Consumer Rights Law

The FTC also recommended that Congress pass legislation defining general privacy standards, as well as laws that … to protect consumer privacy,” said Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, a privacy rights group.

“When you purchase Apple products, European Union consumer law provides statutory warranty rights in addition to the coverage you receive from the Apple One-Year Limited Warranty and the optional AppleCare Protection Plan,” the company says in its updated terms.

Earlier this week, the Governor of Ohio signed into law new legislation that gives businesses accused of cheating customers a new option for resolving lawsuits while taking away rights from consumers who sue. The law is intended to expedite resolution … Continue reading →

Consumer protection laws are meant to protect us against these types of … If that fails you have the right to sue the manufacturer or seller. Service contracts cannot be canceled after you signed them, but according to the FTC, … Continue reading →

The final paragraph of the same section declares that Congress is also given authority “to make all laws which shall be necessary … should be viewed as a fundamental social right, not a consumer product. The decades-long political struggle …

BELLMAWR — A Bellmawr jeweler has been fined $15,000 for multiple violations of state law governing … I really try to do the right thing. “I would have gotten the message with a $500 fine.” Division of Consumer Affairs officials … Continue reading →

But consumers have the right to raise questions about what goes into food … such as Branstad’s call for a congressional inquiry and efforts by the Legislature to pass laws aimed at making it a crime to report wrongdoing by … Continue reading →

and consumer privacy interest groups … of the principles in the online privacy bill of rights proposed in February. Franken, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, and the watchdog groups told the U.S. Department … Continue reading →

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 →

“The last thing businesses and consumers needs right now is laws targeting them,” said Assemblyman Gordon Johnson of Bergen, a co-sponsor. “We should be promoting businesses and protecting consumers, not going after them, especially in …