Consumer Protection

  • August 04, 2026

    Search Rival, Advocates Back DOJ Against Google In DC Circ.

    Academics, policy experts, advocacy groups and several rivals lent their voices Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Justice's defense of its monopolization win over Google, while urging the D.C. Circuit to strengthen the "relatively modest remedies" they say leave Google able to dominate both search and artificial intelligence.

  • August 04, 2026

    Ace Hardware Seeks To Escape Price-Fixing Suit

    Ace Hardware urged an Illinois federal court to toss a proposed class action accusing the retail cooperative of helping its member stores conspire to fix prices, saying the case attacks services the stores need to compete against Home Depot and others.

  • August 04, 2026

    Colo. Judge Stays Carvana Manager's Safety Concerns Suit

    A Colorado federal judge agreed to stay a former Carvana manager's lawsuit against the automobile dealer that claimed the company fired him for reporting violations of motor vehicle safety regulations and raising safety concerns.

  • August 04, 2026

    Day Pitney Dropped From Suit Over Ex-Justice's Involvement

    A Connecticut state court judge allowed Day Pitney LLP to withdraw from a $1.3 million corporate windup feud after the involvement of one of its partners, a former chief justice on the state Supreme Court, came to light, negating the defendants' call for an evidentiary hearing on a motion to disqualify the firm.

  • August 04, 2026

    Milwaukee Radio Licensee Resolves FCC Probe For $8K

    A Milwaukee radio station licensee reached a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission for $8,000 to end an investigation into whether it failed to properly clear a transfer of control with the agency.

  • August 04, 2026

    CFTC's Selig Has Crypto Rules Ready Even If Clarity Bill Stalls

    U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig on Tuesday said his agency has rule proposals "ready to go" if Congress passes its Clarity Act to regulate crypto markets, and it will move forward with those rulemakings whether the bill succeeds.

  • August 04, 2026

    Wash. State Says FCC's High-Cost Overhaul Plan Is Flawed

    Washington state officials are pushing back against some aspects of a plan being considered by the Federal Communications Commission to overhaul the program that helps fund broadband deployment to rural and other "high cost" areas.

  • August 04, 2026

    35 AGs Urge Congress Not To Delay Hemp Ban Rollout

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is urging Congress not to approve language in a pending continuing resolution that would delay the implementation of a ban on virtually all intoxicating hemp products for one month.

  • August 04, 2026

    Raskin Warns Of House Probe Into FCC Chief's ABC Actions

    Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin has signaled that congressional probes of the Federal Communications Commission could be on the way if the agency staff continues down a path of potentially revoking the licenses of eight Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC stations.

  • August 04, 2026

    Paramount CEO Says Warner Challenge Is About Politics

    Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that a challenge of the company's planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery from state enforcers is really about CNN and concerns that his politics could impact news coverage.

  • August 04, 2026

    Ford Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Lemon Law Fake-Billing Suit

    Ford Motor Co. has asked the Ninth Circuit to revive its racketeering lawsuit accusing three attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group LLP of orchestrating a massive fraudulent billing scheme, saying First Amendment protections don't immunize the attorneys' underlying conduct in California lemon law litigation against the automaker.

  • August 04, 2026

    FDIC Gives Green Light To 'AI-Native' Augustus National Bank

    A top U.S. banking agency said Tuesday that it has signed off on deposit insurance coverage for Augustus National Bank NA, advancing the newly chartered startup's plans to build out a full-service platform for crypto firms, high-net-worth clients and other players in the digital economy.

  • August 04, 2026

    Bellwether Jury Awards $88M In Covidien Hernia Mesh Trial

    A Massachusetts federal jury awarded $88 million Tuesday to a man who claimed he was injured by a Covidien LP-made hernia mesh, in the first case to reach a verdict of thousands pending against the Medtronic unit.

  • August 04, 2026

    $15M Deal In PVC Pipe Price-Fixing Case Gets Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday granted early approval to a $15 million deal purchasers struck with plastic pipe system supplier Pipelife Jet Stream, allowing it to soon exit antitrust litigation accusing major polyvinyl chloride pipe producers of fixing prices.

