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Likely DOJ Nominee Has Long History of Lobbying Against Consumer Rights

February 25, 2009

Likely DOJ Nominee Has Long History of Lobbying Against Consumer Rights | Watchdog Blog

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NJ car dealership pays for ripping off Kenneth Hammel

January 21, 2009

Back in 2006, 80-year old Kenneth Hammel brought his 2000 Chrysler Town & Country minivan to the Cherry Hill Triplex dealership. The dealership kept Hammel at the dealership for 12 hours while they used high-pressure sales tactics to get him to buy a 2005 Kia Sedona. When it turned out that the Sedona’s wheelchair lift [...]

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After a multimillion-dollar verdict, attorneys get fee award, too

April 24, 2008

To add (just) insult to (just) injury, a Florida judge awarded $518,301 to Angela Williams’s attorneys (PDF link). Ms. Williams recently won almost $3 million in a lawsuit against Equifax for Equifax’s refusal to fix her credit report after her identity was stolen. While it may not be obvious when a consumer receives such a [...]

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