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FTC sues businesses for allegedly impersonating substance use disorder treatment clinics on Google
The FTC sued companies for impersonating rehab clinics in Google ads and call centers, misleading consumers seeking addiction treatment.
MD residents sue fintech firm over payday loan practices
Three Baltimore County residents are suing financial technology company Dave, saying its cash-advance offering violated Maryland law.
Baltimore City sues manufacturer of Zyn nicotine pouches
Baltimore sues Zyn maker Philip Morris, alleging illegal marketing of nicotine pouches to minors in violation of consumer protection laws.
Lobbying push, policy disagreements derailed MD price caps for ticket resales
Lobbying and differences in approach between Maryland Senate and House members, thwarted a push to cap resale prices for event tickets.
Ticket companies fighting Md. proposal to cap resale prices
Ticket companies are pushing back against state lawmakers’ proposal to cap resale prices and other measures to limit misleading and deceptive practices in ticket sales.
‘The tide has shifted’: With key support, Md. lawmakers continue push for stricter online data privacy
Maryland lawmakers are hoping this session to establish a comprehensive data privacy law after several years in which proposals failed.
Democratic lawmakers target ticket scalping, unwanted data collection
Maryland Democratic legislative leaders said they plan to improve consumer protections against predatory practices in ticket sales and more.
Baltimore urges justices to keep Big Oil suit in state court
Baltimore urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to turn aside Big Oil’s bid to have the city’s climate change lawsuit against the fossil fuel companies litigated in federal rather […]
High court strikes confessed-judgment clause from homeowners’ dues
ANNAPOLIS — Homeowners’ associations cannot enforce payment of assessments by their members, or lot owners, by requiring that they waive their right to challenge the dues in court, a sharply […]
High court will weigh lawyers’ exemption in debt collection
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will consider whether creditors seeking delinquent payments can be held liable under the state’s Consumer Protection Act for the debt-collection actions of their attorneys when […]
Frosh fines, grounds mover that held goods ‘hostage’
The Maryland attorney general’s office has ordered a Hyattsville-based moving company to pay more than $470,000 in penalties, including repayment to customers it cheated by refusing to complete delivery of their partially moved goods unless they paid a fee unlawfully in excess of that listed in the original estimate.
More counties, cities join massive opioid consumer protection litigation
The local governments in Maryland suing opioid manufacturers and distributors nearly doubled Monday when a group of counties and cities filed a joint lawsuit, joining a growing contingent in the state seeking a seat at the table of in nationwide federal litigation.
