Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final an order with CVS Caremark settling charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including drugs used to treat…
The Federal Trade Commission halted an operation that allegedly lured consumers into spending thousands of dollars for Internet websites and advertising by misrepresenting that they could make lots of money by linking the sites to…
The state Legislature bailed out Gov. Dannel Malloy’s efforts to force unionization on day care and home care workers for the disabled and elderly, but that doesn’t mean the issue is decided. State Sen. Joe…
The Connecticut General Assembly passed two important bills late last night that will help protect condo owners as well as make condo associations more democratic. The two bills – 5511 and 5536 – have been…
Settlement Will Require Regular Privacy Assessments for the Next 20 Years Social networking service Myspace has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. The settlement, part…
In April Connecticut officially abolished the death penalty for people convicted of murder, making it the 17th US state to do so, even though a majority of state residents wanted to keep it intact. But…
The warm weather has led to the early arrival of flowers, insects — and even paving scammers, the Department of Consumer Protection reported today. “Spring and summer are prime seasons for bogus door-to-door offers, so…
Much attention has been given to home mortgage defaults and the huge credit cards that most Americans still have to deal with. As high school seniors and their parents focus on college and college costs,…
Investigators working undercover in nine states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 102 funeral homes they visited during 2011. The FTC conducts undercover inspections every year to make…
We talk a lot about the aging population in Connecticut in this column – how we face the same issues as the rest of the nation, and how we sometimes differ – but there is…
In response to charges from the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the agency alleges collected phantom payday loan debts that consumers either didn’t owe to the defendants or…
It is not just the young who are saddled with billions of dollars of student debt, but those in their 60s. “New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60…
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has imposed a court order with a $3.89 million judgment against defendant Samuel Paul Bain and three of his companies for their role in…
As a former owner of two time shares from my younger, ignorant years, I am stunned by the latest statistics on the industry and the poor owners who are trying to sell theirs for $1….
Thousands of consumers who got sucked into buying timeshares are trying to dump them to stop the steep annual maintenance fees on properties that are no longer attractive to them. Knowing there are these desperate…
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a payday lending operation that allegedly piled on undisclosed and inflated fees, and collected on loans illegally by threatening borrowers with arrest and lawsuits. The FTC has…
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission slams the nation’s credit bureaus for upselling identity theft prevention services when victims call looking for help. The report found that consumers face frustrating voice mail systems…
In response to charges by the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered the defendants behind a deceptive robocall scheme to pay a total of $30 million in civil penalties and give up more…
“A condominium owner in Stratford has been told by her condo association that she must remove the mezuzah from her doorpost,” according to the Jewish Ledger. “The California Condo Association has asked condo owner Barbara…
“A New York trial judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought against New York Law School by nine alumni who claimed the school misrepresented its graduates’ success in finding legal jobs,” CtLawTribune reported today….