At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted a massive sweepstakes scam that has taken more than $11 million from consumers throughout the United States and dozens of other countries…
By: Susan Jaffe A lawsuit filed by fourteen seniors, including seven from Connecticut, seeking Medicare nursing home coverage was dismissed today by a federal court judge in Hartford. The seniors were among more than a…
An affiliate marketing company and its two principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for allegedly sending out more than 42.5 million unwanted and deceptive text messages to consumers. The case is part…
The defendants behind an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam are banned from selling debt relief services and from telemarketing any goods or services. A federal court judge in Florida approved and signed a…
Parents who administer Motrin infant drops to their children should be aware of a recent product recall, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection said today. McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division is voluntarily recalling approximately 200,000 bottles…
Marketer of Internet-Connected Home Security Video Cameras Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Protect Consumers’ Privacy Hundreds of Camera Feeds for Home Security, Baby Monitoring Were Hacked, Posted Online A company that markets video cameras…
By: Lisa Chedekel Medicare patients had more than 600,000 hospital stays in 2012 that lasted three nights or more but did not qualify them for follow-up nursing home care, according to a new report by…
Been hooked on Heinz ketchup? Well you might like store-brand ketchup just as much and you will save about one third on the price. That is the result of a Consumer Reports taste test of…
About 370,000 Ford Motor company cars are being recalled due to the possibility of loss of steering. The cars include model year 2005 to 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car…
By: Kate Farrish A Westport surgery center where rusty equipment and a broken fire alarm system were found by inspectors earlier this year has been placed on probation for two years and fined $7,500 by…
Telemarketers behind an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme used to con nearly $5 million from elderly consumers have been banned from selling precious metals under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement resolves FTC…
By: Kate Farrish A West Hartford nursing home has been fined $1,160 in connection with a March incident in which one resident had a violent outburst after being accused of sexual assaulting another resident. The…
By: Lisa Chedekel Twenty-four of Connecticut’s 31 hospitals will face Medicare penalties in the fiscal year starting in October, in the second round of the federal government’s push to reduce the number of patients readmitted…
“Close the Back Door” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Inside Room 101 at Emerald Hills, a covert campaign was under way in the fall of 2008. Potentially…
“A Sinking Ship” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica On Sept. 30, 2008, an employee at the Emerald Hills assisted living facility in Auburn, Calif., made an entry in a company…
“They’re Not Treating Mom Well” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica, in collaboration with When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20 p.m., Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on…
“The Emerald City” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Joan Boice needed help. Lots of it. Her physician had tallied the damage: Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis,…
At J.C. Penney stores around the country workers have been busy for months boosting the prices of all their merchandise by as much as 100 percent. Why? So they can then give their shoppers discounts…
By: Susan Campbell | August 6, 2013 When it comes to alcohol advertisements, we could use an agreement similar to the one we have with Big Tobacco. But let’s put some punch behind it. Children…
Scammers promising “free” medical alert devices have been contacting residents across the state, and consumers need to be take note and spread the word, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein and Attorney…