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Auto, credit issues top list of consumer complaints
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: The 2009 Consumer Complaint Survey Report shows the fastest-growing consumer complaint was about bogus offers to help save homes from foreclosure.
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Lawsuits target LegalZoom over business model
Monday, June 14, 2010 � by scott
This is will be interesting to watch. The Los Angeles Business Journal this morning looks at a spate of class-action lawsuits accusing LegalZoom, the online form-supplier to do-it-yourselfers, of offering legal services without a license.
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Discover sued for misleading tactics in pushing “payment protection”
Thursday, June 10, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: A class action suit accuses the credit card company of “using confusing and misleading sales tactics to get cardholders to sign up for the supposedly optional plan.”
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When “green” means greed: consumers strike back against inflated claims
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 � by jg
Some companies seem to think consumers will pay more for products they think are environmentally friendly — whether they are or not. But such attempts at “greenwashing” are leading to lawsuits.
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Jury hits R.J. Reynolds with $46.3 million verdict
Friday, April 23, 2010 � by scott
The Florida case is the 13th verdict against a tobacco company out of 15 cases in the four years since the state Supreme Court allowed individual challenges.
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Did Steve Poizner lose a vote?
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 � by scott
The Sacramento Bee reports that the governor is displeased with the cameo role Poizner’s people gave him in a new ad trashing Meg Whitman.
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Mortgage scams net some jail time
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 � by scott
Prosecutors make some inroads against alleged mortgage scammers.