| 2001
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| 12/18/01 |
Attorney
General offers advice for online holiday shoppers |
| 12/17/01 |
Attorney
General files motion to prevent bankrupt company from selling
customer information |
| 12/13/01 |
Amazon.com
agrees to protect privacy of former Egghead.com customers |
| 12/06/01 |
Curran
orders company to cease offering phony foreclosure prevention services |
| 11/29/01 |
Beware
of advance-fee credit card offers |
| 11/08/01 |
Attorneys
General announce $51.5 million national settlement with
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 11/07/01 |
Curran
orders two companies to stop making sham "sale-leaseback" loans,
pay restitution |
| 11/06/01 |
Attorney
General advises consumers to consider "zero percent
financing" offers carefully |
| 11/06/01 |
Curran
gives advice to consumers worried about late bill payments
due to postal delays |
| 11/02/01 |
Service
contracts not always a good deal, Attorney General advises |
| 10/26/01 |
Attorney
General Curran warns consumers about possible Cipro risks and
scams |
| 10/24/01 |
Buying
clubs to pay $8.3 million restitution to consumers |
| 10/05/01 |
Prince
George's County home builder first to be charged under
new law |
| 10/01/01 |
Curran
hosts town hall meeting on flipping and predatory lending |
| 09/24/01 |
Attorney
General warns of risks in Internet auctions |
| 09/18/01 |
Curran
warns of charity scams |
| 09/13/01 |
Attorney
General Curran and Governor warn against gasoline price-gouging |
| 09/07/01 |
Attorney
General Curran to testify Monday at Senate hearing on dietary supplements |
| 08/10/01 |
Attorney
General tells consumers: Don't swallow all dietary supplement and
herbal remedy claims |
| 08/07/01 |
Five
moving companies agree to disclose all terms, stop collecting
for insurance not purchased |
| 08/01/01 |
Curran:
Consumers can opt-out of sharing of information by their
banks, financial institutions |
| 07/31/01 |
Curran
charges credit repair company with unfair and deceptive trade
practices |
| 07/31/01 |
Curran
says FCC rule change should make comparing long distrance
plans easier |
| 07/12/01 |
At
a time of high energy costs, Curran reminds consumers of benefits
of energy-saving appliances |
| 06/26/01 |
Maryland,
25 other states reach unprecedented $34 million settlement with
Publishers Clearing House |
| 05/16/01 |
Curran
joins Texas and Delaware in fight to prevent eToys from selling
customer data |
| 05/07/01 |
Problem
with a business? Attorney General tells how to get results through
complaining |
| 04/10/01 |
Attorney
General Curran orders British companies to stop sending unsolicited
faxes |
| 03/30/01 |
Attorney
General Curran charges company for allegedly failing to supply
medical equipment |
| 03/28/01 |
Lose
weight fast? Save your money, Attorney General Curran advises |
| 03/09/01 |
Baltimore
County Judge affirms order requiring aloe company "T-Up" to
cease making miracle cure claims and to pay restitution
and a $3.7 million penalty |
| 02/20/01 |
Curran
to testify on behalf of consumer bill that would protect online
privacy |
| 02/06/01 |
Attorney
General Curran, Postal Inspector Rowan alert public to predatory
lenders and loan scams |
| 01/31/01 |
Curran's
office, 47 other states reach consumer privacy agreement with
Toysmart |
| 01/26/01 |
Internet
service provider agrees to provide restitution to consumers |
| 01/25/01 |
Curran
brokers deal with Howard mobile home parks, ousted residents
have a year to relocate |
| 01/25/01 |
Curran
orders Internet shopping mall to cease business, alleges "ECB4U" is
pyramid scheme |
| 01/17/01 |
College
students should watch out for spring break rip-offs |
| 01/10/01 |
Curran
offers Ravens fans advice on purchasing travel packages |
| 01/03/01 |
Curran:
consumers to receive sweepstakes refund claim forms |
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