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SWEETNAM LLC IN THE NEWS Law360, New York (January 07, 2010) -- Comcast Corp. has taken a swipe at multidistrict litigation accusing the company of tying its premium cable services to its set-top box rentals, asking the court to compel six plaintiffs to arbitrate some of their claims and stay the rest of the MDL until that arbitration is complete. FULL TEXT
Consumer Protection News from The New York Times By EDWARD WYATT on Mar 08, 2010 10:00PM LifeLock Settles With F.T.C. Over Charges of Deception The company, which claimed it could protect against identify theft, will pay $12 million and change its marketing campaign. By SEWELL CHAN on Mar 08, 2010 10:00PM A Consumer Bill Gives Exemption on Payday Loans Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient toward nonbank companies, but some advocates say that would hurt consumers. By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN on Mar 07, 2010 10:00PM So Where?s Consumer Protection? Should a consumer protection agency have true independence, as many Democrats believe it should, so that it has real power to act on its own? By ROBERT PEAR on Mar 07, 2010 10:00PM State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama?s Plan to Curb Health Premiums Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection. By HIROKO TABUCHI on Mar 04, 2010 10:00PM Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan Despite reports of unintended accelerations, Toyota denied the problems existed in Japan, where a pro-business culture undermines consumer protections. By ANDREW MARTIN and SEWELL CHAN on Mar 04, 2010 10:00PM Autonomy of Consumer Watchdog Is in Dispute In creating an agency to protect consumers from deceptive financial practices, the biggest hurdle for Congress and the White house is figuring out how independent it should be. By DAVID SEGAL on Mar 04, 2010 10:00PM G.M. and Ford Channel Toyota to Beat Toyota As Toyota stumbles through its recall ordeal, G.M. and Ford have been handed a big chance to make their argument on quality to American consumers. By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD on Mar 02, 2010 10:00PM Trusted Adviser or Stock Pusher? Finance Bill May Not Settle It The idea to make brokers fiduciaries who have a responsibility to put their customers? interests first may not survive in the financial overhaul bill. By PAUL KRUGMAN on Feb 28, 2010 10:00PM No financial reform is better than a weak reform that would only create a false sense of security then fail in the clinch. By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD on Feb 15, 2010 10:00PM Struggling Over a Rule for Brokers Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Comcast Seeks Arbitration, Stay In Set-Top Box MDL - Law360
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