Schneiderman Investigates Apple for Allegedly Manipulating Music Streaming...
New York Attorney General (NYAG) Eric Schneiderman issued subpoenas to music streaming services and record labels including Sony, Warner Music and Universal Music in connection with his office’s...
View ArticleRegulators Investigate Citibank Student Loan Servicing Practices
In its Q2 2015 financial statements filed on August 3rd, Citibank disclosed that it was being investigated by regulators for certain student loan servicing practices. Citibank stated that it was...
View ArticleEPA Mine Investigation Causes Water Contamination in Colorado
An Environmental Protection Agency investigation involving excavation of loose material in the Gold King Mine unexpectedly resulted in the discharge of more than 3 million gallons of contaminated...
View ArticleTelexFREE Pyramid Scheme Victims Receive $3.5M Fund
In April 2014, the Massachusetts Securities Division accused TelexFREE of operating a $1.1 billion Ponzi investment scheme which enticed individuals to invest in a business purportedly based on a Voice...
View ArticleFTC Settles False Advertising Claims Charges with Sellers of UV...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to settle charges with marketers of ultraviolet light “disinfectant” devices over alleged false claims that their devices can eradicate shoe odor and hazardous...
View ArticleFDA Prohibits Hampton Creek from Calling its Product “Mayonnaise”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that Hampton Creek Foods, Inc. violated section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. § 343] by misbranding their...
View ArticleExcellus Cyberattack May Compromised 10 million Insurance Records
Health Insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield reported that on August 5, 2015, it discovered that its computers systems were attacked as early as 2013, possibly exposing information including birth...
View ArticleDraftKings and FanDuel Accused of Fraud in Class Action Lawsuit Stemming From...
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court accused two of the largest daily sports fantasy websites, DraftKings and FranDuel, of misrepresenting the fairness of their online sports fantasy contests....
View ArticleRushCards Users Unable to Access Funds
Consumers who use RushCards to purchase groceries, gas and pay for other expenses complained to not being able to use their cards for cash withdrawals or purchases, and some reported that their account...
View ArticleAmazon Delivery Drivers File Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Drivers for Amazon Prime Now’s two hour home delivery service filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the company misclassified them as independent contractors instead of employees. According to...
View ArticleFiOS Customer Discovers Verizon Censoring Emails with Hyperlinks
On October 27, a Verizon FiOS customer sent an email including a link to one of his clients and later received a message from Verizon indicating that his message “did not reach some or all of the...
View ArticleMilberg Files Homeowner Class Action Against Alleged Foreclosure Mill
In August 2015, Milberg LLP filed a class action against Michigan foreclosure law firm Trott & Trott, now called Trott PC. The action was brought on behalf of people that received a foreclosure...
View ArticleWendy’s Identifies 1,000 Restaurants Hit BY Data Breach
In January 2016, Wendy’s Company announced that some of its customers’ personal information was compromised by cyberattacks affecting dozens of its restaurants. The data breaches gave hackers access to...
View ArticleTransAmerica Sued Over Devestating Premium Hikes
A consolidated class action complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court in June accuses TransAmerica of improperly and dramatically raising rates on universal life insurance policies. According to the...
View Article2016 Was Another Overdraft Fee Bonanza Year For Big Banks
Banks Bursting With Overdraft Fees Bank fees rose to an all time high in 2016. These include ATM fees, account maintenance fees and overdraft fees. Overdraft fees among the 3 biggest banks, JPM Chase,...
View ArticleNew York Restaurants Sue Insurers for Inflated Workers’ Compensation Premiums
On March 9, 2017, restaurants filed a class action on behalf of restaurant operators alleging they were overcharged by their insurance companies for workers compensation insurance. The case was filed...
View ArticleWashington Post Questions Whether Aurora Organic Dairy Milk Is Truly Organic
Consumers pay a significant premium for organic milk because they believe the milk is produced using wholesome traditional farming methods that produce a more natural product. But a recent...
View ArticleBeware Extended Car Warranty Scams
Letters and calls from automobile manufacturers may not be from them. A common extended warranty scam victimizes auto owners by selling them insurance they don’t need with false claims that their...
View ArticleWells Fargo Saddles 800,000 Customers With Unnecessary Car Insurance
Wells Fargo automatically signed up car loan borrowers with car insurance, even if the customers were already covered by car insurance, demanded payment of car premiums and put hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleEquifax Announces Massive Data Breach Impacting 143 Million People In The...
On September 7, 2017, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax announced that its systems have been hacked by data thieves and compromised the information of 143 million Americans. According to...
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