https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Consumer Protection Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:26:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333429 The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada on Thursday filed suit in federal court against an investment training company they alleged scammed more than $1.2 billion out of consumers, mostly young adults, by selling trading courses taught by "bogus" instructors and encouraging consumers to participate in a multi-level marketing scheme. Thu, 01 May 2025 23:03:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333266 One of two Democrats suing President Donald Trump for unlawful termination from the National Credit Union Administration warned Thursday of damaging potential ripple effects if their firings are allowed to stand, casting their decision to litigate as daunting but necessary. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333388 The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.  Thu, 01 May 2025 22:35:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333086 DaVita Inc. is facing at least two proposed class actions over a data breach the kidney care provider announced in April, with current and former patients alleging Wednesday in Colorado federal court that data thieves have already engaged in identity theft and fraud while DaVita has yet to offer details. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:01:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333124 Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in a suit alleging Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block Inc. created a "haven for criminal and illicit activities" on its Cash App and Square payment platforms despite touting its anti-money laundering protocols. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:57:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332920 A $4.1 million settlement between Truist Financial Corp. and a proposed class of cellphone users who say they got unwanted robocalls from the bank has received a North Carolina federal judge's initial green light. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:41:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333554 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved Thursday to drop its suit over cryptocurrency influencer Ian Balina's alleged promotion of so-called SPRK tokens, about a month after Balina's attorneys said the federal regulator planned to walk away from the case. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:13:16 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333553 An academic testifying for Google on Thursday told a D.C. federal court that the data sharing provisions being proposed as a fix in the search monopolization case would allow rivals to reverse engineer Google search and if not match the results, at least mimic them. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332989 There's plenty of hand-wringing at the Federal Communications Commission as a U.S. Supreme Court decision draws near over the legality of the revenue-raising scheme used to pay for more than $9 billion in broadband and phone service subsidies. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332723 Drivers who claimed Audi of America LLC and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. sold them electric vehicles with defective batteries that could short circuit and catch fire while driving have never actually suffered this alleged issue, the automakers said in their bid seeking to dismiss the proposed class action. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2331944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2331944 A federal appellate panel grappled Thursday with whether to uphold class certification in a lawsuit claiming that State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, with one judge wondering if every class automobile would require its own damages trial. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333310 The Eleventh Circuit held Thursday that a couple's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries allegedly caused by a pelvic mesh device made by the company's med-tech unit was filed too late despite evidence that the woman's doctors had expressed uncertainty for years about whether the mesh was causing her pain. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:35:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333193?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333193 McDonald's Corp. has agreed to drop its claims against Cargill Inc. in litigation accusing major meat processing and packing companies of conspiring to fix beef prices, according to a joint announcement made by the companies. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:32:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333823 Five telecom industry groups asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to revamp its enforcement policies after a recent Fifth Circuit decision wiped out a $57 million consumer data privacy fine against AT&T. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332580 Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:17:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333071 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to a proposed consent judgment that would vacate a Biden-era rule banning an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, striking a deal with lender trade groups that sued in Texas federal court to block the rule. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:03:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333001 Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics urged the Sixth Circuit to undo a district court order returning a lawsuit from Ohio's attorney general alleging they drove up prescription drug prices to state court, arguing Wednesday an after-the-fact disclaimer of federal program-based claims isn't enough to sever a federal law connection. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:28:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333164?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2333164 A 16-year-old girl who alleges she was groomed by a child predator on Roblox and Discord has hit the companies with a product liability suit in Texas, writing that their sites make kids "easy prey for pedophiles." Thu, 01 May 2025 18:10:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332913 A Hawaii federal judge preserved a tenant's claims that he was effectively evicted from his home when a landlord failed to identify or warn of water contamination caused by leaks in 2021 at a U.S. Navy fuel storage facility on Pearl Harbor. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:54:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2332978 A Texas federal judge on Thursday shot down USA Football's bid to escape claims from USA Flag in a simmering feud over the national leadership of flag football within the U.S., saying there are many factual issues that need to be put in the hands of a jury.