Consumer Protection

  • June 18, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs Papa John's Win Against Wiretapping Suit

    The Ninth Circuit refused to reinstate a customer's proposed class action accusing Papa John's of recording website visitors' activities in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, ruling Wednesday the pizza chain, as a party to the communications, can't be liable for spying on its own conversation. 

  • June 18, 2025

    Reddit Execs Downplayed Google AI's Impact, Investors Say

    Reddit and its top brass downplayed the impact Google's artificial intelligence-generated search results had on the forum website's traffic and ad revenues, causing stocks to drop when the truth emerged about weakening revenues, according to an investor's proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.

  • June 18, 2025

    FTC, Amazon Trade Blows Over Attempts To End Prime Case

    The Federal Trade Commission and Amazon have slammed one another in federal court filings over their competing bids to win regulators' case targeting Prime subscription enrollment practices, continuing to spar over the applicability of a consumer protection law shielding online shoppers.

  • June 18, 2025

    Belk Didn't Protect Private Info From Data Breach, Suits Say

    Belk Inc. allegedly failed to safeguard the personal information of its employees and customers from hackers, resulting in a cyberattack that the department store chain has reportedly concealed, according to a pair of class action lawsuits filed in North Carolina.

  • June 18, 2025

    Trump Set To Delay TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Deadline For 3rd Time

    President Donald Trump is planning to extend for an additional 90 days a looming deadline for TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company or face a nationwide ban, according to the White House, which said that the administration would use the extra time to finalize a deal to keep the popular social media app from going dark. 

  • June 18, 2025

    Opt-Out 'Oversight' May Not Excuse Burford In Price-Fix Deal

    An Illinois federal judge considering a $32 million price-fixing settlement between turkey producer Cargill and a group of direct purchasers seemed skeptical Wednesday of two Burford Capitol subsidiaries' assertion that they should be considered excluded from the deal despite submitting their opt-out request a day late.

  • June 18, 2025

    Judge Skeptical That Assa Abloy Needn't Extend Supply Deal

    A D.C. federal judge suggested Tuesday that Assa Abloy faces an uphill fight resisting efforts by its divestiture buyer to extend a supply agreement inked as part of an asset sale deal resolving a U.S. Department of Justice merger lawsuit.

  • June 18, 2025

    Union Urges Del. Justices To Refloat BofA Benefit Card Suit

    Delaware's chief justice pressed an attorney for Bank of America stockholders Wednesday to "drill down to the bad faith" during an appeal for revival of a Chancery Court suit accusing the company of intentionally prioritizing profits over compliance in managing unemployment benefit cards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • June 18, 2025

    Union Praises NY Bills On AI In Advertisements, Digital Rights

    Entertainment labor union SAG-AFTRA has applauded the passage of two bills by the New York State Legislature that would require the disclosure of advertisements' use of artificial intelligence-generated performers and for permission to be obtained to use digital renderings of deceased performers in expressive works.

  • June 18, 2025

    DOJ Defends Using Written Depos In HPE-Juniper Merger Trial

    The U.S. Department of Justice is defending its proposal to include written deposition testimony into the record for its upcoming antitrust trial against Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, saying that playing depositions live would waste crucial time in what is scheduled to be an eight-day trial.

  • June 18, 2025

    Ex-Yankee Scores $222K Jury Award In Moldy Mansion Trial

    A Connecticut federal jury on Wednesday awarded retired New York Yankees third baseman Joshua Donaldson more than $222,000 in a dispute with a former landlord he blamed for the presence of mold in a Greenwich mansion, and a judge is expected to double a substantial portion of that amount.

  • June 18, 2025

    NY Exterminator Says Its 'Black Widow' TM Is 'Incontestable'

    A downstate New York pest exterminator on Wednesday urged a Connecticut federal judge to rule that a Constitution State competitor infringed its logo and confused customers, arguing it owns "valid, incontestable" trademarks that have been in use since 2003.

  • June 18, 2025

    Senate Adds Full 5-Year Term For New FCC Commissioner

    The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Olivia Trusty, a newly added member of the Federal Communications Commission, to serve another five years in addition to the term ending June 30 that lawmakers had approved the day before.

  • June 18, 2025

    DC Judge Throws Out Suits Over J&J Drug Discount Audits

    A D.C. federal judge nixed five lawsuits brought by hospitals that accused federal healthcare regulators of illegally authorizing Johnson & Johnson to audit their business records for compliance with the 340B drug discount program.

  • June 18, 2025

    AGs Tell 3rd Circ. To Close 'Loophole' In Kalshi Betting Case

    A bipartisan group of attorneys general co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, pressed the Third Circuit to prevent trading platform Kalshi's "broad preemptive coup," urging the appellate court to allow New Jersey to regulate the company.

  • June 17, 2025

    Chinese Co. Draws Fla. AG Probe Over Health Device Security

    Florida's attorney general is taking a closer look at a Chinese manufacturer of health monitoring devices that he claims has been concealing "serious security problems" that have enabled unauthorized parties to manipulate and gain access to patient data. 

  • June 17, 2025

    Senate Passes Stablecoin Legislation With Bipartisan Support

    The Senate's proposal to regulate stablecoins passed the chamber on Tuesday with support from both parties, sending it on to the House where lawmakers are still working on their own proposal.

