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These budget coffee makers will perk you up
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Single-cup pod brewers are seducing a growing number of coffee drinkers with their convenience: Simply choose a coffee pod, pop it in, and press a button. -
These espresso machines lack the venti price tag
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By Kara Reinhardt, Cheapism.com Home espresso machines perch haughtily on store shelves, attachments gleaming, seemingly out of reach for anyone not wielding a gift registry gun. -
Products that Gen Y just will not buy
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Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation present the most dramatic shifts -- a reflection of what[…] -
Fit to print: The best inexpensive printers
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Printers have a propensity to gulp expensive ink, displaying low-ink alerts like a drunk holding up an empty glass to a bartender. If you’re going to support this habit, it’s[…] -
Does it pay to be a warehouse club member?
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Every month, Parthie Orth visits the Costco Wholesale warehouse in Yonkers, N.Y., to pick up a few staples for her family.
Car Safety and Crashworthiness: Manufacturer’s Duties
The principles of product liability provide consumers with some protection against injury from defective products and a means of recovering damages for injuries resulting from the use of defective products. The protection is in general provided by state laws. As a consequence, the nature, extent and procedures connected with this protection vary significantly from state to state.
FDA Recalls: An Overview
When a product is defective or harmful to the public, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may order or request a recall of the product from the market. Sometimes, the manufacturers of defective products will voluntarily recall the defective product, while other recalls are ordered by the FDA.
Billing Dispute Protection under the FCBA and the EFTA
The Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) were enacted by Congress as a means to protect consumers engaging in mainstream credit and debit card payment technology. The FCBA creates procedures and guidelines for the prompt resolution of billing and other disputes over credit accounts. The EFTA protects against unauthorized transactions and errors on debit accounts or other electronic transfers.
Land Sale Scams Covered by ILSFDA
Prompted by an increase in land sale scams in the 1960’s, Congress passed the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA) in 1968. Administered by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Role of the FDA in Regulating Cosmetics
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) defines “cosmetic” as an article intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting body structure or functions. Soap, however, is generally not considered a cosmetic.
Noteworthy Cases
Anderson v. Asset Acceptance Corp., 1:03CV97 (N.D. Ohio); Phillips v. Andy Buick et. al., 9th Dist. Ct. App. 2006-Ohio- 5832, jurisdictional motion denied, 2007-Ohio-126
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Shaun E. Lowe, Cleveland Municipal Court Case No. 99 CVF 15806
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