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Articles 1-44 out of 44 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words Health Club Membership Terms Not Fit Enough As OFT Requires Changes To Comply With Consumer Contract Laws... Brief article Oct 22, 2009 238 GM Prevails In Thwarting Class Of Unharmed Consumers. Sep 16, 2009 1036 Stating their case: Supreme Court ruling permits states to enforce consumer protection laws against national banks. O'Connell, W. Scott; Nussbaum, Carolyn G. Aug 28, 2009 925 Cuomo to sue L.I. loan modification biz. Pincus, Adam Jun 9, 2009 337 Vista-downgrade lawsuit: Microsoft now accused of price-gouging. Mar 8, 2009 818 California Supreme Court Decides Important Consumer Class Action Case. Feb 10, 2009 665 Tennessee State Court Dismisses Class Action Allegations from "Lights" Lawsuit. Feb 6, 2009 181 Suits over ''cigarettes cleared; Supreme Court says litigation allowed; Cigarette makers can be sued for deceptive advertising under consumer-protection laws. Dec 16, 2008 403 Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Consumer Protection Act Claim Against Insurer. Case overview Dec 4, 2008 542 Washington Supreme Court Allows Insured To Maintain Procedural Bad Faith Action Against Insurer That Has No Duty To Defend, Settle, Or Indemnify. O'Connor, Cozen Dec 2, 2008 756 Eleventh and Seventh Circuits vacate certified consumer classes. Nov 10, 2008 671 Consumer law used in pioneering MRSA case. Oct 3, 2008 238 Owners of home appliances broken down as a result of rotating blackouts win court cases against power companies. Sep 19, 2008 187 United States: Verizon Wireless Early Termination Lawsuit Settlement Puts Sprint at Risk. Jul 10, 2008 635 Vendor's Terms Contracts In Property Breach Consumer Protection Laws. Case overview Apr 9, 2008 702 Hurricane Law Group Announces Lawsuit to Require the State of Florida to Compel Insurance Companies to Comply with Hurricane Mediation Statute. Apr 2, 2008 815 Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said the state had joined in a lawsuit that charges Abbott Laboratories and French drug company Fonrnier with violating antitrust and consumer protection laws. Mar 24, 2008 62 Spin Master and Silverlit File Lawsuit against Soft Air and Sports Authority. Feb 15, 2008 840 LAWSUIT TARGETS TOYMAKERS, STORES. Nov 20, 2007 489 Judge Strikes Down Withholding Notice Clause In JCT Form. May 23, 2007 554 Protecting Your Company From Consumer Protection Claims. May 14, 2007 2385 California Court Issues Latest Important Decision For Insurers Regarding Liability Coverage For TCPA Claims. Mar 6, 2007 977 Sprint Nextel Files Lawsuit Against Fraud Source in Ongoing Effort to Protect Consumer Privacy; Latest Action Aims to Wipe Out Threat Posed by Private Investigation Firm Responsible for ''Pretexting'' on Behalf of Online Data Brokers. Mar 20, 2006 425 Sprint Nextel Files New Lawsuit to Halt Fraudulent Pursuit of Confidential Customer Information; Aggressive Action Against Online Data Brokers Latest Step to Protect Customer Privacy. Jan 30, 2006 416 Sprint Nextel Sues to Shut Down Online Services That Illegally Obtain and Sell Confidential Telephone Records; Lawsuit Aims to Protect Customer Privacy by Eliminating Fraudulent Activities of Online Data Brokers. Jan 27, 2006 560 T-Mobile Sues Cell Phone Record Brokers for Criminal Profiteering; Carrier Files Suit to Protect Customer Records; Calls for Prompt Action to Punish Online Brokers and Privacy Predators. Jan 23, 2006 632 Massachusetts high court certifies 'light' cigarette class action. Jurand, Sara Hoffman Nov 1, 2004 619 Troubleshooter or troublemaker? Taylor, Mike Sep 1, 2004 1024 Attorney General sues chains over mercury warning. (Up Front). Bellantonio, Jennifer May 26, 2003 520 Small firms feeling the impact of '17200' lawsuits: some warn that legislation must be passed quickly to protect business. (Law). Jones, Rene'e Beasley Apr 21, 2003 703 CPSC and DOJ announce Wal-Mart civil penalty agreement. Apr 1, 2003 361 Household, Citigroup agree to record settlements in predatory-lending cases. Jurand, Sara Hoffman Dec 1, 2002 824 FTC Settles With Telephone Marketers of Credit Card Protection. Brief Article Jun 12, 2002 431 The Hamburglar. Taylor, Jeff A. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 47 Pennsylvania attorney general to seek civil penalties against Allstate. Magnuson, Carolyn Apr 1, 2001 693 NASD Cracking Down on CD Scams Targeting Elderly. QUINN, JANE BRYANT Brief Article Jan 15, 2001 581 Our quest for corporate honesty. Middleton, Richard H., Jr. Oct 1, 1999 764 Protecting patients from physician business malpractice. Flynn, Michael Nov 1, 1998 2558 Fighting for justice: TLPJ's 15th anniversary. Bryant, Arthur H. Jul 1, 1997 2433 Crime victims in apartment houses may be defrauded consumers. Dilworth, Donald C. Brief Article May 1, 1997 437 Class actions benefit consumers. Grande, Thomas R. Apr 1, 1997 3043 Avoiding pre-trial pitfalls in consumer class actions: two hurdles block the road to success. Gignac, J. Paul May 1, 1995 2927 FTC, dental association in watchdog role battle. Crabtree, Penni Aug 2, 1993 855 Farmers & Merchants Bank runs afoul of regulators; feds fault bank's record on community investment. Mullen, Liz May 24, 1993 825