National Collector’s Mint Inc., which sold 9/11-related coins and collectibles, including an “exclusively authorized” commemorative honoring the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission…
More than a half-million pajama sets and sleepers are being voluntarily recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota today for violating the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing…
Written By: Lisa Chedekel Connecticut fared second-worst in the country in the percentage of hospitals hit with federal penalties for selected quality-of-care measures and in the overall rate of loss of Medicare reimbursements associated with…
Despite efforts to educate the public about the financial benefits of generic drugs over brand-name medicine, a study released this week shows that many doctors continue to honor patient requests for the more expensive ones…
Banking regulators admitted the Independent Foreclosure Review was a big expensive mess and shut it down. But many details about the $8.5 billion settlement that replaces it remain murky. (David McNew/Getty Images) Written by Paul…
Thousands of foreclosure victims from 2009 and 2010 will receive anywhere from a few hundred dollars up to $125,000 in compensation as the result of large banks settling charges of foreclosure abuses, including filing false…
Consumer Reports is advising those 65 or older to get the regular flu vaccine instead of the Fluzone High-Dose shots. “With four times the amount of antigen as in a regular flue vaccine, the Fluzone…
In what may be the largest settlement involving auto defects, Toyota Motor Corp. Wednesday agreed to pay as much a $1.4 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits stemming from acceleration problems. “This agreement marks a…
Written by Marian Wang California gardener Francisco Reynoso’s son died in a car accident in 2008, burying the father in student debt. Now, four years later, Reynoso has finally reached a legal resolution. (J. Emilio…
FTC Strengthens Kids’ Privacy, Gives Parents Greater Control Over Their Information By Amending Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Rule Being Modified to Keep Up with Changing Technology The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to…
By: Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday fined an East Lyme doctor $2,000 for lapses in care during cosmetic surgery and revoked the medical license of a Massachusetts psychiatrist who officials said…
Why do many women earn less in high paying jobs than their male counterparts? One reason, according to Bloomberg Businessweek is that women are less likely to haggle for a larger starting salary. “A Carnegie…
FTC Shuts Down Another Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scheme Case is Sixth Advance-Fee Telemarketing Complaint Filed in Just Over a Month For the sixth time in just over a month, the Federal Trade Commission…
Major retailers spend millions of dollars in sophisticated marketing strategies to get us to buy their products – whether we need them or not. But there are simple tricks that many use that are very…
FTC Settlement Puts an End to “History Sniffing” by Online Advertising Network Charged With Deceptively Gathering Data on Consumers Network Tracked Interest in Sensitive Medical and Financial Issues, Agency Says An online advertising company agreed…
Hurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed about 230,000 vehicles, mostly in New York and New Jersey, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and it’s possible that at least some of these vehicles will end up…
As the country slowly repairs the damage from years of easy credit for mortgages and credit cards, a new financial danger looms: student loans. In an insightful Wall Street Journal story today, the newspaper said…
The Federal Trade Commission has warned 22 hotel operators that their online reservation sites may violate the law by providing a deceptively low estimate of what consumers can expect to pay for their hotel rooms….
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is joining consumer groups nationwide today in urging online shoppers to be cautious and wary in avoiding online scams that may be targeting cyber-shoppers today and in upcoming weeks….
Consumer Reports, the Bible for consumers, is accused of tracking visitors to its web site while warning its readers against the tracking practice. AdAge says Consumer Reports uses the same kinds of tracking codes as…