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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 30, 2026

    EssilorLuxottica Keeps Eyewear Antitrust Win At 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Friday declined to revive a proposed class action in consolidated litigation accusing French-Italian firm EssilorLuxottica SA of monopolizing the U.S. consumer eyewear market, agreeing with the trial court that the indirect purchasers have not plausibly alleged a "premium eyewear market."

  • October 30, 2026

    OCC Has 'Serious' Concerns On Calif. Climate-Disclosure Law

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is lobbying California environmental regulators for a national bank carveout from their anticipated state climate-related disclosure rules, signaling it could otherwise seek to shield banks with its federal preemption powers.

  • October 30, 2026

    Binance's $6.3B Crypto Hack Puts Customer Trust To The Test

    The record $6.3 billion hack of Binance is likely to test customers' faith in the cryptocurrency giant, with its ability to repay losses and willingness to take steps to strengthen its cyber defenses poised to shape whether investors stick with the platform.

  • October 30, 2026

    McDonald's Must Keep Fighting McRib Proposed Class Action

    An Illinois federal judge Friday trimmed but ultimately refused to toss the bulk of a proposed class action claiming McDonald's deceives consumers because its McRib doesn't contain any rib meat, ruling that the consumers have plausibly alleged that McDonald's tricked them into thinking the sandwich contained rib.

  • October 30, 2026

    'Why Would I Deceive You?': Fact-Checking The Holmes Doc

    With former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' criminal case receiving renewed attention following the recent release of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary "You Can See Everything," Law360 answers questions about Holmes' 2022 securities fraud conviction and fact-checks some of the documentary's most talked-about moments.

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