In this season of giving, many people are making contributions to groups and causes that promise to make a positive difference in the world. As you consider a holiday donation or year-end tax-deductible contribution, the…
by Marian Wang ProPublica An Abbott Laboratories logo is visible on a security gate near its headquarters in Abbott Park, Ill. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) After a Baltimore hospital barred a cardiologist for allegedly performing unnecessary…
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…
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….
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…
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.
As we in the media know, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal normally just can’t get enough television coverage.
But for some unexplained reason, Blumenthal, who entertained veterans at small gatherings by making up stories about having been a combat Marine in Vietnam, decided to be shy when Australian television showed up at his Hartford offices to film “Heroes, Frauds and Imposters,” which focus on three American politicians who used false military claims to be more admired.
Under pressure from state Attorneys General, Craigslist Wednesday confirmed that it has permanently shut down its “adult services” section. However, a company spokesman defended the site’s activities as “one of the few bright spots” in…
Under pressure from state Attorneys General, Craigslist has replaced the adult services section with the word censored, CNN reported today. “It was not immediately clear whether Craigslist removed the adult services and replaced them with…
My attorney Joseph Garrison of New Haven has filed documents in Hartford Superior Court notifying Judge Marshall Berger that the Courant “has furnished almost no discovery” despite legal requirements that it do so. So far…
Wells Fargo & Co., which started a national bank scheme 9 years ago, was told last week to repay its customers more than $200 million in fees it took as part of its “unfair and…
Under new regulations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission, for-profit debt settlement companies will no longer be allowed to collect fees for their services until they have settled some or all of a consumer’s debt….
Instead of grandstanding for public relations purposes as he runs for the U.S. Senate, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal might want to reorder his priorities so that his staff focuses on complaints that actually impact his…
While most Connecticut journalists have given state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal the benefit of the doubt by using the work misspeak when referring to his false claims to have been in Vietnam, Blumenthal did concede…
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today named some of the states that have joined his investigation into Google”s Street View production. However, his office has yet to provide any evidence that any of those states…