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Corporate Counsel

FTC Strikes Back at MGM for Fighting Its Probe of Massive Cyberattack

In one line of attack, MGM is seeking to disqualify FTC Chair Lina Khan, who was staying at the company's Las Vegas hotel when the hackers struck and, because of the disruption, was asked by a front desk clerk to write her credit card number on a piece of paper.
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Corporate Counsel

FTC Suspects TikTok of Violating Children's Privacy Again, Refers Matter to DOJ

Five years after paying $5.7 million to settle an FTC children's privacy probe, the parent company of TikTok is facing a new wave of children's privacy allegations.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Contractor's Medical Bill Woes Fuel Kilpatrick Townsend's Work on Proposed Class Action

"[I said] 'it's not worth $27 to fight this—I'll just pay it and let it stop,' but it never did," said Jerry Ray, who had worked as a painting contractor and project manager for the firm in Winston-Salem since the 1990s.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Adobe Traps Customers Into Pricey Renewals, FTC Alleges in Latest Assault on 'Dark Patterns'

"Americans are tired of companies hiding the ball during subscription signup and then putting up roadblocks when they try to cancel," said Sam Levine, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Crypto Exchange Gemini Reaches $50M Settlement With New York

The prior bankruptcy settlement resulted in earned users receiving 97% of their assets that were not returned, "leaving a 3% stop," according to a source familiar with the settlement. And the latest settlement gives back that 3%.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Cosmetics Brands Rejoice (For Now): Required Calif. Cancer Warning for Titanium Dioxide Likely Misleading

It remains to be seen whether California will appeal this ruling. It also remains to be seen what will happen with already-filed Proposition 65 lawsuits based on Listed Titanium Dioxide, though at the very least a stay of those suits is the most logical outcome until the final resolution of the federal lawsuit.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'Just Crushing': Allegedly Defective IVF Products Targeted in Spate of Lawsuits

The lawsuits, part of a broader wave, fault a defendant's culture media, linking it to damage and destruction of viable embryos.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Social Media Companies Score a Win Amid Ongoing Youth-Addiction Claims

The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental health problems caused by excessive social media use.
3 minute read

The Recorder

43 States Reach $700 Million Settlement With J&J in Talc Product Lawsuits

A $700 million settlement reached by Johnson & Johnson with attorneys general from 43 states prohibits the pharmaceutical company from manufacturing, selling or distributing its talcum-based body powder products, which are known to increase the risk for cancer, in the United States.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter Defends Baby Formula Company Perrigo in Antitrust Class Action

Ian S. Hoffman, Matthew Tabas and C. Scott Lent of Arnold & Porter represent Perrigo in the antitrust class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the case docket.
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