For Consumers

Dean Foods to pay $30 Million in Antitrust Settlement Funds

By WBE | 1.11.2011 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know
A proposed class action settlement has been reached between Northeastern dairy farmers and Dean Foods, a national milk processor.  In the lawsuit, pending in Vermont federal court, plaintiffs ...
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Giving A Voice to Thieves

By WBE | 12.23.2010 | Columns, For Consumers, Ken Wexler, You Should Know
One of the really fair aspects of the class action rules is that, if there is a settlement, members of the class must be notified of its terms and they have the right to object if they don't ...
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Dannon To Pay $21 Million for False Claims

By WBE | 12.23.2010 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Public Victories, Villain Of The Week, You Should Know
Thirty-nine states have filed a lawsuit against Dannon for exaggerating the health benefits of its products. Dannon will pay $21 million over false statements promoting the digestive and immune ...
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Rolls-Royce’s Engine Defect Secrecy

By WBE | 12.9.2010 | For Businesses, For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Uncategorized, Villain Of The Week, You Should Know
  In Indianapolis, Rolls-Royce Corp. concealed reoccurring defects at an aircraft engine plant, and then fired a safety official for reporting the problems. Thomas McArtor filed the ...
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Visa to Prevent Fraud by Using Mobile Phone Location

By WBE | 12.1.2010 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Visa Europe will start using the location of customers' mobile phone to prevent credit card fraud. Partnering with ValidSoft, a company specializing in fraud prevention, Visa will be able to ...
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FDA’s Negligence of Painkillers’ Side Effects Could Have Caused over 1,000 Deaths

By WBE | 11.23.2010 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Villain Of The Week, You Should Know
Last Friday, national consumer advocacy group Public Citizen criticized FDA's negligence about the dangerous side effects of Darvon. Public Citizen first petitioned FDA for a recall of these ...
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Wanting What You Want

By WBE | 11.22.2010 | For Consumers, You Should Know
In college, I learned that a fundamental economic principle is that the purpose of business is to maximize profit.  I also learned that the definition of political behavior is acting to advance ...
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Hall of Shame: Depuy

By WBE | 11.14.2010 | Around The World, Chicago, For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, The Firm, You Should Know
Wexler Wallace is currently investigating cases around defective hip implant systems. Two Depuy hip systems - the ASR™ XL Acetabular System and the ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System - have been ...
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