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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 26, 2026

    South Carolina AG Backs FCC's Prison Phone Jamming Plan

    South Carolina's attorney general wrote to the chief of the Federal Communications Commission to support a proposal that would allow prisons to jam the signals of contraband cellphones.

  • October 26, 2026

    In 2/3 Generics Cases, Mylan Execs Allowed To Revoke 5th

    A Connecticut federal judge carved a different path Friday for two later generic-drug price-fixing cases from state attorneys general, allowing Mylan executives to revoke their previous invocation of the Fifth Amendment unimpeded, after previously allowing the enforcers to challenge that revocation in the first case set for trial.

  • October 26, 2026

    Chinese Man Extradited To Calif. In $37M Crypto Scam Case

    A Chinese national who allegedly played a key role in laundering nearly $37 million for an international cryptocurrency scam network has been extradited from the Netherlands and arraigned in California, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • October 26, 2026

    Mars Released From Peanut Butter M&M's Allergy Lawsuit

    Mars Inc. will no longer face a Connecticut state court lawsuit by a woman who said M&M's Minis caused her to suffer an allergic reaction, as she agreed to end litigation that survived a motion to strike after she admitted consuming the "peanut butter" version of the product.

  • October 26, 2026

    FCC Asked To Combine Study Areas For 4 Iowa Telecoms

    Four Iowa local exchange carriers will be joined into one corporate entity, and they have asked the Federal Communications Commission to sign off of the combination of their coverage areas for purposes of federal aid.

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