Sentence examples for violating consumers from inspiring English sources

Among were RealNetworks, Toys R UsUs and a number of major drug companies, all accused of violating consumers' privacy.

Ms. Granholm, who has mounted aggressive investigations of companies accused of violating consumers' privacy, said that the notion of privacy "can be misconstrued as the right to be left alone".

Soghoian, 29, was the first of a handful of technologists the agency recruited to investigate corporations for violating consumers' privacy.

Volkswagen is also being investigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for violating consumer and safety standards.

Dr. Paul Rozin, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, thinks that the panna cotta may err by violating consumer expectations.

If real competition in this area can be restored, I am confident that market forces will provide the incentives necessary for companies to offer attractive services and relevant, engaging ads without violating consumer privacy.

While it can sanction a debt collector for violating consumer protection laws, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has authority to root out wrongdoing and keep a closer eye on the industry to try and prevent bad acts.

LexisNexis agreed last week to pay $13.5 million to settle a class-action suit on behalf of 31,000 people that accused the firm of violating consumer protection laws by selling background checks to debt collectors.

A California tax law firm that the City Department of Consumer Affairs accused last year of violating consumer protection regulations has agreed to pay $300,000 to the city -- $200,000 in restitution to customers and $100,000 in fines -- the consumer affairs commissioner, Jonathan Mintz, said yesterday.

He called the creation of a vodka for women "nothing more than refined cynicism" and said Russia's consumer protection agency would look into filing charges against Deyros for violating consumer rights laws.

The agreement settled state and federal complaints that accused Medco of violating consumer protection and mail fraud laws by switching patients to drugs that were said to add to costs for patients and their health plans.