Consumer Protection

  • November 02, 2026

    Meta Can't Shake Android Users' Browsing-Profile Claims

    A California federal judge on Monday once again refused to throw out consolidated litigation claiming Meta matched users' browsing activities to their Facebook accounts for targeted advertising purposes, ruling that the plaintiffs have adequately alleged it violated the Android security protocol known as sandboxing.

  • November 02, 2026

    50 Cos. Object To Listing On OKX Tokenized Stock Venue

    Fifty publicly traded firms including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Nvidia have directed the tokenized stock trading venue OKXICE not to list blockchain-based forms of their shares, according to the crypto platform's latest disclosure.

  • November 02, 2026

    ATM Operators To Ask DC Circ To Revive Visa, Mastercard Suit

    ATM operators gave notice that they'll ask the D.C. Circuit to revive their long-running certified class action accusing Visa and Mastercard of an anticompetitive agreement forcing them into higher network fees.

  • November 02, 2026

    Mother Says Hatch Baby Sound Machines Risk Hearing Loss

    A mother is suing Hatch Baby Inc. in California federal court, alleging that the company fails to warn buyers that its white-noise infant sound machines could cause permanent hearing loss when used as directed.

  • November 02, 2026

    LPL Seeks Dismissal Of Revived Cash Sweep Claims

    LPL Financial has asked a California federal judge to dismiss an amended complaint in a proposed class action accusing it of paying customers low interests on uninvested cash in its cash sweep programs, arguing its agreements disclosed the rates and fees and imposed no duty to pay higher returns.

  • November 02, 2026

    Meta Users Win Class Cert. In Pixel Healthcare Data Suit

    A California federal judge certified four classes of Facebook users who allege Meta Platforms collected their personal health information through data tracking tools on healthcare providers' websites, rejecting the social media company's attempts to attack the predominance of common issues.

  • November 02, 2026

    AI Agents Raise Stakes For Banks As Legal Fights Loom

    As major banks move to keep artificial intelligence agents from accessing customer accounts, financial services attorneys say the growing use of these tools in financial transactions could test the limits of existing consumer protection laws and set the stage for litigation.

  • November 02, 2026

    Splenda Maker Says Cancer Claims Weren't Protected Speech

    Splenda maker TC Heartland LLC urged the Fourth Circuit to revive its defamation suit against a scientist over her public warnings about the sweetener, arguing that the First Amendment does not shield statements that misrepresent research or rely on concealed test results.

  • November 02, 2026

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In October

    A nonprofit municipal insurance group is responsible for a portion of a settlement with a man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, and a biotech startup can continue to pursue trade secrets and breach of contract claims against two former employees and a rival they joined last year, Massachusetts Superior Court judges said in rulings last month. 

  • November 02, 2026

    FCC Grants 1st Router Security Waiver Aimed At Onshoring

    The Federal Communications Commission's staff has granted a partial waiver from its rules restricting the sale of foreign routers in the U.S., saying it's the first exemption for routers based on onshoring jobs as one of the public interest benefits.

  • November 02, 2026

    Vistra Closes $4B Cogentrix Deal, With DOJ Approval

    Vistra Corp. closed its acquisition of Cogentrix Energy and its 10 natural gas-powered electricity plants on Friday, the same day the U.S. Department of Justice said it was mollified by the company's plan to divest one Cogentrix plant in Maine and another one in the state already owned by Vistra.

  • November 02, 2026

    Pharmacy Hit With NJ Suit Over GLP-1 Marketing

    A compounding pharmacy deceptively and falsely marketed its GLP-1 compounded weight loss medications as safe, effective, clinically supported and personalized, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.

  • November 02, 2026

    College Athletes' Attys Seek $18M Cut Of NIL Settlement

    More than a year after the approval of a historic $2.78 billion settlement to share revenue derived from college athletes' name, image and likeness, attorneys for the athletes are seeking $18 million for their work administering the settlement's terms.

  • November 02, 2026

    Reform But Don't Gut FCC Subsidies, Rural Telecoms Say

    Rural telecom providers say the Universal Service Fund needs reforms to run more smoothly, but they cautioned the Federal Communications Commission against structural changes that could disrupt the program.

  • November 02, 2026

    Conn. Water Co. Says PFAS Compliance Beats Class Claims

    Connecticut Water Co.'s adherence to governmental PFAS regulations shows that even though its water contained allegedly toxic "forever chemicals," it was not defective or unreasonably dangerous, the utility said in response to a proposed product liability class action.

  • November 02, 2026

    RealPage, Landlords Get DC Antitrust Trial Delayed

    A District of Columbia superior court judge has vacated the March 29, 2027, jury trial date for the city's rent price-fixing lawsuit against property management software company RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords.

  • November 02, 2026

    FCC Clears More Drones, Inverters, Robots From Covered List

    The Federal Communications Commission has cleared several foreign-produced products for sale in the U.S., exempting certain uncrewed aircraft systems, advanced robotic devices and power inverters from the Covered List, which restricts foreign-made devices for national security reasons.

  • November 02, 2026

    Snap Inks 11th-Hour Deals Ending Social Media Harm Trial

    Snap Inc. revealed Monday that it has reached settlements with two plaintiffs over claims its platform harms the mental health of children, cutting short the second such Los Angeles bellwether trial in the midst of jury selection.

  • October 30, 2026

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms

    The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.

  • October 30, 2026

    EssilorLuxottica Keeps Eyewear Antitrust Win At 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Friday declined to revive a proposed class action in consolidated litigation accusing French-Italian firm EssilorLuxottica SA of monopolizing the U.S. consumer eyewear market, agreeing with the trial court that the indirect purchasers have not plausibly alleged a "premium eyewear market."

