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Consumer Protection

  • September 04, 2025

    Life Insurer Accused Of Policy Rescission Scheme

    A life insurer violated Arkansas law by broadly denying policy benefits to residents for reasons causally unrelated to a given policy owner's death, a woman told a federal court, saying the state Legislature expressly prohibited such conduct more than 10 years ago.

  • September 04, 2025

    NC Player Sues NCAA Over Eligibility Rule Enforcement

    A college football player has sued the NCAA in North Carolina's business court alleging the organization violated state antitrust laws by denying him a waiver to play during the current season, ignoring that it was a coach's error that exhausted a year of his eligibility.

  • September 04, 2025

    Cathay Bank Denies Knowledge Of $20M NFT Scam Suit

    California-based Cathay Bank asked a federal judge to throw out claims alleging it ignored red flags from scammers and enabled a $17 million romance scam, arguing the victim did not allege the bank even knew about the alleged fraud.

  • September 04, 2025

    Democrats Press Trump's Fed Pick On His Independence

    Stephen Miran, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was sharply questioned by Democratic senators on Thursday about his ability to independently carry out a leadership role at the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after he said he would refuse to resign from the president's Council of Economic Advisers if confirmed.

  • September 04, 2025

    Ohio Cannabis Card Network Sued Over Faulty Cybersecurity

    An Ohio man is suing Ohio Medical Alliance LLC in federal court, alleging that its lackluster cybersecurity measures exposed more than 950,000 records containing private health information for its users.

  • September 03, 2025

    Google To Give Users More Control Over Ad Bidding Info

    Google will allow hundreds of millions of users to limit the information shared about them with companies that participate in Google's fast-paced digital ad auctions, part of a nonmonetary settlement resolving allegations information is shared without users' knowledge or consent, according to a filing in California federal court.

  • September 03, 2025

    Ga. County Can't Recoup Bio-Lab Emergency Response Costs

    A Georgia federal judge said a metro Atlanta county can't recover its emergency services expenses in responding to the massive Bio-Lab chemical plant fire last year, but left the door open for the county to win damages from the resulting economic fallout of the disaster.

  • September 03, 2025

    NBCUniversal Again Defeats Claims It Shared Data With Meta

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing NBCUniversal of sharing Today.com visitors' personal and video viewing information with Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., saying one website visitor in Missouri failed to meet the Second Circuit's newly adopted standard for what is considered personally identifiable information.

  • September 03, 2025

    Newsmax Says Fox Illegally Monopolizes Right-Leaning News

    Newsmax sued Fox News in Florida federal court Wednesday, alleging Fox uses anticompetitive and exclusionary business practices to maintain its dominance over right-leaning television news.

  • September 03, 2025

    Fintechs Urge Judge To Let Ƶ Set Open Banking Deadline

    The fintech trade group defending the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's in-flux open banking rule on Wednesday urged a Kentucky federal judge to defer to the agency on whether to extend compliance deadlines for the data sharing mandate and also to decline banks' request to halt the clock as the agency retools the rule.

  • September 03, 2025

    Google Can Thank AI's Rise For Mixed Search Remedies

    Despite Google's resounding defeat last year in the U.S. Department of Justice's case targeting its search monopoly, the company will face only a mixed bag of remedies aimed at propping up search engine rivals and limiting its distribution contracts.

  • September 03, 2025

    FINRA Targets Ex-Synapse Officers Over Supervisory Failures

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has filed an enforcement action against two former executives of a subsidiary of bankrupt fintech company Synapse, alleging that they failed to properly supervise the subsidiary's cash management program ahead of the middleware provider's collapse.

  • September 03, 2025

    Hemp Cos. Drop Challenge To Ark. Regulations

    Hemp companies who challenged an Arkansas state law restricting hemp-derived intoxicating products are seeking to end their lawsuit, months after the Eighth Circuit dashed their efforts to temporarily block the statute's enforcement.

  • September 03, 2025

    Amex Owes $12M In Antisteering Rule Suit, NY Jury Holds

    A New York federal jury ordered American Express Co. to pay over $12 million to a class of Illinois consumers after finding the company liable under Illinois state law for overcharges that the class says they experienced due to so-called antisteering rules Amex imposed on merchants that accept Amex cards.

  • September 03, 2025

    Amazon Targets 3 Groups Over Alleged 'Refund Abuse' Scams

    International crime rings have fleeced Amazon for nearly $1 million in cash and merchandise through sophisticated manipulation of the company's return process, the retail giant has claimed in a trio of lawsuits filed in Washington federal court.

  • September 03, 2025

    Players Challenge NCAA's 'Redshirt' Rule As Anticompetitive

    A group of Division I athletes filed an antitrust lawsuit in Tennessee federal court challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules, alleging the rules operate as artificial caps on competition that constitute commercial restraint and result in suppressed economic opportunities for students.

  • September 03, 2025

    Silvergate's $37.5M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK

    Investors of failed, cryptocurrency-focused Silvergate Bank secured a California federal judge's final approval Wednesday for their $37.5 million settlement of claims alleging the bank misrepresented its safeguards against onboarding customers like the collapsed, fraud-ridden crypto exchange FTX.

