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Law lacks teeth to rein in companies that greenwash - Consumer NZ boss

RNZ 15 Apr 2025
"While the ACCC and the Court recognised that Glad did not intend to mislead consumers, we respect this outcome and see this as an opportunity to further enhance our practices and reaffirm our ...
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Garbage bag giant fined more than $8million over 'misleading' packaging | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 15 Apr 2025
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the Federal Court over the false claims made between June 2021 and 2023 ... The packaging was found by the Federal Court to be misleading to consumers.
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My neighbour broke my lawn mower can I make him pay for the repair? DEAN ...

The Daily Mail 15 Apr 2025
If all else fails, you could take the matter to the small claims court, but this is the absolute last resort and is a course of action that I would not advise in your circumstances ... consumer laws.
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My neighbour broke my lawn mower and I want him to pay for its repair ...

The Daily Mail 15 Apr 2025
If all else fails, you could take the matter to the small claims court, but this is the absolute last resort and is a course of action that I would not advise in your circumstances ... consumer laws.
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GB lawyers vow to continue protest till acceptance of demands

Dawn 15 Apr 2025
The lawyers are on a strike, boycotting all court proceedings till April 16 ... Adnan Hussain Advocate said special courts, including, Labour Court,Consumer Court and Family Court had not been established in GB.
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Competing plans to handle 23andMe genetic data could come to a head in St. Louis ...

Business Journal 15 Apr 2025
The company and a bankruptcy court trustee have different approaches for protecting consumers' DNA information. The two sides will square off in a hearing this month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis ... .
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Revolve faces $50-million lawsuit alleging influencers hid paid brand partnerships

The Los Angeles Times 15 Apr 2025
Popular Gen Z retailer Revolve is facing a $50-million lawsuit alleging that the brand’s social media marketing tactics deceived at least a million consumers.
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As a family law attorney, I'm seeing RTO mandates affect custody arrangements. Parents need to ...

Business Insider 15 Apr 2025
Fly View Productions/Getty ImagesKim Nutter practices marital and family law.She explains how return to office orders can impact child support and custody.Parents should try to work out changes in mediation, not court, she says.
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Mark Zuckerberg defends against ‘buy or bury’ allegations at FTC trial seeking Meta breakup

New York Post 15 Apr 2025
... previous court filing ... “Consumers do not have reasonable alternatives they can turn to,” Matheson alleged in US District Court in Washington, DC ... FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson (right) at court on Monday.
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Hochul’s homecare program havoc leaves workers unpaid as federal court steps in

New York Post 14 Apr 2025
A last-minute court intervention by non-profit Independent Living Center groups resulted in an agreement by the state to extend timelines for aides and consumers in the Consumer Directed Personal ...
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Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic

The Observer 14 Apr 2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the federal court over the misleading claims made between June 2021 and July 2023 ... Federal court judge Penelope Neskovcin ...
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Clorox Fined $8.25 Million for Misleading Ocean Plastic Claims

The Epoch Times 14 Apr 2025
Clorox admitted to breaching consumer law and has accepted the court’s findings.
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Social Security paper checks to end this fall. Avoid social media myths.

Daily Commercial 14 Apr 2025
Social Security payments are specially coded when sent to the consumer’s account, according to banking experts, so your bank can identify and protect those benefits from certain types of garnishment.
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Social Security myths on social media could hurt you when paper checks end

The Daily Jeff 14 Apr 2025
If someone followed that advice on Facebook and transferred their Social Security benefits into a different consumer account, she said, "they might open themselves up to weaker consumer protections, scam and worse.".
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Social Security myths on social media? What you need to know before paper checks end

The Gainesville Sun 14 Apr 2025
If someone followed that advice on Facebook and transferred their Social Security benefits into a different consumer account, she said, "they might open themselves up to weaker consumer protections, scam and worse.".
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