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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 09, 2026

    Eli Lilly Says Weight Clinic 'Mocks' FDA With Illegal Drugs

    Eli Lilly and Co. has sued an Arizona weight loss clinic and three online sellers, alleging they are illegally selling products containing the pharmaceutical giant's investigational molecule that has not yet been approved for use in any drug, endangering consumers in a mockery of safety guidelines.

  • October 09, 2026

    Fighting Class Cert. In Wash. False Email Promo Cases

    Retailers facing a recent wave of class actions alleging their email promotions violated the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act may be able to demonstrate that sending individualized, customer-specific messages produced experiences too diverse to be adjudicated on a classwide basis, say attorneys at Benesch.

  • October 09, 2026

    Up Next At High Court: Criminal Sentences & Video Privacy

    The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its October sitting by hearing oral arguments in two cases that ask what level of deference federal district courts should give to commentary interpreting the federal sentencing guidelines, and what purchases are protected under a video consumer privacy statute.

  • October 09, 2026

    Cos. Face Growing Exposure To Unfair Trade Practice Suits

    Claims against companies that were traditionally governed by tort, products liability, nuisance or environmental law are increasingly being brought under state unfair and deceptive practices statutes — and defense practitioners and in-house counsel should note these laws often provide expanded remedies and procedural advantages to plaintiffs, say attorneys at Kean Miller.

  • October 09, 2026

    IVF Genetic Test Class Can't Prove Inaccurate Results

    A New Jersey federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action alleging a genetic testing company misled consumers about the accuracy of in-vitro fertilization patient tests, ruling the plaintiffs failed to show they actually received inaccurate results.

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