/consumerprotection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Consumer Protection Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:21:16 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349577?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349577 The derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com on Thursday urged a Nevada federal judge to block the state's gaming regulators from taking action over its sports event contracts, arguing the federal court has already granted similar relief to trading platform Kalshi. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:18:00 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2350089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2350089 Music data company Musixmatch urged a California federal judge to end rival LyricFind Inc.'s $1 billion suit alleging it has a monopoly in the market for providing lyrics to streamers like Spotify after inking an exclusive deal with Warner Music to distribute its titles, arguing Warner is legally allowed to solely license its intellectual property to Musixmatch. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:52:00 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349955?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349955 The family of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly killed and later dismembered by a couple she met through the Grindr dating app has sued the company in Florida federal court, alleging there were no age verification safeguards that prevented the teen from being targeted by sexual predators. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:33:30 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2350141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2350141 An investor-focused committee recommended Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enact rules governing mandatory arbitration clauses between registered investment advisers and their clients, concerned that such clauses can harm investors. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:32:30 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2350024?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2350024 A civil rights nonprofit has accused multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. of discriminating against tenants who use housing vouchers by falsely advertising the bedrooms in one of its District of Columbia properties. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:30:23 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349933?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349933 University of Medicine and Health Sciences has sued Citibank in New York federal court, accusing it of letting hackers drain its bank account even after staff repeatedly warned they had been locked out and feared a cyberattack. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:22:22 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349766?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349766 Real estate firm Landmark Properties Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action over a May 2025 data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of residents and employees. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:11:32 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349804?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349804 The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking 11 years in prison and a $2 million fine for a man who pled guilty to charges tied to the running of a cross-border used-car transport business, which prosecutors say used violence to keep competition at bay. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:58:01 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2348990?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2348990 The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates more than 100 times in May on issues such as making room for 5G's use of the airwaves, licensing tribal spectrum, broadband mapping, the 12.7 gigahertz band, FCC satellite rules and more. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:46:52 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349794 An Illinois federal judge Wednesday permanently dismissed a price discrimination suit against Juul Labs, finding that a gas station distributor alleging it was given worse terms than a rival on e-cigarette products torpedoed its own case when it removed details of the alleged market from its latest complaint. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:06:14 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349499 Public safety groups are clashing at the D.C. Circuit over whether the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority when it expanded spectrum rights in the 4.9 gigahertz band, a segment of airwaves long relied on by emergency responders. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:02:57 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349340?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349340 Florida-based Badia Spices sold ground ginger and cinnamon with elevated levels of lead, according to a New York federal lawsuit that leans on laboratory testing conducted by state food safety regulators. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:21:49 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349823 A North Carolina pathology practice got hit with a proposed class action over a January data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of 235,000 people to the cybercriminals who exploited what the complaint said were the practice's lacking security measures. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:18:35 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2348741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2348741 The Trump administration's move to cancel grant programs created under the Digital Equity Act yields key legal and policy questions facing the executive branch, Congress and the courts, including how the administration plans to implement the cancellation of the Digital Equity Act's appropriations in the first place, say attorneys at Akin. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:16:39 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349571?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349571 The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's top merger official walked a fine line Wednesday between avoiding "a lingering regulatory review tax" on benign transactions and over-confident prognostications that markets will "self-correct" without intervention, and between encouraging companies to address concerns upfront and "shadow" settlements with the government. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:57:27 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2350069?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2350069 Former New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett and his wife are suing a Travelers subsidiary over its denial of coverage for nearly $400,000 worth of water damage to their Massachusetts home, according to a complaint filed on Thursday in state court. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:55:32 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2346221?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2346221 A U.S. Government Accountability Office report published last month makes clear that while both federal regulators and regulated entities like banks and credit unions are employing artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, they're maintaining some skepticism, say attorneys at Orrick. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:51 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349772 The U.S. Department of Justice is weighing in on the NCAA's eligibility rule, saying it is not asserting a position but asking the court to take a measured approach when considering the preliminary injunction request of a University of Tennessee basketball player. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:38:28 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349941 As President Donald Trump dismantles a growing list of white collar criminal cases with a flurry of clemency grants early in his second term, erasing years of investigative and prosecutorial work with a stroke of his black Sharpie, experts worry his actions will have a chilling effect on prosecutorial decision-making. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:22:13 +0000 /consumerprotection/articles/2349962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /consumerprotection/articles/2349962 Legislators in Connecticut have approved a bill cracking down on illicit marijuana and hemp product sales outside the state's regulated marketplace.