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Dean Foods Sued For Saying That Its Milk Supports Brain Health

Dairy giant Dean Foods violated consumer fraud laws by claiming that its milk does a body good, a federal lawsuit alleges.  The class action complaint was filed in U.S. District of Illinois and says that the packaging of Dean’s Horizon Organic … Continue reading →

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Wells Fargo Hit With Flood Insurance Class Action

A federal class action lawsuit claims Wells Fargo Bank (WFC) forces borrowers to buy flood insurance on their homes in order to pocket commissions.  According to a class action lawsuit recently filed, the banking giant is accused of unfairly and unlawfully forcing Plaintiff … Continue reading →

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FDA Blasts Hair Care Company For ‘Formaldehyde-Free’ Ads

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rebuked GIB, LLC for advertising its popular Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution as formaldehyde-free even though the hair straightening treatment contains high levels of the carcinogen.  GIB already faces consumer class actions … Continue reading →

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Floridians Upset Over Debt Collectors Calling Cellphones

South Florida consumers are aggravated by annoying “robo calls” on their cellphones from debt collectors.  They are fighting back by suing the companies that make the calls and often collecting cash settlements from the lenders.  So far dozens of civil lawsuits against lenders … Continue reading →

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Denture Adhesives That Contain Zinc

The FDA has issued a warning about adverse events (including nerve damage and numbness) stemming from overuse of denture adhesives that contain zinc.  Besides adverse event reports, the agency noted case reports in the literature linking such symptoms to chronic … Continue reading →

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Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

The FDA has received more than 5,000 adverse event reports in the first six months of 2011 regarding metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, which is more than the agency received in the prior four years combined.  The National Joint Registry for … Continue reading →

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Kashi Products Falsely Claim To Be Natural

Health food maker Kashi Company was recently hit with a class action accusing it of falsely advertising that many of its products, including GoLean Protein & Fiber Bars, and GoLean Crunch cereal, were “all natural” when they actually contained synthetic and artificial … Continue reading →

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Publix Sued in Class Action Over ATM Fees

Publix Supermarkets Inc., was recently hit with a consumer class action in Florida federal court claiming that the supermarket giant failed to properly notify consumers that they would be charged for using its automatic teller machines, in violation of the Electronic Fund … Continue reading →

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Bank of America Sued in Privacy Source Class Action

Bank of America has been sued in a class action for charging accountholders $12.99 a month for “privacy source credit monitoring,” despite the fact that customers did not want it, didn’t ask for it, and were not told about it.  Robert Long of Dallas, the … Continue reading →

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GMAC Sued Over Requiring Excess Flood Insurance for Condos

GMAC Mortgage, LLC was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania claiming it forced condominium owners to purchase excess flood insurance beyond what was required by federal law, breaching mortgage contracts and violating New Jersey consumer protection laws. Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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