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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • August 11, 2026

    Meta Must Produce Collaborator Metadata In Addiction Suits

    A California federal magistrate judge Monday ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to produce the "collaborator" and "viewer" metadata for dozens of trial exhibits ahead of a potential trillion dollar bellwether trial in social media addiction multidistrict litigation.

  • August 11, 2026

    Stakes Are High In Meta Bellwether Social Media Trial

    A potential trillion-dollar bellwether trial slated to begin Wednesday over states' claims that Meta's social media platforms harm the mental health of children and are intentionally designed to be addictive puts a lot on the line, with one legal expert calling the fight "existential" to the social media industry.

  • August 11, 2026

    X.AI Says Suit Against Mother Of Musk's Child Should Go On

    X.AI LLC asked a Texas federal court Monday to keep intact a lawsuit against the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, saying Ashley St. Clair violated the terms of service she signed when she sued the company in New York federal court and that the lawsuit belongs in Texas.

  • August 11, 2026

    Immigration Atty Seeks To Nix Ex-Clients' RICO Fraud Claims

    An immigration attorney who forfeited her Washington state license is seeking to narrow ex-clients' lawsuit accusing her of falsely promising to perform miracles for them and mishandling their cases, arguing the plaintiffs have recast legal malpractice allegations as a "sprawling racketeering enterprise."

  • August 11, 2026

    Cash Advance Co. Loses Coverage Bid For $1B NYAG Row

    Merchant capital advance provider Yellowstone Capital LLC has lost its bid for coverage of costs incurred in a $1 billion settlement with the New York attorney general over claims that it gouged small businesses, as a New Jersey federal judge found Yellowstone's insurance policy excludes coverage for claims of unfair business practices.

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