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Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams: IRS scams: threatening legal action if you don't pay for IRS or credit card related claims.
More than 90,000 consumer complaints and inquiries each year are submitted to the attorney general. Many of those complaints are resolved through mediation by the AG. In cases where a company's actions have been determined to be in violation of Missouri's consumer protection law, complaints lead to legal action. Some complaints are frivolous.
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 173 F. 177 ( C.C.E.D. Mo. 1909) The Standard Oil Company conspired to restrain the trade and commerce in petroleum, and to monopolize the commerce in petroleum, in violation of the Sherman Act, and was split into many smaller companies. Several individuals, including John D. Rockefeller, were fined.
Many business or trade practices involved in dealings between companies and other businesses or consumers may be considered fair and legal. [ 1] Unfair business practices encompass fraud, misrepresentation, and oppressive or unconscionable acts or practices by business, often against consumers, and are prohibited by law in many countries.
Verizon New Jersey Inc. has reached a $175,000 settlement with the state Division of Consumer Affairs following an investigation into whether company violated consumer protection laws.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing operations, foreclosure relief services, debt collectors, for-profit colleges, and other financial companies operating in the ...
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) National Consumers League. National Council Against Health Fraud. Organic Consumers Association. Public Citizen. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Quackwatch. TURN (The Utility Reform Network) Underwriters Laboratories.
He was hired at NJ Transit in 2007, after being fired a year prior by the Hudson County Corrections Department, where he was also accused of sexual harassment and assault, leading to a $2 million ...