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Gift card dangers
With the holidays coming up, I am sure many will be buying a gift card or two, or at least thinking about it. But, just a reminder about the hazards and pit falls of gift cards. The FTC has some great tips on gift cards, which you can find after the jump...

How to Be a Useless Company: ATT and iPhones (with irony and a request)
I don?t buy Apple products. I was just starting to change my mind but Apple has managed to annoy me yet again. I wanted an iPhone. My brother noted that and thought he was getting me a gift card for the iPhone...

Class Action Against Amex for Gift Card Charges
Newsday reports that a class action has been filed against American Express, alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment based on its gift card policy. Namely, Amex apparently charges $10 for a cardholder to obtain anything below a $5 balance...

Gift Card Class Action Survives in NY Appellate Court
We previously mentioned a federal class action against Amex over gift card fees. Well, in a separate state case against Simon Property Group over gift card fees, an appellate court in New York (Second Department) recently held that, in the....

Your gift card may be in Chapter 11
Gift cards are convenient and extremely popular. But consumers who don?t plan to use gift cards quickly may be throwing away their money. ...

Apple Files TM Opposition Against NYC
NYC has unveiled its ?GreeNYC? apple-shaped logo and filed for registration with the Patent and Trademark Office (?PTO?) and Apple is not digesting it well. Continuing its quest to assure that absolutely no high fiber fruit are used to brand the goods and services of others throughout the known universe, Apple has filed a trademark opposition against the city...

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Green Cards
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EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Status
Obtaining a Green Card Without Going Through the Labor Certification Process

Marriage-based Green Cards
How alien spouses can become US citizens

Apple Faces iPad Class Action
Apple Faces iPad Class Action

LOWE's
Faces Class Action for Credit Card Violations

AT&T, Apple Face Potential Class Action over iPhone MMS
AT&T, Apple Face Potential Class Action over iPhone MMS

Chase Bank
Faces Class Action over Credit Card Rates

American Express
allegedly failed to properly inform customers of Blue Cash credit card offer components.

Wegmans Food Market
alleging the retailer revealed too much information on their credit and debit card receipts, violating the FACTA law, and leaving customers open to identity theft