Philips announced a voluntary recall of some of its sleep and respiratory care devices in mid-June. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the…
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Category: Data Breaches
FCC Bolsters Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Strictures Against Robocalls and Spam Texts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently showed considerable mettle by standing firm in the face of a massive onslaught by a variety of business…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Auto Loans and Usury Laws: Protecting Consumers from Excessively High Interest Rates
UPDATE 7-30-2015: Attorneys in W&L's Environmental and Consumer Protection Unit filed a class action lawsuit against Chrysler Capital for violating New York's usury statute.…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Robocalls and Spam Text Messages: Federal Law Protects You From Corporate Abuse and Invasions of Privacy
Robocalling, spam text messages, and spam faxes are common advertising and debt collection practices. But these practices are highly annoying, invade our privacy, shift…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Lenovo and Superfish: Dangerous Malware on Laptops
Lenovo carelessly placed thousands, if not millions, of its customers at substantial risk of eavesdropping and identity theft when Lenovo installed Superfish’s VisualDiscovery malware…