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Dating App’s Premium Package Has Unfair Cancellation Process—Suit Alleges
December 14, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Costa Mesa, CA: Tinder, a global dating app’s website, is the focus of a a consumer rights class-action lawsuit launched in California.
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Lawsuit Filed against Gay Dating App
December 12, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Costa Mesa, CA: Grindr Xtra, a global dating website that caters to gay, bisexual and curious types, has a consumer fraud lawsuit on its plate over the way it handles subscriber cancellations.
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Parents of Autistic Children Sue Disney Park
November 20, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Los Angeles, CA: A 2013 change in the way Disney World accommodates persons with disabilities has sparked a discrimination lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts by a group of 25 parents and guardians of autistic children in California.
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ConAgra’s Tainted Peanut Butter Multimillion-Dollar Fine a Warning to Food Manufacturers
May 23, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Seattle, WA Attorney Bill Marler has been a pioneer in the food safety and litigation business for 22 years. He’s represented thousands of food poisoning victims, including more than 100 people sickened by salmonella-tainted Peter Pan peanut butter produced by food manufacturer ConAgra in 2007.
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Corn Farmers Case against Syngenta’s GMOs Could Take Years
March 27, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Minneapolis, MN American corn farmers could be waiting a long time for the courts to resolve their claim that giant Swiss agribusiness company, Syngenta, misrepresented the facts when its CEO said in 2012 that Chinese import approval for Syngenta’s genetically modified corn, known as Agrisure Viptera MIR 162, was imminent.
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Ladders Job Site a “Scam,” Say Subscribers
April 21, 2013. By Brenda Craig.
New York, NY: Documents in the class-action suit filed against TheLadders.com couldn’t be clearer. “From its inception until September 2011,” the complaint reads, “The Ladders job website scammed its customers into paying for its job board service by misrepresenting itself to be a ‘premium job site.’”
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Attorney Investigating Online Car Referrer
February 20, 2013. By Heidi Turner.
Los Angeles, CA Attorneys and various state regulators have begun investigations into TrueCar, an online car referral website. Investigations revolve around whether TrueCar violated the law by accepting payment for referring customers to specific car dealers. If TrueCar did receive car dealer kickbacks, it may have violated consumer protection laws in California and other states.
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Retailing Giant “Targets” Your Cell Phone
February 18, 2013. By Brenda Craig.
Houston, TX If you’ve received an automated text message from Target recently, the retailing giant may owe you some money.
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California Car Kickbacks Alleged
January 9, 2013. By Heidi Turner.
Los Angeles, CA An online car referral company is alleged to have received illegal kickbacks from new and used car dealerships in exchange for referring customers to those automobile dealerships. These kickbacks would amount to several hundred dollars per vehicle if the customer purchased the car. Regulators in several states sent letters to car dealers stating that legal problems exist with this business model, and car dealer associations in other states, including California, say the practice may violate their state law.
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Attorney Discusses Warranties vs Insurance and American Home Shield
June 25, 2012. By Jane Mundy.
Olathe, KS Art Chartrand, an attorney with the National Home Service Contract Association, wants to get the record straight regarding some confusion over the American Home Shield Corporation. “There is no such thing as home warranty insurance,” says Chartrand, “and home warranty companies such as American Shield are not in the insurance business.”
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