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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • June 30, 2026

    Last 'Big 6' Advertiser Settles FTC Group Boycott Claims

    The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement Tuesday resolving claims that Havas Media Group USA LLC colluded with other advertising agencies to demonetize "disfavored political viewpoints" using brand safety standards, making Havas the last of the industry's "Big Six" to cut deals in the sweeping campaign against alleged censorship of conservatives.

  • June 30, 2026

    CFPB's Slimmer Small-Biz Data Rule Cements End To 2 Suits

    Kentucky banks and a lender trade group have dropped their parallel lawsuits over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Biden-era small business loan reporting requirements, citing the agency's scaled-back version of the requirements that went into effect Tuesday.

  • June 30, 2026

    Geico, Drivers Seek Final OK Of Deal Over Injury Coverage

    Geico and a class of hundreds of drivers asked a Washington federal court Tuesday to approve a settlement in a dispute over whether the insurer improperly withheld drivers' personal injury protection coverage by asserting they reached "maximum medical improvement."

  • June 30, 2026

    Eversource, Avangrid Say Conn. Grid Law Is Unconstitutional

    Eversource Energy and Avangrid have accused Connecticut officials of violating the U.S. Constitution's supremacy, takings and contracts clauses by enacting a 2025 state law that forces utilities to participate in a regional power grid, arguing the state cannot meddle with their two-decade-old, federally approved voluntary memberships.

  • June 30, 2026

    Patients Say Colo. Health Network Didn't Secure HIV Data

    A Colorado healthcare organization that operates as the state's largest source of services and programs for people impacted by HIV did not protect patients' private information in a cyberattack, according to three proposed class actions filed in state court.

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