
Google Squares Off With Minors in Argument Over Online Tracking Laws
When is a cookie not a cookie? Or, rather, when are third-party cookies – used to track users' browsing habits online –okay to use, and when are they illegal?
When is a cookie not a cookie? Or, rather, when are third-party cookies – used to track users' browsing habits online –okay to use, and when are they illegal?
by Simon Clark on Dangerous Drugs
Thousands of patients who claim the diabetes drug Actos causes bladder cancer are turning their attention to Las Vegas this week as a billion-dollar trial begins.
Force-placed insurance burdens homeowners with unnecessary debt while letting banks profit from questionable financial practices and arrangements.
by Simon Clark on Consumer Fraud
Another day, another data breach. At least, that's how it's starting to feel as more and more U.S. companies report that customer data has been accessed.
by Simon Clark on Consumer Fraud
New York federal judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled last week that a lawsuit against Kangadis Food, Inc. can continue despite the company's efforts to have it tossed.
Bloomberg News is reporting that 'three people familiar with the accord' have let it slip that Coloplast mesh cases will soon settle for $16 million.
by Simon Clark on Consumer Fraud
A New Jersey resident has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Hertz, the international car rental company, of illegally profiting from hidden currency conversion fees.
by Simon Clark on Consumer Fraud
A $3 million settlement was approved last week by Judge James Lawrence King in a class action lawsuit filed over AvMed Inc.'s 2009 data breach.
by Simon Clark on Dangerous Drugs
The lawsuits were filed in New Jersey last month and accuse Daiichi of producing a drug that causes severe diarrhea, nausea, malnutrition and dehydration.
by Simon Clark on Product Liability
Goodman Global Inc. is facing a possible $803 million in damages for defects in its air conditioners and heating problems, the company said this week.