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Sunday, August 9, 2026

The Daily Vigilance Briefing — the consumer-protection docket read for you every morning: new filings, legal developments, and settlements across consumer law, built to keep you on top of the competition, the trends, the state of the law, and the value of cases.

Notable filings

Rulings

$27.30B

Settlements tracked

$154.60M

Regulator relief

Notable new filings4

Notable consumer-protection actions from the last few days — federal by nature of suit, plus state-court filings the federal dockets miss; with the filing firm and a docket link.

Consumer Fraud / False Advertising

Comparable settlements: $8.1M median ($2.9M–$29.7M) · ~$50/member · 72 comparable settlements

Chatman v. Bask & Lather Co. (S.D.N.Y., 2026-08-06)

Bask & Lather Co. allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products.

filed by Michael Reese, Reese LLP · docket ↗

Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA)

Miller, Salem v. InDebted USA, Inc. (W.D. Wis., 2026-08-07)

InDebted USA, Inc., a debt collector, continued sending debt collection text messages to Plaintiff's cellular phone after she requested in writing to cease communications, violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

pro se — unrepresented · docket ↗

GALLEGOS v. Waypoint Resource Group, LLC (W.D. Tex., 2026-08-07)

Waypoint Resource Group, LLC allegedly violated Fair Debt Collection Act requirements.

filed by Ciment Law Firm, PLLC · docket ↗

McLean v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (S.D. Fla., 2026-08-07)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. allegedly violated Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements.

pro se — unrepresented · docket ↗

Filings and rulings sourced from CourtListener; settlements from public settlement notices; regulator actions from FTC/CFPB feeds. Snapshot generated 2026-08-09. — The Public Vector team

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Notable new filings4

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