Recalls
National Safety Recall - August 3
Pistachio butter, veterinary injections head the day's recalls list.
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Consumer Protection
Where California consumers should complain
California is stepping up its consumer protection efforts as federal agencies back away from energetic enforcement. With former CFPB director Rohit Chopra at the helm of the new agency, the new agency is expected to tighten existing rules and enact new ones.
Recalls
National Safety Recalls - July 30
Galanz retro refrigerators head the recall list. They can catch fire.
Insurance
Insurers make millions while homeowners wait for claim checks, analysis finds
Home insurers collectively earn an estimated $8.8 million in investment income for every additional day claim payments remain in their hands
Insurance
Don’t renew Medicare Part D on autopilot
Heads up! A federal subsidy for Medicare Part D is ending. Your premium may be affected.
Insurance
Medicare drug-plan premiums could rise as federal subsidies expire
The federal government will end a temporary program that has held down premiums for stand-alone Medicare Part D drug plans
Health
Cyclospora balloons to 6,707 confirmed cases, largest in US history, Ford adds a recall, consumer confidence sinks
A string of negative news is reflected in a sinking consumer confidence rating.
Consumer Protection
FTC says ticket broker used fake accounts and virtual cards to scoop up 86,000 tickets
Elite Events and its owners agreed to pay $300,000 after allegedly bypassing ticket limits for more than 2,400 concerts, sporting events and other live shows
Consumer Protection
Primary sale or resale? How to tell before you buy tickets
Ticket websites do not always make it obvious whether you are buying directly from the venue or purchasing from a reseller who may have marked up the price.
Consumer Protection
Mass tort or class action? Why the difference matters
Not every lawsuit with thousands of plaintiffs is a class action. It's important to know the difference.
Health
J&J offers $5.5 billion to settle 76,000 talcum powder cancer claims
The proposed settlement would resolve nearly all remaining lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused ovarian cancer.
Recalls
Ford recalls close to 1 million vehicles in a week
The safety story of the week is Ford's cascade. Ford Motor Co. has recalled close to 1 million vehicles in just the week ending July 24, Reuters reported via the Detroit Free Press.