Category: CONSUMER
GENERAL MILLS TO IMPROVE LABELS ON FRUIT ROLL-UPS
With the school year in full force, parents are looking for healthy snacks to include in thier child’s lunch. Many snack products on the shelves today are geared towards children but also try to attract the more health conscious consumer by including on their labels “Made with Real Fruit” or “All Natural” ingredients. These include …
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Spam Text Class Action Lawsuit Settles for $9.9M
Last week we reported on the ongoing problem of debt collectors and marketing firms using roto-dialers to contact consumers on their cellular phones. If you own a cell phone, you have probably been contacted by someone asking you to hold “for a very important matter” or to gauge your interest in a new product. These …
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TINY FEES “CRAMMED” INTO CELL PHONE BILLS
In our last few posts, we reported on class action settlements regarding TCPA violations involving unwanted text messages (i.e. text spam) and overages based on wireless plan changes. Consumers should also be aware of charges on their cell phone bills from third party carriers. Indeed, significant charges would likely raise concerns (and a customer’s ire) and would …
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SETTLEMENT REACHED IN CITIBANK HELOC CLASS ACTION
Banking giant Citibank has recently reached a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that it broke federal lending laws when it suspended (or cut) home equity lines or credit during the 2008 mortgage crisis. As home values suddenly plummeted, thousands of homeowners received notification that their homes had significantly declined in value (when they had …
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