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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 05, 2026

    Verogen Genealogy Website Can't Escape DNA Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge has preserved a proposed class action against the owner-operator of a genetic genealogy website, finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently showed that a technical loophole wrongly let law enforcement circumvent user opt-out privacy settings.

  • October 05, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suits Against Invisalign

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday reversed Invisalign-maker Align's summary judgment win in two class actions accusing the company of monopolizing the clear teeth aligner market, saying in a published opinion that Align's true reason for ending tech interoperability with a rival is still up for dispute.

  • October 05, 2026

    Kalshi Says User's Express Consent Bars Data Privacy Suit

    Kalshi urged a California federal court to end a proposed class action alleging the prediction market shared user information through third-party tracking tools, arguing Friday the plaintiff expressly consented to the alleged interceptions through Kalshi's privacy policy, which discloses the use of online advertising technologies, including Google Analytics.

  • October 05, 2026

    Airbnb Can't Monopolize 'BNB' Acronym, Real Estate Co. Says

    Airbnb cannot monopolize the acronym "BNB," which is an internationally recognized, generic and unregistrable abbreviation for "Bed and Breakfast," and its opposition to a luxury real estate management enterprise's trademark application for "LUXBNB" should be dismissed, alleges a declaratory action filed Monday in New York federal court. 

  • October 05, 2026

    Big 3 Telecoms Want Antitrust Suit Over Wi-Fi Calling Tossed

    The nation's largest three mobile carriers — AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile — are ready to wash their hands off a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to offer free Wi-Fi calling as a way to monopolize the market for the service.

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