Clik here to view.
White House drops investigation of California’s emissions agreement with...
Getting to the goal of 55 mpg by 2025 is going to take some workBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 11, 2020If you point your ear towards Washington, D.C. today and hear nary a peep, it may be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Huawei indicted on racketeering charges
The Chinese telecom is accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets from U.S. firmsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 14, 2020A federal court in New York has returned a superseding indictment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SEC goes after Tesla again, this time on finances
Tesla founder Elon Musk is trying to stay out of more hot water and is promising to do as askedBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 14, 2020Tesla and its founder Elon Musk are on the front burner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pentagon JEDI contract blocked by judge following Amazon legal challenge
The online retailer is preparing itself for litigationBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 14, 2020Following a legal challenge by Amazon back in January, a federal judge has placed an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York drops its merger lawsuit against T-Mobile and Sprint
The win-win for all states agreeing to the deal appears to be new jobsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 17, 2020Now that the T-Mobile/Sprint merger has been approved, New York Attorney General...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FTC to send refunds to Office Depot customers who were tricked into buying...
The agency says the company and a software provider used false computer virus reportsBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 20, 2020Last year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Major opioid manufacturer reaches $1.6 billion settlement over role in opioid...
Thousands of lawsuits from towns, companies, and others must still be dealt with in courtBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 26, 2020Mallinckrodt announced Wednesday that it has agreed to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FTC settles with operator of debt collection scheme
The company was accused of using scare tactics to defraud consumersBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 26, 2020A company accused of running a debt collection scheme in New York is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supreme Court refuses to block retirement fund lawsuit against Intel
The company argued that the plaintiffs waited too long to file the complaintBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 27, 2020If you think your employer has mismanaged your retirement account, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toyota Prius and Camry braking systems at the center of new lawsuit
Critics say the automaker is putting drivers in life-threatening situationsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMarch 2, 2020A new class action lawsuit is taking on Toyota saying that the brakes on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FCC proposes over $200 million in fines for wireless carriers that sold...
The agency says the four largest carriers sold customer data and failed to protect information from hackersBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 2, 2020Verizon,AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FTC to send $2.2 million in refunds to victims of government impostor scheme
A company said it was affiliated with the government to illegally sell immigration servicesBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 2, 2020While a company called the American Immigration Center...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Johnson & Johnson pays $1.7 million over pelvic mesh class action
A court determined that the company hid the risks associated with pelvic mesh implantsBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 4, 2020The bad news keeps coming for Johnson & Johnson.While...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FTC settles with pain relief marketer over false advertising
The company falsely claimed that its device was clinically proven and cleared by the FDABy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 4, 2020A company tasked with selling a device used to treat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Google and Uber engineer ordered to pay Google $179 million for poaching...
Oddly enough, he might not have to pay that money at allBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMarch 5, 2020Anthony Levandowski, the one-time Google engineer who helped develop self-driving cars, has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amazon’s bid to block federal JEDI contract upheld in court
A judge ruled that a pricing error likely affected which company was awarded the contractBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 9, 2020For months, Amazon has been fighting the Department of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FTC settles with credit repair company over deceptive practices
Consumers cannot boost their own credit score by piggybacking on someone elses creditBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 10, 2020The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to a settlement...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CFPB sues Fifth Third Bank for allegedly opening customer checking accounts...
The charges are very similar to those brought against Wells Fargo in 2016By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 10, 2020The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has suedFifth Third Bank,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Facebook sued by Australia over 2016 Cambridge Analytica breach
The long-simmering privacy issue hasnt gone awayBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 10, 2020The fallout from Facebooks privacy breach resulting from Cambridge Analyticas unauthorized use of member...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Several states end opposition to T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Officials from 12 states will not appeal a court ruling that approved of the dealBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 12, 2020The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint is now facing less...
View Article