Consumer Protection

  • July 25, 2024

    Advocacy Group Pushes FCC For Hearing On Fox TV License

    An advocacy group accusing a Philadelphia Fox television station of knowingly airing harmful conspiracy theories following the 2020 election has told the Federal Communications Commission the group has collected more than 25,000 signatures from people saying the agency should grant a hearing on the subject of yanking the station's license.

  • July 25, 2024

    ​​​​​​​Justices Urged To Revisit FCC Fund After 5th Circ. Ruling

    Free-market groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to take another look at their challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's low-income and rural subsidy programs after the Fifth Circuit ruled the system was unconstitutional.

  • July 25, 2024

    Dems' Bill Looks To Prevent Collusion With OPEC

    A pair of Democrats in the House and Senate on environmental committees introduced a bill Wednesday to punish fossil fuel companies that collude with OPEC to increase prices.

  • July 25, 2024

    Pot Rescheduling Could 'Compromise' Transit Drug Testing

    Federal traffic investigators are urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to tread carefully should it move forward with rescheduling marijuana, saying any policy change must allow for drug testing of airline pilots, truck drivers and other "safety-sensitive" transportation jobs.

  • July 25, 2024

    6th Circ. Judge Questions GM's Arbitration Argument Delay

    A Sixth Circuit judge pressed General Motors on Thursday about why it waited three years to argue that some plaintiffs were bound by arbitration agreements in a class action over allegedly defective transmissions, saying a major car company should be aware most consumers sign such contracts.

  • July 25, 2024

    CFPB Wary Of 'Junk Fees' As Lunch Money Goes Digital

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday flagged concerns about "junk fees" that school-contracted payment processors are charging parents to put money on their children's cafeteria accounts, casting it as part of a broader trend toward more digital payments in school settings.

  • July 25, 2024

    Binance, Ex-CEO Say FTX Users Can't Blame Them For Fallout

    Crypto exchange Binance, its former CEO and its U.S. arm told a Florida federal judge that a lawsuit from spurned users of now-defunct competitor FTX wrongly tries to blame two social media posts from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao for FTX's stunning collapse rather than the fraudulent conduct of FTX executives.

  • July 25, 2024

    The 5 Biggest Mass. Top Court Rulings Of 2024 So Far

    It was an eventful first half of 2024 for Massachusetts' top appellate panel, which issued a landmark sentencing ruling, weighed in on time limits in civil cases and addressed whether an attorney falling asleep mid-trial is grounds for a successful appeal.

  • July 25, 2024

    Divided FCC Floats AI Disclosure Rule For Political Ads

    The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a proposal to require that radio and television broadcasters disclose when political advertising uses artificial intelligence.

  • July 25, 2024

    GSK To Remove '100% Natural' Chapstick Labels To End Suit

    A class of consumers is asking a California federal judge for approval of a settlement to end claims that chapstick made and sold by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC and Pfizer Inc. was deceptively marketed as "100% Natural."

  • July 25, 2024

    Tobacco Products Co. Hits Wash. Pot Business With TM Suit

    Wholesaler BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP has hit a Washington state cannabis company with a complaint in Arizona federal court that alleges it is infringing the "Juicy" trademark BBK uses for a variety of smoking and smoking-related products.

  • July 25, 2024

    4th Circ. Vacates FTC Loss After Novant Bows Out Of Merger

    The Fourth Circuit has agreed to vacate a North Carolina federal judge's ruling allowing Novant Health's planned $320 million hospital merger to advance after the Federal Trade Commission secured an emergency injunction on appeal that effectively killed the deal.

  • July 25, 2024

    Fisher-Price, Mattel Ink $19M Deal Over Recalled Baby Sleeper

    Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel asked a Buffalo federal judge for preliminary approval for a $19 million payment to settle a class action over a recalled baby sleeper that a group of consumers claims was falsely advertised as safe.

  • July 25, 2024

    Chicken Soup's Atty Wants Out Of $3M Conn. Pet Food Feud

    The Graubard Miller attorney defending Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Inc. in a manufacturer's $3 million contract suit asked a Connecticut state court to let her leave the case, writing in her motion to withdraw that Chicken Soup has refused to cooperate on the case.

  • July 25, 2024

    Celeb Video Platform Cameo Fined $100K Over Paid Promos

    Celebrity video platform Cameo will pay $100,000 as part of a 30-state settlement over claims it failed to inform customers that its advertising service for businesses involved paid promotions.

  • July 25, 2024

    Kroger, Albertsons Agree To Delay $25B Merger Closing

    Kroger Co. and Albertsons said Thursday they agreed to delay closing on their $25 billion merger until after a judge rules on the merits of Colorado regulators' antitrust case, allowing the companies to avoid a two-week hearing next month.

  • July 24, 2024

    Boeing, DOJ Finalize 737 Max Plea Deal

    The Boeing Co. has finalized its agreement to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development, avoiding a criminal trial over a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a U.S. Department of Justice court filing Wednesday evening.

  • July 24, 2024

    FTC Chair Wary AI Tools Can Be Used For Corporate Collusion

    Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan weighed in on a host of topics during a discussion Wednesday at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, expressing concerns about the agency's high legal bills for expert witnesses and describing AI price-setting tools as a potential loophole for collusion.

  • July 24, 2024

    Delta Air Targeted In DOT Probe Following Global Tech Outage

    Delta Air Lines is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation over its handling of massive flight cancellations since the global outage Friday that left passengers stranded in airports waiting hours to reach customer service representatives and resulting in thousands of complaints, the agency announced Wednesday.

