/consumerprotection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Consumer Protection Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:55:41 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2354116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2354116 Two former Gree USA Inc. executives were sentenced to approximately three years in prison each by a California federal judge on Monday, after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by failing to report defective humidifiers in landmark criminal convictions under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:44:23 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353986 Two banking industry groups received a North Dakota federal judge's permission Monday to present the perspective of banks when he holds a key hearing next month to mull a retailer-backed legal challenge to the Federal Reserve's limits on debit-card swipe fees. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:39:57 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353620?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353620 Maryland regulators and KalshiEx are dueling over whether the trading platform's past battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list its election contracts complicates its current bid to block Maryland regulators from taking action over contracts that allow traders to wager on the outcome of sporting events. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:31:25 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353960 A California federal judge has rejected three bids to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action against Silicon Valley Bank's brass, underwriters and auditor stemming from the bank's 2023 failure, finding the plaintiffs' "well-pleaded" allegations can continue. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:28:35 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353657?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353657 The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to push the deadline for its prison phone rate caps back by one year for a company that has argued it needs more time, but it's still standing by the need for those caps at the First Circuit. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:32:02 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353490?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353490 A company that sells virtual private networks and is owned by an Israeli billionaire has been slapped with a lawsuit accusing it of enrolling customers in automatic subscriptions without their permission. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:24:39 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353748?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353748 Internet voice call providers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to preempt California from enforcing new rules that the providers consider "overreach" in regulating the businesses. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:12:18 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2354030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2354030 A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:28:24 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353990?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353990 The Cannabis Regulators Association, an international organization of government officials who oversee marijuana and hemp policy, on Monday announced its new executive board. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:27:43 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353688?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353688 A Pennsylvania state court judge enacted an emergency injunction Monday for a longtime University of Pittsburgh basketball season ticket holder, preventing the school from placing his courtside seats back into the ticket pool. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:12:07 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353758 Lowe's overcharges its employees for health insurance if they are tobacco users in violation of federal benefits law, according to a proposed class action filed Monday in North Carolina federal court. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:06:15 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353762 The Federal Circuit on Monday reversed a Florida federal court's decision that ThermoLife falsely promoted amino acid products used in supplements and engaged in unfair competition, but backed a sanctions award over a licensing agreement issue. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:02:46 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353936 China Mobile has failed to fully cooperate with an investigation of whether the company is violating restrictions on its U.S. operations and could soon be fined more than $25,000 per day if the situation continues, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:53:42 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353468 Ohio urged the Sixth Circuit to send its case accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices through rebate schemes back to state court, arguing the case doesn't target any federal government work by the pharmacy benefit managers. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:42:11 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353882 Rural network providers are happy about some of the changes the U.S. Department of Commerce is making to the multibillion dollar broadband deployment program BEAD, but say they also think the government should turn a keen eye toward making sure projects are scalable and cost-efficient. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:38:21 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2354071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2354071 Companies accused by data security firm Atlas Data Privacy Corp. of violating New Jersey's judicial privacy law argued in federal court Monday that the suits should be dismissed because they lack enough facts to carry their claims. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:35:40 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353866?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353866 Grubhub cannot cite a deceptive practices settlement it entered into with the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois officials to terminate the city of Chicago's lawsuit targeting prices it shows to customers, a state judge said on Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:30:09 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353645?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353645 Before coming to Congress in January, Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., was a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she oversaw the rollout of a $42.45 billion broadband access program; now she's working to protect it from the "deeply dangerous" provision in the budget reconciliation bill that punishes states that attempt to regulate AI. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:12:52 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2352408?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2352408 In light of recent high-profile patient privacy violations, health practices — especially in California — should better position themselves to comply with medical privacy laws by shoring up strategies ranging from mapping electronic protected health information to building a better compliance culture, says Suzanne Natbony at Aliant Law. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:07:02 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2353365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2353365 A Florida state appellate court reinstated a lawsuit brought by real estate groups against a county rent control measure saying they're owed attorney fees and costs as a "collateral legal consequence" of a challenge to a local ordinance that is preempted by state law.