Consumer Protection

  • May 11, 2026

    Pa. Law Firm, Doctors Can't Shake Uber, FedEx RICO Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that Uber and FedEx offered extensive and detailed allegations to press ahead with their racketeering lawsuit accusing a Philadelphia personal injury firm and local healthcare providers of scheming to fabricate medical records to inflate accident claims.

  • May 11, 2026

    Texas, LG Ink Deal To End Claims Of TV Data Collection

    The Texas Office of the Attorney General and LG Electronics USA Inc. on Monday struck a deal to end the state's claims that LG unlawfully spied on consumers, with LG agreeing to obtain consent for certain data collection through smart television technology.

  • May 11, 2026

    Meta Makes Billions Enabling Scammers, Calif. County Says

    A Silicon Valley county sued Meta in California state court Monday, claiming the social media giant "knowingly" facilitates and profits from billions of scam advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.

  • May 11, 2026

    Kalshi To Take Arizona Injunction Bid To 9th Circ.

    Kalshi Inc. on Monday told the federal court overseeing its sports contract brawl with Arizona regulators that it's appealed an order denying its request to enjoin Arizona officials from enforcing state gaming laws against it to the Ninth Circuit.

  • May 11, 2026

    Nestlé Sues To Unmask Amazon Sellers Of 'Stolen' Vitamins

    Nestlé Health Science U.S. filed a lawsuit in Washington state Friday in an effort to unmask "suspected bad actors" whom it accuses of illegally intercepting high volumes of nutritional supplements and funneling them to resellers on Amazon.com.

  • May 11, 2026

    Mead Johnson Heads To Trial In Ill. Baby Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge handling multidistrict litigation over baby formula that allegedly caused a serious abdominal condition in premature infants rejected Mead Johnson & Co. LLC's summary judgment bid in the fourth lawsuit parties had selected as an MDL tester case, teeing up the litigation's first trial.

  • May 11, 2026

    Ace Hardware Accused Of Coordinating Prices, Locations

    Consumers have hit Ace Hardware with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court alleging they pay higher prices because the retail cooperative helps its member stores conspire to fix prices and divide local markets.

  • May 11, 2026

    Trump Administration Strikes Deal With DC Golf Courses

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has struck a deal with the operator of three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., bringing momentary peace to a sticky fight over the Trump administration's effort to seize the properties.

  • May 11, 2026

    No Need To Halt Delayed Nexstar Deal, FCC Tells DC Circ.

    The Federal Communications Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Monday there is no reason to block the FCC's staff approval of Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s planned $6.2 billion deal to buy Tegna Inc. since a California federal judge has already halted the broadcast merger during review.

  • May 11, 2026

    Meta Can't Ax Android User Suit Over Browsing-Profile Links

    Meta Platforms must face the bulk of a consolidated set of proposed class actions alleging it exploits an Android communications channel to tie users' browsing data to their Facebook and Instagram profiles, a California federal judge ruled Monday, while Google must face a negligence claim.

  • May 11, 2026

    'We Need Your Help': Banks Rallied For Stablecoin Yield Fight

    Banking groups are making a push for stronger language prohibiting stablecoin yield payments ahead of a looming Thursday markup of the Senate banking committee's long-awaited proposal to regulate crypto markets.

  • May 11, 2026

    'I Am The Judge,' Atty Facing Apple Sanctions Bid Told

    A California federal judge overseeing discovery in a consumer antitrust case against Google LLC rebuked the plaintiffs' attorney Monday as he fought a sanctions motion by former defendant Apple Inc., reminding him "I am the judge in this case" and that his requests must "meet the standard that I set forth."

  • May 11, 2026

    FCC Exempts Aircraft Security Sensor In Restricted Band

    The Federal Communications Commission on Monday granted a waiver to an artificial intelligence surveillance company for the types of signals it can emit, finding it would serve the public by providing critical aviation security.

  • May 11, 2026

    Nestle Defeats 'Breakfast Essentials' False Ad Suit, For Good

    Nestle Health Science permanently defeated a proposed class action alleging it deceptively labels its Carnation Breakfast Essentials drink as nutritious and rich in protein despite its sugar-dominant composition, after a California federal judge said Monday the drink doesn't become less nutritional due to the added sugar. 

  • May 11, 2026

    Television Group Wants Affiliate Ownership Loopholes Closed

    The American Television Alliance asked the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to close loopholes allowing transactions that bring competing network affiliates under common ownership, saying the current rules are being used to evade review.

  • May 11, 2026

    Red Sox Ticket Buyers Fight Arbitration In 'Junk Fees' Suit

    Fans leading a proposed class action accusing the Boston Red Sox of deceptive ticket pricing have asked a federal judge not to send the dispute to arbitration, saying online buyers are unlikely to have read the terms and conditions before making the purchases they say were inflated with surprise "junk fees."

  • May 11, 2026

    FCC Plans First FM Radio Auction Since Authority Was Renewed

    The Federal Communications Commission said Monday it will sell off construction permits for 132 FM radio channels, the first auction of its kind in years.

  • May 11, 2026

    Nats Ask DC Circ. To Toss Fee Class Action To Arbitration

    The Washington Nationals are looking to arbitrate a suit filed by a fan accusing them of charging hidden "junk fees" on tickets, asking the D.C. Circuit to overturn a district judge's ruling that kept the case in court.

  • May 11, 2026

    Texas Sues Netflix Over 'Staggering' Data Logging

    The state of Texas sued Netflix Inc. on Monday, alleging that it misled consumers by promising not to harvest or log their viewing data while quietly doing exactly that and selling that information to advertisers and other outside firms without users' consent.

