Sentences with phrase «companies deceived»

The case against the fossil fuel industry largely relies on proving that these companies deceived the American public about the threats posed by consuming their products.

Of the billions of dollars in payment transactions that the Poker Companies deceived U.S. banks into processing, approximately one - third or more of the funds went directly to the Poker Companies as revenue through the «rake» charged to players on almost every poker hand played online.

The CFPB said then that the companies deceived consumers about the value of the scores the companies sold them.

The SEC's complaint alleges that the privately held company deceived investors by exaggerating or speaking falsely about what its technology could do.

Other companies deceive their customers by passing off a paper as original, when in reality it's been sold many times before and will be sold again.

Additionally, some debt settlement companies deceive consumers by making promises they do not keep and engaging in other illegal conduct (like charging fees before obtaining any settlements, in violation of the TSR).

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That order came as a result of charges the Federal Trade Commission levied against Facebook alleging that the company had deceived consumers about their ability to keep information they posted on the service private.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $ 35 million fine to resolve federal regulators» charges that the online pioneer deceived investors by failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history.

On as little as five days notice to the defendant, it says, a nonprofit may be entitled to a permanent injunction if it can simply show that a for - profit company is using its name or «a name so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive the public.»

A number of other embarrassing debacles followed — including reports that Uber had used a software tool to try to deceive authorities by «hiding» rides — and ultimately resulted in a more than 20 % decrease to the once high - flying company's valuation, from around $ 70 billion to an estimated $ 54 billion.»

CEO Don Thompson said the company felt a «bit deceived» about the plant in question.

Schneiderman is not merely stating that their games are a form of gambling, he is accusing the companies of deceiving users and misrepresenting their product.

The largest U.S. student loan servicer, Navient (navi), cheated borrowers out of billions of dollars, often by deceiving them about repayment options and their legal rights, the U.S. consumer financial watchdog said on Wednesday as it announced a lawsuit against the company.

Yet there's a difference between a company that gets something wrong or makes a mistake, and a company that sets out to deceive.

«The transcript of the conference call, when compared directly against the actual language the company issued in their 10Q, depict a clear pattern of purposeful intent to deceive investors and the market,» Handley wrote in the Aug. 16 letter.

Uber had faced a long string of serious setbacks: A self - driving car that ran a red light, a lawsuit for allegedly stealing the information to create that self - driving car, a scandal about software designed to deceive law enforcement in cities where the company was operating illegally, and video of Kalanick cursing out a driver.

For AGs or other state officials to claim consumers were deceived, they should be required to show that consumers actually read companies» privacy notices — an impossible task since almost no one does read them.

The search for quality stocks only gets harder as companies use a growing array of tricks to deceive investors.

The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $ 35 - million fine to resolve federal regulators» charges that the online pioneer deceived investors by failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history.

The companies include Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips Co., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Peabody Energy Corp. «The American people deserve answers from the fossil fuel corporations about their actions to massively deceive the public in regards to climate science,» Lieu and Welch wrote in a letter to their House colleagues asking for their support.

«The entire company is outraged we were deceived.

Don't be deceived by the news of companies or startups raising millions of dollars in capital.

The actions will serve as settlement for FTC's charges against the ride - hailing company for deceiving customers by failing to monitor the access of Uber employees on personal information of riders and for failing to secure sensitive customer information that is stored in the cloud.

Facebook says that he deceived the company and its users when he commercialized data that was taken for legitimate research purposes and gave it to Cambridge Analytica.

Wyden, the ranking member of the Senate finance committee, demanded in his letter on Monday that Zuckerberg and Facebook's attorneys hand over information on how the company was reportedly deceived by Cambridge Analytica or other third - party data firms by April 13.

Valuing a company through relative valuation to identify low - priced companies with strong fundamentals can make for deceiving looking bargain stocks.

33 Do not be deceived: «Evil company corrupts good habits.»

Evidence uncovered in the recent tobacco litigation demonstrates that the tobacco companies deliberately deceived the public into believing that their products were safe and non-addictive while conspiring to keep the industry's knowledge to the contrary secret, manipulated the nicotine delivery of their products to better addict consumers, and targeted children in their advertising campaigns.

I have bought products in the past that have deceived me in thinking they were healthy, but when I read your ingredients in your cereal label I felt as though your company is in my best interest.

Federal court judge finds company's packaging and advertising likely to «mislead or deceive» shoppers

The formula companies will try to deceive you into clicking on their ads by pretending they are about breastfeeding.

«My message to the milk companies is to stop deceiving those who buy infant formula,» says Nadine Sylvano, mother of five children.

Pushy deceiving emails - A mother just recently sent this into us, an email she keeps receiving from a formula company.

«The entire company is outraged we were deceived,» Facebook added.

«The entire company is outraged we were deceived.

Schumer, D - N.Y., asked for the public's help in October 2015 to help prove his case that wireless phone companies are deceiving consumers about the extent of their coverage in Upstate New York.

The MEF engaged in deceitful practices in the process of the organization of the awards event by selecting companies for awards even when the companies had not submitted information meeting the designed criteria and also forged documents meant to deceive the Committee and Parliament as a whole; and

«The MEF engaged in deceitful practices in the process of the organization of the awards event by selecting companies for awards even when the companies had not submitted information meeting the designed criteria and also forged documents meant to deceive the Committee and Parliament as a whole,» they said in their report.

They also accused MEF of engaging in «deceitful practices in the process of the organization of the awards event by selecting companies for awards even when the companies had not submitted information meeting the designed criteria and also forged documents meant to deceive the Committee and Parliament as a whole».

Then, in June, Gabelli and his many companies shelled out a reported $ 130 million or more to settle another lingering lawsuit, this one filed by the FCC, which claimed he deceived the government by using sham companies to win lucrative cell - phone licenses earmarked small and minority - owned businesses.

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In a study of a large telecommunications company, researchers found that middle managers used a range of tactics to inflate their subordinates» performance and deceive top management, according to Linda Treviño, distinguished professor of organizational behavior and ethics, Smeal College of Business, Penn State.

Although Monsanto has long insisted that their product is harmless to humans, newly released documents related to the lawsuit reveal that the company has long been aware of glyphosate's toxicity — and suppressed research, bribed scientists and even suborned perjury in an attempt to deceive the public.

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As in his other new book «Waterlogged,» which I recently reviewed, Noakes calls some of the foundations of physiology misguided and even refers to the cover - ups by individuals, companies and governments, as scams that deceive the public.

In that time, I've discovered some MAJOR issues about the way that you're being deceived by big food companies, and how this is making you pack on more belly fat.

I was deceived by this company Connective Development B.V. and their dating site is like an evil trap.

In his statement, Conru firmly opposed the use of fembots to deceive hopeful customers, and calls for companies who use fake profiles to remove themselves of the online dating community.

«VW, like other car companies caught in the act of deceiving the government and consumers, at first tried to see how little they could get away with saying,» he explained.