Consumer Protection | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/tag/consumer-protection/feed/ Wisconsin Legal News & Resources Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:22:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://wislawjournal.com/files/2023/07/WLJ_favicon_32x32.png Consumer Protection | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/tag/consumer-protection/feed/ 32 32 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resourceshttp://wislawjournal.com/files/2016/01/wlj-transparent.pnghttps://wislawjournal.com/tag/consumer-protection/feed/ Wisconsin to receive $219M in Meta settlement https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/27/wisconsin-to-receive-219m-in-meta-settlement/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:19:55 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558908 Wisconsin will receive at least $219 million from Meta in a historic settlement requiring new child safety protections on Facebook and Instagram.

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]]> Man gets prison for $4.2M elderly fraud scheme https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/31/man-gets-prison-for-4-2m-elderly-fraud-scheme/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:55:54 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558226 An Indian citizen was sentenced to four years in federal prison after laundering millions from an elderly fraud scheme targeting victims across the U.S.

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]]> State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/21/wisconsin-warns-workers-compensation-scam-targeting-injured-workers/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:59:48 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=557953 Wisconsin DWD warns of a multi-state workers' compensation scam targeting injured workers, especially Spanish speakers, involving fake hearings and fees.

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]]> Target sued over fatal water bead death of Wisconsin infant https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/14/target-sued-over-fatal-water-bead-death-of-wisconsin-infant/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:47:19 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526944 A Wisconsin family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Target failed to warn customers about dangerous water beads linked to their infant's death.

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]]> Wisconsin joins egg price-fixing settlement https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/01/wisconsin-joins-egg-price-fixing-settlement/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:40:07 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526704 Wisconsin secured 2 million eggs and joined a multistate settlement resolving allegations that major egg producers conspired to inflate egg prices.

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]]> Minocqua man sentenced in $828K investment scheme https://wislawjournal.com/2026/02/09/minocqua-man-sentenced-in-828k-investment-fraud-scheme/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:39:29 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524083 A Minocqua man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering in an $828,000 investment fraud scheme.

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]]> Judicare Legal Aid merges with Legal Action of Wisconsin https://wislawjournal.com/2026/01/06/judicare-legal-aid-merges-with-legal-action-of-wisconsin/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:31:07 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=523486 Judicare Legal Aid and Legal Action of Wisconsin merged Jan. 1, expanding access to civil legal services statewide with offices across Wisconsin.

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]]> Menards to pay $750K to Wisconsin in rebate settlement https://wislawjournal.com/2025/12/18/menards-to-pay-750k-to-wisconsin-in-rebate-settlement/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:12:17 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=523262 Menards will pay $750,000 to Wisconsin as part of a $4.25 million multistate settlement over alleged false advertising tied to its 11% rebate program.

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]]> Wisconsin mom sues Roblox over child exploitation https://wislawjournal.com/2025/10/10/wisconsin-mom-sues-roblox-over-child-exploitation/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:06:50 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=521807 A Wisconsin mother sues Roblox, claiming predators used the gaming app to exploit her 5-year-old daughter due to a lack of safety measures.

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]]> Wisconsin joins national robocall crackdown https://wislawjournal.com/2025/08/12/wisconsin-joins-national-robocall-crackdown/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:29:10 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=520503 Wisconsin joins 50 attorneys general in a nationwide crackdown on illegal robocalls, targeting providers that route fraudulent calls.

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