IV BAG LAWSUIT FILED
An Alabama family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local drug company allegedly responsible for mixing a contaminated…
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CUB CADET RECALLS RIDING LAWN MOWERS DUE TO BURN HAZARD
Cub Cadet is recalling 4,300 riding lawn mowers with potential fuel leak problems that pose a fire hazard. The Consumer…
Read More →SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EXPOSES THOUSANDS TO RISK OF ID THEFT
The Social Security Administration made public the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers for over 36,000 people. The…
Read More →DEBT COLLECTOR MIDLAND CREDIT SUED BY MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office accused a Midland Credit of harassing consumers for debts they didn’t owe or already paid years earlier. The…
Read More →ALABAMA CONTAMINATED IV FLUIDS LINKED TO PATIENT DEATHS
We are investigating claims involving the deaths of at least nine patients in Alabama hospitals related to contaminated intravenous (IV)…
Read More →IDENTITY THEFT #1 CONSUMER COMPLAINT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IN 2010
For the 11th consecutive year, in 2010, identity theft was at the top of complaint list submitted by consumers the FTC, according to…
Read More →MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAM CHECKS IN THE MAIL
In the last month, the FTC mailed over 1,400 refund checks totaling $1.25 million to consumers defrauded by a mortgage…
Read More →HOMELAND SECURITY CRACKS DOWN ON IDENTITY THEFT
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is cracking down on an international criminal ring, based in Vietnam, that is thought…
Read More →CARESOURCE PAYS $26 MILLION – OHIO HAS NO FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Whistleblowers Laura Rupert and Robin Herzog blew the whistle on CareSource Management Group in Ohio which billed for, but did…
Read More →ORACLE TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT CLAIM FOR $46 MILLION
Oracle has agreed to pay $46 million to settle a False Claims Act case what alleges Sun Microsystems, which merged…
Read More →$170 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD VERDICT
One Icelandic generic drug maker, Actavis, had the temerity to take an Average Wholesale Price fraud case to jury trial. …
Read More →FTC BANS CREDIT CARD DEBT RELIEF TELEMARKETER
Three companies and their owner, who allegedly falsely claimed they could help consumers quickly eliminate their credit card debts and…
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