  • June 17, 2025

    La. Law Will Make Tesla Sales Less Onerous, Justices Told

    Louisiana regulators are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hold off on considering their request to take up a Tesla-brought case targeting the state's ban on direct sales by automakers, saying a new law is about to change things and the justices should wait until it takes effect.

  • June 17, 2025

    Crypto Co. Says Meme-Coin Creating Atty Can't Rep Theft Suit

    Cryptocurrency wallet provider Phantom Technologies has asked a New York federal judge to disqualify an attorney from representing a group of plaintiffs, including himself, in a suit he filed over the alleged theft of half-a-million dollars worth of a meme coin he created in honor of his pet dachshund.

  • June 17, 2025

    Utah Man Can't Escape SEC's Microcap Stock Scheme Suit

    A Utah bookkeeper can't escape U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he served as a middleman in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme because the SEC's complaint appropriately details its assertion that he was, at least, reckless, in connection with the matter, a federal judge has determined.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Low Power TV Owner Hit With $188K In Fines

    A Federal Communications Commission administrative law judge has slapped the former licensee of Hispanic Christian Community Network with $188,000 in fines, finding the man paid "utterly no attention ... to statutory and regulatory responsibilities."

  • June 17, 2025

    FTC Clarifies Auto Dealers' Duties Under Data Security Rule

    The Federal Trade Commission has issued guidance to assist automobile dealers in complying with the agency's financial data security rule, stressing that their obligations to safeguard customers' nonpublic information doesn't end when their business relationship terminates. 

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Yankee Makes Final Pitch To Jury In Moldy Mansion Suit

    A retired New York Yankees third baseman incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs after he rented a Connecticut mansion that turned out to have a mold problem, and his landlord should pay up after failing to act quickly, his attorney told a federal jury in Hartford on Tuesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    5th Circ. Finds $37M For PPE Delivery Problems Went Too Far

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday kept partially intact a $37 million award the Federal Trade Commission secured against a drop-shipping company, but found part of the award went too far because it fully refunded customers for COVID-19 protective gear that was delivered late.

  • June 17, 2025

    Nissan Asks Justices To Void Certified Sunroof Defect Classes

    Nissan North America Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel certified classes of drivers alleging the automaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the Ninth Circuit endorsed a "grossly unfair" standard that allows uninjured plaintiffs to level inflated class claims against corporate defendants.

Expert Analysis

  • Executive Orders Paving Way For New Era Of Crypto Banking

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    Recent executive orders have already significantly affected the day-to-day operations of financial institutions that have an interest in engaging with digital assets, and creating informed strategies now can support institutions as the crypto gates continue to open to the banking industry, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

  • How Calif. Algorithmic Pricing Bills Could Affect Consumers

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    California's legislative efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing may address antitrust and fairness concerns, but could stop retailers from providing consumer discounts, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Explaining CFPB's Legal Duties Under The Dodd-Frank Act

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    While only Congress can actually eradicate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Trump administration has sought to significantly alter the agency's operations, so it's an apt time to review the minimum baseline of activities that Congress requires of the CFPB in Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears poised to take a lighter touch under the new administration, but state enforcement efforts are likely to continue unabated, and potentially even increase, particularly with regard to digital assets and ESG disclosures, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Recent Cases Highlight Latest AI-Related Civil Litigation Risks

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    Ongoing lawsuits in federal district courts reveal potential risks that companies using artificial intelligence may face from civil litigants, including health insurance coverage cases involving contractual and equitable claims, and myriad cases concerning securities disclosure claims, say attorneys at Katten.

  • What Rodney Hood's OCC Stint Could Mean For Banking

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    Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood's time at the helm of the OCC, while temporary, is likely to feature clarity for financial institutions navigating regulations, the development of fintech innovation, and clearer expectations for counsel advising on related matters, say attorneys at Vedder Price.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • 4 Actions For Cos. As SEC Rebrands Cyber Enforcement Units

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    As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission signals its changing enforcement priorities by retooling a Biden-era crypto-asset and cybersecurity enforcement unit into a task force against artificial-intelligence-powered hacks and online investing fraud, financial institutions and technology companies should adapt by considering four key points, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: March Lessons

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    In this month's review of class actions appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses three federal appellate court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving antitrust allegations against coupon processing services, consumer fraud and class action settlements.

  • The PFAS Causation Question Is Far From Settled

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    In litigation over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the general causation question — whether the type of PFAS concerned is actually capable of causing disease — often receives little attention, but the scientific evidence around this issue is far from conclusive, and is a point worth raising by defense counsel, says John Gardella at CMBG3 Law.

  • How Health Cos. Can Navigate Data Security Regulation Limbo

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    Despite the Trump administration's freeze on proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security rule, there are critical cybersecurity steps healthcare organizations can take now without clear federal guidance, says William Li at Axiom.

  • 4 Key Payments Trends For White Collar Attys

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    As the payments landscape continues to innovate and the new administration looks to expand the role of digital currency in the American economy, white collar practitioners should be aware of several key issues in this space, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Series

    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • Unpacking The Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown By State AGs

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    A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general for nine states and the District of Columbia announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales, illustrating the rising prominence of state attorneys general using consumer protection laws to address issues of national scope, especially when federal efforts prove ineffective, say attorneys at Troutman.

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