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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 22, 2026

    Syngenta's Pesticide Rebates To Face FTC Antitrust Trial

    Syngenta cannot escape the Federal Trade Commission's allegations it uses a loyalty rebate program to block competition from rival generic pesticides, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Thursday, saying it will be up to a jury to iron out whether the rebates are unlawful exclusive dealing.

  • October 22, 2026

    Nestle's Solgar Has Dangerous Vitamin B6 Levels, Suit Says

    Nestle was hit with a proposed false advertising class action Wednesday in New Jersey federal court alleging its Solgar VM-75 supplements contain dangerous levels of vitamin B6, which can heighten the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy or worsen the condition.

  • October 22, 2026

    States Ask DC Circ. To Ban Google From Paying To Be Default

    If the D.C. Circuit doesn't ban Google from paying to be the default search engine on people's cellphones after it was found to have illegally maintained a monopoly, state enforcers say the tech titan will remain "free to buy tomorrow's defaults with the fruits of yesterday's anticompetitive conduct."

  • October 22, 2026

    Aeropostale Shopper Can Amend Discount Suit, 9th Circ. Says

    A divided Ninth Circuit panel gave an Aeropostale customer another chance to lay out her claim that the clothing brand's allegedly false discount scheme violated Washington state law, ruling in an unpublished opinion Wednesday that the customer can amend her complaint that she paid too much for a pair of leggings.

  • October 22, 2026

    Takeaways From Meta's $25B Data Privacy Trial Loss

    As Meta Platforms Inc. digests Wednesday's $25 billion trial bill for repeatedly misrepresenting its privacy practices to New Mexicans, observers say there are lessons to take away — beyond the fact that it's believed to be the largest commercial verdict in nominal dollars in U.S. history.

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