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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • October 23, 2026

    NYC Hit With Class Action Over 'Kafkaesque' Seizure System

    New York City has been hit with a proposed class action in federal court, alleging that the New York Police Department regularly unconstitutionally seizes property, which can only be recovered in a "Kafkaesque Odyssey" and by navigating a "bureaucratic scavenger hunt, riddled with contradictory instructions, arbitrary requirements and dead ends."  

  • October 23, 2026

    Fla. AG Says Home Climate Risk Data Is Deceptive Practice

    Florida's attorney general sued a climate-risk modeler on Friday, claiming its data, which shows up on major real estate sites, deviates from official federal data and deceives homebuyers about the actual flood and fire risks of properties.

  • October 23, 2026

    Citizens Tells Fla. Justices Arbitration Forum Isn't Biased

    Florida's insurer of last resort urged the state's top court to reverse a trial court's refusal to enforce a policy arbitration clause, arguing there is no evidence supporting the lower court's determination that the insurer's relationship with the state tips the scales in its favor in front of an arbitrator.

  • October 23, 2026

    Leave 2.5 GHz Band Out Of Satellite Plan, T-Mobile Says

    T-Mobile says the Federal Communications Commission's plan to expand the coverage that satellites provide from space is a good one, but the agency should refrain from auctioning off the 2.5 gigahertz band for that purpose, arguing it should be reserved for operations on the ground.

  • October 23, 2026

    Rhode Island AG Says Meta Profited From Scam Ads

    Rhode Island sued Meta on Thursday for allegedly allowing fake or scam advertisements promoting everything from cryptocurrency schemes and purported miracle Alzheimer's cures featuring deep fakes of Meryl Streep to nudification apps to proliferate on its platforms while generating billions of dollars in revenue from them.

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