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Tesla, Walmart settle lawsuit over solar panel fires
Walmart previously alleged that Teslas solar panels caused fires at seven of its storesBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 7, 2019Tesla and Walmart have settled a lawsuit accusing Tesla and...
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Lawsuit accuses Uber of driver wage theft
Drivers are demanding to be repaid for fees they claim were wrongly deducted from their faresBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 8, 2019A coalition of nearly 100,000 Uber drivers in New York...
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New Jersey labor department says Uber must pay nearly $650 million in taxes
The states labor department believes drivers have been wrongly classified as independent contractorsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 15, 2019Uber is facing a $642 million charge from New...
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FDA sends a warning letter to Dollar Tree about its OTC drugs
The agency alleges that the discount chain receives drugs that violate federal lawBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 15, 2019The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to...
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FCC sued by local and state governments over fees and related services
Its an all-in squabble that may impact the services that telecommunications companies currently offer consumersBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsNovember 15, 2019The Federal Communications Commission...
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Burger King faces lawsuit over the way it cooks the Impossible Whopper
A vegan plaintiff claims the patty is contaminated by meatBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 19, 2019A vegan consumer has filed suit against Burger King, charging its meatless Impossible...
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DoorDash faces lawsuit claiming it pocketed workers’ tips
Washington, D.C.s attorney general filed the complaint after an eight-month probeBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 20, 2019District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has filed a lawsuit...
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Charity agrees to pay $4 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks
A government investigation says the organization violated the False Claims ActBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 21, 2019On Wednesday, the Justice Department announced that an Orlando,...
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Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide in Hawaii
The company admitted that it used Penncap-M despite knowing its use was prohibitedBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 22, 2019Following an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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McDonald’s settles lawsuit accusing it of violating overtime laws
A suit filed in 2009 alleged that the company cheated 38,000 workers in California out of overtime pay and breaksBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsNovember 26, 2019McDonalds has agreed to pay $26...
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EU regulators to investigate how Google and Facebook handle user data
A preliminary investigation has been launched into the companies data collection practicesBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 2, 2019The European Commission (EU) has launched a preliminary...
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TikTok accused of transferring private user data to servers in China
A lawsuit claims the video sharing app harvested and sent vast amounts of user dataBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 4, 2019The company that runs the popular video app TikTok has been hit...
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Twenty women sue Lyft, citing sexual assault response shortcomings
A suit claims the company has failed to protect passengers from incidentsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 5, 2019A group of twenty women have filed a lawsuit accusing Lyft of not doing...
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PG&E to pay $13.5 billion for role in California wildfires
The agreement will settle claims stemming from multiple destructive fires in the stateBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 9, 2019Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced on Friday that it...
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California announces $3.6 million fine against CVS
An investigation found that the pharmacy giant failed to redeem recyclable containers in the stateBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 11, 2019CVS Pharmacy is facing a potential fine of $3.6...
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University of Phoenix to pay $191 million to settle charges that it deceived...
Thousands of students will have their student loans forgivenBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 11, 2019The University of Phoenix (UOP) and its parent company Apollo Education Group have reached...
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Regulators rule that McDonald’s isn’t responsible for labor practices of...
A settlement reached this week puts an end to a multi-year dispute on the matterBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsDecember 13, 2019The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday ruled in favor...
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Tech companies sued over cobalt mine working conditions in the Congo
The plaintiffs say children were forced into dangerous jobsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 17, 2019Several major tech companies -- including Apple and Google -- face a lawsuit which claims...
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Mercedes Benz USA to pay $20 million in penalties over how it handled vehicle...
Regulators say the automaker didnt notify affected consumers about safety issues in a timely fashionBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsDecember 19, 2019The National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Amazon and Ring face class action suit over data breach
Plaintiffs say their information was compromised due to negligenceBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsDecember 30, 2019Earlier this month, ConsumerAffairs reported on a data breach affecting over...
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