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Guy Refuses To Return Insurer's Calls, So Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Pay...
A woman in Philadelphia says her neighbor just laughs every time he sees her now, because his insurance company refused to pay a claim on her car that he hit. The company told her that the man won’t...
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If An Airline Loses Your Luggage, Get Compensation
The U.S. Department of Transportation says that despite what the airline tells you, there are certain regulations it must follow when it loses a passenger’s luggage. Here are the things to remember if...
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How To Spot Fakes When Shopping For Green Products
If you want to buy environmentally friendly products when you’re out shopping, you’ll find plenty of options these days. The trouble is that “green,” like “organic,” is considered a very loose concept...
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Want More Lead Or Pesticide In Your Body? Try Dietary Supplements
Lead has a deservedly bad reputation when it comes to human health and development, but because it’s classified as a heavy metal it will always be kind of awesome. Well, to me. Pesticide, not so much....
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BP Agrees To Compensate Victims Of Oil Spill Faster
BP has announced that it will change the way claims are processed in order to speed up the time it takes for money to get to oil-soaked small businesses that are no longer able to function. Under...
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Nestlé Agrees To Stop Promising Boost Kiddie Drink Is Anti-Diarrheal,...
Nestlé is the latest company to slap some nutrients (or in this case probiotics) in a product, call it “functional food,” and market it to shoppers as a healthy and smart product. Last week, the FTC...
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How Often Is Your Car Model Stolen?
The Highway Loss Data Institute keeps track of insurance claims for stolen cars, and it’s just released a list of the highest and lowest insurance claims for auto theft for 2007-09 models. The winner...
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Whole Grain Wheat Thins Are No Healthier Than Regular Ones
Here’s a perfect example of why you should ignore what’s on the front of a product package and go straight to the nutritional info instead. Kraft’s Wheat Thins now come in a “100% Whole Grain” variety,...
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FTC Says POM Wonderful Not So Great
The FTC wants to see some proof that the pomegranate ingredients in POM Wonderful’s products can actually treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, which is what the company says...
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Get More Money When Airline Loses Luggage By Having Receipts For Every Piece...
Airlines play the lowball game when they lose your luggage, offering paltry compensation and making it hard for you to get a fair value for your lost items. It demands a bit of an anal mentality but...
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Bought A Red Bull In The Last 12 Years? Here’s How To Claim Your Piece Of The...
(camknows) UPDATE 10/9: The link for the Red Bull settlement is apparently no longer working, after reports that a surge in traffic might’ve crashed the site. It seems you can still get to a claim form...
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T-Mobile Customers Have 14 Days To Claim A Piece Of $112.5M Cramming Settlement
(Ron Dauphin) If your to-do list currently has a spot marked “apply for cramming refund from T-Mobile,” then you’d better hop to it. Individuals who currently have or had wireless service with the...
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At Least 124 People Died Because Of General Motors Ignition Defect
(Louis Abate) One year after General Motors’ victim compensation fund began accepting death and injury claims related to its massive ignition switch issue and six months after the submission deadline,...
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Court Sides With Consumer In Suit Against Retailer That Charges $250 When...
sparkle-motion Last summer, a consumer in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against online retailer Accessory Outlet over what she called a bogus $250 fine the company imposed, claiming she breached the terms...
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People Holding Onto RadioShack Gift Cards Can Now File Refund Claims
If you’re one of millions of consumers holding on to an older RadioShack gift card, listen up: the retailer has begun the process of issuing refunds for the balance of those cards — totaling $46...
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Ad Watchdog Recommends DirecTV Cease 4K Claims
AT&T may already be killing off the DirecTV name, but that doesn’t mean its recently acquired pay-TV brand doesn’t have to answer for its possibly misleading advertisements. As such, a national ad...
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Verizon, Sprint Customers Have Until Dec. 31 To Claim A Piece Of The $158M...
The holidays can be a tiring, stressful time, full of never-ending checklists. While you might have checked off plenty of your to-do items, if you’re a Verizon or Sprint customer, you’ll want to make...
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You Can’t Claim Your Glue Is “Made In USA” If It’s Made From Imported Chemicals
While there’s no official pre-approval process for products labeled “Made In U.S.A,” there are federal standards for what that phrase means, and a company can get into trouble for slapping “Made In...
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Volkswagen Begrudgingly Complied With Regulators’ Request For Takata Airbag...
Earlier this week, Volkswagen announced the recall of 840,000 Audi and VW-branded vehicles equipped with shrapnel-shooting Takata airbags. But according to documents recently posted by regulators, the...
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Former Wells Fargo Employee Claims Bank Defrauded Government Of $1.4B In...
There has been no shortage of lawsuits filed against Wells Fargo in recent years, from accusations the bank pushed mortgages on borrowers who couldn’t repay them to claims the company pressed employees...
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