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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • November 03, 2026

    Birth Control Clip Maker Must Face Injury Case Trial

    Medical device importer and distributor CooperSurgical Inc. failed to secure quick wins on several claims in a bellwether product liability case alleging injuries from Filshie Clip birth control devices, with a Connecticut state judge finding that federal law does not preempt six women's failure-to-warn allegations.

  • November 03, 2026

    Lagunitas Sells Beer With Risky PFAS Levels, Suit Alleges

    The Lagunitas Brewing Co. has been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court that accuses the Heineken-owned brewery of failing to disclose that its beer contains forever chemicals at levels far beyond those the Environmental Protection Agency has found to pose risks to human health.

  • November 03, 2026

    Dems Interrogate McDonald's CEO On AI-Driven Pricing

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Becca Balint and other Democrats sent a letter to McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski, pressing him on the company's use of artificial intelligence-driven pricing recommendations and how it assesses potential harm to consumers and competition.

  • November 03, 2026

    Justin Sun Says Trump-Tied Crypto Firm Deserves Sanctions

    Billionaire Justin Sun urged a California federal judge to sanction World Liberty Financial in litigation over his $45 million investment in the Trump-tied crypto firm, saying the company cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars when it "violated one of the most basic requirements" of the court.

  • November 03, 2026

    Calif. OK With Broadband Rules, But Not Net Neutrality Limits

    California has told the National Telecommunications and Information Administration that it will accept the $1.8 billion it has been allocated under the federal broadband access program, but it doesn't believe that it has to stop enforcing its state consumer protection laws, including the ones related to net neutrality.

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