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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • July 24, 2026

    AI-Hallucinated Citations Result In $3K Sanction For Lawyer

    A Washington federal judge on Friday sanctioned a plaintiff's attorney $3,000 after finding that she submitted multiple court filings containing dozens of fake citations and quotations generated by artificial intelligence platforms  and didn't fix the mistakes, calling the conduct "tantamount to bad faith."

  • July 24, 2026

    CFTC Warns Platforms Against Broad Event Contract Filings

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday told prediction market platforms that it won't wave through "broad, template" filings seeking to certify a variety of event contracts at once.

  • July 24, 2026

    Apple Beats Bid To Revive COVID App Antitrust Suit

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday refused to revive an antitrust lawsuit that accuses Apple of unlawfully tying its iPhone to its App Store and monopolizing access to COVID-19 tracing apps, saying an app developer that sued the tech giant failed to plausibly allege relevant product markets for its claims.

  • July 24, 2026

    Ill. Judge Parks Suit Aimed At High School Speed Zone Tickets

    An Illinois federal judge has tossed a Chicago driver's proposed class lawsuit challenging two speeding tickets she received in a high school safety zone, adding that one claim requires administrative adjudication before it returns to court.

  • July 24, 2026

    American Airlines Sex Assault Suit Gets Claims Trimmed

    An Illinois federal judge has trimmed a suit accusing American Airlines of failing to prevent an intoxicated passenger from sexually assaulting a woman during a flight, holding that a federal law preempts two of the passenger's state-based consumer protection claims.

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