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Google faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by 37 states
Officials claim that the Google Play Store is an illegal monopolyBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 8, 2021Just a week after a federal judge dismissed an antitrust suit against Facebook, 37 state...
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German automakers fined $1 billion for colluding to curb emissions technology
Skirting the requirements had an impact on both people and the environmentBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJuly 8, 2021Five German automakers -- Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and...
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Fifteen states sign Purdue Pharma’s $4.5 billion opioid bankruptcy deal
The states agreed to drop their opposition in exchange for additional concessionsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 8, 2021Fifteen states have dropped their opposition to Purdue Pharmas...
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FTC cracks down on companies for helping student debt relief scammers
Two Florida companies were accused of aiding a scam that bilked consumers out of $62 millionBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsJuly 13, 2021The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a...
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Norwegian Cruise Lines files lawsuit against Florida over its vaccine...
Company officials have already threatened to move its ships out of Florida because of the banBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJuly 14, 2021Saying it was the companys last resort, Norwegian Cruise...
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CPSC sues Amazon over ‘defective and dangerous’ products on its website
The suit seeks to force Amazon to recall the products and pay full refundsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 16, 2021The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is suingAmazon to force the...
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Delta pilot sues airline for allegedly stealing his app idea
The company is accused of making a carbon copy knock-off of the appBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 16, 2021A Delta pilot has sued the airline for allegedly stealing his idea for a crew...
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Federal appeals court says CDC can continue imposing safety protocols on...
The ruling follows the state of Floridas decision to ban vaccine passportsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 19, 2021A federal appeals court has ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and...
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FTC says it will enforce ‘right to repair’
The agency says preventing consumers from repairing products violates antitrust lawBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 22, 2021When a product breaks, even Democrats and Republicans agree that...
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Opioid manufacturers and distributors strike multi-billion dollar deal to end...
Forty-four states are in line to receive most of the settlement fundsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJuly 22, 2021It looks like the U.S. largest ongoing lawsuit could be finally drawing to a close,...
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DOJ investigates possible bank fraud by Tether executives
The stablecoin operator has refuted the claimsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 26, 2021The Justice Department is reportedly investigating possible bank fraud carried out by executives at...
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GM sues Ford over the name of its driver-assist package
The carmaker says Fords BlueCruise is too similar to GMs Super CruiseBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 27, 2021Whats in a name? Plenty, if it happens to be similar to a moniker used by your chief...
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Zoom agrees to $85 million settlement over user privacy violations
The company has also agreed to improve its securityBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsAugust 2, 2021Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that it violated user privacy by...
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Mexico sues U.S. gun companies over claims of fueling violence
The claims are heavy, and so is the gun industrys pushbackBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsAugust 5, 2021The Mexican government has filed a lawsuit blaming U.S. gun makers and suppliers for...
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Apple ordered to pay $300 million in latest patent dispute ruling
The company has criticized the suing party and said it will appeal the decisionBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsAugust 16, 2021A jury has decided against Apple in a patent dispute and awarded Optis...
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Crypto traders seek damages after suffering losses tied to Binance service...
People trading on the platform claim they lost millions due to a May 19 outageBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsAugust 19, 2021Cryptocurrency traders are seeking damages after Binance, the worlds...
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FTC refiles its antitrust suit against Facebook
Facebook claims the agency is attempting to re-write antitrust lawBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsAugust 20, 2021The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has refiled its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook,...
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Peloton in hot water with government regulators over mishandling of Tread+...
The company seems to be back on the straight and narrow and willing to replace or refund as customers requestBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsAugust 30, 2021Exercise equipment manufacturerPelotonwas...
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State officials ask regulators to stop Postal Service slowdown
The attorneys general have filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Postal Regulatory CommissionBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 11, 2021The attorneys general of 20 states have filed a formal...
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Chick-fil-A customers sue the chain over claims of deceitful delivery costs
Food delivery costs are confusing, but theyre not going awayBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsOctober 13, 2021Unhappy Chick-fil-A customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the chain, claiming...
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