Hartford Superior Court Judge Marshall Berger ruled this week that my wrongful discharge against the Courant and its parent Tribune company can go forward. In a major victory for me, Berger said that I have…
When I give speeches I usually begin with telling my audience that nothing is free. Well it turns out that almost nothing is free. My wife’s computer needed a tuneup and she asked a geek…
We all know that the LA Times has great reporters and does Pulitzer Prize winning stories around the world. Too bad it doesn’t devote more of its energy covering stories in its own backyard. For…
As the publisher of a website and a believer in the free market system, I fully support advertising. But as consumers, we need to be skeptical, not only about what the ads say but about…
Buried in a statement by Better Business Bureau Council President is his claim that his organization will immediately launch an investigation into the largest BBB chapter int he U.S. and Canada.
As the last point is BBB Council President Steven Cox’s statement is the following:
“Finally, BBB will launch an immediate investigation into the Los Angeles-area BBB.”
Steve Cox, the president of the 120 chapter Better Business Bureau Council in the U.S. and Canada, is much better public relations spinner than a reformed who is going to bring credibility to the 99 year organization.
In response to a devastating ABC TV 20/20 investigation this month on his organization, Cox now says that errors were made – unintentionally – that reforms will take place.
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched an investigation into the Connecticut BBB chapter after he was embarrassed by it by agreeing to be on its annual program with a company being honored for its high integrity, that turned out later to be a sham.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has agreed to his demands that it stop awarding rating points for dues and make other minor changes to its rating system….
After accusations of adopting a “pay to play” marketing plan, the Better Business Bureau said it will consider making changes to its letter grading system which has been criticized as a means to pressure businesses…
Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. has completed his investigation into Kirby Vacuum high pressure sales techniques in this state and has asked the state Attorney General to take legal action. “The Department of…
Delta Airlines has agreed to pay a $100,000 penalty after the U.S. Transportation Department found that Delta was falsely telling some its passengers that its lost luggage responsibilities were much less than required by law….
In an interesting legal argument today in Hartford Superior Court, the lawyer for The Courant and its owner, The Tribune Company, said that it cannot be held legally accountable to promises it made to me…
The Federal Communications Commission trumpeted its “historic” consent decree with Verizon Wireless that provided for a $25 million fine as proof that the FCC is there for consumers. There is no question that the fine…
After insisting for weeks that there was nothing wrong with its foreclosures, Wells Fargo & Co. said it will refile paperwork in 55,000 foreclosure cases after discovering flaws in documents. Wells Fargo now joins Bank…
The recent surge of bedbug reports has many travelers on edge, but these creatures are not invisible and a vigilant hotel guest should have no problem avoiding the bloodsucking pests. Hotels.com spokesperson Nicole Hockin, author…
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal and civil complaints charging that the British firm knowingly sold contaminated baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant for years. The New York Times said the…
Making a decision on who CtWatchdog would endorse for the critical post of Attorney General for Connecticut was fairly easy.
While Republican Martha Dean of Avon is a smart and hard-working person, her qualifications pale next to her Democratic opponent’s George Jepsen.
Honda and Toyota recalled a totally of two million cars in the last 24 hours because of identical brake problems. On Thursday Toyota recalled over 1.5 million vehicles and Honda today recalled half a million…
An investigation by ProPublica has uncovered hundreds of doctors on company payrolls who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers or specialists. “This story is the…
As the result of litigation or pressure seven drug firms have made public the names of doctors they paid to push their drugs. ProPublica has compiled the $258 million payment into one database. You can…
Thanks to all who have supported us and have helped us, we have hit a major milestone in viewership. After being in business for only 14 months we have crossed into the six digits –…