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Lawmakers request documents from major banks to check for PPP loan fraud
House Democrats want to make sure the funds are being given to businesses in needBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 16, 2020In letters to the CEOs of the nations largest banks, House Democrats...
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Former eBay employees charged with intimidating company critics
The criminal complaint details harassment directed at newsletter publishersBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJune 16, 2020Six former eBay employees -- including eBays former director of safety and...
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Justice Department proposes weakening online companies’ legal immunity...
Companies could face lawsuits over the content posted on their sites by usersBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 18, 2020The Justice Department has proposed limiting internet companies legal...
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Supreme Court restricts SEC’s ability to recover dishonest profits
The agency warns consumers that the pandemic has brought about its own crop of investment scamsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJune 22, 2020The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits in place on the...
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Missouri Court reduces Johnson & Johnson baby powder verdict
The court upheld the verdict that the company knew its talc-based baby powder contained asbestosBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 24, 2020On Tuesday, a Missouri appeals court upheld a jury...
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Bayer agrees to pay more than $10 billion to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
The settlement sets aside money to settle with users who may develop non-Hodgkins lymphoma in the futureBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJune 25, 2020Bayer, which purchased Monsanto in 2018 for $63...
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Supreme Court reaffirms ban on robocalls to mobile phones
However, one expert says consumers may have already given their permission to take robocallsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJuly 6, 2020Robocall-hating consumers got a huge kiss from the U.S. Supreme...
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Four timeshare exit companies face Missouri lawsuit
Missouris attorney general claims the companies failed to deliver promised resultsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 7, 2020Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit against four...
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Tech companies join suit to block ICE guidance affecting international students
More than a dozen tech companies say the policy threatens to harm their businessBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 14, 2020Tech companies have joined a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland...
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Vegan suit against Burger King’s Impossible Whopper dismissed
A judge said Burger King never promised a vegetarian productBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 22, 2020A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit against Burger King that claimed its...
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Slack files antitrust complaint against Microsoft
The messaging platform says it wants a level playing fieldBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 23, 2020Slack has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission,...
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Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over Bitcoin scams posted on the platform
The tech pioneer says the company hasnt put a stop to scams that use his name to defraud consumersBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsJuly 24, 2020Steve Wozniak, one of the most well-known tech...
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FTC accuses MyLife of deceptive sales tactics
The background report subscription service was accused of implying that individuals had criminal or sexual offense records even if they didntBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsJuly 29, 2020MyLife, a...
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Twitter hack ringleader owns more than $3 million in cryptocurrency
His attorney argues that the assets are legal and can be used to help him post bailBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsAugust 3, 2020Over the weekend, the attorney representing the alleged ringleader...
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New York state files lawsuit against major egg producer for price gouging...
The company allegedly marked up prices to over four times the normal costBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsAugust 12, 2020Pricing products based on inventory is not new, but the New York State Attorney...
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Justice Department accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian American and...
An investigation found that the school uses race as the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisionsBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsAugust 14, 2020Following a two-year investigation,...
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States seeking more than $26 billion to settle opioid addiction charges
Drug companies have been accused of fueling the opioid epidemic with their marketingBy Sarah D. Young of ConsumerAffairsAugust 18, 2020A group of state attorneys general are seeking $26.4 billion from...
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Michigan is reportedly preparing a settlement in the Flint water crisis case
The state may pay young residents $600 million for lead contaminationBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsAugust 20, 2020After five years, the state of Michigan is reportedly prepared to offer a $600...
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TD Bank to pay $122 million to settle charges related to overdraft fees
Regulators say consumers were charged the fees without their consentBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsAugust 21, 2020The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says it has reached a settlement...
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Former Uber security officer accused of hiding data breach from FTC
Officials claim that hackers were paid off through a bug bounty programBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsAugust 21, 2020The U.S. Attorneys Office in the Northern District of California has filed...
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