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In 2014, Jennifer Davidson filed suit against Kimberly-Clark because she had purchased and used the company’s Scott wipes, which were described as “flushable” on the packaging. Ms. Davidson alleged in her suit that the term “flushable”...

The federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) just rejected a class action settlement intended to resolve a lawsuit claiming Subway sandwich fast-food chain, which specializes in submarine sandwiches, misrepresented...

There are 22 million American who have federal student loans. The total amount owed is $1.2 trillion. And 43% of that 22 million are either behind on their payments or arranged to have their payments postponed. Approximately $200 billion of the loans...

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed suit against a Georgia-based law firm for violation of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). The suit alleges that the law firm (Frederick J. Hanna & Associates) filed 350,000...

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Kevin Trudeau has failed to pay a $38 million fine and has been ordered to jail until he discloses the amount and location of his assets Trudeau is a peculiar character. He has been a best selling author of diet books including, “The Weight Loss...

Back in the old days, consumers were routinely bombarded by calls from telemarketers. States passed laws restricting such calls, but since the call centers were scattered around the country, state rules against nuisance calls did not matter much. Congress...

Ticketmaster - the seller of tickets for concerts, plays and other entertainment events - has settled a class action lawsuit (a case with multiple plaintiffs, all of whom were injured in a similar way by the defendant). The complaint alleged a deceptive...

The Kellogg Company used to advertise that Frosted Mini-Wheats could improve the attention of children in school by as much as 20 percent. The Federal Trade Commission objected and Kellogg agreed to stop the ads. That administrative matter was followed...