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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Class Action Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Allegations: Falsely representing that donations would not be used for commercial, for-profit purposes when donated money was used to purchase a shopping mall
TINA.org Tells DOT: Don’t Muddy Airline Pricing Blog TINA.org Tells DOT: Don’t Muddy Airline Pricing A proposed rule change could make it harder to know what you’ll actually pay for a flight.
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All Star Driver Education Ad Alert All Star Driver Education Driving school advertises access to online course materials as available 24/7. But it’s actually more like 20/7.
California Is Latest to Strip Down Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing Consumer News California Is Latest to Strip Down Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing Online retailer agrees to pay a minimum of $200,000 in restitution to settle California action.
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FTC Slaps Weight Loss Marketers with First ROSCA Suit Consumer News FTC Slaps Weight Loss Marketers with First ROSCA Suit Consumer protection law passed by Congress four years ago is finally picking up steam.
Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud Consumer News Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud Three companies warned by federal regulators about advertising claims that products can treat deadly virus.
eHarmony Told to Drop No. 1 Claims following Match.com Complaint Consumer News eHarmony Told to Drop No. 1 Claims following Match.com Complaint National Advertising Division recommends dating site discontinue No. 1 claims.
Misleading Health Claims about Vemma Still Flood Web Consumer News Misleading Health Claims about Vemma Still Flood Web Push to remove unsubstantiated claims lagging.
Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud? Media Coverage Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud? Stephie Grob Plante, Racked
Utah quietly slashes fines from $1.1M to $31K for online e-cigarette marketers Media Coverage Utah quietly slashes fines from $1.1M to $31K for online e-cigarette marketers Dan Harrie, The Salt Lake Tribune
Fashion Nova’s Online Reviews Class Action Fashion Nova’s Online Reviews Allegations: Deceptively and artificially inflating consumer reviews on its website by failing to post reviews with three or fewer stars
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