Consumer Protection
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A group of direct buyers of the cholesterol drug Niaspan scored a victory on Wednesday when a Pennsylvania federal judge approved their bid to move forward as a class with a pay-for-delay antitrust suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and AbbVie Inc… … Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Online cosmetics seller Younique LLC has agreed to pay $3.25 million to end a class action claiming the company falsely marketed a mascara product as containing “natural fibers” when it actually had only synthetic ingredients, according to filings made Monday in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Customers who accused New England’s largest credit union of enacting confusing overdraft policies have sought approval in Massachusetts federal court for a $1.8 million deal to end the dispute… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A proposed class action accusing Cox Communications Inc. of lying about its internet service speeds will stay in California federal court, after the Ninth Circuit on Thursday said the cable company had adequately alleged that it is a citizen of a different state than the man bringing the suit… Read this piece in its entirety
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Capital One Financial Corp. was hit on Tuesday with a bevy of proposed class actions after it revealed it had been the target of a data heist in which 106 million people had their personal information stolen by a hacker who is now facing federal criminal charges… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 