/consumerprotection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Consumer Protection Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:27:03 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369534 The Fourth Circuit on Friday overturned a win for Kraft Heinz Inc. in a suit by a former worker at a meatpacking plant who alleged that he'd been fired for reporting safety issues, saying the district court wrongly concluded that a separate disciplinary investigation was the sole reason he was terminated. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:12:57 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369663?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369663 Environmental and public interest groups hit the California Air Resources Board with another lawsuit in Golden State court Friday, alleging that the state's recent amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard will have the perverse effect of incentivizing large-scale factory farms, which pose significant environmental and public health risks. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:54:43 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369574 The D.C. Circuit on Friday intervened and granted the Trump administration's request to pause a Washington federal judge's order reinstating two National Credit Union Administration board members fired by President Donald Trump, after the federal judge declined to pause the order himself. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:32:56 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369563 Chrysler drivers are asking the Ninth Circuit to revive their proposed class action alleging defective gear shifters in Fiat Chrysler vehicles, in a bid to overcome a California federal court's finding that the injury is hypothetical. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:31:46 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2365117?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2365117 Certain court cases have become staples on both the midyear and end-of-year must-watch lists in sports and betting at Law360. One that seemed best positioned to finally fall off the list, as it turns out, is far from over: the multibillion-dollar NCAA settlement regarding name, image and likeness payments and revenue sharing with hundreds of thousands of college athletes. A handful of other suits from past years will also continue to bear watching through the end of 2025. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:17:12 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369626 Various Hartford and Chubb units told a Delaware state court they should have no duty to defend Meta Platforms Inc. in thousands of pending lawsuits accusing the social media giant of deliberately designing its platforms to be addictive to adolescents, arguing there was no insurable "accident" that allegedly occurred. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:08:10 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369552 The Federal Communications Commission has stripped the broadcaster of a Kentucky AM radio station of his license after the station racked up more than $9,000 in fines over the years and never paid them, the agency revealed Friday. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:57:50 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369414 A pro-fluoride group is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's fight to overturn a California federal judge's ruling that current limits on the chemical in drinking water aren't protective enough. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:51:03 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369387?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369387 A Christian television station operator says that the Federal Communications Commission "has lost its way on its mandate to foster localism" and ought to correct course by requiring certain streaming services to carry local stations. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:30:06 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369655?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369655 A longtime Consumer Financial Protection Bureau litigator told a Virginia federal court on Friday that she is leaving after more than a decade at the agency, becoming the latest departure at the regulator as its future under the Trump administration remains in limbo. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:16:23 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369263 The Third Circuit on Thursday won't revisit its prior decision upholding $3.2 million in fees to plaintiffs' counsel in a case that secured a $12 million deal for Wawa shoppers affected by a data breach after attorney Ted Frank argued the fees were disproportionate to the class' recovery. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:15:53 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369629?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369629 Minnesota's cannabis regulator has brought a state court action seeking an order compelling a retailer to destroy hemp-derived cannabinoid products that are allegedly noncompliant under the state's laws. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:05:53 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369432 The Federal Communications Commission hopes to soon wrap up its latest four-year review of media ownership rules and likely loosen restrictions on broadcasters, Republican agency chief Brendan Carr says. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:36:00 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369614?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369614 Google urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to ignore a search advertising rival's attempt to weigh in on the Justice Department's bid to force the syndication of search and search advertising results, castigating the "neither relevant nor useful" amicus brief as filed more than two months too late. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:00:58 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369654 An accident reconstruction expert told jurors in Florida federal court Friday that the driver of the Tesla that caused a fatal crash in the Florida Keys had overridden the autopilot and was in control of the vehicle for the 75 seconds before the crash. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:36:17 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369625?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369625 A Washington state judge has thrown out a consumer's proposed class action accusing Costco of hidden markups on online purchases, saying Friday that the warehouse retailer's website is "extremely clear" that grocery prices are higher than they are in-store to cover packing and fulfillment costs. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:30:26 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369589 The U.S. auto safety regulator closed its preliminary investigation into reports of Waymo LLC's autonomous vehicles exhibiting "unexpected driving behaviors," saying Friday that it won't take any action after the company's recalls and software updates. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:26:19 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369576 The Federal Communications Commission said it won't waive surety bond requirements for the satellite license of an aerospace startup at the center of an alleged $250 million fraud scandal, rendering the license void since last year. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:56 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2369465?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2369465 Epic Games has told the Ninth Circuit the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in litigation challenging President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order should not affect a nationwide injunction and civil contempt order issued in its antitrust case over Apple's App Store policies, arguing Apple misread the high court's precedent. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:46:02 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2366889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2366889 In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.