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Consumer Group Slaps Back at Penalties for Negative Reviews

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Consumer Group Slaps Back at Penalties for Negative Reviews

Utah couple gets help in fight against non-disparagement clause.

Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California

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Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California

Suit alleges company’s advertising should have indicated it would repeatedly charge for Verve.

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

Eight ‘Facts’ That Won’t Answer This: Is Vemma a Pyramid Scheme?

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Eight ‘Facts’ That Won’t Answer This: Is Vemma a Pyramid Scheme?

Beware; none of these statements the company makes are relevant.

Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

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Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

Consumer advocates warn of new scams.

Penalties that Pack a Pinch

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Penalties that Pack a Pinch

Are FTC settlements just a cost of doing business?

Mirror, Mirror, Who Has the Brightest Diamond of All?

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Mirror, Mirror, Who Has the Brightest Diamond of All?

Is there a standard for the shiniest diamond?

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

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Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.

Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers

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Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers

When the FTC announced (with much fanfare) in May 2012 that it had reached a $40 million settlement with Skechers over the deceptive marketing of Skechers’ toning shoes, everyone ooed…

Are Apple’s Ads about Siri Misleading?

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Are Apple’s Ads about Siri Misleading?

A lawsuit filed against Apple claims that the company “. . . has conveyed the misleading and deceptive message that the iPhone 4S’s Siri feature, a so-called voice-activated assistant…

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

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Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

A little over a year after being sued for “falsely identify[ing] computer problems and characteriz[ing] them as “severe” in an attempt to scare consumers into purchasing its software,” Ascentive, the…

Maintenance Plans

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Maintenance Plans

Maintenance plans – also commonly referred to as “service plans” – are sold by car dealerships at the time of purchase (leases include a scheduled maintenance plan) and are sometimes…

To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate

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To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate

The age-old debate: to lease or to buy? We could go on and on about depreciation and interest costs, what you’re paying for in a lease versus what you’re paying…

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

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Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Know the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Schools

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Know the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Schools

The vast majority of private schools are nonprofits, or organizations that put all money earned back into the school. By contrast, a school that is operated for profit sends money…

Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

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Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

You’ve seen the ads: “No credit? No Problem!” or “We’ll get you a loan regardless of your credit” or “You’ve been pre-qualified!” And our personal favorite: “We don’t care about…

The Rise and Fall of Vemma