Sentences with phrase «on consumer reports claims»

And with so many media outlets picking up on Consumer Reports claims that the Ford C - MAX and Fusion it evaluated weren't meeting EPA fuel economy ratings, a safe guess would've said the lawsuits couldn't be far behind.

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Simon Property Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Aug. 21, claiming the coffee giant had not fulfilled its lease obligations and «put its stock price above its contractual obligations, the viability of Simon and its Shopping Centers, other retailers and consumers who count on the Teavana stores,» USA Today reports.

While Apple claims up to 10 hours of battery life in typical usage, testers in the Consumer Reports lab found incredibly varied results on three models they had purchased at a retail store.

Following Thursday's unexpected bump in weekly jobless claims, today brings reports on consumer sentiment as well as industrial output.

The NPD's Dieting Monitor — which continually tracks on a bi-weekly basis top - of - mind dieting - and nutrition - related issues facing consumers — reports that in January, 30 percent of adults claimed to cut down on or avoid gluten completely.

Although the ACCC said the legal action follows a complaint from the Obesity Policy Coalition on toddler foods which make health claims but are made mostly from fruit juice concentrate, consumer advocacy group CHOICE also reported on one of the Shreadz products produced by Heinz in May 2016.

In addition, the state Department of Financial Services will post on its website a report card on insurance companies, grading companies on the number of claims handled and closed, average home inspection times and the number of consumer complaints, among other factors.

Experts at Consumer Reports evaluate green claims of labels on food, building materials, household cleaners, and more.

And on the shore of Lake Michigan, residents filed suit claiming that Consumers Energy's Lake Wind Energy Park's two years of operations caused headaches, sleeplessness, nausea, dizziness, stress, and fatigue, Cohen reports.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), roughly half of all collections that appear on credit reports are reported by debt collectors seeking to collect on medical bills claimed to be owed to hospitals and other medical providers.

Opponents of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act falsely claim the bill would disrupt data collection and reporting on the ethnicity, race and sex of borrowers under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

Tip - offs to Rip - offs Steer clear of debt negotiation companies that: 1) guarantee they can remove your unsecured debt 3) promise that unsecured debts can be paid off with pennies on the dollar 4) require substantial monthly service fees 5) demand payment of a percentage of savings 6) tell you to stop making payments to or communicating with your creditors 7) require you to make monthly payments to them, rather than with your creditor 8) claim that creditors never sue consumers for non-payment of unsecured debt 9) promise that using their system will have no negative impact on your credit report 10) claim that they can remove accurate negative information from your credit report.

Reports on weekly unemployment claims, retail sales, and consumer sentiment will come out over the next two trading days and should provide some sense of clarity about the strength of the economy.

Include documentation supporting your claims.4 Each credit reporting agency offers a page on their websites, as well as a mailing address, where consumers can do this.

The basic thrust of the Six Sins of Greenwashing report is that consumers should not base purchasing decisions on any green claim unless they truly understand what the green claim means.

Magistrate Judge Grewal denied certain Samsung motions related to Apple expert reports on the alleged infringement of the» 381 patent, tbe alleged invalidity of the» 711 patent, the alleged non-infringement of the» 711 patent, an expert report on damages, an expert report on the importance of design to consumers (a cornerstone of Apple's argument in this case), and certain trade dress claims.

A CLUE report is a kind of «claims report» that keeps tabs on what kinds of payments a consumer may get from car insurance companies.

The company received an A + + financial rating from A.M. Best, indicating a superior level of financial stability (and ability to pay out on your claims); it also received 3 out of 5 points for overall experience and 4 out of 5 points for claims experience from JD Power — plus a Very Good rating for claims process and an Excellent rating for speedy claims payment from Consumer Reports.

We checked each insurer's ratings with companies like A.M. Best to evaluate their financial strength and ability to pay out on claims; we used customer service evaluators like JD Power and Consumer Reports to learn whether real people were happy with their experiences.

Reports emerged on Reddit with some consumers claiming Apple denied them the battery swap discount because their device passed the Genius Bar's diagnostic test, which checks if the battery able to retain less than 80 percent of its original capacity.

While not everyone agrees the Pixel 2 series has the best mobile camera on the market, Consumer Reports is the only high - profile tech outlet in the industry which claims Google's latest offerings aren't even in the contention for the title.

As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.

Apple revealed that Consumer Reports utilized a hidden developer setting on Safari that turns off the browser cache, which Apple claims is not indicative of real - world usage.

Even though it describes iPhone 8 as «an incremental update to the iPhone 7,» Consumer Reports claimed the new generation comes with cameras that improve not only videos, but also still photography, which is particularly better on the Plus model.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

A new report on background check companies from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) called «Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses» that claims mistakes on criminal background screening reports conducted for employers prevents many job seekers from finding work «is itself fatally flawed with errors and inaccuracy,» according...

The Times editorial also referenced a report released in April 2012 by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), «Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses,» that claims mistakes on criminal background screening reports conducted for employers prevents many job seekers from finding work.

A new report on background check companies from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) called «Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses» that claims mistakes on criminal background screening reports conducted for employers prevents many job seekers from finding work «is itself fatally flawed with errors and inaccuracy,» according to a safe hiring expert.