From the desk of Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell:

The latest consumer settlements and news from the Attorney General

 

Consumer Settlements:

 

May 8, 2013
"Trademark Monitoring" Company Settles with Vermont Attorney General Over Deceptive Mailings

March 26, 2013
"Grant Deed" Seller Settles with Vermont Attorney General Over Deceptive Mailings

February 26, 2013
Two Canadians Settle with Vermont Attorney General Over Unauthorized Billings

February 15, 2013
UPDATED: Vermont Receives $371,000 in Multi-State Settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. -Consumer Hotline Number Now Available-

January 7, 2013
Merchant Service Center to Pay $1000 per Letter for Negative Option Letters Sent to Vermont Businesses

November 5, 2012
Another Company That Charged Vermonters' Phone Bills Settles with Attorney General

November 1, 2012
Capital One Bank Settles Advertising Claim with Vermont Attorney General

September 10, 2012
Company That Charged Vermonters' Phone Bills Settles With Attorney General

August 31, 2012
Vermont Attorney General's E-Books Settlement Will Deliver As Much As $178,000 To Vermont Consumers

June 28, 2012
Seller of "Compostable" Products Settles Deceptive Packaging Claims

June 7, 2012

Attorney General William Sorrell Warns Vermont Businesses and Organizations of Deceptive Invoice Mailing

June 1, 2012

Vermont Attorney General Hails Major Changes to Consumer Protection Laws 

May 23, 2012

Attorney General William Sorrell Warns Consumers of Another Emerging Text Phishing Scam

May 23, 2012

Attorney General Sorrell, Facebook, And Essex High School Team Up To Keep Students Safe Online

May 21, 2012

Attorney General William Sorrell, The Vermont Department Of Financial Regulation, And Merchants Bank Warn Consumers of Telephone And Text Phishing Scam

May 16, 2012

Skechers Settles Charges of Deceptive Advertising For Shoe Marketing

April 2, 2012

Vermont Court Fines Debt Settlement Company, Awards Refunds, In Consumer Fraud Case

 

February 9, 2012

Vermont To Receive $6.7 Million From Joint State-Federal Settlement With Five Largest Mortgage Servicers

 

February 8, 2012

Vermont Attorney General Announces Multi-State Settlement With Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems

 

January 19, 2012

Attorney General Settles Consumer Protection Claim Against Pyrofax Energy for Minimum Usage Fees

 

December 13, 2011

Court Orders Home Improvement Contractor Donald Bevins To Pay $79,623.08 In Restitution

 

October 20, 2011

Attorney General Settles With New Hampshire Car Dealer Over Misleading “Employee Pricing” Advertising

 

September 27, 2011

Compostable Products Company Settles Deceptive Packaging Claims

 

August 26, 2011

Dish Network To Pay $125,000 For Sending Misleading Letters To Customers

 

August 23, 2011
Attorney General Announces New State Rental Housing Website And Washington County Lead Law Settlements

 

August 12, 2011
Casella To Pay $1 Million For Violations Of Attorney General Settlement

 

May 6, 2011
Attorney General Announces Settlement With Video Rental Chain

 

May 4, 2011
Five More Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General

 

March 14, 2011
Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General

 

December 23, 2010
Attorney General Settles With DIRECTV

 

October 28, 2010
Start Positive Loss Mitigation, LLC-Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims With Foreclosure Rescue Firm

 

September 9, 2010
Publisher's Clearing House- Attorney General Announces Second Settlement

 

July 19, 2010
Mossler Law Firm, P.C. and SCF State Capital Financial, Inc. -Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims with Two Debt Settlement Companies

 

June 29, 2010
Timeshare Relief, Inc.- Second Timeshare Repurchaser Settles With Attorney General

 

March 31, 2010
Vermont Attorney General Reaches Settlement With Countrywide Financial

 

March 9, 2010
LifeLock, Inc.- Identity Theft Service Provider Agrees To Issue Refunds And Pay Costs Of Investigating Deceptive Advertising

 

February 2, 2010
Debt Settlement America, Inc.- Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims With Debt Settlement Company