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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 06, 2026

    Upholding Energy Efficiency Rules If DOE Eases Enforcement

    Despite recent moves by the Energy Department and Congress to limit energy efficiency enforcement, companies should maintain current efficiency standards and testing procedures lest they risk state or private action, enforcement lookbacks during future administrations, truth-in-advertising complaints and more, say attorneys at HWG.

  • October 06, 2026

    New Suits Raise Stakes After 7th Circ. 'Zero Sugar' Ruling

    The Seventh Circuit's recent ruling in Franco v. Chobani that "zero sugar" claims on allulose-sweetened products are not preempted has sparked a wave of lawsuits, and companies can no longer assume that federal allulose guidance is a safe harbor, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • October 05, 2026

    Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora's Box

    U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday pondered the risks of far-reaching fallout whether they allow or restrict burgeoning lawsuits targeting oil companies, acknowledging fears of near-limitless litigation but also struggling to distinguish climate torts from famous legal battles involving tobacco and opioids.

  • October 05, 2026

    AppLovin Skirts Controls To Show Kids Explicit Ads, Suit Says

    The county of San Diego lodged a lawsuit Monday alleging digital advertising platform AppLovin Corp. strips away parental controls meant to shield children from sexual and violent material in order to steer graphic ads to children and harvest their sensitive information to train its artificial intelligence.

  • October 05, 2026

    Spirit's Data Sale To Google Protects Consumers, Court Told

    Spirit Airlines and Google have taken "consequential steps" to protect the privacy of millions of consumers whose data is being sold as part of the airline's bankruptcy, a consumer privacy ombudsman said in a report lodged in New York federal bankruptcy court Monday.

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Consumer Protection

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