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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • July 21, 2026

    DC Circ. Sides With FCC In Spectrum Revamp Row

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's overhaul of the 4.9 gigahertz public safety band, ruling that the Spectrum Act gave AT&T partner FirstNet broad authority to build its network without confining it to just one band.

  • July 21, 2026

    Claims Tossed That Fund Backed Child Sexual Abuse Material

    A hedge fund and its affiliates have escaped claims over financing and advice they provided Pornhub's parent company, as a California federal judge found the suit didn't show they had a direct connection to traffickers who uploaded child sexual abuse material or that they knew the platform was "rampant" with the content.

  • July 21, 2026

    Nike's Discounts Based On Phony Reference Prices, Suit Says

    Nike was slapped with a proposed class action in California federal court on Tuesday that accuses it of hawking bogus discounts and savings on footwear and other goods sold online by displaying reference prices that don't reflect the actual prevailing market prices. 

  • July 21, 2026

    Trump Must Produce Trust Records In BBC Defamation Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust to produce financial records relating to $10 billion of damages allegedly caused by BBC's documentary about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying that Trump's properties and businesses are now issues in the case.

  • July 21, 2026

    Calif. Privacy Agency Targets Gig Economy In Inaugural Audit

    The California Privacy Protection Agency on Tuesday kicked off its long anticipated series of sectoral privacy audits, announcing that its first focus would be on how transportation, delivery and other gig economy platforms are handling consumers' and workers' personal information. 

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