Consumer Protection

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Visitors can read about several different types of consumer protection law reform, issues, and news stories on the site. Unsolicited communications from companies that might violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), data privacy concerns, or unfair pricing practices by companies, including price gouging, are analyzed by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review. Readers can also find stories related to cybersecurity and privacy concerns that impact them at the state and federal level, deceptive and abusive conduct, and financial reform legislation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Licensing terms, regulations related to violations of consumer protections, enforcement of regulations, and recalls by the CPSC are also covered.

Along with regulations and legislation on consumer protection, the National Law Review covers litigation related to violations and class actions against corporations who violated these rules.  The implications of these decisions are broken down by the attorneys and other legal experts who write for the National Law Review, and our coverage provides insights into what to expect as results of these decisions and judgments.

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May
24
2012
Why POM Wonderful Can Celebrate FTC Judge’s Ruling in Advertising Case Ifrah Law
May
23
2012
FTC v. Myspace Part II — The Takeaways Mintz
May
23
2012
HIPAA Criminal Penalties – Defendant May Be Found Guilty without “Knowledge” That Acts Are Illegal Mintz
May
23
2012
Do You Really Want The Government QAing Your Games? Ifrah Law
May
22
2012
FDA Finalizes Rule Expanding Scope of Clinical Investigator Disqualification McDermott Will & Emery
May
18
2012
Loan Modification Scammers Recruiting Lawyers Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
May
16
2012
FTC Consent Order Requires Myspace Privacy Assessments for 20 Years: How Can You Keep the FTC Out of Your Space? Mintz
May
15
2012
Organizations Lose an Estimated 5% of Annual Revenues to Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
14
2012
Kansas Supreme Court Decision Declares Resale Price Maintenance Per Se Illegal Under State Antitrust Statute McDermott Will & Emery
May
14
2012
A Tried and True Summary Judgment Option in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Failure to Warn Cases Faegre Drinker
May
14
2012
In Nutella Advertising Case, Whom Is the System Protecting? Ifrah Law
May
13
2012
Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Hold Brand Manufacturers Liable for Harm Caused By Generic Products Thwarted Again Despite Mensing’s Glimmer of Hope Faegre Drinker
May
12
2012
Illinois Supreme Court Applies Risk-Utility Analysis in Negligent Design Case and Refuses to Expand A Manufacturer’s Postsale Duty to Warn in Reversal of $43 Million Jury Verdict in Exploding Gas Tank Accident Case Faegre Drinker
May
11
2012
High Stakes: Will Google’s Alleged Circumvention of Safari Privacy Settings Expose It to a $100,000,000,000+ Fine? Poyner Spruill LLP
May
10
2012
Abbott Labs to Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Consumer Protection and Misbranding Claims Mintz
May
9
2012
CMS to Extend Timetable for Implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act McDermott Will & Emery
May
9
2012
Navigant: Reports of Data Breaches On the Increase Across Industries Mintz
May
7
2012
IRS Requests Comments on Minimum Value and Reporting Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
May
7
2012
Understand FDA’s Authority Over Your Records: Interim Regulation & Guidance Under FSMA Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
4
2012
Misleading UDRP Exhibits Could Create Liability Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act McDermott Will & Emery
May
4
2012
Symantec: Malicious Cyber Attacks Increased by 81 Percent in 2011 and Data Breaches Up Mintz
May
3
2012
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Use of Nanotechnology in Cosmetics Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
2
2012
FDA Issues Draft Guidance Relevant to Use of Nanotechnology in Food and Food Packaging Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
28
2012
Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Publishes Report on Data Breaches Mintz
Apr
25
2012
The Food Safety Modernization Act: Will FSMA Require Changes to Company Supplier Verification Programs? Varnum LLP
Apr
24
2012
Newly-Revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Will Align Law with United Nations’ Global Harmonization System Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
23
2012
Federal Appellate Court Limits the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's Scope ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
22
2012
FDA Finalizes Benefit-Risk Determination Methodology for Certain Medical Devices McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
21
2012
The Rising Cost of HIPAA Violations: $100,000 Fine Levied on Physician Group Mintz
Apr
20
2012
Pennsylvania: EPA Again Concludes that Dimock Well Water Is Safe to Drink McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
19
2012
Federal Trade Commission to host mobile payment workshop Mintz
Apr
17
2012
Winning Apps to Close the Pay Gap U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
16
2012
$25 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement Marks Turning Point for Industry Ifrah Law
Apr
13
2012
China Solicits Comments on Draft Rules for Writing Periodic Safety Update Reports McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
12
2012
White House Report May Have Long-Term Effect on Consumer Privacy and How Companies Do Business McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
7
2012
Employee Benefits Security Administration "EBSA" Benefits Advisors: Here to Help U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
6
2012
Massachusetts Attorney General Data Breach Investigation Results in $15,000 Settlement with Property Management Firm Mintz
Apr
4
2012
Food Products Coverage: The Communicable Disease Exclusion Lacks Bite Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
3
2012
Data Security Breach Alert: 1.5 Million Credit Card Customers Affected Mintz
Apr
2
2012
FTC Obtains Injunction, Asset Freeze on Alleged Mortgage Scam Ifrah Law
Mar
31
2012
FTC Issues Final Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy - Some Key Points Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
30
2012
HIPAA Omnibus Rule Expected Within 90 Days – Pending Review at OMB Mintz
Mar
28
2012
Australia Expands Warranty Protection for Consumers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
28
2012
Identity Theft Continues to Top FTC’s List of Consumer Complaints Ifrah Law
Mar
27
2012
FDA Discloses Method for Classifying Food Facilities as "High Risk" Under FSMA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
26
2012
FTC Issues Long-Awaited Privacy Report Mintz
Mar
24
2012
Digital Haves vs. Have Nots: Poverty Stretches the Digital Divide Center for Public Integrity
Mar
24
2012
How Zappos Defused a Potential Online Privacy Crisis Ifrah Law
Mar
22
2012
HIPAA/HITECH Enforcement Action Alert Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
22
2012
App Industry Begins to Regulate Itself on Data Privacy – With Nudge From Government Ifrah Law
 

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