New Balance: Running Afoul of the Law
New Balance labels some of its shoes as “Made in USA.” Here’s why that’s a problem.
Suffolk Federal Credit Union
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Suffolk Federal Credit Union for allegedly falsely representing that customers are charged only one insufficient funds fee on a single transaction if their account does not have enough money to cover a transaction when, according to plaintiffs, the credit union routinely charges multiple fees on a single transaction. (Watson et al v. Suffolk Federal Credit Union, Case No. 20-cv-1531, E.D.N.Y.)
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Emily Stewart, Vox
BrewDog
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TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice
A disproportionate number of students that have defaulted on their students loans attended for-profit colleges.
BlackOxygen Organics
Spoiler alert: MLM’s products have not been proven to alleviate the symptoms of long-haul COVID.