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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 29, 2026

    Parsing The Lowest SEC Enforcement Stats In Over A Decade

    Statistics show that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a historically low number of enforcement actions during Paul Atkins' first full fiscal year as chairman, delivering on his promise to reduce enforcement in program areas focused on recordkeeping and other technical violations, say attorneys at Covington.

  • October 29, 2026

    FTC, States Allege Toast Trapped Restaurants With Fees

    The Federal Trade Commission and eight states sued Toast Inc. on Thursday, accusing the restaurant software company of saddling restaurants with hidden fees, failing to provide promised customer support and making it difficult to cancel its services.

  • October 29, 2026

    Barnes & Thornburg Adds DC, NY Product Liability Partners

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday it has hired two litigation partners who will work with product liability and mass torts matters in New York and Washington, D.C.

  • October 29, 2026

    1st. Circ. Seeks Mass. Justices' Input On USAA Rate Row

    The First Circuit asked Massachusetts' highest court to weigh in on a suit by service members alleging USAA improperly considered their military pay grade when issuing auto insurance policies, finding the dispute implicates questions of state law.

  • October 29, 2026

    CFPB Faces 2nd Suit Over Bid To 'Erase' Fair Lending Rules

    One of the nation's oldest civil rights groups Thursday sued to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent rollback of longstanding federal protections against lending discrimination, widening the ongoing legal battle against the controversial rule change.

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