by Carol Thompson When Cindy Cox, a disabled United States Navy Veteran, ordered an iPhone case from online store Accessory Outlet, she got much more than a case for her phone. She alleges she was bullied. Now, she is asking the court for a declaratory judgment...
by Carol Thompson Congress is now jumping into the fight to prevent business owners from financially penalizing consumers who leave bad reviews on websites. The Consumer Review Freedom Act was introduced earlier this month. The bill proposes to make it...
by Carol Thompson Beginning Sept. 1, the American Arbitration Association’s new consumer rules went into effect. The new rules will replace the Consumer-Related Dispute Supplementary Procedures which were previously used in conjunction with the commercial procedures....
by Carol Thompson A new privacy policy released Wednesday night will make it impossible for Apple to turn over data for most iPhones and iPads, even with a search warrant. According to Apple’s website, “Government information requests are a consequence of doing...
by Carol Thompson If you live in the United States, chances are you’ve received a robocall from “Rachel” offering to lower your credit card rates—even if you don’t have a credit card—and despite the option to opt out of receiving the calls, Rachel persists. As do...
by Carol Thompson An arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association is accused of hearing a case that may have been a conflict-of-interest. As previously reported, a California resident lost an arbitration to Palms Place, LLC and was ordered by the...
by Carol Thompson The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night aimed at making it harder for people to use government welfare payments to buy marijuana in states where the drug is legal. Currently, Washington State and Colorado have legalized...
by Carol Thompson The economy and competition from Indian and state casinos are two of the reasons some say are responsible for the impending crumble of Atlantic City casinos. The once-mecca of glitzy lights and gaming has lost four of its 12 casinos this year...
by Carol Thompson Yesterday, Federal prosecutors charged a Rochester, New York man with trying to recruit people to join the ISIS terror group overseas and to shoot people in the United States, including Shia Muslims and American military personnel returning from the...
by Carol Thompson George Jepsen, the attorney general for the state of Connecticut, has sent a letter to Apple raising privacy concerns in regard to health information over the newly introduced Apple Watch. In a Sept. 12 letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jepsen requested...
