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Latest News in Consumer Protection
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April 13, 2026
OpenAI State Murder-Suicide Case Doesn't Ax Federal Suit
The estate of a man who it claims was driven by ChatGPT to murder his mother and commit suicide can proceed with its federal suit against OpenAI, a California judge ruled Monday, saying there's "substantial doubt" that a state court case brought by the mother's estate would resolve the federal action's claims.
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April 13, 2026
Wash. Antispam Law Violates Due Process Clause, Co. Claims
Clothing retailer Destination XL Group Inc. urged a Seattle federal judge to strike down a putative class action accusing it of barraging shoppers with false and misleading spam emails, arguing that a Washington state law's $500-per-email penalty is unconstitutionally excessive.
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April 13, 2026
Parents Must Prove They Can't Refuse Arbitration, 9th Circ. Says
A California federal judge must take a fresh look at parts of IXL Learning Inc.'s bid to arbitrate a proposed class action alleging the education technology company unlawfully collected and sold children's personal information, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday, saying the lower court "misallocated the burden of proof on mutual assent."
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April 13, 2026
Hyundai Eyes Exit In Insurer Car-Theft Bellwether Trial
Hyundai Motor America has asked a California federal judge to wipe out State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.'s claims ahead of a bellwether trial next month seeking to hold the automaker liable for allegedly selling theft-prone vehicles that heightened the risk of insurance claims.
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April 13, 2026
FTC Ends Teen Height Growth Supplement Claims
A supplement maker and its owners agreed to pay $750,000 to end claims they misled customers into thinking their products could make their children taller, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday.
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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- 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