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• Journalist Explores ‘Journey into ManHunt’ ‘Ex-Gay’ Boot Camp

  
  Truth Wins Out Blog — Authority: 568
  Journalist Ted Cox went undercover to explore Journey into Manhood (some call it Journey into ManHunt), a campy “ex-gay” camp that practices bizarre techniques and traffics in outdated stereotypes. This creepy program sends gay men off into the woods, for a hefty fee, to become more macho (group picture left) and ...
  5 days ago

• Oprahs interior designer sues over leaky roof

  
  Chicago Bar-tender — Authority: 513
  Oprah Winfreys featured design expert, Nate Berkus, has had a leaky roof in his office for over two years and is now suing.   Nate Berkus Associates filed a lawsuit today against a roofing and construction company, alleging that water leakage problems dating back to 2007 have still not been properly addressed.  ...
  1 week ago

• CVS Accused Of Selling Expired Drugs, Other Products

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 441
  CVS Caremark Corp., which runs over 7,000 drug stores in the United States, was accused by the state of Connecticut of selling expired over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and other products, said Boston.com. The accusation was announced just after CVS Caremark settled a similar case with the state of New York, Boston.com ...
  1 week ago

• New York Mashgiach Says Orthodox Union Only Interested In Making Money, Not In Policing Kashrut

  
  Your Moral Leader — Authority: 441
  According to Wikipedia : "In Judaism , a Mashgiach ( Hebrew : משגיח, pl. משגיחים, mashgichim ) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment." Thursday evening, Robert Frank, a New York mashgiach, emailed me: "Dear Mr. Ford, I would like to help to expose a big consumer ...
  2 weeks ago

• Merck Wins Vioxx AG Case In Texas

  
  Drug and Device Law — Authority: 576
  Bexis cant say much anyway, since his firms involved in Vioxx, and neither of us have seen the opinion, but Merck announced today that it was granted summary judgment today in the Texas state AG consumer protection litigation. Heres a link to Mercks press release . When we get a copy of what promises to be an ...
  2 weeks ago

• Prosecutors should send a message on consumer fraud

  
  The Platform — Authority: 498
  Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed suit earlier this month against six companies that market “extended service contracts” and special “additives” to automobile owners. The companies, which promise to reimburse consumers for costly auto repairs, have generated an epidemic of complaints. “I…
  2 weeks ago

• Lawsuit: National Hair Growth Institute lies

  
  Chicago Bar-tender — Authority: 513
  Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing the Natural Hair Growth Institute and Omega Hair Group and its President Steve Bennis asserting that it uses a certain laser light therapy not cleared by the FDA and does not provide refunds to clients as promised. According to the complaint, defendants use a certain "Orbit ...
  3 weeks ago

• CCC Valuescope Accused of Rigging Appraisals

  
  Product Liability Attorney Blog — Authority: 99
  Consumers pay premiums to their automobile insurers with the expectation that in the unfortunate event their vehicle is in an accident and the vehicle is deemed a total loss, they will be paid a fair and reasonable amount for their vehicle. Evidence is beginning to surface, however, that suggests that this may not ...
  3 weeks ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Trade Regulation Talk — Authority: 124
  Class Certification Denied in Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Fraud Case This posting was written by William Zale, Editor of CCH Advertising Law Guide. In a suit alleging that prepaid calling card service providers violated the consumer fraud acts of 11 states by marketing cards providing less than the advertised ...
  3 weeks ago

• Access America Travel Insurance Lies & Consumer Fraud

  
  Paul F Davis - Weblog — Authority: 119
  My travel insurance with Access America includes the following coverage, up to the limits shown. Coverage limits (USD per person unless noted otherwise) Your trip is cancelled or interrupted Trip Cancellation Protection $300.00 Trip Interruption Protection $1,500.00 You get sick or hurt while traveling Emergency ...
  3 weeks ago

• International Fraud Awareness Week Wrap-Up

  
  2Checkout.com — Authority: 419
  Fraud Awareness Week is every week at a successful e-commerce company. 2Checkout is not only aware of, but deeply invested in, mitigating risk on many levels. A few of those levels have been defined in this week’s articles. Many of you know that 2CO keeps our fraud detection and prevention methods necessarily quiet. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Another Common Reliance Theory Fails in Colorado

  
  ClassActionBlawg.com — Authority: 114
  In April, the Colorado Supreme Court decided  Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Benzing , 206 P.3d 812 (Colo. 2009), in which it rejected the “fraud on the market” theory of reliance in a consumer class action.  Now, Garcia v. Medved Chevrolet, Inc. , No. 09CA1465 (Colo. Ct. App., Nov. 12, 2009), the Colorado Court of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Preventing Fraud When Providing Intangible Services/Goods

  
  2Checkout.com — Authority: 419
  Fraud is prevalent in all Internet transactions, especially when the product is intangible. We have been in this industry long enough to see significant growth and development. We have also been here to see the growth and development of fraudulent activity. We would like to remind you that it is important to utilize ...
  4 weeks ago

• Sample 2Checkout Fraud Review

  
  2Checkout.com — Authority: 419
  Situation: A vendor selling PC to Phone services was being targeted by a fraud ring. This type of fraud is very tricky to catch. The orders appeared to look legitimate. The card BIN , billing addresses and I.P. addresses all matched. What tipped off the fraud analyst to further investigate this, was the spelling of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Actimmune MDL gutted

  
  Drug and Device Law — Authority: 576
  We confess, we saw it first on 360 - but we had to put our two cents in. The plaintiffs inability to plead fraud with particularity has just gutted the Actimmune MDL. As regular readers might remember, the Actimmune MDL involves allegations of off label promotion notable in that the FDA brought criminal charges ...
  4 weeks ago

• New Video: Protest Against Love Won Out in Birmingham, Alabama

  
  Truth Wins Out Blog — Authority: 568
  On Nov. 7th, Focus on the Family brought its absurd “ex-gay” roadshow Love Won Out to Birmingham Alabama. This is a conference that tries to help people “pray away the gay”. (Cue uproarious laughter) Truth Wins Out joined several local groups in protest. More than 50 people greeted conference attendees as ...
  4 weeks ago

• Fraud Protection for New Vendors

  
  2Checkout.com — Authority: 419
  One of the more challenging issues we have to work around involves new vendors. While we do have a wealth of knowledge and experience relating to the various types of fraud, it can prove somewhat more problematic to link this knowledge with a new vendor. First, we must understand our vendor and the aspects of their ...
  4 weeks ago

• A Safe Harbor In Arkansas

  
  Drug and Device Law — Authority: 576
  No, were not talking about the McClellan Kerr Project that turned Little Rock and Tulsa, of all places, into seaports. Were talking consumer protection lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies (arent we always). Weve mentioned a couple of times before that a lot of consumer protection laws contain "safe ...
  4 weeks ago

• Friendly Fraud – What is it?

  
  2Checkout.com — Authority: 419
  One of the biggest challenges facing online (card not present) merchants is “Friendly Fraud” . What do we mean by friendly fraud? The standard definition for friendly fraud is when a customer uses a credit card to make a purchase, and then disputes the charge with their credit card company once the item(s) are ...
  4 weeks ago

• On the Ground at Love Won Out in Birmingham, Alabama

  
  Truth Wins Out Blog — Authority: 568
  Today was Focus on the Family’s final Love Won Out road show, which took place in Birmingham, Alabama. Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen joined more than 75 people to protest the misinformation being spread at the mega-church where the “ex-gay” extravaganza took place. If you like the fact that ...
  4 weeks ago

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