Consumer Protection

The federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights. Supermarket giant Coles broke consumer law by misleading shoppers on discount prices, a Federal ...

Consumer protection associations, civil groups sound alarm over Ottawa’s ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts

Move is part of a suite of federal cost-cutting measures that aim to eliminate billions in annual government spending by the ...
Forbes

The CFPB Was A Mistake—Even Before It Abused Its Power

Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...
Los Angeles Times

Consumer Protection Litigation Trends Revealed in New Report

While consumer protection cases have been on an overall decline over most of the past decade, there was an increase in general consumer protection cases, class action cases, TCPA cases and data breach ...
THE WEEK

What is the CFPB and how does it protect consumers?

Established in the wake of the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency intended to do exactly what its name states: protect consumers financially by ...

National Survey Finds Broad Public Support for Consumer Protections on Prediction Market Platforms

A recent national survey conducted by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and Harris Poll reveals widespread ...
Los Angeles Times

Attorneys Have Their Hands Full with Consumer Complaint Boom

Class-action settlements alone hit nearly $40 billion in 2024, marking the third consecutive, record-setting year in the category. Private TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) claims have also ...