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• Financial Fraud Losses Among Older Adults Increased to $2.4B Last Year: FTC

  December 19, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators say older Americans lost a record $2.4 billion to fraud in 2024, as investment, romance and impersonation scams increasingly target adults over the age of 60.

• Amazon Prime Settlement With FTC Results in $2.5B Penalty

  October 6, 2025

  Michael Adams

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a record-breaking settlement with Amazon, ordering the company to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in customer refunds for allegedly enrolling consumers in Prime memberships without their consent.

• FTC Seeks To Scrap SawStop Requirements for Table Saws

  September 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are recommending scrapping a proposed rule that would require table saws to include SawStop flesh-sensing safety technology.

• MDL Sought for Disney Child Data Collection Lawsuits

  September 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has been asked to consolidate all Disney children's data privacy class action lawsuits before one judge in a New York federal court for pretrial proceedings.

• AI Chatbot Side Effects on Youth Are Being Investigated by FTC

  September 15, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators have launched an inquiry into whether AI chatbots from OpenAI, Meta, Google and others pose risks to children and teens.

• Disney Settlement Results in $10M Payout Over Child Data Collection Practices

  September 5, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators say Disney unlawfully collected children’s data on YouTube, leading to a $10 million fine and changes to its video labeling practices.

• GM OnStar Settlement Reached With FTC Over Selling Private Driving Data

  January 21, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators have banned GM and its OnStar subsidiary from providing customer driving data to any consumer reporting agencies for the next five years.

• Data Privacy at Facebook, Amazon and Other Major Social Media Platforms is “Woefully Inadequate”: FTC

  September 26, 2024

  Michael Adams

  New federal report indicates that children and teen’s online habits are often tracked and monetized by social media companies, without their parents’ consent.

• FTC Wants To Break Up JUUL, Altria After Discovering E-Cigarette Non-Competition Clause

  May 28, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The FTC is suing to end a collaborative agreement between JUUL and Altria, saying the companies struck an illegal deal which smothers competition.

• Lumosity Settlement To Result in $2 Million in Refunds Over False “Brain Training” Claims

  January 11, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The FTC has reached a $2 million settlement with the creators of the Lumosity brain training website, resolving claims that the site made false and misleading claims about the benefits of their subscription-based site.