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Published: October 1, 2026 Last fact-checked: October 1, 2026 Current status: Effective October 1, 2026. The California CARS Act is now in effect, changing how California dealers must advertise prices, discuss financing and add-ons, and handle…
Read the report →Published: September 20, 2026 Last fact-checked: September 20, 2026 Author: Shailendra Singh Current status: Delta has published a Dujuan travel waiver.…
Published: August 20, 2026 Updated: September 18, 2026 Last fact-checked: September 18, 2026 Author: Shailendra Singh Current status: A federal court…
Published: September 8, 2026 Last fact-checked: September 8, 2026 Current status: American Airlines lists a Miami airport closure waiver current as…
Published: September 4, 2026 Last fact-checked: September 4, 2026 Current status: Proposed settlement preliminarily approved; final approval remains pending. Deadline status:…
Updated September 1, 2026 The Walmart opioid settlement requires Walmart Inc. to pay $50 million and accept new Drug Enforcement Administration…
Updated August 27, 2026 The Meta teen settlement is now a court-entered consent judgment, not merely a proposal. A federal judge…
Updated August 24, 2026 Nevada Hawk Fire price gouging protections are in effect in areas of Washoe County impacted by the…
Updated August 22, 2026 The TikTok $400M privacy settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on August 21 resolves federal…
Updated August 22, 2026 A new guilty plea has been entered in a federal synthetic identity fraud case tied by prosecutors…
Updated August 22, 2026 A fake debt collector who posed as a local sheriff's deputy and an attorney defrauded more than…
Updated August 21, 2026 A federal judge has granted final approval to the $700 million Google Play settlement, moving the antitrust…
Updated: August 21, 2026 A federal court entered the Hopper FTC settlement order on August 20, turning a proposed agreement into…
Published: August 20, 2026 Updated: September 3, 2026 Last fact-checked: September 3, 2026 Settlement status: Court-entered final order; claims deadline closed;…
Updated August 20, 2026 The Manchester City Nissan settlement announced on August 19 would require $4 million for consumer redress and…
