Sentences with phrase «consumers against the sale»

This indicates that, the Minister can no longer be trusted to protect consumers against the sale of contaminated petroleum products in the country.

Not exact matches

Lower consumer spending means less sales by U.S. and foreign manufacturers — especially those in countries whose currency is rising against the dollar (e.g., Japan).

On September 8, 2016, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a $ 185 million fine against Wells Fargo for the fraudulent creation of millions of credit and deposit accounts by its employees, who abused their access to existing customer information in order to meet aggressive sales quotas and incentives.

Outspoken Coles and Woolworths critic, winemaker Garry Crittenden, is backing an initiative aimed at hitting back against the dominance of the supermarket chains by giving boutique wineries an online sales platform to sell their labels directly to consumers.

Anti-sugar soft drinks company Nexba expects to triple sales in 2017 - 18 to beyond $ 10 million after securing a distribution deal with Woolworths to stock the products in all 960 of its supermarkets as a consumer backlash against sugar builds.

Before they could position themselves as the «champion» of the consumer against the greedy publishers who want to keep e-Books from diminishing print sales, but their suit of armor is tarnished now.

And while much of this might seem like nothing more than petty playground behavior between children who honestly do not have a clear good guy or bad guy, keep in mind that several ebook retailers incorporate the Goodreads» API into their sales pages, effectively posting book reviews that many in the Goodreads community knew to be false, and nothing more than an act of revenge against an author; real - world sales decisions have been made by consumers based on these reviews.

The Publisher Defendants compete against each other for sales of trade e-books to consumers.

A September sale would likely pit Amazon directly against a new iPhone (or two) when vying for consumer purchases.

The Commissioner of Competition, the federal agency tasked with advocating for the rights of Canadian consumers, won their abuse of dominance case against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) after fighting for years to have sales data made accessible to the public.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices.

[FN34] In addition to containing general prohibitions against misrepresentations in the sale of credit services, the FCSOA prohibits any credit service organization from advising a consumer to make a misleading or deceptive statement in order to obtain credit.

With respect to a consumer credit sale, an assignee of the rights of the seller is subject to all claims and defenses of the buyer against the seller arising out of the sale, notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, but the assignee's liability under this section may not exceed the amount owing to the assignee at the time the claim or defense is asserted against the assignee.

In a consumer credit sale, the seller may not take as evidence of the obligation of the buyer, a negotiable instrument other than (1) a check; or (2) a promise or order containing a statement, required by applicable statutory or administrative law, to the effect that the rights of a holder or transferee are subject to claims or defenses that the issuer could assert against the original payee.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Feb. 9, 2017, against three interrelated student loan debt relief companies for allegedly violating Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule.The FTC issued a press release saying that the defendants illegally charged thousands of consumers more than $ 28 million.

A) The company's sales decline as European consumers scale back their spending, and B) the euro depreciates against the dollar as European investors sell euros and invest in safer securities denominated in other currencies (USD or not).

We will continue to be vigilant in taking action against deceptive debt sales and collections practices that exploit consumers.»

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.

It promised a common consumer's upheaval to the traditional console market: taking down the last stronghold against democratizing the creation and sale of video games, the home console market.

We represent individuals and professionals, municipalities and their agencies, business entities, trucking companies, insurers and their insureds from claims and lawsuits for catastrophic losses and personal injuries, civil rights, construction losses and contracts, employment related practices, property damage and wrongful death arising from the transportation function and commercial motor vehicle activity; the ownership, use and control of land (including environmentally related or toxic exposure claims); the design, manufacture, sale or use of industrial and consumer products; and liability claims against licensed professionals, including lawyers, engineers, accountants and architects, in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Housing Law Unlawful Detainer Defense Tenant Rights Security Deposit Habitability Claims Reasonable Accommodations Mortgage / Foreclosure Counseling Consumer Finance & Mortgage Fraud Financial Literacy Training Loan Modification / Loss Mitigation Assistance Preliminary Injunctions to Prevent Foreclosure Sales Civil Litigation Against Lenders for Homeowners Bill of Rights Violations / Civil Litigation for Misrepresentation or Fraud in Homeowner Mortgages

Apparently, unable to squeeze any cash out of a lawsuit against a restaurant owner who banned Simpson from his establishment or from sales of his book, If I Did It (which many consumers may boycott in deference to Nicole Brown's sister), Simpson devised another scheme: a private sting operation to recover what Simpson claims is his personal memorabilia from a dealer who had acquired it.

Like other department store operators, including those in the luxury segment, Neiman Marcus has been struggling against a tide of declining same - store sales and consumers» evolving shopping habits.

With Instant Offers, our premise is that there are some situations that necessitate a consumer wanting a simpler, more streamlined sale in a shorter period of time — whether it's negative equity, financial pressures, personal life changes like divorce or a family member passing away whose property is in a different state — and for those situations, we are the only company offering a solution that empowers the consumer to weigh investor offers against an estimate of how much the home would sell for on the open market.

Jerry's ancient generic sales pressure tactical advice for no - nothings with no natural personality appeal will in turn appeal to all of those no - background - experience newbies who need a crutch to make up for their lack of knowledge and natural altruistic personalities to win the wars against their adversaries, those suspicious consumers with «our» commission dollars who don't trust us, because we keep going at them with manipulatory scripts / mannerisms designed to put them in their places... where they will hopefully become putty in our hands.

Short - term thinking wins when short - term marketing strategies are effectively employed against the «donkeys», as naive consumers are referred to within the confines of the commissioned car sales mileu.

So too do many other consumers being spun as they become more and more aware of sales strategies being employed against them to get the salesperson to his / her goal... selling them on the script master.

Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule (MARS) At the urging of NAR, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will no longer enforce most of the rule's provisions against real estate professionals who help consumers obtain short sales from their lenders or servicers, while acting in their licensed capacity as real estate professionals.

In fact, the very things we've been taught to succeed in sales with the traditional real estate consumer, will actually work against us with the IEC.

FTC Will Not Enforce Provisions of MARS Rule Against Real Estate Professionals Helping Consumers Obtain Short Sales

Source: «FTC Will Not Enforce Provisions of MARS Rule Against Real Estate Professionals Helping Consumers Obtain Short Sales,» Federal Trade Commission (July 15, 2011); «FTC Decides Not to Enforce Part of MARS,» HousingWire (July 15, 2011); «U.S. Relaxes «Short Sale» Rule for Real Estate Agents,» Dow Jones Newswires (July 15, 2011) Read more: REALTOR ® Magazine's Coverage of the 2011 Midyear Legislative Meetings

At this time, the Commission has announced that it will not enforce most of the provisions of the MARS Rule against real estate professionals who are engaged in obtaining short sales for consumers.

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a statement announcing that it will forbear from enforcing most provisions of its Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule against real estate brokers and their agents who assist financially distressed consumers in obtaining short sales from their lenders or servicers.