Consumer Law

HEADNOTE The future of business is pure chaos. Here's how you can survive- and perhaps even thrive. DJ Patii pulls a 2-foot-long metal bar from his backpack. The contraption, which he calls a...

Regulators have long sought to make it easier for consumers to comprehend the terms of insurance contracts by insisting that policy forms be written in language that most consumers can understand. They typically...

HEADNOTE Sugary drinks are a real problem, but alternatives are hard to make. Aft those anti-soda PSAs and softdrink bans have given an opening to smaller, specialty sodas such as Jones's and Boylans,...

HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...

A retailer that printed the month of a credit card's expiration on a customer's receipt isn't liable for a "willful" violation of federal consumer protection law, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming...

Liquid expands as the temperature increases. That simple law of physics is at the heart of a consumer class action that alleges Chevron is cheating California consumers by selling motor fuel at an...

Colorado's hospitals are expecting a legislative session with few health care bills -- but that doesn't mean they don't have some concerns. Rep. Marsha Looper has filed a bill that seeks to repeal...

For overweight consumers looking to lose weight fast, the use of lap band surgery as a quick and easy way to a new life can be tempting. But in some cases, it's deadly....

Cablevision advertisements citing its Optimum Online Internet service as being "three times faster" than Verizon FiOS are not completely accurate, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus said recently....

Banking Sussex Bank, in Franklin, has appointed Adriano M. Duarte to first vice president/treasury manager. He previously held manager roles in the accounting and financial reporting areas at Investors Bank. He holds a...

Bankruptcy filings declined in the New Orleans area in 2011, and there are a variety of theories as to why. Tight credit in the business world and consumers still reeling from the downturn...

A state law that regulates what slaughterhouses must do with pigs that cannot walk is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The federal law, passed in...

Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage I. PURPOSE This notice restates and amends the interim guidance on informational reporting to employees of the...

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Full Year Diluted EPS of $12.37 ($11.85 as adjusted) Operating Margin of 36.3% (40.0% as adjusted) for Fourth Quarter 2011 Assets Under Management of $3.513 Trillion at December 31, 2011 NEW YORK --...

NEW YORK -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Venoco, Inc. ("Venoco" or the "Company") (NYSE: VQ) for...

Carrie Peel was trapped. After spending all her money to purchase a car, she discovered when she went to register the vehicle that she had not received the title. The dealership couldn't help...

The state Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would require the Long Island Power Authority to submit to management and operations audits and authorize the Department of State investigate and mediate...

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...