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Shoe company giving $40 million in refunds after claiming its shoes will tone your body
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced Wednesday that Skechers, a shoe company, has agreed to pay $40 million after claiming that some of its shoes will tone your body without any extra exercise. Several states filed class-action lawsuits against...
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Skechers USA Incorporated, Lawyers, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Consumers
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Skechers Comes to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Content ManagerThe Attorneys General from 44 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement with the shoe company Skechers USA, Inc. which resolves claims the company made about their product. S kechers advertised that their...Tags: Consumers, Skechers USA Incorporated, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, Companies and Corporations
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Skechers put its foot in its mouth with false health claims about its athletic shoes, authorities say
Watchdog with Paul MuschickHopefully you didn't believe the sketchy claims by Skechers that its toning shoes could help you get in shape without ever setting foot in the gym. Consumer protection authorities said Wednesday the claims were misleading (shocker there!) and people who..... -
The lowdown on payday loans
Watchdog with Paul MuschickPayday loans aren't illegal in Pennsylvania, but you don't see payday lending stores here because a state law caps interest rates at a number that doesn't make the loans profitable. Still, some state residents are getting the loans illegally online...... -
Congress to hold hearings on Universal-EMI merger
Company TownSen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) plans to hold antitrust hearings on Universal's proposed merger with EMI.... -
Bigger and bigger and ...
It was, literally, a sight for sore eyes. Two years ago March 12, trumpets blasted in Ankeny, Iowa, as America's new gladiators for agricultural justice - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr., his antitrust chief Christine Varney, U.S. Department of...Tags: Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Glencore International AG, Antitrust Issues, Chuck Grassley, Lawyers
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FTC suit accuses California auto loan modification firms of fraud
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit accusing several California auto loan modification operations of deceiving consumers with false promises and then leaving their cars to be repossessed. The agency alleged that Hope for Car Owners in Folsom and...
Tags: Consumers, Trials, Google+, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, Business
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That debt collector may be a fake
If you've ever fallen behind on your bills, you know how harassing debt collectors can be. Your phone won't stop ringing, and your relatives may get calls from collectors looking for you, too, which can be embarrassing. If you're intentionally trying...Tags: Consumers, Facebook, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Money and Monetary Policy
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Do Not Track
pix11.com | @wpixIf you have not heard the term yet, you will. Or maybe you will see the letters DNT. It is a movement that is growing. The fight right now is between regulators, privacy advocates, online advertisers and tech companies over how much data industry...Tags: Facebook, Marketing, Online Advertising, Google Inc.
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