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The allegation: that ConAgra's use of the term "all natural" in regard to its Wesson oils violates consumer-fraud laws because they are made from genetically modified plants and organisms.
Is Your Dinner 'All Natural'? Ashby Jones 2011
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These materials are made possible by a grant from the state Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program, which is funded by the multi-state settlement of consumer-fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin (gabapentin).
Should I take a statin even if I don't have high cholesterol? 2010
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These materials are made possible by a grant from the state Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program, which is funded by the multi-state settlement of consumer-fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin gabapentin.
Should I take a statin even if I don't have high cholesterol? 2010
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The lawsuit ended in the largest-ever consumer-fraud settlement in Pennsylvania.
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If only consumer-fraud attorneys went after actual consumer fraud ...
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Ms. Madigan said the lawsuit resulted from an investigation into possible violations of fair-lending and consumer-fraud laws.
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Ticketmaster unit TicketsNow has agreed to curb deceptive tactics and pay $50,000 for consumer-fraud enforcement and education in an agreement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan after her investigation into the unit's marketing practices.
Ticketmaster Unit to Pay $50,000 Over Deceptive Practices 2009
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The New Jersey court also denied $135 of consumer-fraud damages awarded to plaintiff Thomas Cona.
Vioxx Rulings Raise Bar Heather Won Tesoriero 2008
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A jury had awarded John and Irma McDarby $4.5 million of compensatory damages on product-liability claims, $9 million of punitive damages and $11,905 of additional compensatory damages based on the state's consumer-fraud statute.
Vioxx Rulings Raise Bar Heather Won Tesoriero 2008
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The office is looking for possible violations of the state's consumer-fraud and deceptive-practices laws and has focused on subprime and option adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs loans.
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