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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • August 26, 2026

    Top Takeaways From Meta's $17B Kid Safety Deal

    A $17.1 billion deal with 29 states and Meta Platforms Inc. that includes reforms to Facebook and Instagram to protect children is seen as a benchmark for other settlements with social media companies as litigation and public pressure mounts over mental health harms to youth.

  • August 26, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Google Privacy Deal With No Class Payouts

    A split Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday affirmed approval of a location data privacy deal that requires Google to pay $62 million to plaintiffs' counsel and third-party organizations but gives no money to individual class members, agreeing the structure was appropriate because direct distribution to all class members would be "infeasible."

  • August 26, 2026

    KKR To Pay 'Record' $250M To End DOJ Merger Notice Suit

    KKR & Co. has agreed to pay a $250 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it hid key documentation and entire transactions for merger notification, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday, calling it the largest-ever penalty for repeat violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

  • August 26, 2026

    Fed's Cook Says Trump Has 'No Lawful Basis' To Fire Her

    Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook told the White House on Wednesday that President Donald Trump lacks a legally valid reason to fire her, arguing that previous mortgage fraud allegations leveled against her are untrue and would not justify removal.

  • August 26, 2026

    Adams, Mamdani Broke NYC Law With Race Equity Plan Delay

    A New York state judge said Tuesday that former NYC Mayor Eric Adams and his successor, Zohran Mamdani, violated city law by missing deadlines for publishing a citywide racial equity plan, which was not released until more than two years after an initial January 2024 deadline.

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