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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • March 09, 2026

    Cannabis Cos. Get THC Potency False Ad Suit Tossed

    An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action claiming that a group of cannabis companies mislabel their products as vapable oils to get around state possession and THC limits, saying at most, they alleged misrepresentations of law, not facts.

  • March 09, 2026

    Wash. State Bill Would Expand AG Power To Demand Docs

    A bill making its way through the Washington Legislature would enhance the power of the state attorney general to demand document production and testimony in civil matters, including suspected violations of the U.S. and Washington constitutions, allowing prosecutors to seek documents from elected officials and law enforcement agencies.

  • March 09, 2026

    DOJ Deal With Live Nation Throws Antitrust Trial Into Disarray

    U.S. Department of Justice lawyers told a Manhattan federal judge Monday that the government is settling its claims that Live Nation engaged in unlawful monopolization by tying ticket sales to the use of its venues, throwing an ongoing trial involving dozens of states into an uncertain posture.

  • March 06, 2026

    Failed Fintech Synapse Is Sued Over Missing Customer Funds

    Collapsed fintech middleware firm Synapse Financial Technologies, its brokerage subsidiary and its former executives have caught a proposed class action seeking to take the firm to task over alleged misrepresentations and mismanagement that left $85 million in customer funds unaccounted for.

  • March 06, 2026

    Meta Witness Says Spotty Audits Show Commitment To Safety

    A trust and safety expert witness for Meta defended the company Friday over shortcomings laid out in internal audits, telling a jury that the audits' existence refutes the New Mexico attorney general's claims that Meta did not take user safety seriously.

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