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CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’

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CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’

Wireless carrier joins AT&T and T-Mobile as companies accused of cramming this year.

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

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These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

FTC Ignores Pleas to Make L’Oréal Pay

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FTC Ignores Pleas to Make L’Oréal Pay

Agency gives L’Oréal a get-out-of-jail-free pass with deceptive advertising settlement.

New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

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New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

California becomes first state to ban non-disparagement clauses. Similar federal proposal expected to follow.

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

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The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.

Who’s a Jerk?

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Who’s a Jerk?

Social networking site becomes subject of federal complaint.

Does White Chocolate Deserve to be Called Chocolate?

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Does White Chocolate Deserve to be Called Chocolate?

When you sit down to savor the delicious bonbons you receive for Valentine’s Day, know this: white chocolate is neither white, nor chocolate.

Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

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Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

Corrective ad agreement comes eight years after originally ordered.

Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing

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Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing

Hedge Funds can advertise now, but look before you leap.

Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

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Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

All the cool kids are doing it, but are e-cigs a less harmful alternative or just a new way to get addicted to nicotine?

Who Got Trumped?

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Who Got Trumped?

New York State Attorney General sues Trump University for making misleading claims.

Trudeau Held in Contempt of Court

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Trudeau Held in Contempt of Court

Assets to be turned over to a receiver.

Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

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Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

FTC repeat offender facing jail time.

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

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Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Groups contend company is a pyramid scheme.

Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

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Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

Online petition gaining steam as energy drink makers come under scrutiny.

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

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Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

Consumers are reminded that dietary supplements are regulated differently from drugs, which are approved by the FDA.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims

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Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims

“Contains antioxidants” “Clinically Proven to Enhance Immune System” “Balances Digestive Health” Who wouldn’t want to eat their way to better health? Ads and labels for food and beverage products today…

When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero?

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When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero?

You have probably seen the “0 grams trans fat” label on everything from spreads to chips at the supermarket. Trans fats are now known to raise your bad cholesterol, increasing…

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CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

FTC Ignores Pleas to Make L’Oréal Pay

New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

Who’s a Jerk?

Does White Chocolate Deserve to be Called Chocolate?

Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing

Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

Who Got Trumped?

Trudeau Held in Contempt of Court

Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims

When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero?