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Latest News in Consumer Protection
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April 21, 2026
ProMedica Wins Bid To Unseal Gov't Probe Briefs In FCA Suit
Nursing home operator ProMedica Health Systems Inc. has succeeded in its bid to unseal government briefs in a whistleblower case over alleged problems caused by understaffing at its facilities, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling that a presumption of openness with court records trumped the government's concerns about disclosure of its investigative methods.
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April 21, 2026
NM Couple Plead Guilty To Selling Vietnam Jewelry As Navajo
A New Mexico husband and wife have admitted in North Carolina federal court to importing counterfeit Native American jewelry from Vietnam and marketing it to U.S. buyers as genuine handmade Navajo pieces, according to federal prosecutors and court documents.
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April 21, 2026
Meta Denies Knowing Of Social Media Pump-And-Dump Ads
Meta Platforms Inc. had no knowledge of alleged pump-and-dump scam advertisements on its social media platforms, it has said, urging a California federal judge to dismiss a suit seeking to hold the tech company responsible for losses from the scams.
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April 21, 2026
HVAC Cos. Accused Of Price-Fixing, Manipulation
Seven HVAC companies, including Rheem, Trane, Carrier, Lennox and Bosch, engaged in price-fixing and inventory manipulation using the COVID-19 pandemic as a cover, an HVAC contractor alleged in a civil antitrust suit filed in Michigan federal court.
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April 21, 2026
Feds Say Pot Foes Lack Standing To Stop CMS Hemp Program
Federal health regulators have told a D.C. federal judge that anti-pot advocates' attempt to block a program to ease access for Medicare beneficiaries to federally legal hemp products that have small amounts of THC was not bolstered by the addition of a pharmaceutical company as a co-plaintiff.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Council of Better Business Bureaus, National Advertising Division
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- U.S. Department of Justice
- State attorneys general offices
- State consumer protection regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Fair Credit Billing Act
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
- Lanham Act
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Truth in Lending Act
- State and international consumer protection legislation and regulation
- LITIGATION
- Deceptive or predatory loan and loan servicing disputes
- Suits over false or deceptive advertising, marketing, or labeling of services
- Cases over consumer data breaches
- Disputes over collection of consumers’ personal information
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of consumer protection practices
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals