Consumer Rights Law

Ohio Senate sides with House to limit damages for wronged consumers – Cleveland Plain Dealer

… forfeit his right to ask the court to order the company to pick up his court costs and attorneys’ fees, a penalty that judges can impose if they find the company’s behavior egregious. An analysis by the National Consumer … Continue reading

Baeteena Black: Give anti-meth law time to prove itself – Knoxville News Sentinel

… a win for consumers, as it put in place real-time, stop-sale technology that protects law-abiding citizens’ access to safe and effective medicines containing pseudoephedrine and stops illegal sales of pseudoephedrine right at the point of sale.

California Pursues Homeowner Bill of Rights – The Epoch Times

Enhanced law enforcement to defend homeowner rights will be paid for by fees imposed on banks … Lehman, assistant attorney general for the Consumer Protection Division for the North Carolina Department of Justice wrote the following summary: “The …

Senate passes bill that limits damages under Consumer Sales Practices Act – Cleveland Plain Dealer

… forfeit his right to ask the court to order the company to pick up his court costs and attorneys’ fees, a penalty that judges can impose if they find the company’s behavior egregious. An analysis by the National Consumer … Continue reading

Why we need free credit scores now – MSN Money

Thanks to a law change in 2003, you can now see your credit history … To quote nonprofit Consumers Union: ”Consumers won the right to a free copy of their credit reports nearly a decade ago by bombarding Congress with hundreds … Continue reading

Apple loses first round of appeal against Italian fine for unnecessary warranties – IT World

March 23, 2012, 12:00 PM — A Rome court has upheld a €900,000 (US$1.2 million) fine imposed on Apple last December by Italy’s Antitrust Authority for circumventing consumer protection laws … give consumers the right to a 24-month warranty from … Continue reading

Faces of the New Health Care Law – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

They are truly the faces of the Affordable Care Act, representing the millions of Americans already benefiting from health care reform and looking forward to full implementation of the consumer … benefits and rights under the law.

Government to appeal WTO meat ruling in Canada, Mexico case – Reuters Canada

The U.S. law requiring mandatory country of origin … confirmed that the United States has the right under WTO rules to adopt mandatory COOL requirements to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions about the food products they buy …

Government to appeal WTO meat ruling in Canada, Mexico case – MSN Money

The U.S. law requiring mandatory country of origin … confirmed that the United States has the right under WTO rules to adopt mandatory COOL requirements to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions about the food products they buy …

Beacon Hill Roll Call – Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The law would allow consumers to sign up for a “no robo calls” list … They argued that the bill would result in many people being wrongly convicted. “Right To Repair” Bill (H 3882) — The Committee on Consumer Protection … Continue reading