FairWarning reports that "Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds, the top seller of the menthol cigarettes favored by most black smokers, is seizing on the hot button issue of police harassment of blacks to counter efforts by public health advocates to restrict menthol sales." The full story is here.
by Jeff Sovern Last Friday, President Trump announced an Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System. Here is the list: (a) empower Americans to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth; (b) prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts; (c) foster economic growth and […]
This article by LA Times reporter Jim Puzzanghera explains how congressional democrats are planning to defend the Dodd-Frank financial reform litigation from serious incursions or repeal.
Go, for instance, here and here. Update: The Consumerist has this nice explanation.
Here. Thomas Pahl will be the acting director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
by Jeff Sovern The FTC, New Jersey AG's Office, and Vizio have agreed to a court order under which Vizio will pay 2.2 million to settle charges that Vizio recorded and sold information about the viewing practices of consumers watching Vizio TVs without obtaining consumers' consent and without their knowledge. You can read Leslie Fair's […]
Here. Excerpt: President Donald Trump’s pledge to dismantle the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul is colliding with the same reality as his pledge to gut Obamacare: The Republican majority in Congress can’t decide how to make it happen and Democrats are vowing to fight. * * * On the House side, there’s no agreement on a plan to […]
February 2, 2017 – New York Salesman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Selling Vending Machine Businesses February 1, 2017 – United States Files Enforcement Action Against Florida Company and Senior Managers to Stop the Adulteration and Misbranding of Medicated Animal Feeds January 31, 2017 – Three Individuals Arrested and Charged in South Dakota Fraudulent Medical […]
Federal Trade Commission announced today that Jessica Rich, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, is leaving the agency on February 17, after 26 years of service. The press release is here.