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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 01, 2026

    Online Vape Store Adds Junk Fees To Orders, Suit Claims

    A pair of vape buyers are suing Element Vape in California state court, alleging the vape seller adds junk fees to its orders in the form of a "route package protection fee" that adds virtually no value for the customer.

  • October 01, 2026

    US Adds Certain Faux Leather To Textiles Free Trade List

    Certain faux leather fabric that is bonded to a pile fabric will be added to the list of textiles that can enter the U.S. duty-free under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, the federal government said Thursday.

  • October 01, 2026

    Commerce Probes Aluminum Composite For Duty Evasion

    A Chinese company's aluminum composite panels may be designed to circumvent duties on common alloy aluminum sheet imported from the country, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday, announcing an investigation.

  • October 01, 2026

    Vape Co. Eyes Intervention In FDA E-Cigarette Suit

    The maker of the flavored e-liquid brand Naked 100 wants to defend the current U.S. tobacco policy allowing vape products to enter the market without full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, telling a federal court that reversing the rule could push its products off shelves.

  • September 30, 2026

    9th Circ. Judges Doubt X's Claims Against Anti-Hate Group

    Ninth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of X Corp.'s bid to revive claims against two nonprofits for scraping tweets to study online hate speech, with one judge questioning X's contract damages claim and another doubting that the nonprofits could be held liable for publishing true information.

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