Category Archives: Consumer Law
Consumers Will Soon See Checks or Credits from E-book Price-Fixing Settlement and Related Trial Major publishers to compensate Marylanders roughly $3.8 million
Baltimore, MD (March 25, 2014) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Maryland consumers will begin receiving checks or credits to their accounts this week as part of the recent E-book price-fixing settlement. Attorney General Gansler, joined by 32 other state attorneys general, sued Apple, Inc. and five of the six largest… Read More »
“Alcopops” Manufacturer to Fix Marketing, Sales Practices Four Loko maker marketed alcoholic beverage to underage persons, failed to disclose dangers of mixing alcohol and caffeine
Baltimore, MD (March 25, 2014) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 19 state attorneys general and the City Attorney of San Francisco, announced today that Phusion Projects, LLC and its officers, Jaisen Freeman, Christopher Hunter and Jeffrey Wright (collectively, “Phusion”) have agreed to resolve allegations that Phusion marketed and sold flavored malt… Read More »
Gansler Announces Breakthrough in Fight Against Phone Bill Cramming
Three major mobile phone carriers agree to stop commercial “premium text messages,” the source of most cramming complaints Baltimore, MD (Nov. 21, 2013) – In what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against mobile phone bill cramming, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler today announced that three of the nation’s largest mobile… Read More »
Gansler Advises Maryland Health Insurance Companies to Treat Consumers Fairly Under State Law and the Affordable Care Act
Cancellation notices must inform policyholders of full rights and options Baltimore, MD (Nov. 18, 2013) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler today advised Maryland health insurance carriers that consumers who receive a policy cancellation notice must be informed of their full rights and options under state and federal law, and that such communications should… Read More »
Filing a Complaint Against an Insurance Company in Maryland
The Health Education and Advocacy Unit of the Consumer Protection Division of the of office of the Maryland Attorney General helps consumers whose health plan has refused to cover a medical procedure or to pay for a medical service that has already been provided. Maryland law allows both consumers and providers, on behalf of… Read More »
Fraudulent charities and websites commonly appear soon after tragedies
AG Gansler Urges Marylanders to Give Only to Legit Charities Following Boston Marathon Bombings Generosity is encouraged, Baltimore, MD ( April 18, 2013)– In the wake of horrific bombings this week during the Boston Marathon that has spurred an outpouring of charitable giving and generosity, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is encouraging Marylanders to… Read More »
