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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • June 05, 2026

    NY Bill To Ban Surveillance Pricing Heads To Gov.'s Desk

    New York is on the brink of becoming the third state to prohibit companies from using consumer data to set individualized prices for certain products and services, as policymakers across the country continue to ramp up scrutiny on the increasingly prevalent practice known as surveillance pricing. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Baba Social Gambling Class Action Sent To Arbitration

    A Utah federal judge has ordered into arbitration a proposed class action accusing Baba Entertainment of operating an illegal online gambling platform, pausing the case while citing the lead plaintiff's decision not to oppose the company's motion to compel arbitration.

  • June 05, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Keller Williams

    The Ninth Circuit reinstated a proposed class action against Keller Williams Realty and an Arizona real estate solutions company over phone calls and texts inquiring a woman about selling her home, ruling Thursday she sufficiently alleged the communications at issue constituted solicitations prohibited under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Costco Roasts Customers' Rotisserie Chicken Additives Suit

    Costco is crying foul on two California shoppers who claim the bulk retailer deceptively marketed its $4.99 rotisserie chickens as preservative-free, telling a federal judge Thursday the proposed class action cannot survive because the ingredients the plaintiffs flag aren't classified as preservatives by federal regulators.

  • June 05, 2026

    Spotify Lawsuit Says Algorithms Squeeze Small Artists

    Spotify USA Inc. has been accused of unfairly reducing payments to small creators by implementing a 1,000-stream royalty threshold and changing the way it counts streams, saves and other engagement metrics, according to a lawsuit alleging violations of Connecticut trade laws.

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