Consumer Protection
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Several Pizza Hut franchisees have agreed to pay $6 million to clear up allegations in Florida federal court that they breached the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by texting cellphone subscribers unsolicited advertisements after their friends passed on their numbers during a promotion… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Kellogg’s food company has agreed to change its marketing and pay about $20 million to resolve consumer claims it falsely advertised several cereals as healthy when they’re loaded with sugar, according to documents filed Monday in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Emmy Award-winning media and technology consultant sued AT&T for allegedly allowing hackers with help from inside the phone company to steal more than $1.8 million from him, calling the incident “an egregious violation of the law and its own promises”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay California authorities more than $41 million to resolve a long-running legal battle centering on allegations that its brokers tacked illegal fees onto auto policyholders’ premiums, the Golden State’s Department of Insurance announced on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $20.4 million to resolve claims by two Ohio counties that were going to be at the center of the first bellwether trial later this month in multidistrict litigation against drugmakers blamed for the U.S. opioid crisis… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 