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Latest News in Consumer Protection

  • September 12, 2025

    Uber Rider's Past Sex Conduct Off Limits In Sex Assault Trial

    A California state judge overseeing a bellwether trial over sexual assault allegations against Uber warned attorneys for the ride hailing giant Friday that when it questions the plaintiff in coming days, it won't be allowed to elicit testimony about her other sexual activity unless her side "opens the door."

  • September 12, 2025

    FAA Suggests $3.1M Boeing Fine For 2024 Door-Plug Blowout

    The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Boeing over $3.1 million for safety violations, including some related to the midair door-plug blowout on a 737 Max 9 jet operated by Alaska Airlines in 2024, according to an announcement made Friday.

  • September 12, 2025

    Calif. Sends Groundbreaking Data Use Opt-Out, AI Bills To Gov.

    The California Legislature has approved several cutting-edge measures to boost online data privacy and safety protections for consumers, including proposals that would require browser operators such as Apple and Google to enable users to easily stop the sale and sharing of their personal data across websites and push AI-powered "companion" chatbot providers to implement safeguards. 

  • September 12, 2025

    Albertsons Loses Bid For Docs On Kroger CEO's Exit

    The Kroger Co. does not have to turn over documents to Albertsons Cos. Inc. concerning former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen's abrupt exit, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled Friday, saying that personal conduct that prompted McMullen's resignation wasn't relevant to Albertsons' litigation claims over the grocery chains' failed $25 billion merger.

  • September 12, 2025

    FCC Faulted For Changes In Broadband Inquiry's Scope

    By no longer measuring factors like broadband affordability, the Federal Communications Commission has unacceptably trimmed its yearly look at the state of deployment, just like the old vaudeville joke about "blue plate specials" devoid of food, an advocacy group said.

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Consumer Protection

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Council of Better Business Bureaus, National Advertising Division
  • Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • State attorneys general offices
  • State consumer protection regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
  • Fair Credit Billing Act
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
  • Lanham Act
  • Telephone Consumer Protection Act
  • Truth in Lending Act
  • State and international consumer protection legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
  • Deceptive or predatory loan and loan servicing disputes
  • Suits over false or deceptive advertising, marketing, or labeling of services
  • Cases over consumer data breaches
  • Disputes over collection of consumers’ personal information
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of consumer protection practices

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