Consumer Protection

  • June 16, 2025

    Wash. AG Sues Over Alleged Exploitation Of Senior Tenants

    Washington's attorney general has accused a property management company and the owners of several apartment complexes of deceiving low-income senior tenants by not telling them about the actual quality of properties or about how their rents were going to be calculated or raised.

  • June 16, 2025

    Delta, Endeavor Want Delay Or Transfer Of Toronto Crash Suit

    Delta Air Lines Inc. and Endeavor Air Inc. are asking a Georgia federal court to either stay or transfer a man's suit over injuries suffered in the Delta Flight 4819 crash earlier this year in Toronto, saying the court should wait until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to move it and similar suits to an MDL.

  • June 16, 2025

    AI Legal Tool Co. Allegedly Misuses Litigants' Names For Ads

    A group of litigants from California and Washington has filed a suit against legal technology firm UniCourt Research Inc. in federal court, alleging the company used details about their disparate case to promote its software subscription.

  • June 16, 2025

    All 50 States Agree To Purdue Pharma's $7.4B Settlement

    Attorneys general from 55 U.S. states and territories on Monday backed Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion deal to settle opioid injury claims against the company and the Sackler family, almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Purdue's previous plan to end litigation over its role in the opioid epidemic.

  • June 13, 2025

    Vought's CFPB Finds Industry Fans In Rule Repeal Effort

    Financial industry groups are lining up behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's push to scrap a trio of Biden-era policies that they say overexpanded its supervisory and enforcement toolkit, urging on the agency's newfound deregulatory zeal.

  • June 13, 2025

    7th Circ. Won't Revive RICO Claims Against Blood Test Co.

    A group of pilots and other people required to undergo alcohol screening for their employment cannot pursue their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act claims against a drug testing company, the Seventh Circuit ruled Friday after finding that the complaint doesn't adequately tie the plaintiffs' injuries to the alleged fraudulent scheme.

  • June 13, 2025

    Ga. Landowners Sue Carpet, Chemical Makers Over PFAS

    Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, 3M Co. and several other major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers face a trio of new lawsuits accusing them of contaminating soil, dust and water across north Georgia with so-called forever chemicals.

  • June 13, 2025

    Vt., Minn. Move To Boost Social Media Protections For Kids

    Vermont has become the latest state to enact legislation to require social media providers to bolster data privacy and safety protections for children, while Minnesota lawmakers sent to the governor's desk a first-of-its-kind bill to require mental health warning labels on these platforms.

  • June 13, 2025

    State Dept. Layoffs Still Violate Injunction, Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Friday that planned staff reductions at the State Department would violate her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies, saying she's not persuaded by the government's assertion that the department's reorganization was underway before the order.

  • June 13, 2025

    Social Media Addiction MDL Judge Picks Bellwether Trial Pool

    A California federal judge on Friday narrowed the pool of cases set for the first bellwether trials in sprawling multidistrict litigation by school districts and personal injury plaintiffs over claims social media is addictive, choosing six bellwether school districts in Maryland, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, South Carolina and Arizona.

  • June 13, 2025

    Wash. Judge Tosses IUD Suit Against Bayer For Good

    Bayer has beat a negligence lawsuit filed by a woman who claims its Mirena IUD perforated her uterus and migrated after the patient failed to oppose the company's motion to dismiss, a Washington federal judge ruled.

  • June 13, 2025

    Luxury Hotels Reject Latest Room Rate-Fixing Claims

    Hotel chains and their "benchmarking" software provider are telling an Illinois federal judge that the latest version of a proposed price-fixing class action is no better than the one that got dismissed in March, and that the plaintiff still hasn't alleged that the hotel groups ever communicated with each other.

  • June 13, 2025

    DOJ Says Google Still Won't Turn Over Ad Tech Breakup Docs

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday told the Virginia federal court overseeing its ad tech monopolization case against Google that the search giant is still withholding documents analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business despite an order last month requiring it to produce the material. 

  • June 13, 2025

    10th Circ. Affirms Expert DQ In Sig Sauer Gun Discharge Suit

    Gunmaker Sig Sauer Inc. scored a win at the Tenth Circuit on Friday with the panel disqualifying two experts who were ready to testify that its P320 pistol was defectively designed, giving the company an appeals court ruling to lean on as it continues to fend off a rash of suits claiming the gun fires unintentionally.

  • June 13, 2025

    23andMe Founder's $305M Bid Buys Back Co. In Ch. 11 Sale

    With a winning bid of $305 million, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki beat out Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to purchase the bankrupt company's assets, 23andMe announced Friday.

  • June 13, 2025

    GM Can't Arbitrate Driver's Transmission Defect Suit

    General Motors can't rely on an arbitration clause contained in a purchase agreement between a plaintiff customer and a dealership to arbitrate his claims alleging GM made cars with a defective transmission, after a Michigan federal judge ruled Friday the clause doesn't cover GM, which wasn't a party to the contract. 

