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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • September 29, 2026

    P&G Calif. Buyers Nab Class Cert. In Tampon Lead Suit

    A California federal judge Tuesday certified a class of consumers who allege that the Procter & Gamble Co. failed to disclose that its tampons contain unsafe amounts of lead.

  • September 29, 2026

    Social Media Cos., Teens Spar Over Evidence Ahead Of Trials

    Social media companies and teens who allege the companies harmed their mental health sparred in California state court Tuesday over what evidence jurors will hear in an upcoming round of bellwether trials, including whether jurors should hear purported instances of domestic violence in the teens' home lives.

  • September 29, 2026

    Zillow Must Face Realtors' Antitrust Suit Over Referral Terms

    A Washington federal judge Monday refused to throw out a proposed class action accusing Zillow of bullying realtors into buying its software and steering clients toward its home loan services, saying the plaintiff agents have adequately alleged they had "no choice" but to play along to get homebuyer referrals.  

  • September 29, 2026

    Geico Call Class Sunk After Plaintiff Tosses Phone In River

    A Maryland federal judge has refused to certify a class of thousands of insurance claimants who received allegedly unauthorized prerecorded medical appointment reminders from a scheduling vendor retained by Geico, finding that factors such as the plaintiff's decision to throw his cellphone into the Mississippi River made him an inadequate class representative.

  • September 29, 2026

    OpenAI Knew AI Was Rogue Before Hugging Face, Suit Says

    A public interest law nonprofit sued OpenAI in California state court Tuesday, seeking to hold the ChatGPT maker liable for a July cyberattack on Hugging Face, arguing OpenAI "straightforwardly violated California law" by failing to rein in hundreds of rogue AI agents that OpenAI knew were running amok without proper safeguards.

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