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deceptive practices

Business Consumers Regional 

Ohio Furniture Store Accused of Reneging on Freebies

June 8, 2018June 9, 2018 KYLE ANNE UNISS
advertising, breach of contract, deceptive practices, Elections, Ohio, retail

Two lawsuits filed in state court claim an Ohio furniture store refused to honor its advertised promotion after promising free furniture if 69 percent of Ohio voters turned out for the 2016 presidential election.

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Consumers Technology 

Consumer Fraud

June 5, 2018 BRIEF
Class Action, deceptive practices, internet, warranty

A federal class action claims Netgear’s wireless network range extenders don’t extend WiFi signal anywhere close to the 200 percent that the California-based company says they do.

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Business Consumers Regional 

NY Pet Shops Accused of Selling Sick Puppies

May 16, 2018May 17, 2018 NICK RUMMELL
attorneys general, deceptive practices, dogs, Fraud, New York, retail

The New York attorney general’s office claims a chain of pet stores knowingly sold sick dogs to customers, lied about medical treatment the animals received, and pushed customers into costly financing agreements.

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Business Consumers Regional 

Bus Firm Accused of Keeping Money From Canceled Trips

May 14, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
deceptive practices, Ohio, schools, students

Ohio claims that a bus tour company has not refunded advance payments from schools, students and their families for canceled field trips and continued to take payments when it knew its business was failing.

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Consumers 

Bogus!

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
deceptive practices, retail

The FTC claims in a federal complaint that Global TV Concepts, GCL Product Holdings and MSA 30X, all of Deerfield Beach , Fla., and their principal, made unsubstantiated claims about their “wearable sound amplifier.”

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Business Consumers Regional 

Minnesota AG Accuses Car Warranty Firm of Deception

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 EMILY ZANTOW
attorneys general, automotive, deceptive practices, Minnesota, senior citizens, warranty

Minnesota’s attorney general claims a Texas company tricked senior citizens into buying service contracts by portraying itself as a manufacturer or dealer and falsely stating their car warranties were expired.

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Business Consumers 

Consumer Fraud

April 5, 2018 BRIEF
candy, deceptive practices, false advertising, Fraud

A class action filed against Mars Wrigley Confectionery accuses the company of knowingly miscalculating the daily value percentage of protein in its Snickers protein bars by using an improper testing method.

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Business Government 

Sweepstakes Scam

February 21, 2018March 28, 2018 BRIEF
deceptive practices, Federal Trade Commission, Missouri

The Federal Trade Commission and Missouri Attorney General Joshua Hawley claim Next-Gen Inc. and others send out deceptive sweepstakes notifications tricking elderly recipients into paying a fee to redeem a cash prize that is never provided.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Automotive Class Action

February 13, 2018 BRIEF
automotive, Class Action, deceptive practices, GM, warranty

A class of motorists claims General Motors sold them vehicles with faulty air-conditioning systems despite advertising tri-zone automatic climate change with separate settings for the driver, front-seat passenger and back-seat passengers.

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Consumers National Technology 

Consumers Claim Apple ‘Throttles’ Older IPhones

December 21, 2017December 22, 2017 LORRAINE BAILEY
Apple, Class Action, deceptive practices, Fraud, smartphones

Apple knowingly releases system software updates that slow down the performance of older iPhones to induce customers into buying the latest model, iPhone users claim in a class action filed Thursday, without telling them that a simple battery replacement will resolve the issue.

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Business Government 

Group Challenges Rollback of Protections for Small Farmers

December 14, 2017 LORRAINE BAILEY
Agriculture, deceptive practices, Eighth Circuit, farming, Trump administration

A farmers’ advocacy group sued the Trump administration Thursday for scrapping an Obama-era rule intended to shield family farmers from predatory practices by big agribusiness companies.

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Business Consumers 

Consumer Fraud

December 4, 2017 BRIEF
Class Action, deceptive practices, warranty

A class of consumers claims in a federal lawsuit that paint giant Sherwin-Williams’ Duckback and SuperDeck deck coating products do not provide the promised protection, resulting in peeling, cracking and bubbling.

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Consumers Health Trials 

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $247M for Defective Hip Implants

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 DAVID LEE
damages, deceptive practices, Fraud, health care, Johnson & Johnson, product liability, Texas

A Texas federal jury slapped DePuy Orthopaedics and corporate parent Johnson & Johnson with a $247 million verdict Thursday over its Pinnacle artificial hips that injured six, handing the companies their third consecutive costly loss on the implants.

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Business Consumers 

Sunscreen Class Action

November 2, 2017 BRIEF
Class Action, deceptive practices, false advertising, Illinois

A class claims in a federal lawsuit that Bayer & Merck’s Coppertone Sport High Performance sunscreen spray does not have the advertised Sun Protection Factor rating of 30+, as testing revealed an SPF rating of 30 or lower.

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Business 

Costco Cleared in Suit Over Sources of Luxury Products

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
costco, deceptive practices, Fraud, Minnesota, Ponzi, retail

A federal judge ruled Monday that Costco is not responsible for the millions of dollars an investment company lost in a resale plan devised by a convicted Ponzi schemer.

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Consumers Employment Health 

Nursing Students Accuse Excelsior College of Fraud

October 27, 2017June 19, 2019 AMANDA OTTAWAY
Class Action, college, deceptive practices, New York, nurses, testing

Aspiring nurses from around the country brought a federal class action for deceptive trade practices Thursday against Excelsior College.

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Business Civil Rights 

Mug Shot Website Must Face Publicity-Rights Class Action

September 26, 2017September 27, 2017 GLYNIS FARRELL BERGNER
Class Action, deceptive practices, Illinois, internet, mug shots, privacy, publicity rights

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a class of arrestees can sue Mugshots.com on claims that it makes money by posting embarrassing booking photos online and charging excessive fees for their removal.

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Business Consumers 

False Advertising

September 20, 2017March 21, 2018 BRIEF
deceptive practices, false advertising, Illinois, retail

Simmons Bedding Company claims in Chicago federal court that Bob’s Discount Furniture misleads its customers by implying that its Black Label Gel EuroTop mattress is made from the same materials and components as Simmons’ Beautyrest Black mattress.

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Business 

Ripoff Report

August 29, 2017September 6, 2017 BRIEF
deceptive practices, defamation, negligence, privacy, Texas, websites

A Texas man claims in a federal complaint that Xcentric Ventures tried to pressure him into a sham arbitration process rather than remove defamatory complaints from its website RipoffReport.com that falsely accuse him of extorting people online.

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Business Government 

Reputation Management

August 25, 2017 BRIEF
deceptive practices, internet, Texas

Texas claims in state court that Solvera Group Inc. dba Instant Complaint Removers filed bogus lawsuits under the guise of “reputation management,” using fictitious plaintiffs and defendants to get a final judgment and remove negative reviews from search engines.

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