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Does Your Car Company Need Your Permission to Sell Your Driving Data? Where the Law Draws the Line After the GM/OnStar Lawsuits

Montana’s new lawsuit says GM and OnStar never got drivers’ real consent before selling their driving data to brokers who supplied insurers. Here’s where the law draws the line on what carmakers can collect without asking, why GM isn’t the only automaker under scrutiny, and seven steps to protect your privacy and your insurance rates.

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Lost Money in a Scam Paid Through Walmart or Western Union? FTC Refund Checks Are Going Out Now, and a Western Union Claim Deadline Is December 31

The FTC is mailing 65,022 checks totaling more than $9.8 million to people who were scammed through Walmart money transfers. Separately, the Justice Department has reopened the Western Union fraud-victim compensation program until December 31, 2026. Here’s who qualifies, how to tell a real check from a fake, and what to do now.

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Montana Sues GM and OnStar for Allegedly Selling Drivers’ Data to Insurers: How Your Car’s Driving Data Can Affect Your Insurance and What You Can Do

Montana is the latest state to sue General Motors and OnStar, alleging GM sold drivers’ speed, braking and seat-belt data to data brokers who passed it to insurers. Here’s what the lawsuit claims, what the FTC already ordered GM to do, and how to check whether driving data is affecting your insurance.

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Texas Settles With Temu: New Data Rules, Product Safety Testing and Refunds for Harmful Products. What Shoppers Should Know

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an agreed final judgment with Temu that requires U.S. data storage, annual independent product testing for lead, PFAS and other harmful materials, and full refunds to Texans who bought products that fail. Here’s what the settlement does, what it doesn’t, and what shoppers can do now.

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Texas Sues Gerber and Nestlé Over Heavy Metals in Baby Food: What the Lawsuit Claims and What Parents Should Know

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Gerber and Nestlé USA under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, alleging Gerber marketed its baby food as safe and rigorously tested while its own testing found high levels of arsenic, lead and cadmium. Here’s what the lawsuit claims, what it asks for, and what parents can do now.

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Pennsylvania Sues Insulin Makers and the Big Three Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Prices Allegedly Inflated by More Than 1,000%: What Diabetics Should Know

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has sued Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx under the state’s consumer protection law, alleging a scheme that drove insulin list prices up by more than 1,000%. Here’s what the lawsuit claims, what it asks for and what you can do now.

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Pennsylvania Sends AI Advertising Disclosure Bill to Governor Shapiro: What SB 806 Would Require and What It Means for Consumers

Pennsylvania lawmakers have given final approval to Senate Bill 806, the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act. It would require ads that use AI-generated or significantly AI-altered images, video or audio in a misleading way to say so. Here’s what the bill does, what it doesn’t, and what you can do about a deceptive ad today.

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FTC and Two States Sue Lens.com Over a Hidden “Taxes & Fees” Charge That Allegedly Doubled Contact Lens Prices: What Online Shoppers Should Know

On October 2, 2026, the FTC, Nevada and Utah sued Lens.com, alleging it advertised low contact lens prices and then added a mandatory “Taxes & fees” charge hidden below the fold at checkout. Here’s what the case claims, what the law says about hidden fees, and how to protect yourself.

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Federal Judge Rules the CFPB Must Be Funded: What the Decision Means for Consumers Dealing With Debt Collectors, Credit Bureaus and Lenders

On September 25, 2026, a federal judge in Oregon ruled that the government’s decision to stop requesting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unlawful and unconstitutional. Here’s what the ruling does, what it doesn’t do, and what it means if you’re dealing with a debt collector, a credit reporting error or a lender.

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