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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The country’s second-largest pay-TV broadcaster, Dish Network Corp, has gotten itself into hot water by violating a rule put into place to protect people from annoying telemarketers who push their product wherever they can, reports Reuters. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit in Illinois District Court alleging that satellite Dish Network violated its “National Do Not Call Registry” by continuing to...
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Entertainment Media Group, Inc. ("DEMG"), a subsidiary of The Reader's Digest Association ("RDA"), today announced that it has reached a settlement of all legal proceedings with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") on the FTC's allegations regarding the marketing campaign for the Ab Circle Pro (ACP) system, a fitness product. The FTC alleged that testing done for the ACP did not substantiate certain claims made in infomercials that...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog has filed a motion in U.S. District Court asking that it be allowed to oppose the $22.5 million settlement the Federal Trade Commission has reached with Google because the agreement allows the Internet giant to deny any wrongdoing. Gary Reback and Robert J. Yorio, of the law firm Carr & Ferrell, filed the motion in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on behalf of the nonprofit, nonpartisan public...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on federal antitrust regulators to block Google's purchase of Frommer's travel guides. "There is a fundamental conflict between being a search provider and a content provider," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project Director. "As Google has increased its content and services, it has unfairly favored them in its search results and damaged competitors." A Consumer Watchdog...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a press release today, Mercury Insurance Chairman George Joseph's Proposition 33 campaign misrepresented the in-court statements of Consumer Watchdog's attorneys in Sacramento Superior Court, claiming the attorney told the Court that "the truth is elastic." The court rejected all of the Prop 33 campaign's legal challenges and Consumer Watchdog's attorneys never made the statement "truth is elastic." In fact, the...
Facebook Must Obtain Consumers' Consent Before Sharing Their Information Beyond Established Privacy Settings WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The settlement requires Facebook to take...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today announced new partnerships formed to fight consumer fraud and reduce the number of unsafe or stolen vehicles being retitled or sold. Data provider companies, Auto Data Direct, Inc., Carco Group, Inc., CARFAX, CVR, Experian Automotive, Mobiletrac, LLC., Motor Vehicle Software Corporation, RigDig, VINAudit.com, LLC., and VINSmart, have joined BJA's effort...
Updated Edition Includes the Latest Regulatory Developments under the Cordray-led CFPB NEW YORK, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute and Dykema Gossett PLLC announce the release of the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2012-13. This revised and updated edition, published by PLI and authored by the lawyers at Dykema, explores the core federal laws that govern consumer credit, and includes a detailed description of the increasingly powerful Bureau of...
The National Consumer Protection Bureau would like to recognize Value Dry Basement Waterproofing for maintaining outstanding customer satisfaction and a commitment to positive business practices. King of Prussia, PA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Value Dry is committed to helping homeowners and commercial property owners turn their water-logged basements into comfortable, usable spaces. Through an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and reliability, they have become the premier...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A citizen harassed by auto-dialed robo-calls on his cell phone about a debt he never owed has won his lawsuit in federal court. The citizen charged the bank with a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Michigan's Collection Practices Act (MCPA). The TCPA prohibits calls to a person's cell phone using an automatic telephone dialing system or using a prerecorded or artificial voice message without that person's...
