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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • April 29, 2026

    1st Circ. Revives Suit Over Child's Resort Bed Death

    Parents of a 5-year-old who was killed by a falling Murphy bed at a Quebec resort have convinced the First Circuit to reverse the dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit, with the panel saying there is a real possibility that the company that manages the attached water park could be held liable.

  • April 29, 2026

    Musk Accuses OpenAI Atty Of Tricking Jury In Fiery Cross

    Elon Musk locked horns with an OpenAI attorney during a combative, and at times comical, cross-examination in a California federal jury trial Wednesday over Musk's challenge to OpenAI's for-profit conversion, repeatedly accusing defense counsel of asking "false" and misleading questions, which Musk claimed were crafted to "trick" him and jurors.

  • April 29, 2026

    Tech Group Aims To Halt Minn. Social Media Warning Mandate

    A Minnesota law that requires social media platforms to prominently display mental health warning labels to all users has become the target of the latest First Amendment challenge being pressed by tech trade group NetChoice, which argued in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the state is using public health concerns to create an unlawful "backdoor" to regulate protected speech. 

  • April 29, 2026

    Conagra Not Off The Hook Over '100% Whole Fish Fillets' Label

    Conagra customers can proceed with their proposed class action alleging some of the food company's fish fillets are deceptively labeled as "100% whole fish" despite containing industrial filler and extra water, after an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday the customers offer a plausible reading of the label, enough to state a claim.

  • April 29, 2026

    Youth Hockey Owners Deny Report Of Mich. Antitrust Probe

    A Florida-based organization that buys and operates youth hockey rinks nationwide denied knowledge of a reported Michigan state probe into whether that and similar groups are using anticompetitive behavior in purchasing the facilities.

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