This week, the the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a federal complaint against a Massachusetts debt collection firm called EOS CCA for reporting and collecting on old cellphone debt that consumers disputed and EOS did not verify. The company also provided inaccurate information to credit reporting companies about the debt and failed to correct reported […]
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In a class action against Mattel, two mothers allege that the talking Hello Barbie doll invades children's privacy by recording their conversations and storing them in the cloud. Courthouse News reports: Mattel says on its website that Hello Barbie complies with the privacy requirements under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). But Archer-Hayes […]
Here. Definitely worth watching. (HT: ContractsProf Blog)
December 4, 2015 (Blog) Protecting Consumers from Bad Medicine December 1, 2015 Dietary Supplement Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Contempt of Court
NBC News reported last week: Target Corp. has agreed to pay $39.4 million to resolve claims by banks and credit unions that said they lost money because of the retailer's late 2013 data breach. The preliminary settlement filed on Wednesday resolves class-action claims by lenders seeking to hold Target responsible for their costs to reimburse […]
NPR discusses what's at stake in the latest court battle over net neutrality, in which the D.C. Circuit heard argument Friday. Last Feburary, the FCC redefined its role in regulating the internet; this lawsuit is the telecom companies' challenge to the FCC's action. For our discussion of the last D.C. Circuit decision on net neutrality, go here.
An excellent story about the intersection of race and financial insecurity, and the ripple effects of widespread debt collection focused in a single community. Click here for the story (or the entire hour episode from last week, on various subjects, is great listening if you have the time).
The decision in Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms is here. Here's a brief excerpt from the beginning of the opinion that sets the scene and summarizes the holding: To buyers and sellers alike "labels matter." (Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court (2011) 51 Cal.4th 310, 328.) They serve as markers for a host of tangible and […]
That's the name of this article by veteran LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik. Here's how it starts: With the traditional attack points on the Affordable Care Act having faded away–most enrollees were already insured (wrong), millions of people lost their coverage and couldn't replace it (wrong), etc.–Obamacare's critics have been looking for new ones. An […]
By Paul Krugman: here.