Jul 18, 2009
DISH Network to dish out nearly $6 million under multistate settlement
Satellite company stacked up complaints about sales practices
OLYMPIA – Attorneys general in 46 states served up some relief for DISH Network customers today. The satellite TV provider will pay nearly $6 million to settle allegations that the company and its third-party retailers engaged in deceptive and unfair sales practices.
“DISH Network’s misleading marketing beamed bad deals to thousands of consumers, causing financial hardships for those on limited incomes,” said Washington Attorney General Rob ... Read More
Jun 19, 2009
We periodically read other consumer complaint sites to see what active trends in business/consumer relations lie. And every so often there is an articles that will not fit the demographics of a site. On Monday June 15th 2009 major credit card companies announced a rise in consumer card defaults, and some consumer sites have picked up on this information. The rise across the board is roughly 1 percent. Although that seems small in contrast, to big business that means serious a serious ... Read More
May 23, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission, together with dozens of state law enforcement officials, will announce “Operation False Charity,” a crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers who falsely claim to be soliciting money on behalf of police, firefighters, and veterans charities, at a press conference at FTC Headquarters Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. The sweep includes cases brought by the FTC and state enforcers, as well as tips for consumers on how to avoid charity scams. A spokesperson fluent in Spanish will be available ... Read More
Apr 24, 2009
Trying to get a decent loan during hard times is tough. Trying to keep your payments current to existing lenders is also tough, imagine not having a job, and wanting to do all that. This is not an education piece, but a "let's not go down that road again" piece. Predatory lenders thrive during the backside of a peak. When we refer to a peak we are talking about the point when our economy is just about to turn down. We have ... Read More
Feb 19, 2009
The government is working on a criminal investigation into the case, and more than a dozen civil lawsuits have been filed. This week, Peanut Corp. president Stewart Parnell repeatedly refused to answer questions before the House Energy and Commerce investigations subcommittee, which is seeking ways to prevent another outbreak. But e-mails surfaced indicating he ordered products the company knew were tainted to be shipped anyway.
After a brief set of questions PCA executives were asked if they would consume their own product. Watch ... Read More
