February 9, 2024
Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees. According to a complaint filed …
January 9, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by major fossil fuel companies and an industry trade group to move a lawsuit filed by Minnesota accusing them of worsening climate change out of state court and into …
June 27, 2023
Publishers Clearing House (PCH), which offers sweepstakes where people can win thousands of dollars per week for life, has agreed to pay $18.5 million and change its business practices to settle allegations it misled consumers about its contests, the U.S. …
June 21, 2023
The US Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday, alleging the e-commerce giant duped consumers into signing up for its Prime membership service and deliberately made it hard to cancel. The consumer protection agency filed a lawsuit in Washington state …
January 18, 2023
A U.S. judge on Tuesday said Costco Wholesale Corp. must face a lawsuit claiming it falsely advertises and labels its canned tuna as “dolphin safe” despite using fishing methods that harm and kill dolphins. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in …
August 4, 2022
The California Insurance Commissioner and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) recently issued a bulletin regarding industry bias and discrimination. The bulletin acknowledged allegations of bias and discrimination in the industry and gave notice to insurance players that the CDI …
September 15, 2020
Connecticut filed a lawsuit on Monday against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp for misleading the public over the impacts of climate change, becoming the latest state to target the fossil fuel industry for violating state consumer protection laws. The state’s …
March 7, 2018
The ride-hailing company Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims, including thousands of drivers, for a year after it discovered hackers had stolen their personal information, said the state attorney general, who sued the company Monday. …