  • September 03, 2025

    Texas Judge Asks Feds How Boeing Deal Serves Public

    A Texas federal judge pressed the U.S. government to explain why he should accept a nonprosecution agreement with Boeing that would let the company escape a criminal case for its role in deadly 737 Max 8 crashes, asking Wednesday how the deal serves the public.

  • September 03, 2025

    Google Owes Over $425M For Collecting App Data, Jury Says

    A California federal jury concluded Wednesday that Google unlawfully collected information from 98 million cellphone users who'd asked the tech giant not to track their app activity, awarding over $425 million in damages but finding punitive damages are not warranted in the class action.

  • September 03, 2025

    Consumers Defend Apple Antitrust Claims, Class Cert.

    Consumers defended their antitrust claims over Apple's App Store policies, arguing that Apple restricts the distribution of apps on its devices to block competition, not as part of a legitimate design choice, while also trying to preserve a class expected to include 185 million members.

  • September 03, 2025

    Honda Fights FCC Adding Car Technologies To Security List

    Honda has told the Federal Communications Commission that adding certain vehicle technologies to the government's "covered list" of banned devices made in foreign adversary countries would duplicate efforts already being carried out by the U.S. Commerce Department.

  • September 03, 2025

    FCC Chief Aims To End Disputed School Wi-Fi Programs

    The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he's looking to overturn two controversial Biden-era FCC programs to fund providing Wi-Fi on school buses and hot spots for students' and library patrons' off-campus use.

  • September 03, 2025

    Insurer Escapes Duty To Cover Lab's Suit Over COVID Tests

    Continental Casualty Co. is not obligated to cover a Pennsylvania laboratory in an underlying lawsuit brought by a COVID-19 test manufacturer that accuses the lab of neglecting its responsibilities and falsely disparaging its tests, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Friday, finding the claims are barred due to two exclusions within the insurer's policy.

  • September 03, 2025

    Lack Of Notice Bars Miami Real Estate Fraud Suit, Court Told

    The city of Miami told a Florida appellate panel Wednesday that a resident's lawsuit alleging a real estate fraud conspiracy by city officials should be dismissed as untimely, saying the complaint was brought more than two years past the deadline for a required pre-suit notice under the Sunshine State's sovereign immunity law.

  • September 03, 2025

    Pressure Washers Can Explode, Cause Injuries, Suit Claims

    A consumer claims in a proposed California federal class action suit that TTI Outdoor Power Equipment Inc. pressure washers can explode and injure users, and that the company did nothing for years despite complaints.

Expert Analysis

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    Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.

  • Fed's Crypto Guidance Yank Could Drive Innovation

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    The Federal Reserve Board's recent withdrawal of guidance letters brings regulatory consistency and broadens banks' ability to innovate in the crypto-asset space, but key distinctions remain between the Fed's policy on crypto liquidity and that of the other banking regulators, says Dan Hartman at Nutter.

  • GM Case Highlights New Trends In AI-Related Securities Suits

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    Bold company statements about artificial intelligence have resulted in a rise in AI-related securities litigation, and a recent Michigan federal court decision in In Re: General Motors Co. Securities Litigation illustrates how courts are analyzing these AI-based claims and applying traditional securities concepts to new technologies, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • Statistics Tools Chart A Path For AI Use In Expert Testimony

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    To avoid the fate of numerous expert witnesses whose testimony was recently deemed inadmissible by courts, experts relying on artificial intelligence and machine learning should learn from statistical tools’ road to judicial acceptance, say directors at Secretariat.

  • Compliance Refresher For 'Made In USA' Labeling Claims

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    As tariffs reshape the trade landscape, companies hoping to invoke the powerful consumer appeal of “Made in USA” labels must understand the strict rules for making acceptable claims so they avoid the costly legal ramifications and brand damage possible from misrepresenting products as 100% American, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 4 Strategies For De-Escalating Hospitality Industry Disputes

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    As recent uncertainty in the travel business exacerbates the risk of conflict in the hospitality sector, industry in-house counsel and their outside partners should consider proactive strategies aimed at de-escalating disputes, including preserving the record, avoiding boilerplate clauses and considering arbitration, say Randa Adra at Crowell and Stephanie Jean-Jacques at Hyatt.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Appellate Guidance Needed On California Chatbot Litigation

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    There is wide variation in how courts are applying the California Invasion of Privacy Act against website owners that allegedly help third parties spy on visitors via chatbots — and the lack of appellate rulings creates uncertainty, especially as these cases move toward the summary judgment stage, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use

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    The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Platforms Face Section 230 Shift From Take It Down Act

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    The federal Take It Down Act, signed into law last month, aims to combat deepfake pornography with criminal penalties for individual wrongdoers, but the notice and takedown provisions change the broad protections provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in ways that directly affect platform providers, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Ƶ's Guidance Withdrawal Deepens Industry Uncertainty

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    Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent withdrawal of dozens of guidance documents in a post-Chevron world, financial services providers are left to make their own determinations about the complex issues addressed in the now-revoked materials, presenting a significant compliance burden, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable

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    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity

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    As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.

  • Digital Equity Act Grant Terminations Raise Key Legal Issues

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    The Trump administration's move to cancel grant programs created under the Digital Equity Act yields key legal and policy questions facing the executive branch, Congress and the courts, including how the administration plans to implement the cancellation of the Digital Equity Act's appropriations in the first place, say attorneys at Akin.

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