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Purdue Pharma declares bankruptcy as a way to settle opioid abuse claims
Some states are on board with the plan but others are notBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 17, 2019Purdue Pharma, one of the biggest targets in government litigation over the opioid addiction...
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Lawsuit accuses AT&T of inflating DirectTV Now subscriber numbers
The company is accused of misleading investors ahead of its merger with Time WarnerBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 17, 2019A new lawsuit has been filed against AT&T that accuses the...
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Uber sues NYC over cruising cap
The rule was proposed to reduce traffic congestionBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 23, 2019Uber is suingNew York City in an effort to block rules that would place a cap on the amount of...
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Young climate activists file legal complaint over climate crisis inaction
Greta Thunberg and 15 other young people argue that the biggest carbon-polluting countries are violating childrens rightsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 24, 2019On Monday, a group of...
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FTC suit claims major dating site exposed users to fraud
Match Group denies the charges and says it will defend itself in courtBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 26, 2019The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against the Match Group,...
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Mylan to settle SEC charges related to EpiPen
The SEC charged the drug maker with misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drugBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 27, 2019Mylan has agreed to pay $30 million to settle charges that it failed to...
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Johnson & Johnson settles Ohio opioid suit for $20.4 million
But the company continues to deny it misled doctors about the drugsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 2, 2019Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has reached a $20.4 million settlement with two...
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States to fight Purdue bankruptcy deal
Some state officials say the deal doesnt hold company officials responsible for fueling the opioid epidemicBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsOctober 4, 2019On Friday, a group of U.S. state officials...
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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $8 billion judgment for drug side effects
One plaintiff claims he was not told Risperdal could promote breast growthBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 9, 2019A jury in Philadelphia has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in...
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Lifelock customers to receive $31 million in refunds following FTC settlement
The company was accused of false advertising and not securing users sensitive personal informationBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsOctober 10, 2019Consumers who previously used Lifelock for...
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Parents sue Tesla after son dies in auto accident
The suit claims the vehicles battery was the cause of the fatal crashBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsOctober 11, 2019The parents of a man who died in a single-vehicle car crash have filed a lawsuit...
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Three drug companies reportedly ready to settle opioid claims
A Wall Street Journal report says the defendants would pay $18 billion over 18 yearsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 16, 2019Three major drug companies are reportedly in talks with state and...
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Four drug companies reportedly settle opioid suit with two Ohio counties
Reports suggest the deal was reached as the trial was about to beginBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 21, 2019As their trial in connection with the opioid epidemic was set to begin, four drug...
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FTC goes after ‘stalking app’ developers
There are five simple steps consumers can take to make sure theyre safeBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsOctober 22, 2019The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) threw another punch to the developers of...
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Forty-seven attorneys general investigating Facebook for possible antitrust...
The state officials join federal lawmakers in raising concerns about the social media giantBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 23, 2019Facebook is now under attack from a new direction. Federal...
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Two senators seek FTC probe of Capital One data breach
The lawmakers suggest Amazon, which owns the server, may have violated federal lawBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 25, 2019Big tech continues to feel the heat from Washington. In the latest...
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FTC claims publisher targets seniors with phony cures
The complaint also charges the company of pushing phony financial schemesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 30, 2019The First Amendment gives publishers wide leeway when it comes to politics,...
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Facebook agrees to pay $645,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
However, the company did not admit any liabilityBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsOctober 30, 2019Without admitting any wrongdoing, Facebook has agreed to pay a fine of about $645,000 imposed by the...
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Supreme Court rules in favor of for-hire vehicle cap in New York City
Ubers request to have the cap tossed has been rejectedBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 4, 2019New Yorks Supreme Court has rejected Ubers bid to overturn the cap on the number of...
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Shopify complaints mount from online retailers and consumers
Accusations of chargebacks, account closures, and fund seizures are leading to lawsuitsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsNovember 4, 2019It may not be a household name for consumers, but online...
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