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California sues Huntington Beach over lack of affordable housing
The city is being accused of willfully refusing to comply with state housing lawBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 28, 2019The state of California is suing one of its own cities over its lack...
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U.S. indicts Huawei on bank fraud charges
The Chinese tech giant is also accused of stealing trade secretsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 29, 2019A federal grand jury in New York has delivered a 13-count indictment against Chinese...
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Judge denies plaintiffs’ motion for Yahoo data breach settlement
A California judge wants more answers from the tech giantBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 30, 2019For Yahoo, its back to square one. A motion to settle a lawsuit stemming from its series of...
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MIT professors claim Ford stole technology for its F-Series truck line
As usual, the patent infringement case is a who-owns-what can of wormsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 4, 2019Americas favorite truck -- Fords F-Series -- came under scrutiny on Monday after...
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Sprint sues AT&T over 5GE branding
The suit says the marketing strategy is deceptive to consumersBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 11, 2019AT&Ts decision to update its connectivity logo with a 5G E icon has drawn...
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Man rejected from firefighter job over marijuana use sues for discrimination
A man who hoped to become a firefighter says he was rejected from the job for his legal medical marijuana cardBy Amy Martyn of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 13, 2019A man who hoped to become a firefighter in...
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SEC charges former Apple executive with insider trading
The executive was previously Apple's corporate secretary and senior director of corporate lawBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 14, 2019The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has...
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FTC gets tough with Facebook over data privacy penalties
Wheres the tipping point when it comes to giant corporations protecting the consumer?By Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 20, 2019Its doubtful youll find Facebook clicking Like on any of the...
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Bayer facing second trial over glyphosate in Roundup
California resident Edwin Hardeman alleges that Roundup caused his non-Hodgkins lymphomaBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 25, 2019Bayer, the company that purchased Monsanto in June, is...
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SEC asks judge to charge Elon Musk with contempt
The agency claims that the Tesla CEO violated last years fraud settlementBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 26, 2019The feud between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange...
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Appeals court rules AT&T/Time Warner merger can proceed
The ruling comes two years after the companies announced their intention to mergeBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 26, 2019A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the $85 billion merger...
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FTC settles first case against weight loss product seller who bought fake...
The agency accused the company of using paid reviews to increase sales of its weight loss capsulesBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 27, 2019The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on...
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States sue administration over changes to Title X Family Planning Rule
The lawsuit claims the rule prevents doctors from discussing abortion with patientsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 5, 2019The attorneys general from 21 states are filing a lawsuit in federal...
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Tesla shareholders sue to stop Elon Musk’s ‘unchecked use of Twitter’
A lawsuit alleges Musks inaccurate statements on Twitter are damaging the companyBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMarch 11, 2019A group of Tesla investors are suing in an effort to block CEO Elon...
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Leader of alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme arrested
Investigators have accused the makers of OneCoin of operating a Ponzi schemeBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMarch 11, 2019The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged...
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Lumber Liquidators reaches $33 million fraud settlement with the SEC
Regulators claim the company misled consumers and investors about formaldehyde issuesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 13, 2019The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has leveled fraud...
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Purdue Pharma CEO says bankruptcy ‘is an option’
The company could face massive litigation over OxyContinBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 14, 2019Facing hundreds of lawsuits by everyone from consumers to state governments, Purdue Pharma is...
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Spotify files antitrust complaint against Apple
The music streaming giant says Apples control of its App store limits innovation and consumer choiceBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMarch 14, 2019Spotify has filed an antitrust complaint against...
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Apple responds to Spotify’s antitrust suit
The tech giant argues that the claims made by the music streaming service are misleadingBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMarch 15, 2019Apple has issued a statement in response to Spotifys antitrust...
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Stanford students file lawsuit over college admissions scandal
This could be just the tip of the iceberg for students spurned by select colleges think their admission was given to less-qualified studentsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMarch 15, 2019The...
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