As part of its systematic review of all current rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission recently announced a revised regulatory review schedule for 2018. For 2018, the FTC intends to initiate reviews of, and solicit public comments on, the following topics:
In the last few years, the right to privacy has been hotly debated in the United States. What critics do not understand or appreciate is that the next technological paradigm is completely dependent on improvements both to the quality and quantity of data.
As connected things (IoT) explode in popularity, they make things such as
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued its en banc decision in the closely-watched PHH Corp. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) matter. In short, the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the structure of the CFPB, reversing its 2016 panel decision.
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As we previously reported, last year the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina trebled a jury verdict against DISH Network L.L.C., resulting in a $61 million damages award. Following the jury verdict, the Court asked class counsel to devise a means for identifying class members.
DISH’s records, referred to
The United States District Court for the Central District of California recently granted summary judgment to Sirius XM Radio, Inc. in a putative class action under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”).
As background, plaintiff James Andrew alleged on behalf of himself and a putative class that Sirius sent solicitation letters using personal information obtained
On January 4, 2018, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, denying Kirkland’s, Inc. (“Kirkland’s”) motion to dismiss in a putative Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) class action.
As background, Plaintiffs Ashley Gennock and Jordan Budai allege that Kirkland’s handed them paper
In Long v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”), the Third Circuit is set to rule on a challenge to the named plaintiffs’ lack of Article III standing in a Fair Credit Reporting Act putative class action.
As we previously reported, in Long the named plaintiffs alleged that SEPTA violated the FCRA by failing to
L3 Technologies, Inc., a military contractor, was recently hit with a Fair Credit Reporting Act putative class action in California federal court, alleging that it violated the “stand-alone” disclosure requirement in its background reports.
According to the complaint, plaintiff Joseph Estes was hired by L3 and worked as a mechanic for the company in California.
On November 16, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules to allow telephone carriers to block robocalls as potentially fraudulent when they come from certain types of phone numbers.
According to the FCC’s press release, robocalls are the top consumer complaint submitted to the FCC, with more than 200,000 annually. The FCC’s report also highlights
In recent years, many financial institutions and credit card companies have begun offering consumers free access to their credit score. On November 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a request for information in the Federal Register regarding consumers’ experiences “with access to free credit scores and the experience of companies, and nonprofits, offering their