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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • June 10, 2026

    Meta, YouTube Lose Bid To Void $6M Addiction Verdict

    Meta Platforms Inc. and Google cannot overturn a landmark verdict finding them liable for harming the mental health of a young woman who says she became addicted to their social media platforms as a child, a Los Angeles judge has ruled.

  • June 10, 2026

    States Say Trump's DEI Rule For Contractors Is Unclear, Illegal

    Attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday sued numerous federal officials and agencies in an attempt to block the Trump administration's March 26 executive order prohibiting government contractors — including states — from engaging in "racially discriminatory" activity around diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • June 10, 2026

    DexCom Says Diabetes Tech Issue Isn't Investor Fraud

    Medical device maker DexCom Inc. has urged a New York federal judge to toss a proposed investor class action over the reliability of the company's glucose monitoring device, arguing the suit is an attempt to recast good-faith business "as fraud based on routine disagreement between a medical device company and its regulator."

  • June 10, 2026

    Altria, Juul Can't Pause 'Stale' Antitrust Case For Appeal

    A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Altria and Juul to pause antitrust litigation over Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette maker while they appeal the court's grant of certification to classes of direct and indirect Juul purchasers, saying the case is getting "old and stale."

  • June 10, 2026

    Royal Caribbean Says Stay Bars Voyeur Suits' Consolidation

    Royal Caribbean urged a Florida federal judge to reject a recommendation to combine 11 lawsuits alleging a former crew member planted hidden cameras in passengers' staterooms, arguing that a stay in a similar proposed class action bars consolidation until the Eleventh Circuit rules on whether claims can be arbitrated. 

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