Consumer Protection News. Crime Stories, Law on News and Legal Publications in September, 2011

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Daily BreezeSeptember 1, 2011

Wills and trusts. 10-11:30a.m. Presented by HELP, this class discusses the needs for a will and/or a living trust. Call to register. Activities. Meets at the Joslyn Community Center, 1601 Valley Drive, 8 am to 3p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. ...more »

Google touts daily deal on home page, a first
Reuters CanadaSeptember 1, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc promoted a Groupon-like daily deals offer on its home page on Wednesday for the first time, a rare instance of the Internet giant using its prized online real estate for advertising. The world's No.1 Web-search ...more »

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Confidentiality
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Q&A with Bruce Goodson
Virginia GazetteSeptember 14, 2011

And that's not a violation of EDA confidentiality? We're just talking about general tax law, how taxes would affect the business. I would not be talking about specific businesses. What role is consultant Jeff Ryer going to have for you? ...more »

Food Poisoning
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27 children home after likely food poisoning
People's Daily OnlineSeptember 9, 2011

A total of 27 children from a kindergarten in Songjiang District left hospitals yesterday after treatment for suspected food poisoning. The children, aged five and six, had been taken for treatment the previous day after eating dumplings made in the ...more »

Consumer Disputes
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HDFC fined for taking out money from account without due process
Indian ExpressSeptember 15, 2011

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Panchkula, has fined HDFC Bank Rs 20000 for deducting money from the account of an IBM employee without giving him an opportunity to explain himself. Chetan Vikas, a resident of Sector 36 of Chandigarh ...more »

Hatch-Waxman Act
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Waxman, Solicitor General Support Caraco's Supreme Court Fight for Generic Prandin
The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)September 28, 2011

Caraco Pharmaceutical, the petitioner in a US Supreme Court dispute about interpreting the Hatch-Waxman Act, received support from its 1984 sponsor, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) in a Sept. 6 amicus brief (Caraco Pharmaceutical ...more »

Product Reclamation
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First Uranium Steady After Local Authorities Said to 'Withdraw' Gold ...
NASDAQSeptember 16, 2011

The company responded by saying that its legal counsel believes the gold reclamation operation does not constitute mining as defined in South Africa law and accordingly does not require a mining right to operate. The purported ministry notice comes ...more »

Consumer Protection
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Clearly Clear? Plain And Understandable Language In Terms Of The Consumer...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)September 6, 2011

The rise of plain and understandable language, which has its origins in sections 2, 3 and 22 of the Consumer Protection Act, is upon us. The Chinese company Xue Sheng Xi Lie Zhi Chi's safety guide for its 18cm ruler: "This product was easy to burning, ...more »

Stolen Identity
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Online Seller of Counterfeit Credit Cards Gets Prison Time
PCWorld (blog)September 9, 2011

... fraud and aggravated identity theft, the US Department of Justice said. Tony Perez III, of Hammond, Indiana, pleaded guilty to the charges on April 4. In his plea, Perez said he sold counterfeit credit cards encoded with stolen account information. ...more »

Credit Cards Fraud
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Colonial police seek help in credit card fraud case
Allentown Morning CallSeptember 7, 2011

Colonial Regional Police are seeking help in identifying the suspect in a credit card fraud case. Police said last month a woman forgot her purse in a Wal-Mart shopping cart, and a credit card from that purse was used in purchasing cigarettes at a Wind ...more »

Unsafe Products
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American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives Order for Three ZBV Systems ...
MarketWatch (press release)September 8, 2011

... incorporated into AS&E's products; litigation seeking to restrict the use of intellectual property used by the Company; limitations under certain laws on the Company's ability to protect its own intellectual property; potential product liability...more »

Credit Repair
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Payday Loans and Instant Cash Advances at Light Payday Loan
SBWire (press release)September 1, 2011

Anyone with bad credit is harder to find a loan and if you do, you will pay more to borrow money than those with good credit. To help those looking to repair their damaged credit history, lightpaydayloan.com set the top 5 credit repair tips: Roll With ...more »

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