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Uber faces lawsuit for charging ‘wait time fees’ to passengers with disabilities
The Justice Department is demanding that the company change its practicesBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsNovember 11, 2021Ubers policies that cover passengers with disabilities has landed the company...
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Subway faces new lawsuit claiming its tuna isn’t really tuna
The same plaintiffs filed a similar suit in JanuaryBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 12, 2021Two California residents claim that theres something fishy about tuna from Subway and have filed a...
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Ohio accuses Meta of securities fraud and deceiving the public
The attorney generals lawsuit contends that Facebooks actions cost investorsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 16, 2021Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing Meta, the company formerly known...
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States launch investigation into Instagram’s effect on teens
The probe follows the leak of internal Facebook researchBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsNovember 19, 2021A bipartisan group of state attorneys general has announced an investigation into potentially...
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FTC redoubles efforts to crack down on corporate crime
Consumer protection is at the heart of the agencys new programBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsNovember 19, 2021The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to see if it can take a larger bite out of...
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Senators demand changes to consumer laws to prevent counterfeit and harmful...
Batteries and toys are a major concernBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsDecember 1, 2021Now that were in December and the holiday shopping season has started to pick up, a group of bipartisan U.S....
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SEC still investigating Tesla solar panels two years after whistleblower report
Some consumers like Teslas solar products but not its serviceBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsDecember 6, 2021The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is investigating claims that Teslas...
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Judge throws out Perdue Pharma opioid settlement
A court agreed with state officials who said the agreement was too lenientBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 17, 2021A U.S. District Court judge in New York has voided a $4.5 billion opioid...
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JPMorgan fined $200 million for avoiding SEC scrutiny
Regulators said the company didnt keep proper recordsBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsDecember 17, 2021The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined JPMorgan Securities $125 million for...
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Navient to pay $1.7 billion to settle allegations of expensive and predatory...
Eligible loan borrowers should receive restitution checks beginning later this yearBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 13, 2022Navient one of the largest student loan lenders in the U.S. has come...
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Texas sues Meta over facial recognition violations
The social media company has shut off the feature but says it still believes in the value of the technologyBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 15, 2022The State of Texas has filed a lawsuit...
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EpiPen maker settles class-action suit for $264 million
Plaintiffs claimed the company paid to delay a generic versionBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 2, 2022Drugmaker Viatris has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over the pricing of its EpiPen...
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Former customers sue Hertz over claims of false arrests
The suit says the company unlawfully charged plaintiffs with car theftBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 8, 2022Two hundred thirty former Hertz customers have signed onto a lawsuit against the...
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FTC charges HomeAdvisor of misrepresenting leads to businesses
One reviewer says the company's vetting process for professionals was not what she expectedBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMarch 14, 2022The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an administrative...
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D.C. Attorney General sues Grubhub over hidden fees and other issues
Grubhub says it will aggressively defend itself in courtBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMarch 22, 2022The District of Columbias Attorney General, Karl Racine, has filed a lawsuit against Grubhub...
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Texas sues Vroom in response to consumer complaints
Some customers say they have waited months for their license platesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 26, 2022Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a deceptive trade practices lawsuit...
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TurboTax parent company to pay $141 million to customers in settlement
Officials said the company 'cheated' millions of people by steering them away from free tax filing servicesBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsMay 4, 2022TurboTaxs parent company Intuit has ended its...
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District of Columbia sues Mark Zuckerberg over privacy issues related to...
Attorney General Carl Racine says Zuckerberg played a large role in the incidentBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMay 24, 2022Four years after details of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal came...
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Twitter pays $150 million fine for failing to protect consumer data
Federal officials accused the company of helping marketers target users with adsBy Christopher Maynard of ConsumerAffairsMay 26, 2022Twitter will pay the U.S. government $150 million after federal...
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Ford to pay $19.2 million settlement over fuel economy claims
State officials also claim that the company exaggerated truck payload capacitiesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMay 31, 2022Ford will pay $19.2 million to settle charges that it falsely advertised...
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