  • August 04, 2026

    ITC Tees Up Duties On Norweigan, Australian Silicon Metals

    The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed U.S. businesses have been harmed by imported silicon metals arriving from Norway and Australia that are being sold at unfair prices, setting up duties orders from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

  • August 03, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Claims Over FDA, USDA 'FODMAP' Labeling

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday partially revived a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over federal regulations restricting food companies from labeling products with information about difficult-to-digest sugars known as "FODMAPs."

  • August 03, 2026

    PetMeds Beats Pixel Tracking Privacy Suit Over Standing Flaw

    A Florida federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing online pet pharmacy PetMed Express Inc. of deploying tracking tools that illegally transmitted website visitors' data to third parties, finding that class discovery had revealed the plaintiffs lack standing to support their remaining federal and state wiretap claims. 

  • August 03, 2026

    Albertsons Says Wash. Slow To Warn Of Bad Drug Prescribers

    Washington regulators didn't notify pharmacies or patients about doctors' potentially improper opioid prescribing until months after receiving complaints, Albertsons' counsel told a Seattle judge Monday, as the bench trial over Washington's claims the pharmacy chain helped fuel the state's overdose crisis entered its fourth week.

  • August 03, 2026

    Tenn. Official Tells Meta Jury Teen Sadness Rates Rising

    The executive director of Tennessee's Commission on Children and Youth testified Monday in the state's mental health trial against Meta that the percentage of high school students in the state who report feeling sad or hopeless has been trending upward in the last decade.

  • August 03, 2026

    DOJ, Rocket Mortgage See 'Reasonable' Chance To Settle

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Colorado federal court to pause deadlines in its appraisal discrimination case against Rocket Mortgage LLC, saying both sides agree there's a "reasonable prospect" for a settlement and want time to explore it further.

  • August 03, 2026

    Shipbuilder Ditches Pa. Suit Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit alleging South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. designed and built a "fatally flawed" container ship that subsequently slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. 

  • August 03, 2026

    Nvidia Brass Face Suit Over AI Training Using Pirated Works

    Nvidia's leadership faces a shareholder suit in Illinois federal court alleging they oversaw the development and training of the company's artificial intelligence models using pirated works, including copyrighted books, videos and human speech recordings.

  • August 03, 2026

    Pokémon Sued Over Director's Alleged Secret Bathroom Cams

    A Pokémon employee has launched a proposed class action against the trading card giant in Washington state court, claiming a former engineering director installed secret cameras in bathrooms of its Evergreen State corporate office to surveil women and children as they undressed.

  • August 03, 2026

    21 States Again Fight ACA Changes That Could Increase Costs

    A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in California federal court Friday, challenging an Affordable Care Act rule that shifts costs onto enrollees while reimposing certain provisions that a Maryland federal court vacated for being unlawful and arbitrary.

  • August 03, 2026

    AGs, WGA Want April Merger Trial, Paramount Wants Nov.

    Paramount Skydance Corp. battled over trial timing Friday as the Writers Guild of America and state attorneys general challenge its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., in a joint California federal court brief where the plaintiffs sought April 2027 proceedings and the companies proposed a November kickoff.

Expert Analysis

  • Fed Report Underscores Focus On Nonbank, CRE Risks

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    The Federal Reserve Board's latest supervision and regulation report highlights that broad systemic stability will not insulate individual institutions from rigorous supervisory challenges regarding concentrated commercial real estate portfolios and nonbank partnerships, says Daniel Meade at Hogan Lovells.

  • CIPA Tech Tracking Suits Highlight Uncertain Legal Ground

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    Alexandra Samofalova at Spencer Fane discusses the state of California Invasion of Privacy Act website tracking litigation, why credible defendants choose to settle and how the businesses best positioned to face this uncertain legal landscape are the ones treating data practices as a legal compliance matter to address today.

