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FTC bans student debt relief operators over deceiving consumers
The company says the defendants promised to reduce or eliminate debt but didnt deliverBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMarch 16, 2020The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned three defendants...
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FTC sends refunds to consumers over subscription-based scheme
Consumers who signed up for free products were enrolled in a monthly subscription they had to pay forBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsApril 9, 2020The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has...
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Delta Air Lines faces class-action suit over refusal to honor monetary refunds
The plaintiff claims Deltas decision to put profits over people in light of the pandemic is unacceptableBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsApril 20, 2020The last thing Delta Air Lines was expecting in...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill to pay record $25 million food safety fine
The settlement involves norovirus outbreaks between 2015 and 2018By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 22, 2020Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $25 million to settle criminal charges stemming...
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Boeing hit with a $336 million lawsuit over failure to complete 737 MAX order
Hard times continue for the aircraft manufacturer, and there doesnt seem to be any way outBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsApril 23, 2020Boeing has been out of the news recently as it tried to mend...
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Judge gives final approval to Facebook’s record privacy settlement
Facebook will pay $5 billion and make structural changes to enhance privacyBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 27, 2020Facebook has finally closed the book on 2018s Cambridge Analytica scandal as a...
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Justice Department says it could intervene if stay-at-home orders go too far
Religious discrimination and undue interference with the national economy are vital concernsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsApril 28, 2020Over the next three weeks, most U.S. states are on schedule...
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FTC sends warning letters to companies making false claims about their...
The companies allegedly made deceptive or scientifically unsupported health and earnings claimsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsApril 30, 2020The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning...
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Uber and Lyft slapped with lawsuits claiming both companies misclassify its...
The pandemic has taken its toll on both companies, with close to 5,000 employees laid offBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMay 6, 2020Uber and Lyft have been served with a lawsuit, claiming that both...
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Facebook to pay $52 million to settle claims of mental health trauma among...
Former employees complained that they developed mental health conditions as a result of their workBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMay 14, 2020Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to settle a...
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CVS Health unit settles charges of mishandling opioid drugs
Omnicare was accused of providing powerful painkillers without a prescriptionBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMay 14, 2020A subsidiary of CVS Health has settled charges leveled by the U.S. Justice...
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Uber and Lyft drivers file class action in New York over unemployment benefits
Workers say the state is dragging its feet and refusing to pay for-hire driversBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMay 27, 2020Uber and Lyft drivers, in conjunction with the New York Taxi Workers...
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Lawsuit claims Trump administration used flawed analysis to justify weakening...
Officials say the rule change represents a public health hazard that could result in thousands of early deathsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsMay 28, 2020A group of environmental and health groups...
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Arizona sues Google over alleged deceptive and unfair location tracking
Consumers need to understand that turning one data collection switch off doesnt guarantee that all are offBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMay 28, 2020The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against...
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Lyft sued for violating sick day law in Washington, D.C.
A suit claims the company is putting drivers and riders at risk of catching COVID-19By Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 1, 2020On Friday, a lawsuit was filed against Lyft that accused the...
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Lawsuit accuses Google of violating privacy of users in ‘private’ browsing mode
The suit claims Google collected information through plug-ins like Google Analytics and Ad ManagerBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 3, 2020Google is facing a lawsuit accusing it of illegally...
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Lawsuit claims Amazon caused COVID-19 deaths by failing to implement adequate...
Plaintiffs accuse the company of creating a facade of compliance with safety standardsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 5, 2020Amazon has been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of failing to...
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The Children’s Place hit with class action lawsuit over alleged fake sale scams
Other consumers report additional problems with the specialty chain ranging from unfulfilled orders to refundsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJune 5, 2020The Childrens Place -- a specialty retailer...
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FCC proposes hefty fine for two robocallers
A pair of telemarketers reportedly made around one billion spoofed robocalls last yearBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 10, 2020The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a...
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States file a third price-fixing lawsuit against generic drugmakers
The complaint says the states have new evidence against the companiesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJune 11, 2020A group of state attorneys general has filed another lawsuit in federal court,...
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