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AT&T Mobility Agrees To Refund Money To Florida Customers & Pay $2.5 Million To State's CyberFraud Task Force
Florida's Attorney General scored a victory for consumers last week, when AT&T Mobility agreed to refund fees that third-party vendors snuck onto thousands of accounts under the guise of "free" ringtones, wallpapers, and text content. They also agreed to hand over $2.5 million to help fund the state's recently-created CyberFraud Task Force, to spend $500,000 for "consumer education on safe Internet use," and to start policing third-party vendors better and make sure all billed items are clearly described. More »
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Johnny Rockets Automatically Adds 15% Gratuity To Takeout Orders
subprime meltdown
Massachusetts Mortgages To Become Safer, Fairer
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley last week unveiled aggressive regulations designed to curb the orgy of irresponsible lending that led to the subprime meltdown. The measures, among the strictest in the nation, enjoin lenders from profiteering or ignoring a prospective borrower's financial situation. More »
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Cuomo Threatens Insurance Company Over Plans To Rank Doctors By Cost
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo told UnitedHealthcare to expect a lawsuit if they publish a ranking of doctors based on the cost of care to the insurer. UnitedHealthcare caused a furor in Missouri after introducing a similar ranking scheme in 2005.Missouri doctors cited numerous objections to the pilot program, which was halted and is being redesigned. For example, most faculty members of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were initially excluded from the quality rankings because university-based care is generally more expensive. Doctors in major specialties were ranked by cost alone.More »
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IDT Energy At Your Door? Call 212-416-8000
According to the NY Attorney General's office, they've never heard any complaints about IDT Energy. Bryan writes: More »
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Florida Sues AOL And Wins
The Florida Attorney General successfully sued America Online for their abusive customer billing practices. The State's Attorney office received over 1,000 consumer complaints about cancellation requests being ignored, erroneous charges and unauthorized account reactivations. More »
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BREAKING: Spitzer To Talk To AOL, Again
NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, pictured at right, throwing up gang signs (see the A and G his hands form?) will meet with AOL executives to discuss whether the company still impedes customers trying to cancel their accounts, Reuters reports. More »
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Spitzer Sues FreeiPods.com, Spinners of Spam Dreams
You already knew all those WinAFreeIpod.coms were scams. Now the People's Champion, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, knows and he's suing one of the companies behind it, Gratis Internet. More »
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Spitzer Settles False Advertising Suit Against Macy's Daddy
Macy's parent company settled a deceptive marketing lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney yesterday. The defendant, Federated Departments Stores, Inc, also operates department store chains like Kaufmann s, Macy s, and Filene s. More »
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