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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 15, 2026

    Commerce Finalizes Duty Rates For Brazilian, Norwegian Pulp

    The U.S. Deparment of Commerce on Thursday finalized its determinations that high-purity dissolving pulp imported into the country from Brazil and Norway are being sold at unfair prices, setting up possible duty rates.

  • October 15, 2026

    FCC To Vote On Adding $162M To Boost Alaska Connectivity

    The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a proposal to pump an additional $162 million into ongoing efforts to expand high-speed internet connectivity in Alaska.

  • October 15, 2026

    Womble Bond Gains 5 Finance Litigators From K&L Gates

    Womble Bond Dickinson announced Thursday that it has hired five litigators from K&L Gates LLP to join its New York and Boston offices, touting their history advising some of the country's largest financial institutions.

  • October 15, 2026

    GKN Says Insurers Owe Defense In Overheated Tank Suits

    GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. told a California federal court Thursday that its insurers are improperly refusing to honor their duty to defend the company in lawsuits and a civil investigation stemming from the overheating of a storage tank and subsequent evacuation of residents in Orange County.

  • October 15, 2026

    Calif. Pot Shop Escapes Suit Over Alleged Gummy Reaction

    A California appeals court threw out a man's fraud and unfair competition claims against a cannabis dispensary that sold him a gummy he said induced a panic attack, saying his complaint fails to indicate the dispensary or its employee knowingly misled him.

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