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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • July 31, 2026

    Suit Says 'Hidden' AI Notetaker Trains Model On Meetings

    EDITING--Granola, a provider of AI-powered notetaking services, faces a wiretapping lawsuit in California federal court claiming its software secretly records virtual meeting conversations without the knowledge or consent of those there, using the data collected to train artificial intelligence models,

  • July 31, 2026

    Fla. Panel Affirms $103M Award Over Ford Mustang Explosion

    A Florida appellate court on Friday upheld a $103 million award against Ford Motor Co. in a lawsuit alleging responsibility for a Mustang explosion that severely injured its driver, saying the automaker couldn't sufficiently explain why the case should not have gone to a jury. 

  • July 31, 2026

    Fla. Judge Clears Settlement For Disrupted Soccer Match

    A Florida federal judge has approved a corrected $14 million class action settlement reached by soccer fans with the organizers and hosts of a 2024 Copa America championship game held in Miami Gardens during which people without tickets stormed the event.

  • July 31, 2026

    CFTC Fines George Santos Over Prediction Market Trades

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered convicted former U.S. Rep. George Santos to pay $35,000 to settle claims he manipulated a prediction market on whether he would attend the 2026 State of the Union address.

  • July 31, 2026

    NBA Lets Google's Trackers Intercept User Data, Suit Says

    The NBA misleads users about their digital privacy by displaying a pop-up banner on its platform that purportedly enables them to opt out of tracking cookies, which, in reality, do nothing to stop trackers that don't rely on cookies, according to a proposed class action recently removed to a California federal court.

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