  • AI, Prediction Markets Lead Securities Developments In 2026

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    Securities class actions tied to artificial intelligence and the battle over prediction market regulation both raise novel questions that courts are only beginning to address and that will continue to resonate throughout the second half of the year, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Key Compliance Insights From Calif.'s Volvo Diesel Deal

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    While the future of California's vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act is uncertain, the state's recent settlement with Volvo over diesel emissions hinges on the truthfulness of manufacturer representations to state regulators, and offers important lessons for companies on compliance and recordkeeping, says Thierry Montoya at FBT Gibbons.

  • Where Is The Line On Actionable Comms In Securities Cases?

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    Recent securities cases demonstrate the difficulty in discerning a clear difference between statements made in connection with the purchase or sale of securities and those that aren't, with that line more likely attributable to individualized factual situations than to any doctrinal differences of opinion between various courts, says Samuel Groner at Fried Frank.

  • House-Passed KIDS Act Spurs Child Data Practices Audit

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    Graham Dean, Brian Roper-Nelson and Will Quick at Brooks Pierce discuss the noteworthy sections of the U.S. House of Representatives' recently passed Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, the potential revisions as the law moves through the U.S. Senate and the significant business changes that the House law would require.

  • Calif. Recycle Label Order Imperils Product Responsibility Law

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    A California federal court's injunction blocking enforcement of the state's truth-in-recycling law gives companies racing to remove chasing arrows and other recyclability labels from their packaging a reprieve — and the court's action may also hobble implementation of the state's extended producer responsibility law, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • FTC Focus: Enforcing Vertically Integrated Operating Systems

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    As digital platforms increasingly pair operating systems with commerce, advertising, content and data, antitrust scrutiny will turn on whether those integrations create private bottlenecks that foreclose rivals through access, ranking, interoperability or defaults, pushing courts and enforcement agencies to adapt traditional utility and merger frameworks more aggressively, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • A Shift In How Policymakers Are Approaching PBM Regulation

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    Recent federal and state legislative and regulatory activity involving pharmacy benefit managers represent a change in focus from transparency to PBM compensation structures, vertical integration and competitive effects, say attorneys at Barclay Damon.

  • Calif. Wiretap Ruling May Reshape Pixel Tracking Litigation

    The recent dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Blue Shield of California of violating the federal Wiretap Act highlights the gap between legacy wiretap laws and modern browser architecture, and the tendency of pixel tracking complaints to oversimplify or mischaracterize how browsers work, says Phil Richards at ThreatHandle Consulting.

  • How State Actions Are Reshaping Surveillance Pricing Risk

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    Amid heightened state enforcement activity and expanding legislative action to curb surveillance pricing concerns related to transparency, fairness and discrimination, businesses should closely examine how consumer data is used in pricing decisions, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Tips For Issuers Left In Lurch Without Genius Act Final Rules

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    The compliance runway envisioned by the Genius Act is steadily shrinking after regulators failed to finalize all the required implementing regulations by July 18, so stablecoin issuers should begin implementing "no-regrets" compliance measures and securing outside vendors before the law takes full effect in January, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Why Courts Are Pushing Back On Greenwashing Laws

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    Recent Fourth Circuit and California federal court decisions blocking state greenwashing statutes on First Amendment grounds reveal a tension at the heart of environmental marketing regulation — while states want clarity, courts aren't prepared to let legislatures flatly ban categories of truthful commercial speech, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • At The Intersection Of Right-To-Repair Laws And IP Rights

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    Right-to-repair legislation passing through Congress highlights a broad tension between manufacturers' security measures and consumer autonomy, with important repercussions for the automotive industry's intellectual property rights, says Keith Noe at Lando & Anastasi. 

  • Key Post-Proposal Shifts Likely In CFPB Loss Mitigation Rule

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    Mortgage servicers, borrowers and consumer advocates should prepare for a likely narrowed version of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's loss mitigation rule, which is likely to permit sequential reviews, defer to investor guidelines, extend compliance timelines and preempt conflicting state standards, say attorneys at Goodwin.

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