  • May 11, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield Failed To Protect Clients' Info, Suit Says

    A proposed class has accused global commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield Inc. in New York federal court of not doing enough to protect current and former clients' confidential information from hackers, who ultimately breached the company's systems.

  • May 11, 2026

    Volvo Says Recalls For Faulty Backup Camera Moot Suit

    Volvo has urged a New York federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action alleging it sold cars with defective rear cameras that don't operate properly when in reverse, arguing the claims aren't ripe since the plaintiff didn't say he took advantage of remedies offered through the automaker's nationwide voluntary recalls.

  • May 11, 2026

    3rd Circ. Revives Privacy Claims Over Bass Pro Tracking

    The Third Circuit on Monday partly revived multidistrict litigation over the use of "session replay" software by Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops to allegedly record visitors' activity on their websites, with a three-judge panel finding two of the eight tossed lawsuits had pled harm from the recording of plaintiffs' financial information.

  • May 11, 2026

    Ghost Gun Kit Co. JSD Supply Files For Ch. 7 Liquidation

    A Pennsylvania-based gun building kit retailer and a connected gun show operator have filed Chapter 7 papers in Pennsylvania, in the wake of litigation looking to hold the business on the hook for violence committed using so-called ghost guns.

  • May 11, 2026

    Binance Takes Investor Suit Arbitration Bid To 11th Circ.

    Binance and former CEO Changpeng Zhao are asking the Eleventh Circuit to review a Florida federal judge's decision denying their bid to compel arbitration of a proposed class action alleging that the crypto trading platform knowingly violated U.S. regulatory requirements.

  • May 11, 2026

    Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal

    A New York federal court sanctioned a plaintiffs' firm and its co-founder in federal multidistrict litigation by families alleging that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism, saying they improperly shared confidential information from the case in related state court actions.

Expert Analysis

  • How Banks And Fintechs Can Build COPPA-Ready Youth Apps

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    Recent Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and state law activity expanding children's data protections underscore compliance considerations for bank-fintech partnerships offering digital financial tech products for youth, including age-gating, data minimization and parental control, says Erin Illman at Bradley Arant.

  • Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

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    An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

  • AG Watch: Texas Charts A Course On Investigative Authority

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    The Texas Supreme Court's recent decision in Texas v. PFLAG affirmed, and arguably expanded, the Texas attorney general's civil investigative demand authority, providing a road map that other courts evaluating state attorney general CIDs may find instructive, amid a lack of precedent, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • Initial Virginia AG Actions Signal Focus On Multistate Efforts

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    Now that Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has reached the 100-day mark in office, his first set of actions reveals a clear preference for coalition with regional and national counterparts, which means the primary risk for businesses is no longer just the fact of enforcement, but the speed at which investigations can escalate, says Lauren Cooper at Hogan Lovells.

  • Small And Midsize Business Finance Faces More State Regs

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    Recent developments in state credit disclosure, consumer debt collection, and lender licensing and registration requirements suggest that companies extending financing to small and midsize businesses are likely to encounter a significantly more stringent legal climate moving forward, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Reel Justice: 'No Other Choice' And Moral Rationalization

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    In the satirical thriller "No Other Choice," the main character rationalizes his decision to kill business competitors by creating a narrative of necessity, illustrating for attorneys the dangers of treating strategic litigation decisions as inevitabilities rather than choices, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University.

  • How Food, Beverage Claims May Preview Cosmetic Litigation

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    Class action litigation targeting cosmetics and personal care products is accelerating, with a playbook that comes from the food and beverage industry — and the defenses that succeeded, and failed, in past class actions offer a critical road map for beauty and personal care brands, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • Steps To Consider As DOJ Launches Fraud Division

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    The establishment this month of the National Fraud Enforcement Division within the U.S. Department of Justice is a significant reorganization that suggests an increase in enforcement activity involving federally funded programs but leaves a number of important questions unanswered, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 5 Trial Lessons You Learn By Losing

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    Exploring insights that are usually gained only after trial loss can expose the gaps between what we intend to communicate and what lands with the fact-finder, including why being right isn't always a win and how winning a cross‑examination can help you lose your case, says Allison Rocker at Baker & McKenzie.

  • Contract Language Reigned Supreme In Bancorp Dismissal

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    A Minnesota federal court's recent dismissal of claims over U.S. Bancorp's cash sweep program underscores that clear contractual disclosures hold weight in class actions, demonstrating the power of contract language that plainly indicates terms, fiduciary limits and institutional benefits to customers, says Quin Seiler at Winthrop & Weinstine.

  • 4 True Lender State Laws And 1 Appeal For Fintechs To Watch

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    The fintech industry faces increased scrutiny through proposed true lender laws from several states, as well as ongoing litigation regarding the impact of Colorado's opt-out from the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act — all of which should heighten industry participants' vigilance, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

  • GHG Endangerment Finding Repeal Brings New Legal Risks

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare anchored a matrix of regulation across multiple sectors — and the recent repeal of that finding has fundamentally destabilized the legal landscape governing industrial emissions, corporate liability and climate-related risk management, says Tanya Nesbitt at Thompson Hine.

  • PFAS Study Is Wake-Up Call For Pet Food Companies

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    As standards around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances continue to evolve, a new study revealing that PFAS have found their way into many brands of pet food is a warning to the industry to reexamine the contents and marketing of their products in the face of increasing regulatory and litigation exposure, say attorneys at MG+M.

  • Series

    Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

  • Written Consent Ruling May Signal Change For Telemarketing

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    The Fifth Circuit's ruling in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control is a takedown of the Federal Communications Commission's prior express written consent regulation, and because Loper Bright empowers courts to disregard agency interpretations, Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigants now have an opportunity to challenge previously settled FCC regulations, orders and interpretations, say attorneys at Manatt.

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