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New study confirms that few consumers complain to government agencies about consumer fraud

Public Citizen

Here is the abstract: Utilizing data from surveys of mass-market consumer fraud sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission in 2005, 2011, and 2017, this paper explores whether victims of such mass-market consumer frauds complain to anyone beyond their families and friends about being victimized, and if they do complain, to whom they complain.

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Edward Christian Earns Top Award at Birmingham Business Journal CEO Awards

Burr Forman

Finalists and winners were honored at a December 12, 2021 event at Protective Stadium and in a special section published on December 13. Christian was named CEO of Burr & Forman in January 2017 and has led the firm through significant growth marked by strong financial performance and growth of key legal talent.

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U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $54 Trillion Over Next 10 Years

Collection Industry News

From 2024 to 2034, the United States will spend more than $12 trillion alone on interest costs. The change is partly because the office now estimates much stronger demand for the energy manufacturing credits than it initially anticipated. Starting next year, net interest costs will be larger as a share of the U.S.

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Avoiding and Defending Class Action Claims Under the Florida Security of Communications Act

Jimerson Firm

12), Florida Statutes. 4th DCA 2017) (holding that browsewrap terms are only enforceable when a user has knowledge of the terms and that the company’s terms were not presented conspicuously enough to confer knowledge on the user). July 12, 2018). FSCA’s definition of electronic communication is rather broad. McCants , 210 So.

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15 High Dividend Stocks with 5%+ Yields

Credit Corp

The company is the wholesale purchaser and processor of tobacco that operates between farms and the companies that manufacture cigarettes, pipe tobacco, and cigars. In the 2021 first quarter, adjusted FFO per unit came in at $0.37, up 12% from the year-ago quarter. Revenue decline was due to falling leaf tobacco volumes. Enbridge Inc.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Between 2014 and 2017, FinCEN alleged Helix conducted over 1,225,000 mixing transactions, and Harmon received commissions totaling approximately 356,000 bitcoins. In 2021, Harmon pled guilty to DOJ’s charges, and as part of his plea, he must forfeit more than 4,400 bitcoin valued at more than $200 million at the time.

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Throwing Shade At Sunbeam: Following Lubrizol And Not The Seventh Circuit, The First Circuit Leaves Another Trademark Licensee Rejected And Out Of Luck

In the Red

Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC , 686 F.3d Fast forward to January 12, 2018 when, on appeal from the BAP, the U.S. 2017) (“Thus, not only does the trademark owner have the right to control quality, when it licenses, it has the duty to control quality.”). 3d 382 (7th Cir. The Final Installment.