  • June 13, 2025

    Apple Lets Crypto Fraud Schemes Onto App Store, Suit Says

    Apple has been hit with a class action in California federal court alleging it allows fraudulent cryptocurrency trading applications to exist and be available for download on its App Store, causing consumers to become victims of pig butchering and other trading scams.

  • June 13, 2025

    Quinn Emanuel Drops Binance Founder Amid $8M Fraud Suit

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has withdrawn as counsel for the founder of Binance amid an $8.1 million lawsuit against him, telling a Massachusetts federal judge that the former cryptocurrency exchange executive has breached an agreement with the law firm and moved for arbitration against it.

  • June 13, 2025

    Shein Faces Arbitration Push Over Paid Influencer Claims

    The Singapore-based owner of fast-fashion retailer Shein has told an Illinois federal judge that a proposed class of consumers must arbitrate their claims accusing the global e-commerce platform of trying to hide that it paid social media influencers to promote its products.

  • June 13, 2025

    Liberty Latin America Pays $24K To End Ownership Probe

    Liberty Latin America Ltd. has reached a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission to pay $24,000 and adopt a compliance plan to resolve an investigation into whether it violated foreign ownership limits.

  • June 13, 2025

    Home Sellers Say Brokerages Can't Pause Mo. Antitrust Case

    A proposed class of home sellers urged a Missouri federal court to deny two brokerages' second request to stay proceedings against them in a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action while they finalize a parallel settlement in what sellers have called "copycat" proceedings in Georgia.

  • June 13, 2025

    MV Realty CEO Banned From Real Estate Biz In NC

    The CEO of brokerage MV Realty is banned from doing professional real estate business in North Carolina and local homeowners were released from "predatory" agreements that they signed with one of his other companies, the state's attorney general announced Friday.

  • June 13, 2025

    The Law Firm Loophole: How Debt Cos. Snare NC Consumers

    To get around bans in North Carolina and many other states, debt relief companies set up facade law firms — companies that are law firms in name only, with a tiny number of lawyers nominally serving thousands of clients, consumer advocates and regulators say.

  • June 13, 2025

    DC Circ. Urged To Reject Approval For Braille-Free Drug Label

    Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. is urging the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court decision upholding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a generic sleep-disorder drug without Braille labeling, a move the company argues jeopardizes patient safety.

  • June 13, 2025

    Michigan AG Sues Auto Suppliers Over Toxic Pollution

    The Michigan Attorney General's Office alleged two auto parts suppliers illegally discharged untreated contaminated water that reached multiple bodies of water and emitted an unlawful amount of air pollutants in a new complaint seeking civil penalties and contamination cleanup costs.

Expert Analysis

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • What's At Stake In High Court's Class Member Standing Case

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual decision in Labcorp v. Davis could significantly alter how parties prosecute and defend class actions in federal court, particularly if the court determines some proof of member standing is required before a class may be certified, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Texas Fraud Case Shows Dangers Of Faulty Crypto Reporting

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    The recent sentencing of a man who failed to properly report capital gains from bitcoin sales is a reminder that special attention must be given to the IRS' reporting requirements in order to stay out of the government's crosshairs, says Saverio Romeo at Fox Rothschild.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • Justices' TikTok Ruling May Pose Threat To Online Expression

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling upholding a federal law mandating TikTok's forced divestiture in the name of data security may embolden digital censorship agendas worldwide, says IP lawyer Bahram Jafari.

  • Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments

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    A law recently passed in Massachusetts amends the commonwealth's False Claims Act by dramatically expanding potential liability for private equity firms and investors, underscoring the importance of robust diligence and risk assessments for private equity firms conducting transactions in the commonwealth, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.

  • The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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    Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Donald Trump seems likely to cultivate an environment friendlier to the financial services industry, bank-fintech partnerships should stay devoted to proactive compliance and be ready to adapt to regulatory shifts that may intensify scrutiny from enforcers, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements

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    A proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) would broaden the definition of nonhearsay, reflects a more pragmatic approach to regulating the admissibility of out-of-court statements by declarant-witnesses, and could help level the playing field between prosecutors and criminal defendants, say attorneys at Hangley Aronchick.

  • How The AI Antitrust Landscape Might Evolve Under Trump

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    The Trump administration's early actions around artificial intelligence and antitrust policy, along with statements from competition regulators, suggest that the AI competition landscape may see reduced scrutiny around acquisitions, but not an entirely hands-off enforcement approach, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Questions Remain After Justices' Narrow E-Rate FCA Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wisconsin Bell, holding that requests for reimbursement from the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are subject to False Claims Act liability, resolves one important question but leaves several others open, says Jason Neal at HWG.

  • Opinion

    At 100, Federal Arbitration Act Is Used To Thwart Justice

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    The centennial of the Federal Arbitration Act, a law intended to streamline dispute resolution in commercial agreements, is an opportunity to reflect on its transformation from a tool of fairness into a corporate shield that impedes the right to a fair trial, says Lori Andrus at the American Association for Justice.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less

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    When conducting cross-examination at trial, attorneys should remember that “less is more, and more is less” — limiting both the scope of questioning and the length of each query in order to control the witness’s testimony and keep the factfinders’ attention, says Thomas Innes at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

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