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Are you eligible for compensation under these five class-action settlements?
All five have December filing deadlinesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 5, 2022If you are one of the many consumers who received a barrage of unsolicited telemarketing calls from DirecTV or...
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Hertz agrees to pay $168 million to settle charges it falsely accused...
Some customers alleged they were stopped and held at gunpoint by policeBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 6, 2022When an undetermined number of former Hertz customers were arrested and charged...
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These five companies are paying $16.8 million to settle class-action lawsuits
The claims windows are now open with deadlines in the first half of 2023By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 14, 2022The claims windows are now open on a handful of class-action lawsuit...
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Wells Fargo fined $3.7 billion, with $2 billion going to customers
The payment resolves charges the bank abused checking, auto loan and mortgage customersBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 20, 2022Consumers have received or will soon get $2 billion of Wells...
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Here’s how to claim your share of the multimillion-dollar Fortnite settlement
The FTC has announced who is eligibleBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 27, 2022The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced how it plans to distribute $245 million of a $520 million...
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Legal action against Southwest Airlines has already started
Plaintiffs say the airline should be held accountable for its holiday weekend debacleBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 5, 2023Southwest Airlines faces at least two proposed class-action...
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Apple is among the latest businesses to settle class-action lawsuits
A barbecue restaurant and utilities management firm have also agreed to settlementsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 9, 2023Dickeys Barbecue Pit, a restaurant chain based in Dallas, has settled...
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Invisalign charges SmileDirectClub made false claims about care from real...
In the highly-competitive teeth-straightening world, almost no one is smilingBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 10, 2023Invisalign thinks SmileDirectClub has more than crooked teeth to worry...
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Attention, AT&T customers: Did you have an 'unlimited data' plan? You might...
Time is wasting, though. You have until May 18 to file a claim.By Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 19, 2023If youre a former AT&T customer who may have been bit by an unlimited data plan and...
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A new lawsuit claims one of the biggest liquor brands in the U.S. is...
What's in a malt-based alternative might be confusing to consumersBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 26, 2023One of the worlds largest liquor companies is facing a new lawsuit claiming that a...
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Some negative effects of fiberglass in mattresses continue to be reported
Consequences could lead to lawsuits on behalf of the affected consumersBy Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 31, 2023Are you sleeping on fiberglass? Probably. Many mattresses manufactured in the...
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Hyundai and Kia face class-action lawsuit over car thefts
Plaintiff claims lack of an immobilizer in the vehicle led to his lossBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 22, 2023After a surge in car thefts targeting some models made by Hyundai and Kia, the...
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Investors who lost money in the Stanford Ponzi scheme are getting some money...
Three more banks have settled the caseBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 1, 2023The financial crisis of 2008 ended some high-profile Ponzi schemes that cost investors, large and small, billions of...
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If you play video games or bought XTEND power drinks, you may have some money...
Three class action settlements may pay out nearly $500 millionBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 8, 2023Some video game players stand to benefit from a class action lawsuit settlement. DoubleDown...
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FTC finalizes settlement sending $425 million to Fortnite players
The agency charged the video game maker with tricking users into making purchasesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 16, 2023The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its recent order and...
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Ohio attorney general calls pharmacy benefit managers ‘gangsters’
The state has filed a lawsuit that some experts say could help bring down drug pricesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 28, 2023A lawsuit filed in an Ohio state court takes aim at pharmacy benefit...
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Who will share in Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $8.9 billion talc settlement?
Women who developed cancer and their families would likely receive compensationBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 6, 2023After years of consumer lawsuits claiming Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder...
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JUUL agrees to a $462 million settlement with six states
The company was sued for its marketing practicesBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 13, 2023E-cigarette maker JUUL has reached another multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve lawsuits aimed at...
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Here’s how to claim your share of Facebook’s $725 million privacy suit...
Facebook users have until August to file a claimBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 20, 2023Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has finally agreed to settle a privacy lawsuit stemming from its...
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Many IKEA customers could benefit from a class-action settlement
The retailer was accused of revealing too much credit card informationBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 26, 2023If you shopped at IKEA and used a payment card between Oct. 18, 2017, and Dec. 31,...
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