025

    SEC Leaves Meme Coin Fraud For Other Cops To Chase

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff's decision to say that so-called meme coins are beyond the agency's purview is a welcome change from past practices, experts say, but the devil is in the details when it comes to policing fraud and helping consumers recover when projects go bust.

  • March 10, 2025

    NY AG Sues Allstate Unit Over Pair Of Data Breaches

    Allstate unit National General Insurance Co. was sued Monday by New York Attorney General Letitia James over two data breaches in 2020 and 2021, saying the company failed to safeguard sensitive data or inform customers.

  • March 10, 2025

    Iowa Opposes Vapers' Bid To Block E-Cig Regulation

    The state of Iowa on Monday urged a federal court to deny a motion from a group of vape interests seeking to block enforcement of a newly enacted law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarette products that lack federal authorization.

  • March 10, 2025

    Hagens Berman Comms With Ghosting Client Kept Privileged

    Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP doesn't have to turn over texts and emails with a client who disappeared from a putative class action against Apple and Amazon, a Washington federal judge has ruled, despite the tech giants' accusations that the firm lied about those communications.

  • March 10, 2025

    FanDuel Slams 'Baseless' Suit From Jaguars Fraudster

    FanDuel is looking to squash a lawsuit filed by a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee jailed for embezzling millions from the team, slamming the man's "baseless" and "farfetched" claims that the online sportsbook preyed on his addiction and enabled his crimes.

  • March 10, 2025

    Comerica Sued Over Interest Earned On Gov't Benefits Cards

    Comerica Bank was hit with a proposed class action Friday claiming that the bank is not entitled to keep interest it earns on Social Security and other federal benefits Comerica distributes through government benefits cards.

  • March 10, 2025

    Ex-Magellan CEO Pleads Guilty Over Faulty Lead Tests

    The former CEO of Magellan Diagnostics Inc. admitted Monday to selling faulty devices that tested blood lead levels, the final of three defendants to plead guilty ahead of a jury trial scheduled for April.

  • March 07, 2025

    As Key Hearing Looms, CFPB Emails Hint At Signs Of Life

    Recent batches of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau internal emails hint at early, fumbling efforts to bring parts of the agency back online, but whether these flickers of life will undercut an employee union's fight to keep the agency intact remains to be seen.

  • March 07, 2025

    FDA Can Take Eli Lilly Weight Loss Drug Off Shortage List

    A Texas federal judge has refused to issue an injunction that would allow compounding pharmacies to produce a lucrative weight loss drug, ruling that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was within its authority when it removed the medication from the drug shortage list.

  • March 07, 2025

    Trump DOJ Agrees: Google Must Sell Chrome Browser

    The Department of Justice on Friday reiterated to a D.C. federal judge that Google should have to divest the Chrome browser to give rival search engines a fighting chance against its illegal monopoly, but backed off its previous request that Google sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies.

  • March 07, 2025

    9th Circ. Open To Reviving Monsanto Expiration Label Fight

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Friday to reviving a proposed class action over expiration dates on Monsanto's Roundup pesticides, but two judges were skeptical of claims against a distributor, which the distributor's counsel argued could open the floodgates of litigation.

  • March 07, 2025

    Orlando Health Can't Duck Suit Over Sharing Of Patients' Data

    A Florida federal judge has refused to release Orlando Health Inc. from a proposed class action accusing it of unlawfully sharing patients' private information with Meta Platforms and Google through ad tracking software, allowing several wiretap and contract claims to proceed while axing a single invasion of privacy allegation.

Expert Analysis

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • What Banks Need To Know About Trump's Executive Orders

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    While the numerous executive orders and memos from the last few weeks don't touch on many of the issues the banking industry expected the Trump administration to address, banks still need to pay attention to the flurry of orders from strategic, compliance and operational perspectives, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • 6 Tips For Cos. To Comply With Influencer Gifting Rules

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    A January decision in a National Advertising Division case concerning Revolve Group provides new insights on how the NAD expects companies to manage certain influencer campaigns, including preapproving posts before they go live and considering how they present the disclosure instructions to influencers, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • 4 Potential Effects Of 3rd Circ.'s Coinbase Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent landmark decision in Coinbase v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the SEC's refusal to engage in rulemaking to clarify its stance on crypto enforcement was "insufficiently reasoned" could have wide-ranging impacts, including on other cases, legislation and even the SEC's reputation itself, says Daniel Payne at Cole-Frieman.

  • Improving Comms Between Trial Attys And Tech Witnesses

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    In major litigation involving complex technology, attorneys should employ certain strategies to collaborate with companies' technical personnel more effectively to enhance both the attorney's understanding of the subject matter and the expert's ability to provide effective testimony in court, say attorneys at Buchalter.

  • CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • National Bank Act Rulings Facilitate More Preemption Analysis

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    Two recent National Bank Act preemption decisions from an Illinois federal court and the Ninth Circuit provide the first applications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in Cantero v. Bank of America, opening the potential for several circuit courts to address the issue this year, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • What NHTSA's Autonomous Vehicle Proposal Means For Cos.

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    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recently proposed framework for review and oversight of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems offers companies a more flexible, streamlined approach to regulatory approvals for AVs, including new exemption pathways, assessments by independent experts and other innovations, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Tips For Pharma-Biotech Overlap Reporting In New HSR Form

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    While there’s no secret recipe for reporting overlaps to the Federal Trade Commission in the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act form, there are several layers of considerations for all pharma-biotech companies and counsel to reflect on internally before reporting on any deal, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Complying With Calif. Price-Gouging Law After LA Fires

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    The recent tragic Los Angeles fires have brought attention to the state's sometimes controversial price-gouging protections, and every California business should keep the law's requirements in mind, despite the debate over whether these statutes help consumers, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • Aviation Watch: Litigation Liabilities After DC Air Tragedy

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    While it will likely take at least a year before the National Transportation Safety Board determines a probable cause for the Jan. 29 collision between a helicopter and a jet over Washington, D.C., the facts so far suggest the government could face litigation claims, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

  • How Cos. Can Use Data Clean Rooms To Address Privacy

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    Implementing comprehensive administrative controls, security processes and vendor management systems are vital steps for businesses leveraging data clean rooms for privacy compliance, especially given the Federal Trade Commission's warnings of complicated user privacy implications, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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