Consumer Law

McDonald’s grilled over contents of McRib sandwich in class action lawsuit

Fast food giant McDonald’s is accused in a class action lawsuit of misleading customers that its popular McRib sandwich is made from real rib meat.

Jan 7, 2026 1:53 PM CST

Online shoppers find deals on the Temu app, but states say the trade-off is personal data

Who doesn’t look for a bargain? But states are asking, “at what cost?” Temu, an online retail platform offering low-cost goods, has based its business model on consumers’ interest in hunting down and grabbing bargains.

Jan 1, 2026 12:30 AM CST

FTC supports end to ABA council’s ‘monopoly’ as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:27 AM CST

Companies use ‘deceitful tactics’ to market harmful ultra-processed products with ‘addictive nature,’ city’s suit alleges

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the city of San Francisco alleges that several major food companies used “deceitful tactics it inherited from the Big Tobacco industry” to market harmful ultra-processed foods and to "aggressively sell those products to children.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:20 AM CST

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS considers limits on president’s power to fire federal officials

The Supreme Court will hear two cases—Trump v. Slaughter on Dec. 8 and Trump v. Cook on Jan. 21—that are likely to substantially change the law as to when the president can fire those in the executive branch of government. President Donald Trump has claimed that it is a “unitary executive,” and that as the head of it, he can fire anyone within it.

Dec 1, 2025 10:53 AM CST

Facebook owner Meta is not an illegal monopoly, judge rules

A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to force Meta to divest its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the government hadn’t made its case that the Facebook owner is an illegal monopoly.

Nov 19, 2025 9:10 AM CST

Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of arguments Wednesday that President Donald Trump has legal authority to impose tariffs on a vast range of goods from nearly all countries, signaling the justices could strike down or limit the administration’s signature economic policy.

Nov 5, 2025 1:52 PM CST

Fishing gear supplier, wine importer, toy maker among businesses challenging Trump tariffs at SCOTUS

The companies challenging President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies in a pair of consolidated cases that will go before the U.S. Supreme Court include an importer of wine, sake and spirits from six continents; another company that imports raw materials for manufacturing plumbing and drainage products; an e-commerce supplier of sport fishing gear; and a women’s cycling apparel brand. The companion case going before the justices on Nov. 5 was brought by a family-owned pair of educational toy companies that serve the consumer and school markets.

Oct 30, 2025 10:20 AM CDT

Supreme Court rejects bid to sue Meta over church shooting

The U.S. Supreme Court declined a chance to open social media companies to lawsuits over content recommended by their algorithms, turning away an appeal that accused Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook of radicalizing a man who killed nine South Carolina churchgoers.

Oct 6, 2025 9:39 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: New SCOTUS term includes cases that will have profound effect on law, American society

The October 2025 term officially begins, as always, on the first Monday in October, and once more there is a strong sense that it is going to be a momentous year in the U.S. Supreme Court. Although the justices have been officially in recess since June 27, it was a summer filled with unprecedented activity on the court’s emergency docket, as the justices considered the constitutionality of many actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration.

Sep 30, 2025 10:01 AM CDT

Amazon will refund $1.5B to Prime subscribers in $2.5B settlement with FTC

E-commerce giant Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $1.5 billion in refunds to customers of its Prime subscription as part of a larger settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations it tricked people into signing up for the free shipping service and made it difficult to cancel.

Sep 25, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Amazon heads into FTC jury trial over prime cancellation claims

Amazon.com Inc. and three executives are facing a federal regulator’s allegations in a Seattle court that they duped customers into signing up for the company’s Prime subscription service and then made it too hard to cancel.

Sep 23, 2025 9:15 AM CDT

BigLaw bankruptcy partner literally lends an ear to cause of Claire’s sale

Updated: Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy partner Joshua Sussberg was so committed to finding a buyer to keep his client Claire’s as a going concern that he vowed to get his ear pierced if the team succeeded.

Sep 17, 2025 12:04 PM CDT

Generative artificial intelligence developers face lawsuits over user suicides

As the legal system struggles to catch up with technology, lawsuits are seeking to hold artificial intelligence tools accountable.

Sep 10, 2025 8:53 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS rulings on shadow docket cases should be fully heard before becoming binding precedent

Should a Supreme Court ruling on its emergency docket be deemed binding precedent in the lower courts? Until recently, I would have thought no, the law would not allow it. Rulings on the emergency docket are without the benefit of full briefing or any oral argument. Often there is little or even no explanation from the court.

Sep 2, 2025 8:51 AM CDT