Consumer Protection
Zelle fraud case moves forward as New York court rejects most dismissal arguments
The ruling allows New York’s attorney general to investigate whether Zelle’s operator knowingly left consumers exposed to scams
Consumer Protection
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Consumer Protection
Hims & Hers 'shared sensitive health information' with ad platforms, FTC charges
Despite promising privacy, the telehealth provider shared consumer info with ad platforms, consumer protection agencies said.
Consumer Protection
America’s scam economy is costing households an estimated $1,009 a year
Americans’ true losses to online scams and other internet crimes may have reached $148.2 billion in 2025, the Consumer Federation of America estimates.
Consumer Protection
FTC says ticket broker used fake accounts and virtual cards to scoop up 86,000 tickets
Elite Events and its owners agreed to pay $300,000 after allegedly bypassing ticket limits for more than 2,400 concerts, sporting events and other live shows
Consumer Protection
Primary sale or resale? How to tell before you buy tickets
Ticket websites do not always make it obvious whether you are buying directly from the venue or purchasing from a reseller who may have marked up the price.
Consumer Protection
Mass tort or class action? Why the difference matters
Not every lawsuit with thousands of plaintiffs is a class action. It's important to know the difference.
Health
J&J offers $5.5 billion to settle 76,000 talcum powder cancer claims
The proposed settlement would resolve nearly all remaining lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused ovarian cancer.
AI/Privacy
Consumer groups want probe of AI voice-cloning app Speechify over fraud concerns
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has asked the FTC and state attorneys general to investigate whether AI voice-cloning platform Speechify is making it too easy for scammers to impersonate consumers.
Health
FDA advisers vote to bring unproven peptides out of the shadows — and into compounding pharmacies
An FDA advisory committee recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to make six popular peptides promoted for healing, weight control, endurance and anti-aging.
Consumer Protection
Trump’s CFPB nominee says he won’t eliminate the agency — but its future remains uncertain
Brian Johnson told senators that abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “not my intention”
Consumer Protection
1-800-Flowers hit for self-renewing subscriptions
Customers were misled into signing self-renewing subscriptions, New York charged.
Health
Judge questions whether 69,000 J&J talc plaintiffs can prove powder caused their cancer
A federal magistrate judge has ordered thousands of ovarian-cancer plaintiffs to explain how they can prove that Johnson & Johnson talc caused each woman’s illness.