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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • July 31, 2026

    Mich. Justices' Ruling Will Allow Eli Lilly Price-Fixing Probe

    A split Michigan Supreme Court Friday overturned two of its prior rulings that the majority determined had wrongly expanded an exemption in the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, opening the door for the state's attorney general to take action against misconduct in a range of industry sectors.

  • July 31, 2026

    Oil Cos. Say Estate Can't Expand Heat Wave Death Theory

    Exxon, Chevron and other oil conglomerates have accused a Washington woman suing over a 2021 heat wave death of seeking to retroactively push the boundaries of the legal theory she's posited to the court, while she fired back on Friday that the petroleum companies continue to mischaracterize her claims.

  • July 31, 2026

    9th Circ. Seeks Nev. High Court Input In Live Nation Class Suit

    The Ninth Circuit Friday sought the Nevada Supreme Court's input on a proposed class action against Live Nation, certifying a question about whether an arbitration agreement is void under Nevada law if "the drafter reserves the unilateral right to modify the entire agreement 'at any time' without notice."

  • July 31, 2026

    Parents Sue Meta, TikTok, Others Over Children's Suicides

    Parents of four children who died by suicide after heavy use of social media platforms are suing Meta, Google, TikTok and others in Delaware state court alleging that they pushed features that promoted self-harm and stole their loved ones' childhoods.

  • July 31, 2026

    Shopify Must Face Revived California Data Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Shopify of secretly collecting California consumers' personal and payment information through its online checkout platform without their consent, finding the plaintiff plausibly alleged the company knowingly designed its system to gather that data.

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