Consumer Rights Law 
Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law – msnbc.com
The move by the world’s biggest soft drink maker comes as corporate America faces increased scrutiny from consumers … civil rights leaders said they were considering economic boycotts of national companies that support “Stand Your Ground” laws.
Promgirl.net Joins the Fight Against the Sale of Knock-Off Prom Dresses Over the Internet – PRWeb
Promgirl.net has received the official seal of Top Prom Websites, a consumer advocacy group dedicated to stopping … countries far beyond the reach of American and European copyright laws. These sites claim to carry dresses by popular designers like …
Consumer Attorney Sergei Lemberg Applauds Education Department Mandate for Student Loan Debt Collection – YAHOO!
In addition to sending the consumer a notice of intent to garnish, the law mandates that the person in default has a right to an impartial administrative hearing. “Several of our clients have been threatened with garnishment, without having been … Continue reading
FTC’s Digital Privacy Report Would Regulate Data Brokers – Forbes
I hope the law is more consumer friendly than the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), which gives consumers the right to an annual free copy of their credit reports from the three major bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. It’s a … Continue reading
Do Mobile Payments Need More Regulation? – American Banker Online
It’s very fractured right now,” said Martindale … But the Dodd-Frank Act gave authority for both laws to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Most observers say those existing laws provide a sufficient legal setting for the mobile-payments sphere …
Jim Mulvaney dies, former head of the Missouri Public Service Commission – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
He fought unsuccessfully to strengthen state laws protecting the public from natural gas … He was the primary backer of the Consumer Bill of Rights, which set uniform billing practices for all public utilities. He left the commission to work … Continue reading
InComm Removes Gift Cards from All Stores in New Jersey, Effective June 30 – Yahoo Finance
Smith went on to say, “In addition to the compliance issues this law creates, we are very concerned that our New Jersey consumers will not have continued access to their gift card funds. States should not have the right to … Continue reading
DCoded: Washington’s many plans for smartphone privacy – Ars Technica
This is unsustainable. The Obama Administration recently published a Consumer Bill of Rights and recommended that it be codified into federal law. The principles contained in the report are designed to empower individuals in the highly connected …
Consumers should demand value for money – Times of Zambia
Mr Sampa said the consumers’ rights are sometimes trampled upon and this often goes unreported and sadly, culprits go unpunished. “This is as a result of the lack of knowledge by the consumer that there are laws that protect their … Continue reading
How pink slime’s gruesome predecessors scared Congress – Bangor Daily News
Indeed it was: Despite fierce pressure by the meatpacking industry, Congress was about to sign into law the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, both bold measures intended to protect consumers from adulterated food. The laws … Continue reading
