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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • May 29, 2026

    5th Circ. Lets Texas Enforce App Age-Check Law

    The Fifth Circuit has temporarily allowed enforcement of a state law that restricts app downloads by age and requires app stores to display age ratings in Texas, lifting a court order blocking the law while an appellate panel considers the litigation on its merits.

  • May 29, 2026

    Barclays Enabled Concierge Sex-Trafficking Ring, Suit Says

    A California woman has filed a proposed class action against Barclays and its former CEO James "Jes" Staley, claiming that the bank and Staley facilitated and enabled a criminal enterprise tied to a luxury concierge company that trafficked, abused and exploited vulnerable young people.

  • May 29, 2026

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: 'The Rip,' Lively, Justin Sun

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 details a suit by a pair of Miami-Dade police officers over a movie starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that they said makes them seem like sleazy cops, as well as a case by a Trump family-backed cryptocurrency firm against Justin Sun.

  • May 29, 2026

    Chime Can't Dodge Class Action Over 'Refer-A-Friend' Texts

    A Washington federal judge on Friday declined to throw out a proposed class action accusing online banking company Chime Financial Inc. of violating state law through its refer-a-friend text messages, ruling that the marketing texts don't fall under an exception to Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act.

  • May 29, 2026

    Vermont Data Privacy Bill Poised For Signing Despite Doubts

    Vermont is poised to become the latest state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, after the legislature on Friday approved a framework that consumer advocates have criticized for being significantly weaker than a proposal for regulating companies' handling of personal information that the governor vetoed two years ago.

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