  • October 30, 2026

    OCC Has 'Serious' Concerns On Calif. Climate-Disclosure Law

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is lobbying California environmental regulators for a national bank carveout from their anticipated state climate-related disclosure rules, signaling it could otherwise seek to shield banks with its federal preemption powers.

  • October 30, 2026

    Binance's $6.3B Crypto Hack Puts Customer Trust To The Test

    The record $6.3 billion hack of Binance is likely to test customers' faith in the cryptocurrency giant, with its ability to repay losses and willingness to take steps to strengthen its cyber defenses poised to shape whether investors stick with the platform.

  • October 30, 2026

    McDonald's Must Keep Fighting McRib Proposed Class Action

    An Illinois federal judge Friday trimmed but ultimately refused to toss the bulk of a proposed class action claiming McDonald's deceives consumers because its McRib doesn't contain any rib meat, ruling that the consumers have plausibly alleged that McDonald's tricked them into thinking the sandwich contained rib.

  • October 30, 2026

    'Why Would I Deceive You?': Fact-Checking The Holmes Doc

    With former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' criminal case receiving renewed attention following the recent release of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary "You Can See Everything," Law360 answers questions about Holmes' 2022 securities fraud conviction and fact-checks some of the documentary's most talked-about moments.

  • October 30, 2026

    Custodia Urges High Court To Curb Fed 'Tyranny'

    Custodia Bank again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Tenth Circuit ruling allowing regional Federal Reserve banks to deny eligible banks master accounts, saying only the high court can "put an end to the Fed's tyranny over financial innovation."

Expert Analysis

  • How Banks Can Better Prepare For Wire Fraud Risks

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    Recent schemes serve as a reminder that banks can better limit liability for fraudulent wire transfers by documenting commercially reasonable security procedures, following them consistently, and addressing beneficiary name and account number discrepancies, says Shelli Clarkston at Spencer Fane.

  • Lessons For Cannabis Dispensaries From Web Tracking Suits

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    The trajectory of health-tracking litigation in Florida and elsewhere suggests that patient privacy claims will not disappear quickly, so dispensaries should audit their sites, tighten consent and align their disclosures with their actual practices, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • FTC Highlights Path To Preserve Board Rights In A Rival Co.

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    The Federal Trade Commission's move to add key guardrails permitting firearms manufacturer Beretta to retain two directors as it takes a 25% stake in competitor Ruger illustrates how parties may maintain board rights in certain circumstances without running afoul of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, say attorneys at Davis Polk.

  • A Defense Attorney Playbook For Challenging Flock Evidence

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    As law enforcement continues to bring charges based on evidence from Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers, defense counsel should consider four key categories for discovery requests and motions to compel such evidence, says Tamar Lerer at the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender.

  • FinCEN Scam Alerts Push Banks To Rethink AML Monitoring

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    Recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network guidance on digital asset scams suggests that future anti-money laundering examinations may focus less on whether institutions detect the movement of criminal proceeds and more on whether they can identify fraud schemes before victims suffer catastrophic losses, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • Washington Email Law Still Puts Marketers At Litigation Risk

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    Despite legislative efforts to curtail abusive litigation after the 2025 Brown v. Old Navy decision extending Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act to misleading email subject lines, CEMA can still trigger class actions with statutory damages, even for national campaigns run by companies with no physical presence in Washington, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • How AI Could Help Judges Spot Their Own Biases

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    In close cases where there’s room for discretion, artificial intelligence could challenge judges’ implicit biases by running counterfactual tests at scale — but any judicial use of such tools would need guardrails, say Arnold Peter at Peter Law and Nancy Rapoport at University of Nevada.

  • Compete Act Reinforces Calif.'s Antitrust Leadership Role

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    California's recent passage of the Compete Act, which expands the state's principal antitrust statute's focus on concerted multifirm conduct to business dealings between two or more firms, underscores California's leadership in state antitrust enforcement as attorneys general move to fill perceived gaps left by reduced federal oversight, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Parsing The Lowest SEC Enforcement Stats In Over A Decade

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    Statistics show that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a historically low number of enforcement actions during Paul Atkins' first full fiscal year as chairman, delivering on his promise to reduce enforcement in program areas focused on recordkeeping and other technical violations, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How To ID And Respond To 5 Types Of Misleading Witnesses

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    Witnesses can mislead fact-finders using a variety of tactics — from strategic amnesia to manufactured ignorance — but lawyers can learn how to identify and expose this testimony to come out on top, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.

  • Midterm Elections Outlook For Financial Services

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    A change in congressional control after the upcoming midterm elections could bring about slower regulatory approvals, intensified oversight and shifting enforcement priorities for the financial services industry, say attorneys at Covington.

  • New Manhattan DA Task Force Puts Antitrust In Its Crosshairs

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    The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new corporate crime and antitrust task force is adding local criminal enforcement to a field long led by federal authorities, meaning companies need to account for potential parallel federal and state antitrust investigations when responding to misconduct, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Right-To-Repair Laws Create Manufacturer Compliance Maze

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    Without existing precedent to help interpret new right-to-repair laws, original equipment manufacturers must make careful judgments about how best to comply with conflicting state statutes — but several principles related to documentation, replacement products and more emerge from the patchwork, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • 3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work

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    The tendency of generative artificial intelligence models to tell users what they want to hear can reinforce attorneys’ confirmation bias when testing the strength of arguments, and it can’t simply be prompted away — but a few practices can help mitigate it, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.

  • AI Risks May Recalibrate 'Reasonable Security' Standards

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    A definitive answer to what constitutes reasonable vulnerability management in the age of artificial intelligence is still emerging, but the answer is likely less a reset of the standard than a recalibration of how organizations meet it, say Scott Loughlin at Hogan Lovells and Mike Priest at Globe Life.

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