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Lawsuit: eBay Insurance Doesn't Cover Commonly-Shipped Items
Coin seller insured his coins only to learn the policy doesn't cover coinsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsOctober 11, 2012An angry consumer charges that eBay sells insurance that excludes from...
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Minority Home Owners Sue Morgan Stanley Charging Predatory Lending
Suit seeks class action statusBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 16, 2012The housing collapse of 2008 crushed millions of American home owners but a suit filed in federal court in New York...
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Suit Accuses Walmart of Breaking Federal Labor Laws
Workers say they were forced to work overtime without payBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 23, 2012Chicago-area temporary workers have filed suit against Walmart and two temporary staffing...
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Housing Groups Accuse Bank of America of Discrimination
The bank allegedly neglected foreclosed neighborhoods in three more citiesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 24, 2012Do banks take better care of foreclosed property in white neighborhoods than...
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Could Yard Sales Become Illegal?
A Supreme Court case could affect your rightsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 24, 2012Next week lawyers will go before the U.S. Supreme Court and present arguments in a case that could...
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What's On Your Mind? State Farm, J.C. Penney, Primatene Mist
Our daily look at consumer reviewsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 6, 2012Every day consumers go up against companies who seem to have the upper hand. But if you think you are right, it pays...
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Lawsuit alleges Better Business Bureau is a "Mafia-like racket"
Law firm says it was defamed for refusing to submit to a BBB "shakedown"By James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsDecember 26, 2012The Better Business Bureau is generally regarded as a rather benign, even...
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Lawsuits blame Plavix for ten deaths
The blood-thinner is no better than aspirin but costs 100 times more, suit chargesBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 2, 2013The hot-selling blood-thinner Plavix is blamed for more than ten...
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What's On Your Mind? State Farm, J.C. Penney, Primatene Mist
Our daily look at consumer reviewsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 6, 2012Every day consumers go up against companies who seem to have the upper hand. But if you think you are right, it pays...
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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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What's On Your Mind? Turbotax, Samsung, Right Size Smoothies
Our daily look at consumer reviewsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 31, 2012When you use a tax preparation software, it performs the calculations for you. But Randy, of Fort Mohave, Ariz.,...
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Baby-Death Suit Against Nojo Baby Sling Moves Forward
Judge allows suit to proceed despite statute of limitationsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 1, 2012A couple whose 3-month-old daughter died in 2004 can sue the makers of a baby sling despite...
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What's On Your Mind? Expedia, Hollywood Video, Eden Pure
Our daily look at consumer reviewsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 3, 2012Paula, of Jackson, N.J., has an expensive problem. She says she was booking flights for her parents on Expedia when...
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Class-Action Suit Targets Moldy GE Washing Machines
Suit says company deceived customers by not revealing the problemBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 6, 2012Echoing a complaint that will be familiar to many readers, General Electric Co. is...
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Class action says Hertz overcharged its customers
Suit says Hertz charged too much sales taxBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 28, 2013A class action lawsuit accuses Hertz of gypping customers by charging too much sales tax.The suit, filed in...
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Bank of America settles Merrill Lynch acquisition suit
Largest class-action settlement from financial crashBy Jon Hood of ConsumerAffairsApril 11, 2013Bank of America has settled a long-simmering lawsuit focusing on its 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch,...
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Judge dismisses Google-Apple anti-poaching case
Companies allegedly agreed not to steal employees from each otherBy Jon Hood of ConsumerAffairsApril 12, 2013A federal judge has denied class action status to a suit claiming that Google and Apple,...
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Flashing headlights to warn of speed trap ahead can be expensive
Missouri man sues, claiming the ticket he got infringes his Free Speech rightsBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsApril 18, 2013Have you ever flashed your headlights to warn oncoming drivers of a speed...
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Woman sues CVS over allegedly racist receipt
New Jersey woman’s receipt contained pejorative phrase “Ching Chong”By Jon Hood of ConsumerAffairsApril 22, 2013The photo has gone viral around the web: a CVS receipt listing the customer as “Lee,...
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EA Sports class action settlement modified
Individual claimants will receive bigger payoutsBy Jon Hood of ConsumerAffairsApril 22, 2013A settlement in a lawsuit against EA Games has been modified to triple the amount of money that class members...
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