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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • August 24, 2026

    Mass. Retailers Sue To Block Emergency Kratom Sales Ban

    Four Massachusetts store owners have asked a judge to find that the state's public health commissioner exceeded his authority with a one-year emergency ban on the sale of all kratom products set to take effect this week.

  • August 24, 2026

    Landlord Inks 2nd Deal To Repair Unsafe Conn. Complex

    Connecticut's attorney general announced a second settlement with the landlord of a 544-unit apartment site to resolve an investigation into unsafe conditions at the property, a deal that comes after the owner paid out $5.1 million in February to compensate tenants for problems at the complex. 

  • August 24, 2026

    Advocacy Groups Seek To Join ABC's Case Against FCC

    Two media advocacy groups said Monday they will seek to join a lawsuit that ABC recently filed in D.C. federal court against the Federal Communications Commission alleging First Amendment violations.

  • August 24, 2026

    Zillow Avoids Trial As Redfin Agrees 'To Reenter Market'

    The Federal Trade Commission told a Virginia federal judge Monday that it had settled its lawsuit against a rental listings syndication deal that the agency said amounted to a $100 million payout by Zillow for the smaller Redfin listing service to exit the market.

  • August 21, 2026

    Butterball Signs $34M Price-Fixing Deal With Turkey Buyers

    Butterball LLC has agreed to shell out $34 million to put to rest turkey buyers' claims in sprawling price-fixing litigation, according to a motion filed Friday in Illinois federal court, bringing the long-running battle to an end ahead of a scheduled trial.

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