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What's On Your Mind? Government Grant Scam, Dermitage Anti-Aging, Verizon...
Our daily look at consumer reviewsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 13, 2012The Government Grant Scam has been around a long time, and apparently, has a new wrinkle or two. Alicha Burlson, of...
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Consumers Urged to Seek LCD Settlement Funds
You might be entitled to compensationBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 28, 2012In October 2010, several states filed a lawsuit against ten companies, accusing them of engaging in price-fixing...
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Lawsuit Challenges Skechers 'Shape-Up' Shoes
Class action charges deceptive advertising, says shoes have no health benefitsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsMarch 5, 2012A class-action lawsuit filed in Kentucky seeks money damages for consumers...
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Consumers' Complaints Getting Attention in High Places
State attorneys general actively seeking consumer inputBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 6, 2012Eric SchneidermanIt seems consumers have finally gotten the ears of some powerful advocates. A...
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Consumer Group Calls Drug Coupons Illegal
Suit accuses eight drug makers of steering consumers to higher-priced drugsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 8, 2012Three health plans in Community Catalyst's Prescription Access Litigation...
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Consumer Scorned
When consumers feel wronged, they often take it personallyBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 28, 2012Kristin ChristianWhere do consumer advocates come from? They tend to be ordinary consumers who...
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Judge Tosses Proposed McAfee Settlement
Suit alleged McAfee tricked customers into buying "PerfectSpeed"By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsApril 10, 2012A federal judge refused to approve a proposed settlement to a class action lawsuit that...
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Suit Charges Apple Double-Bills for Online Purchases
Company refuses to issue refunds, suit further chargesBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsMay 2, 2012A federal class action lawsuit claims that Apple double-bills customers who buy products at its...
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Judge Rules in Favor of E-book Consumers in Civil Price-fixing Case
Federal judge rejects Apple and publishers’ attempt to dismiss caseBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsMay 15, 2012A U.S. District Court judge today denied petitions by several of the nation’s largest...
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Is It True? No. Is It Legal? Yes.
Not much fruit in Fruit Roll-Ups but labeling is legal, judge rulesBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsMay 17, 2012Though packaging for Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot snacks misleads consumers...
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Groupon Settles for $8.5 Million For Not Listing Its Deal Restrictions
Class action suits charged the company deceived users by creating "sense of urgency"By Daryl Nelson of ConsumerAffairsMay 23, 2012Are you a Groupon user? If so, you may have some money coming your way,...
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Microsoft Changes License Agreement to Bar Class Actions
Company's customers give up their right to sue and agree to binding arbitration in all disputesBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 4, 2012Microsoft, never shy about trumpeting its latest...
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Class Action Charges Jos. A. Bank's Sales Are Bogus
Retailer's merchandise is "perpetually on sale," lawsuit allegesBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 5, 2012It's pretty hard to escape the ads and commercials for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, the Brooks...
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Three LCD Makers To Pay $543 Million Restitution
Total of 10 companies now agree to more than $1 billion settlementBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 12, 2012The last three manufacturers to be charged with fixing prices of LCD screens have...
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Nature Valley Not So Natural, Suit Charges
Suit charges snack bars have factory-made high-maltose corn syrup, maltodextrinBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJuly 26, 2012General Mills touts its Nature Valley granola bars and "thins" as...
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Civil Penalty Proposed Against Federal Express
The carrier is accused of breaking rules on transporting hazardous materialsBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsAugust 10, 2012The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $681,200 civil...
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Another Lawsuit -- the 14th -- Filed Against Bumbo
Filing follows the latest recall of child seatsBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsAugust 29, 2012Two personal injury and product safety law firms have filed their 14th lawsuit against Bumbo...
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Voter Fraud or Voter Supression: What Are New State Laws Really Trying To Do?
Critics of new voter ID laws say they are aimed squarely at minorities and the poorBy Daryl Nelson of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 20, 2012Last month a Texas judge rejected a proposed law that would force...
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Bank of America to Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Class Action
Investors sued over Merrill Lynch merger, claiming they had been misledBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 28, 2012Another setback for Bank of America -- it has agreed to pay $2.4 billion to...
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New York Sues J.P. Morgan Over Financial Meltdown
Claims Bear Stearns unit mislead investors about mortgage-backed securitiesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 2, 2012There has yet to be a single federal prosecution in connection with the...
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