Walmart’s motion to dismiss class action claims brought against it for allegedly overcharging consumers for reduced-price weighted goods, such as beef, poultry, and pork, was recently denied in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Plaintiff Vassilios Kukorinis is seeking remedy…
Read MoreBuilding off the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), the
Read MoreOn Saturday, Governor Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the entirety of the State of New York in response to the ongoing threat from coronavirus. The state of emergency is scheduled to last through September 7, 2020, unless rescinded sooner. Under…
Read MoreAttorneys General from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have come together with twelve major telecommunications service providers including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint to form a partnership for reducing robocalls that inundate U.S. consumers. The alliance comes just weeks…
Read MoreOn June 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC (LightYear) over a major data breach that occurred in October of 2016 and the subsequent allegations that LightYear’s data security was woefully insufficient. LightYear, an auto dealer…
Read MoreToday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced its long-awaited
Read MoreOver the past year, the realm of data privacy has drastically changed as consumers and regulators alike focus more intently on protecting the information individuals share with businesses. During the course of 2018 alone, large-scale data breaches such as those affecting Facebook,…
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