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Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Consumer News Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Informercial maker uses glossy ads and celebrity endorsements, but also gets hit with plenty of consumer complaints.
Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe Consumer News Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe Groups contend company is a pyramid scheme.
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Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Consumer News Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.
Bieber’s SpendSmart May Not Be Smart Deal Ad Alert Bieber’s SpendSmart May Not Be Smart Deal Would Justin Bieber’s folks want him to BillMyParents for this newly endorsed prepaid debit card?
Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking? Consumer News Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking? How tobacco companies can advertise is heavily regulated. For example, ads for tobacco products are banned from TV and radio, and all advertising for cigarettes and packaging of the product are…
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Maintenance Plans Consumer News 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…
Know the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Schools Consumer News 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…
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Republic Services Recycling Class Action Republic Services Recycling Allegations: Falsely representing that certain plastics are recyclable when they actually end up in landfills
CATrends: OTC Cold and Flu Medicines Falsely Marketed as ‘Non-Drowsy’ Consumer News CATrends: OTC Cold and Flu Medicines Falsely Marketed as ‘Non-Drowsy’ Several products marketed as ‘non-drowsy’ contain an ingredient that causes drowsiness, lawsuits claim.
EthereumMax Tokens Class Action EthereumMax Tokens Allegations: Using misleading promotions and endorsements from celebrities to artificially increase the interest in and price of EMAX tokens
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SafeMoon Tokens Class Action SafeMoon Tokens Allegations: Using misleading promotions and endorsements from celebrities to artificially increase the interest in and price of cryptocurrency
OnPassive Ad Alert OnPassive MLM has been saying it will launch since 2018. Distributors are “fed up.”