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Class Action Claims Upward of $5M Stolen From Nevada Prepaid Unemployment Debit Cards

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Publishers Clearing House Settles FTC's Claim of Misleading Consumers Through 'Dark Patterns'

The agency's $18.5 million settlement with PCH comes amid similar consumer-protection litigation against Amazon.
6 minute read

Law.com

State Attorney General Sues Major Landlord Over Lead, Consumer Protection Law Violations

"Today's action signals that enough is enough when it comes to the alleged misconduct of a major landlord who is placing the health and safety of Rhode Islanders at risk. Let's cut right to it—as alleged, profits are being placed over basic human dignity and that cannot stand," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said in a statement June 6. "In Rhode Island, nearly 500 children are lead poisoned every year. It is preventable, and the toll that these children and we as a community pay is enormous. This office is committed to stopping the lead poisoning of children, be it through prosecution as in this case, or through proactive legislation."
3 minute read

Law.com

Audible Violated California Law With Automatic Renewals, Federal Complaint Says

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Businesses Seek 'Flexibility' in FTC's Proposed Negative Option Rule Amendments

Agency says its proposal would "combat unfair or deceptive practices" targeting consumers who accept introductory offers.
5 minute read

Law.com

4 Days of Hearings Begin Over Dismissal of J&J's Talc Bankruptcy 2.0

Starting on Tuesday, U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan will hear four days of arguments and testimony on whether to dismiss the second Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

FTC Wants to Stop Automatic Renewals of Subscriptions—and 26 AGs Agree

"Consumers' silence should not be interpreted as consent, unless they are fully aware of the program and subscription terms upon agreement," Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry said. "Negative option tactics are deceptive and can be exploited to enroll consumers into subscriptions they cannot easily cancel."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Digital Prescription Tracking and Evidentiary Issues

A discussion of the legality and various evidentiary issues concerning digital repositories of prescriptions.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Upholding Sanctions, 11th Circuit Says CFPB Engaged in 'Dramatic Abuse of Discovery'

"The CFPB does not have the power to decide which discovery rules it will abide by and which it will ignore," the appeals court said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pandemic Mask Mandate Moot, Federal Court Rules

"Moreover, while we think a legal degree confers many advantages, we do not believe it equips us to accurately predict if or when another global respiratory pandemic will infect our shared world," the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
4 minute read

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