11-27-08

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11-27- 08

 

TXU sibling to pay fine in power price case
Houston Chronicle - United States
Tim Morstad, a spokesman for
consumer advocacy group AARP, said he was disappointed with the settlement. “What rolled into PUC like a lion will roll out ...
 

Exercise caution when buying gift cards
Gary Post Tribune - Gary,IN,USA
That's one of the reasons John Breyault, vice president of public policy for the the nation's oldest
consumer advocacy organization, National Consumers ...
 

So, You Want to Start a Debt Business? Get Started on the Right Foot
By troy
There are a couple of great debt industry groups that have a nice blend of
consumer advocacy and debt industry advocacy. They can help you stay abreast of the changes in the industry. They also give you the opportunity to participate in ...
 

DEI Worldwide: the hypocritical scumbags astroturfing for Motorola
By Ryan Block
The internet itself has done more to ensure people are well informed than any single
consumer advocacy group, and any idea that might spread virally is inherently too worthy and kinetic to funnel from a small, clumsy, group of phony ...
 

Dr. George Carlo EMF Cell Phone Dangers Interview
By admin
Journalists, policymakers and
consumer advocacy groups, however, will find this no-holds-barred book extraordinarily informative as they continue investigations of the industry. Agent, Ronald L. Goldfarb. http://www.emfnews.org/qlinks. ...
 

Annual Trouble In Toyland Report Warns Unsafe Toys Still On Store ...
(AHN) - A
consumer advocacy group has released its 23rd annual toy safety survey and warns Christmas shoppers that unsafe toys remain on retailers shelves this year despite new laws requiring them to be tested for safety before being ...
 

Avandia Death Risk Higher Even When Compared with Actos
By AboutLawsuits
Since that time, the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes have unanimously advised against use of Avandia due to the heart risks, and the
consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has filed a ...
 

Consumers get answers from Ga. Department of Agriculture
Lincolnton Journal - GA,USA
Consumer Alert/Recall: Utah firm recalls some Lean Cuisine chicken meals. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting consumers to the recall ...
 

Consumer Alert: Shop Smart This Season
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
Attorney General Steve Six reminds Kansans to be smart consumers this holiday season. Six and his Consumer Protection Division launched a public education
...
 

Consumer Alert: Tips from the Federal Trade Commission
KTKA.com - Topeka,KS,USA
By making a shopping list, creating and sticking to a realistic budget, and looking for good values, you may be able to avoid the headache that could come
...
 

Consumer Alert: Scammers steal money using bogus secret shopper ...
WKOW-TV.com - Madison,WI,USA
Monroe (WKOW) -- The ads for secret shopper programs are all over newspaper classifieds and the Internet. They offer what seems to be a great deal: free
...
 

Consumer Alert: Remember the recalls when toy shopping
KTKA.com - Topeka,KS,USA
With more than 65 percent of the toys bought in the United States between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas, parents and caregivers are heading
...
 

Consumer Alert: Beware Of RCA DTV Conversion Boxes; Model DTA-800 ...
By Anchorage Activist(Anchorage Activist)
Anyone with cable or satellite is automatically ready for the digital switch to take place no later than February 17th, 2009. But others with antennas will need to buy converter boxes. Some are now running into problems with not only
...
 

Holiday Consumer Alert 2008
"Ho, Ho, Holy @!*%, My Identity's Been Stolen". The ITRC gets more calls about lost and stolen wallets between November and January than any other time of the year. This is not really surprising when you consider that it is also the
...
 

Consumer Alert: Shop Smart This Season
More holiday shopping means more opportunities for thieves to get ahold of your purchases and even your identity. Read tips from the Topeka Police Department and the Kansas Attorney General's Office to help keep the "bah-humbug" out of
...
 

Consumer Alert: Scammers steal money using bogus secret shopper ...
Monroe woman loses $5000 in secret shopping scam, and the banking industry says she should've known better.
 

Consumer Alert: Look Out for Genetically Engineered Foods
By Natural Home
A new study confirms that Americans are worried about the food they eat. This is what you need to know about your food.
 

NVCO strengthens cause for consumer protection
MorungExpress - Dimapur,Assam,India
“The state government is required to set up a competent price control body and even the department of
Consumer Protection should be properly set up not like ...
 

HealthPartners Wellness Program among Finalists for Prestigious ...
MarketWatch - USA
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Nov 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A HealthPartners wellness program has been named a finalist in the Best Practices in Health Care
...
 

Consumers Urged to Shop Smart This Season
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
Topeka, KS - infoZine- Six and his
Consumer Protection Division launched a public education campaign to increase consumer awareness as the holiday shopping ...
 

WEST HARTFORD: Liquor Sales Violations At Four Stores
Hartford Courant - United States
... alcohol to minors during compliance checks Saturday, the state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. said today in a prepared statement. ...
 

Mississippi Still Dealing with Katrina Repair Fraud
Consumer Affairs - USA
Randy Lee Davis, age 36, living in Stone County, turned himself into the
Consumer Protection Division on Tuesday November 18, 2008 on a charge of felony ...
 

Consumer protection division issues fraudulent advance fee loan ...
By feedback@sunad.com
The Utah Division of
Consumer Protection frequently receives complaints from individuals residing at locations across the state who have lost money to scam artists promising guaranteed loans in exchange for an up-front ...
 

CONSUMER PROTECTION FTC halts sale of spyware (Pacific Daily News)
By Yahoo! News Search Results for spyware
In this week's edition of
Consumer Protection, Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco discusses how the Federal Trade Commission was granted a temporary restraining order against a Florida-based company that marketed and sold spyware to ...
 

Online Consumer Education & Rip Off Report (Part 2)
By Carson Brackney
The Google Directory- Google has catalogued a variety of sites dedicated to consumer affairs and
consumer protection issues. Their list of sites can be a valuable research for those with questions about everything from the veracity of ...
 

Preemption Without A Prescription
By Beck/Herrmann(Beck/Herrmann)
For a long time the Golden State had a
consumer protection statute that was really bizarre – like you-didn’t-even-have-to-use-the-product-to-sue type bizarre. A few years back, the voters of California cut that statute back to just ...
 

How Buyers, Sellers & Licensees Neglect Tenant/Landlord Issues ...
By Pat Kapowich
guest presenter at our
consumer-protection Second Saturday Forum series. Click here for the consumer-protection cable series, Kapowich on Real Estate. Featuring an interview with Real Estate Attorney Sam Chuck ~ Program # 128 ...
 

 

 

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