Hartford — Attorney General William Tong announced the state has opened an investigation into online gaming and chat platform Roblox following widespread reports of child exploitation and harm.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Albertsons Safeway LLC, requiring the grocery chain to stop misting organic produce with synthetic pesticides across its Texas stores.
The 9th Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of consumers’ Fair Credit Reporting Act claims against Wells Fargo, ruling that the bank’s opening of unauthorized accounts and subsequent credit pulls stated a plausible claim of willful violation.
A Northern District of California judge dismissed a consumer class action against the herbal tea maker, ruling that a plaintiff must allege specific facts explaining how she was injured by unlawful labeling, not just assert she paid more.
U.S. Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone dismissed the sole federal claim in a putative class action against Wilmington Savings Fund Society, ruling that a payable-on-death account beneficiary is not a "consumer" entitled to periodic statements under the Electron...
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas excluded an expert’s opinions on specific economic damages in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, while allowing testimony on general industry standards and typical credit-report errors.
U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo granted motions to dismiss by Progressive and State Farm in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit, ruling that plaintiff Jaxene Sundstrom failed to allege facts establishing the insurers were vicariously liable for...
A federal judge in Chicago allowed a putative class action alleging that Route App’s pre-checked shipping protection fees deceive consumers to proceed, dismissing only a tortious interference claim.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that PHH Mortgage’s privacy policies did not provide blanket consent for the secret sharing of users’ individualized financial data with third-party trackers, allowing key privacy and wiretap claims to proceed.
Shutterstock Inc. agreed to pay $35 million and comply with stringent new billing requirements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the stock photo company engaged in deceptive negative-option subscription practices.
A federal judge in Washington has ordered parties to brief whether plaintiffs in three consolidated Consumer Email Marketing Act (CEMA) class actions against Ulta Salon have Article III standing, signaling that the claims may lack the concrete injury requir...
A federal judge ruled that an insurer owes no duty to defend a reproductive genetics lab against a class action alleging deceptive advertising, holding that marketing misrepresentations do not constitute professional services or bodily injury under the policy.
A federal judge in Seattle denied Angi Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration in a TCPA class action, ruling that genuine factual disputes over whether the plaintiff ever used the platform must be resolved through discovery of mutual assent can be decided.
The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed that mortgage servicers violate state law by charging fees for providing the first mortgage payoff statement, while dismissing a parallel consumer protection claim due to the lack of a private right of act...
A federal judge ruled that New Jersey’s consumer fraud lawsuit against Discord Inc. does not present a substantial federal question, remanding the case to state court.
Illinois citizens cannot sue Amazon and Pindrop under the state’s biometric privacy law for voiceprint authentication services used on calls routed through Virginia servers.
A federal judge in Seattle ruled that a direct-to-consumer retailer provided reasonably conspicuous notice of its arbitration terms through its online checkout screens, staying a putative class action alleging deceptive email marketing pending arbitration.
A federal judge in the Western District of Washington denied a motion for spoliation sanctions against Amazon, ruling that the company’s duty to preserve electronically stored information covered underlying data and code, not static snapshots of product det...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement with LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. that prohibits the company from using Automated Content Recognition technology to collect viewing data without consumers' informed consent.
A federal judge dismissed a class action against Saatva, ruling that its website claims did not violate a California labeling law and that the plaintiff failed to prove imported parts exceeded a 5 percent safe harbor.