GM – already facing criticism for delaying recalls due to defective ignition switches – is now facing accusations that 303 people died after the airbags in their cars failed to deploy following accidents. “The review…
By: Magaly Olivero A unique campaign spearheaded by Yale School of Medicine students to encourage uninsured young adults to sign up for health coverage by the federal March 31 deadline has galvanized student groups across…
Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether GM violated criminal laws by waiting 10 years to recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles for serious safety issues. The New York Times says the investigation…
By: Kate Farrish A Chester nursing home has been fined $1,730 by the state in connection with incidents of verbal and physical abuse of residents and for failing to report rashes to a doctor for…
Home Security Company ADT Settles FTC Charges that Endorsements Deceived Consumers Company’s Paid Spokespersons Failed to Disclose Their Connection to ADT. As part of its ongoing crackdown on misleading endorsements in advertising, the Federal Trade…
Complaint Snapshot Report Shows Military Consumers Not Seeing Protections They Earned The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) \says that servicemembers, veterans, and their families who complained to the Bureau about financial products or services have…
Defendants Allegedly Misled Consumers into Paying Unnecessary Fees and Falsely Threatened Them with Lawsuits An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,852 checks averaging $91.14 each to consumers who were deceived into…
By: Peggy McCarthy Five Vietnam War veterans, including a New Haven resident, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, claiming that they have been denied benefits and suffered stigma because they received “other than honorable” discharges due…
Identity theft continues to top the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints, and American consumers reported losing over $1.6 billion to fraud overall in 2013, according to the FTC’s annual report on consumer…
Consumers Lost Thousands of Dollars Each After Being Told They Could Earn Income Through Online Businesses At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme…
Connecticut’s young people aged 12 to 18 are the special focus during Consumer Protection Week, Sunday March 2nd through Saturday March 8th, at the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. The agency is hosting an online…
ITT Pushed Consumers into High-Cost Student Loans Likely to Fail Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against ITT Educational Services, Inc., accusing the for-profit college chain of predatory student lending. The…
General Motors (GM) is recalling 1.6 million small cars to fix faulty ignition switches linked to multiple fatal crashes. The automaker recalled more than 780,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G5s earlier this month. It is…
By: Kate Farrish Five Connecticut nursing homes received fines of more $1,000 each from the state Department of Public Health in connection with lapses of residents’ care, including cases that led to broken bones. Details…
Twelve defendants that allegedly operated websites enticing consumers with bogus offers of “free $1,000 gift cards” for major retailers have agreed to pay $2.5 million in settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. In an amended…
By: Lisa Chedekel Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed state budget for FY 2015 includes $1.5 million to add 28 child care inspectors, so that the frequency of licensing inspections of day care facilities can be increased…
An affiliate marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he was responsible for sending millions of unwanted text messages to consumers that deceptively promised “free” gift cards and electronics. The marketer, Jason…
Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Dora B. Schriro today are advising residents to avoid responding to a letter claiming…
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) initiated an administrative proceeding against PHH Corporation and its affiliates (PHH), alleging PHH harmed consumers through a mortgage insurance kickback scheme that started as early as 1995. The…
By: Susan Campbell Novelette Bethea is a single mother of three, and a full-time college student who drives from her home in Hartford’s South End to work per diem at Gilead Community Services in Middletown….