Category: Consumer Rights
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The Federal Trade Commission told 24 large health companies that leaving doctor and facility fees out of a price estimate may break the law
The Federal Trade Commission has warned 24 of the nation’s largest healthcare services companies that leaving physician or facility fees out of a price estimate may break the law. FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent the letters, which the agency announced on October 5, 2026. What the FTC letters say According to the FTC’s announcement,…
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New York sues festival promoters it says pocketed $243,158.04 from 521 ticket buyers
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued the organizers of a canceled upstate music festival, saying they collected $243,158.04 in advance ticket sales from 521 people and refunded almost none of them. The suit, announced Sept. 29, 2026, targets Evolutions Festival and two men who ran it, Michael and Justin Brown. Her office says…
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A coalition of 45 states and territories is seeking preliminary court approval of generic-drug price-fixing settlements with Ascend, Mayne and Citron before a February 2027 trial
A coalition of 45 states and territories has asked a federal court to approve settlements with three generic-drug companies, Ascend Laboratories, Mayne Pharma and Citron Pharma. The settlements are small, and one of them involves no money at all. They matter because they are the latest step in a long price-fixing case that heads to…
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A new California law signed by Gov. Newsom lets courts hand seized cryptocurrency back to scam victims
A new California law lets police who seize cryptocurrency from scammers ask a court to give it back to the people who lost it. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Oct. 2, 2026, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1208, a measure Bonta sponsored and Sen. Tim Grayson, a Concord Democrat, wrote. His office’s…
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The Dump furniture outlets are closing all eight stores in five states
The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlets are closing all eight of their stores in five states: Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Virginia. The company said on October 8 that the stores will close permanently, and a going-out-of-business sale started that morning at all eight. No last day for the stores has been announced. The sale is…
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Premier Martial Arts franchise buyers would share $1.85 million and most could cancel without penalty under a proposed FTC deal
People who bought a Premier Martial Arts franchise would split $1.85 million and most of them would get a way out of their contracts under a settlement the Federal Trade Commission announced on October 5. The deal is still a proposal. The FTC filed it with a federal court in Tennessee, and the court has…
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The FTC alleges Greenway Auto charged buyers over $3,350 above advertised prices on average
Car buyers at an Orlando-based dealership group paid more than $3,350 above the advertised price, on average, the Federal Trade Commission alleges. The FTC’s complaint against Greenway Auto Group alleges that gap showed up in over 92 percent of its sales. Greenway has agreed to a proposed court order that would force it to show…
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The FTC warned 24 of the nation’s largest health care services companies on Oct. 5 about failing to give transparent prices for routine care scheduled in advance
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent letters on Oct. 5 to 24 of the nation’s largest health care services companies about the way they quote prices to patients. The FTC says in its announcement that the letters remind the companies of their legal duty to give patients clear price information, particularly for routine…
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Leslie’s is closing 76 pool supply stores in a prearranged Chapter 11 case
Customers holding a Leslie’s gift card or a Pool Perks account can keep using both, the company says, even as the pool supply chain closes 76 of its more than 900 stores. Leslie’s, Inc. filed for prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 30 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas,…
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The FTC says Lens.com hid a fees line that routinely doubled the advertised lens price
The Federal Trade Commission says Lens.com, the online contact lens seller, advertised low prices and then added a mandatory “Taxes & fees” charge that it kept below the visible part of the checkout screen, so that its hidden fees routinely doubled the advertised price. The agency filed suit on October 2, 2026 alongside the attorneys…