  • July 24, 2024

    Google, Ill. Parents Reach Deal In Grade School BIPA Dispute

    Google and parents who accused the tech giant of illegally harvesting their grade school daughters' biometric data have reached a settlement in the putative class action and want the suit sent back to state court to finalize the agreement, they have told an Illinois federal judge.

  • July 24, 2024

    Exxon Loses Bid To Ditch Conn. Climate Change Fraud Suit

    Exxon Mobil Corp. cannot escape Connecticut's lawsuit accusing it of deceiving consumers about the negative impact of fossil fuels on the earth's climate, a state judge ruled Tuesday in rejecting the oil and gas giant's contention that it can't be sued in the Nutmeg State.

  • July 24, 2024

    Eggland's Best Accused Of Lying About Hens' 'Pleasant' Digs

    Egg brand Eggland's Best was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers by describing living conditions for certain laying hens as "pleasant" when in reality those chickens allegedly "live in typical factory farming conditions."

  • July 24, 2024

    Clinic Drops Case Against Maker Of Body-Sculpting Devices

    BTL Industries Inc., a Massachusetts company that sells body-sculpting equipment, and a Connecticut aesthetic clinic have mutually agreed to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Bay State company of using misleading profit projections and illegal trade restraints that unfairly penalized equipment buyers and caused hefty investments to wither.

  • July 24, 2024

    Judge Sets Up 2-Tier Counsel Access In DOJ Live Nation Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday set up a two-tiered system for document access in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, limiting sensitive information from other market participants from Live Nation in-house counsel.

  • July 24, 2024

    Meme Stock Investor Opposes Robinhood Settlement For Now

    A meme stock investor on Wednesday urged a Florida federal judge to deny a settlement between Robinhood and other traders who say they sustained losses when the exchange restricted trading of certain stocks during a social media fueled run, since he says he hasn't received any details on the deal.

Expert Analysis

  • Supply Chain Considerations For Companies Deploying AI

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    Many businesses will risk failure by embracing artificial intelligence without fully understanding the risks, and the value of a five-step AI supply chain analysis cannot be overstated, say Brooke Berg and Nathan Staffel at Nardello & Co.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling

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    Almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, attorney general scrutiny of environmental, social and governance-related efforts indicates a potential path for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to be targeted, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Compliance Considerations For New Data Protection Law

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    Sam Castic at Hintze Law discusses how to determine if your organization is covered by the newly enacted Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, the scope of the law's restrictions, and how to go about compliance as its June 23 effective date approaches.

  • FTC Noncompete Rule Risks A Wave Of State AG Actions

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    The Federal Trade Commission's final rule language banning noncompetes may contribute to a waterfall enforcement effect in which state attorneys general deploy their broad authority to treat noncompetes as separate and independent violations, say Ryan Strasser and Carson Cox at Troutman Pepper.

  • CFPB Poised To Up The Ante After Supreme Court Victory

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    When the U.S. Supreme Court emphatically ruled last week that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure did not violate the Constitution, the agency boasted that it was "here to stay," signaling that it is moving full steam ahead with its regulatory, enforcement and supervisory agenda, says Jim Sandy at McGlinchey Stafford.

  • How To Use Exhibits Strategically Throughout Your Case

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    Exhibits, and documents in particular, are the lifeblood of legal advocacy, so attorneys must understand how to wield them effectively throughout different stages of a case to help build strategy, elevate witness preparation and effectively persuade the fact-finders, say Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie and Colorado prosecutor Adam Kendall.

  • Diving Deep Into Sweeping NY Financing Bill — And Its Pitfalls

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    A New York bill seeking to impose state usury limits onto a broader variety of financing arrangements and apply lender licensing requirements to more diverse entities would present near-insurmountable compliance challenges for lenders and retailers, say Kate Fisher and Tom Quinn at Hudson Cook.

  • Influencer Considerations As FINRA Initiates Crackdown

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    To avert risks when evaluating influencer and referral programs, firms should assess the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's recent settlements involving the supervision of social media tastemakers, as well as recent FINRA guidance in this area, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • What The FTC Report On AG Collabs Means For Cos.

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    The Federal Trade Commission's April report on working with state attorneys general shows collaboration can increase efficiency and consistency in how statutes are interpreted and enforced, which can minimize the likelihood of requests for inconsistent injunctive relief that can create operational problems for businesses, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • A Comparison Of FDIC, OCC Proposed Merger Approaches

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    Max Bonici and Connor Webb at Venable take a closer look at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's respective bank merger proposals and highlight certain common themes and important differences, in light of regulators continually rethinking their approaches to bank mergers.

  • Series

    Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While some of my experiences as an emergency medical technician have been unusually painful and searing, the skills I’ve learned — such as triage, empathy and preparedness — are just as useful in my work as a restructuring lawyer, says Marshall Huebner at Davis Polk.

  • Behind Court Challenges To The FTC's Final Noncompete Rule

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent final rule banning noncompetes may not go into effect any time soon amid a couple of Texas federal court challenges seeking to bar the rule's implementation, which will likely see appeals all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, says Michael Elkins at MLE Law.

  • 15 Quick Tips For Uncovering And Mitigating Juror Biases

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    As highlighted by the recent jury selection process in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump, juror bias presents formidable challenges for defendants, and attorneys must employ proactive strategies — both new and old — to blunt its impact, say Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris at Harris St. Laurent.

  • Colo. Lending Law Could Empower State-Chartered Banks

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    Lending programs that rely on rate exportation by state banks should pay close attention to legislative activity and ongoing litigation surrounding Colorado's decision to opt out of rate exportation, which could set a precedent that state-chartered banks have power on par with national banks, says Tom Witherspoon at Stinson.

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