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Nike sneakers are seen on display at a store in London's Westfield Stratford City on July 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Mina Kim/File Photo)
May 11, 2026

Nike sued by consumers for not refunding tariff costs

Nike was sued by consumers who accused it of not refunding tariff-related costs it passed on in the form of higher prices.

The Apple logo is seen during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York on Sept. 19, 2019. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)
May 7, 2026

Apple settles lawsuit over late Siri AI features for $250M

Apple settled for $250 million a consumer class action brought after it delayed artificial-intelligence upgrades to its Siri voice assistant.

Attorney General Anthony Brown visits the Senate chamber on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 16, 2026

OneMain sued by MD, other states for saddling subprime borrowers with add-ons, fees

A bipartisan group of 13 states, including Maryland, sued OneMain for allegedly charging cash-strapped borrowers hundreds or thousands of dollars for "add-on" products they did not request and do not need.

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that prohibits retailers from rejecting cash payments. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
Mar 13, 2026

‘The staple of our country’: MD lawmaker pushes for businesses to accept cash

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses to accept cash payments for purchases less than $300.

Signage for Adobe is displayed at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026: Retail's Big Show, in New York City on Jan. 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo)
Mar 13, 2026

Adobe pays $75M to settle lawsuit over termination fees, subscription cancellations

Adobe will pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing it of harming consumers by concealing hefty termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in September 2025. (J.J. McQueen)
Mar 5, 2026

Sweepstakes casinos face lawsuit from Baltimore

Baltimore City sued six social casino operators, alleging they run illegal online gambling operations disguised as free games and sweepstakes.

Washington Commanders fans wear team merchandise during a tailgate on Jan. 26, 2025. (Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)
Mar 4, 2026

Commanders to pay DC $1M to settle suit that claimed team misled fans

The Washington Commanders agreed to pay D.C. $1 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the team’s previous owner, Daniel Snyder, of misleading fans about an investigation.

A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as people line up to get the new iPhone 15 in Boston on Sept. 22, 2023. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Feb 19, 2026

West Virginia sues Apple, saying iCloud distributed ‘child porn’

West Virginia sued Apple, accusing it of allowing its iCloud service to become a platform for distributing child porn.

Gov. Wes Moore joined Daily Record government affairs reporter Hannah Gaskill for the 2026 Eye on Annapolis Summit on Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)
Jan 20, 2026

Moore to introduce bill to ban ‘predatory’ dynamic pricing in MD stores

Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to introduce legislation to end the practice of dynamic pricing in grocery stores in Maryland.

Workers move products during Cyber Monday at Amazon's fulfilment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Dec. 1, 2025. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Jan 6, 2026

Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, judge rules

A judge rejected Amazon's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical bills are seen in Temple Hills on June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Jul 15, 2025

Judge reverses rule removing medical debt from credit reports

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports.

The logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control on Aug. 13, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Jul 9, 2025

‘Click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make cancelling subscriptions easier, is blocked

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel subscriptions, has been blocked.