Sentences with phrase «fight against consumer»

Starboard Value, the activist firm waging a proxy fight against consumer giant Newell Brands, on Monday put forward the names of the 10 executives with whom it wants to replace the Newell board.

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«Kanye West has a right to free speech, and he has the right to spout lies and misinformation and misplaced opinions — but we as consumers have the right to fight back against this type of dangerous propaganda,» it read.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

With more than 60,000 supporters, including members of Parliament as well as Denmark's former Prime Minister, Stop Wasting Food initiated the fight against food waste in Denmark from farm to fork, resulting in a major rise of consumer awareness — 83 percent of Danes have become more willing to fight food waste according to the most recent figures from the Danish Agriculture & Food Council.

In recent years, the fight against ocean plastic pollution has gone from a preoccupation of marine scientists to a movement embraced by everyone from schoolchildren to Queen Elizabeth II, galvanized by images of trash - strewn seas and sea turtles choking on plastic straws and other consumer castaways.

In an e-mail to supporters, the WFP said Ms. Warren had taken the fight against big banks to Wall Street, cited her work creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and pushed to ease the burden of debt on college students.

Recently Faso sided with banks and credit card companies against the interests of consumers, by making it impossible for his constituents to win legal fights when they've been harmed by predatory lenders.

«Results from this study will help consumers to discriminate between apple varieties that can aid in the fight against obesity.»

Despite the lack of any concrete evidence that menu labels encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, they have become a popular tool for policymakers in the fight against obesity.

Because it's synthesized via chlorophyll, phycocyanin gives consumers cancer - fighting abilities, resistance to sun damage, control against joint and muscle inflammation and smoother skin.

Fighting to survive after high fuel prices corralled consumers into small cars and instigated a media backlash against the Hummer brand, as well as an economic recession, Lynch Hummer owner Jim Lynch decided he needed to sell something else besides Hummers to stay in business.

Founded in 1993, HBSS continues to successfully fight for consumer rights in large, complex litigation against large corporations.

It will be interesting to see how the publishing industry continues to evolve as it not only fights for profitability against books published outside of its purview, but also against movies, videogames, network television, streaming shows, and all the other entertainment items literally at consumer fingertips.

The program has been around for over two decades as a limited consumer protection agency designed to help victims fight against diploma mills and bad actors in the education industry.

Third, he wanted to take the fight straight to the megabanks on too - big - to - fail, making Wall street defend against structural reforms it opposed, at least to increase the chance that other provisions opposed by the banks, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, would pass.

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.

In the final section of the book, Ariely details strategies that consumers can use to fight back against their own natural tendencies and against retailers.

Navient, the nation's largest student loan servicer, is fighting back against allegations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it misled and defrauded thousands of student debt holders.

big business has more money to fight back against consumers and people just do have the resources to make much of a difference when they get screwed over by their financial company.

The CFPB has been fighting back to protect consumers by filing suit against Navient for not providing advice to help consumers.

A major portion of the credit card reform was to assist consumers in fighting against usurious interest rates and abusive late fees and over-the-limit fees.

And because of that, one of the most effective ways to fight against this cruel industry is to start at the consumer level through education and legislative action like retail bans.

Fighting back against the growing threat of tax fraud — Tax fraud scams have skyrocketed as rip - off artists file phony tax returns on consumers» behalf.

Fighting back against high interest rates, many consumers are taking advantage of balance transfers to minimize the interest fees they pay.

... In that sense, I have said in interviews in the past, that we have been fighting against the indifference from consumers.

Join the nearly 100,000 concerned consumers who have joined our fight against corporate greenwashing — and for truly sustainable fashion — by sending the dirty seven brands a message they can't ignore.

Duke Energy customers in North Carolina pay millions of dollars each year to fund industry groups that have spent years fighting against strong coal ash regulations, and have engaged in a host other efforts that do not benefit consumers.

The Court's decision in the case could significantly affect consumers» wallets, electric supply reliability, and the fight against climate change.

Whether the maintenance of this loophole is deemed to be the result of bureaucratic incompetence, political in - fighting or a «commons conspiracy» probably depends upon your politics: However, the consequence of this regulatory gap is plain to see regardless of political allegiances: for while the consumer is protected against the misleading claims of toothpaste and other product advertisers, the voter remains exposed to the unchecked claims of all political parties.

In the process of defending large national class actions, Sterling Cluff saw firsthand how defendants can take advantage of individual consumers and the benefit that individuals gain in their fight against formidable corporations by banding together to form classes with the force of «what's right» behind them.

You can do so by seeking the advice of Invokana ® side effects lawyers who have been fighting for the rights of consumers against large corporations for more than a decade.

We fight, not only to protect consumers from harassment, but to obtain money judgments for our clients against banks, debt collectors, and creditors.

We have helped hundreds of individuals and small businesses fight back against companies unfairly and fraudulently taking advantage of consumers.

We were the first law firm to stand up for defective Chinese drywall victims in court, leading the fight against negligent companies who knowingly sold and distributed this toxic product to U.S. consumers.

That is simply outrageous and needs to stop, and consumers need to fight back against it.

I'm all for adapting for what's best for the consumer, but Zillow doesn't offer anything in addition to a realtor other then some fun online house estimates and other apps, but in the end gains the consumer attention which the agent is now fighting directly against.

In 2012, we were asked by the Canadian Federal Government to testify in their anti-competition case against the Toronto Real Estate Board and demonstrate how Realosophy uses data to give consumers better real estate advice — an important fight we are proud to lead.